# Bad News Bears win WSP Div4 title 18-17 over Buus’ Peaches

SD · USA Softball South Dakota Women's State Div 2, 4, & 5 · WSP Div4

_Bad News Bears came back through the losers' side and won the deciding final game 18-17 in Brookings._

The Scorekeeper · Oct 27, 2026

**Final, WSP Div4: Bad News Bears 18, Buus’ Peaches 17**

Bad News Bears won the WSP Div4 title at the USA Softball South Dakota Women's State Div 2, 4, & 5 in Brookings, beating Buus’ Peaches 18-17 in the deciding final game.

Bad News Bears lost in the bracket and came back through the losers' side to win it. Buus’ Peaches had not lost a game before the final, so Bad News Bears forced a deciding game with a 14-2 win in the first final game.

Bad News Bears beat Buus’ Peaches 14-2 in that first game. Then the two teams met again, and Bad News Bears won by one run, 18-17.

Bad News Bears reached the final 4-1 and finished 6-1. Buus’ Peaches reached the final 3-0 and finished 3-2, and the runners-up won 3 bracket games before the final.

## Sources

- [USA Softball South Dakota Women's State Div 2, 4, & 5](https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/event/4766784255?divID=4766784256)
- [Bad News Bears](https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/team/detail/5880103763)
- [Buus’ Peaches](https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/team/detail/6584735364)
- [Iron Maiden’s](https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/team/detail/6758374402)
- [SWAT](https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/team/detail/6584735694)
- [OverTime](https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/team/detail/6584738270)
- [Quit Pitching](https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/team/detail/6400187676)
- [Elbo](https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/team/detail/6585315143)

## Road to the final

### Bad News Bears (6–1)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 3–6 | Iron Maiden’s | Bracket | Sat 9:00 AM |
| W | 14–2 | SWAT | Bracket | Sat 11:00 AM |
| W | 17–5 | OverTime | Bracket | Sat 3:00 PM |
| W | 10–7 | Quit Pitching | Bracket | Sun 11:00 AM |
| W | 11–1 | Elbo | Bracket | Sun 12:00 PM |
| W | 14–2 | Buus’ Peaches | Bracket | Sun 1:00 PM |
| W | 18–17 | Buus’ Peaches | Bracket | Sun 2:00 PM |

### Buus’ Peaches (3–2)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 15–5 | OverTime | Bracket | Sat 9:00 AM |
| W | 14–4 | Iron Maiden’s | Bracket | Sat 1:00 PM |
| W | 13–3 | Elbo | Bracket | Sun 10:00 AM |
| L | 2–14 | Bad News Bears | Bracket | Sun 1:00 PM |
| L | 17–18 | Bad News Bears | Bracket | Sun 2:00 PM |

## The event

- **Event:** USA Softball South Dakota Women's State Div 2, 4, & 5
- **Dates:** Jul 25–26
- **City:** Brookings, SD
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/4766784255
- **Home site:** https://usasoftballofsouthdakota.com/pages/event/4766784255
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/4766784255

## More from this event

- [Medary Acres win WSP Div5 title with 14-4 final over Pitch & Moan](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4766784255-4766784257/medary-acres-win-wsp-div5-title-with-14-4-final-over-pitch-moan): Medary Acres beat Pitch & Moan 14-4 in the Brookings bracket final and finished the weekend without a loss. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Duane’s/Reilly Repair wins WSP Div2 title with 13-3 final](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4766784255-4766784258/duane-s-reilly-repair-wins-wsp-div2-title-with-13-3-final): Duane’s/Reilly Repair beat Platinum Constuction/Fischnenich Painting 13-3 in Brookings and went unbeaten through the weekend. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Bad News Bears win WSP Div4 title in a deciding game, 18-17](https://softballchronicles.com/story/wrap-4766784255/bad-news-bears-win-wsp-div4-title-in-a-deciding-game-18-17): Bad News Bears beat Buus’ Peaches 18-17 in the Bracket final of WSP Div4, one of three champions crowned in Brookings. (Bracket Nerd, Oct 27, 2026)

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