# Russell's Paint & Body wins MSP C title 17-16 in deciding game

MN · USA Softball Men's C Slow Pitch Nationals · MSP C

_Russell's Paint & Body beat Eide 17-16 in the second game of the final to take the MSP C title in Rochester._

The Scorekeeper · Oct 27, 2026

**Final, MSP C: Russell's Paint & Body 17, Eide 16**

Russell's Paint & Body won the MSP C division at the USA Softball Men's C Slow Pitch Nationals in Rochester, beating Eide 17-16 in the deciding game of the final.

In the bottom of the 8th, Blake Donnelly singled home a run, winning it 17-16 for Russell's Paint & Body on a walk-off.

Russell's Paint & Body beat Eide 36-24 in the first game of the final, then won the second to claim the title.

In the bottom of the 7th, Brandon Lester hit a solo home run, tying the game 13-13.

In the top of the 8th, Paydin Slette hit a two-run home run, putting Eide ahead 15-13.

Cody Burgess went 3-for-5 for Russell's Paint & Body with a home run, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored.

Cory Neugebauer went 4-for-5 for Eide with 3 home runs, 5 RBI and 4 runs scored.

Russell's Paint & Body opened with wins over Kafka 31-26, Turn2 Apparel/Weststar/JAT/Viessman 26-9 and Iconic Apparel 15-14. Eide beat Russell's Paint & Body 15-4 on day two. Russell's Paint & Body then beat TC3 Hardline 19-17. Russell's Paint & Body reached the final 4-1 and finished 6-1.

Eide reached the final 4-0 and finished 4-2. Eide beat Twin River Cabinets 14-10, Scallywags/GreaterThan 14-11 and TC3 Hardline 19-12 before the final.

## Sources

- [USA Softball Men's C Slow Pitch Nationals](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/event/4156090125?divID=4156090129)
- [Russell's Paint & Body](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4623555958)
- [Eide](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/5395470908)
- [Kafka](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4642375597)
- [Turn2 Apparel/Weststar/JAT/Viessman](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4397451436)
- [Iconic Apparel](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4641393113)
- [TC3 Hardline](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4395888708)
- [Twin River Cabinets](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4532216769)
- [Scallywags/GreaterThan](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4433498260)

## Road to the final

### Russell's Paint & Body (6–1)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 31–26 | Kafka | Bracket | Sat 10:30 AM |
| W | 26–9 | Turn2 Apparel/Weststar/JAT/Viessman | Bracket | Sat 2:15 PM |
| W | 15–14 | Iconic Apparel | Bracket | Sat 6:00 PM |
| L | 4–15 | Eide | Bracket | Sun 10:30 AM |
| W | 19–17 | TC3 Hardline | Bracket | Sun 11:45 AM |
| W | 36–24 | Eide | Bracket | Sun 1:00 PM |
| W | 17–16 | Eide | Bracket | Sun 2:15 PM |

### Eide (4–2)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 14–10 | Twin River Cabinets | Bracket | Sat 10:30 AM |
| W | 14–11 | Scallywags/GreaterThan | Bracket | Sat 3:30 PM |
| W | 19–12 | TC3 Hardline | Bracket | Sat 6:00 PM |
| W | 15–4 | Russell's Paint & Body | Bracket | Sun 10:30 AM |
| L | 24–36 | Russell's Paint & Body | Bracket | Sun 1:00 PM |
| L | 16–17 | Russell's Paint & Body | Bracket | Sun 2:15 PM |

## The event

- **Event:** USA Softball Men's C Slow Pitch Nationals
- **Dates:** Sep 5–6
- **City:** Rochester, MN
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/4156090125
- **Home site:** https://mnsoftball.com/pages/event/4156090125
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/4156090125

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