North/South Dakota State Tournament
Host - Rushmore (Rapid City) (District 1)
At Rushmore Field

NOTE: All North and South Dakota leagues compete in a single district tournament. The winner advances to the Midwest Region Tournament in Indianapolis. For 2005, all participating leagues were located in South Dakota.

Tournament Results:

The North/South Dakota championship tournament is using a pool play format. Leagues are divided into two pools for round-robin competition, and then the top two teams in each pool advance to the semifinal round. All rounds following the completion of pool competition use a single-elimination format.

Pool Competition Results:

(Pool 'A' Participants: Bandit Ball, Lead, Canyon Lake, and Timberline)

(Pool 'B' Participants: Harney, Rushmore, Spearfish, and Sturgis)

Pool 'A' Bracket:

Round 1 (Saturday, July 23):
Bandit Ball 7, Lead 6
Timberline 12, Canyon Lake 1

Round 2 (Sunday, July 24):
Canyon Lake 11, Bandit Ball 1
Timberline 19, Lead 0

Round 3 (Monday, July 25):
Timberline 21, Bandit Ball 0
Canyon Lake 13, Lead 0

Pool 'B' Bracket:

Round 1 (Saturday, July 23):
Sturgis 11, Spearfish 2
Harney 10, Rushmore 0

Round 2 (Sunday, July 24):
Sturgis 4, Harney 3
Rushmore 10, Spearfish 1

Round 3 (Tuesday, July 26):
Rushmore 14, Sturgis 2
Harney 10, Spearfish 0

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Timberline	3	0	1
Canyon Lake	2	1	13
Bandit Ball	1	2	38
Lead	0	3	39
Pool 'B' Standings	W	L	Runs Allowed
Harney	2	1	4
Rushmore	2	1	13
Sturgis	2	1	19
Spearfish	0	3	31

The top two teams in each pool advance to the semifinal round.

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.

Semifinal Round (Wednesday, July 27)

Timberline 12, Rushmore 1 (4 innings)
Harney 5, Canyon Lake 2

North/South Dakota Championship Game (Thursday, July 28)

Harney 6, Timberline 2 (TITLE)