Massachusetts District 3 Tournament

Tournament Results:

Format: Pool play, with leagues divided into four pools for round-robin competition. The top two teams in each pool advance to the double-elimination district finals.

Pool Competition Results:

(Pool 'A' Participants: Chuck Stone of Athol, Fitchburg Northern/Western, Leominster National, and Townsend)

(Pool 'B' Participants: North Leominster, Pepperell, Westminster, and Winchendon)

(Pool 'C' Participants: Ashburnham, Leominster American, Narragansett Area, and Quabbin Area)

(Pool 'D' Participants: Fitchburg Eastern, Gardner, Lunenburg, and Orange)

Pool 'A' Tournament

Leominster National 6, Fitchburg Northern/Western 5
Chuck Stone of Athol 8, Townsend 2
Chuck Stone of Athol 14, Fitchburg Northern/Western 2
Leominster National 6, Townsend 0
Fitchburg Northern/Western 12, Townsend 1
Leominster National 5, Chuck Stone of Athol 4

Pool 'B' Tournament

North Leominster 7, Westminster 0
Winchendon 6, Pepperell 1
Pepperell 6, Westminster 2
Winchendon 3, North Leominster 2
Westminster 7, Winchendon 3
North Leominster 9, Pepperell 2

Pool 'C' Tournament

Narragansett Area 10, Quabbin Area 9
Leominster American 16, Ashburnham 1
Narragansett Area 13, Ashburnham 0
Leominster American 5, Quabbin Area 4
Leominster American 10, Narragansett Area 2
Ashburnham versus Quabbin Area 10, Ashburnham 0

Pool 'D' Tournament

Orange 3, Fitchburg Eastern 2
Lunenburg 12, Gardner 2
Lunenburg 16, Fitchburg Eastern 4
Orange 13, Gardner 3
Fitchburg Eastern 9, Gardner 8
Lunenburg 12, Orange 0

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L
Leominster National	3	0
Chuck Stone of Athol	2	1
Fitchburg Northern/Western	1	2
Townsend	0	3
Pool 'B' Standings	W	L
Winchendon	2	1
North Leominster	2	1
Pepperell	1	2
Westminster	1	2
Pool 'C' Standings	W	L
Leominster American	3	0
Narragansett Area	2	1
Quabbin Area	1	2
Ashburnham	0	3
Pool 'D' Standings	W	L
Lunenburg	3	0
Orange	2	1
Fitchburg Eastern	1	2
Gardner	0	3

The top two teams in each pool advance to the district finals.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio advances.

In the event of a tie involving three or more teams, once the initial tie is broken, the remaining tied teams are again compared on head-to-head record to determine if a clear winner can be identified. If no clear winner can be identified from head-to-head results among the remaining tied teams, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is again used. This process is repeated until all ties have been broken.

District 3 Finals
Championship Game Host - Quabbin Area (Petersham)
At Richard H. Warrington Field

Opening Round:
North Leominster 4, Leominster National 3
Chuck Stone of Athol 5, Winchendon 3
Leominster American 5, Orange 2
Lunenburg 12, Narragansett Area 1

Winner's Bracket Semifinals:
Leominster American 3, North Leominster 1
Lunenburg 13, Chuck Stone of Athol 3

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (eight teams remain):
Leominster National 13, Orange 3 (elim.)
Narragansett Area 6, Winchendon 4 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain):
Leominster National 4, Chuck Stone of Athol 3 (elim.)
North Leominster 13, Narragansett 1 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Finals:
Lunenburg 6, Leominster American 3

Elimination Bracket Semifinals (four teams remain):
North Leominster 12, Leominster National 3 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Finals (three teams remain):
Leominster American 7, North Leominster 5 (elim.)

Championship Series:
Leominster American 3, Lunenburg 1
Leominster American 3, Lunenburg 1 (TITLE)