# East Texas Flash win 8-B/C final over Tigers 6-5

AR · First Responders Appreciation Tournament · 8-B/C

_East Texas Flash beat Tigers 6-5 in Texarkana to win the 8-B/C division final and finish unbeaten._

The Bleacher Seat · Oct 27, 2026

**Final, 8-B/C: East Texas Flash 6, Tigers 5**

East Texas Flash won the 8-B/C division final at the First Responders Appreciation Tournament in Texarkana, beating Tigers 6-5 in the 8U GG NO IF GAME round.

East Texas Flash reached the final 2-0 and finished 3-0. Earlier in the day they beat Tigers 10-8.

Tigers reached the final 3-1 and finished 3-2. They won 3 bracket games before the final, and the title game was decided by one run.

## Sources

- [First Responders Appreciation Tournament](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/event/6739850369?divID=6739850373)
- [East Texas Flash](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/team/detail/6918365964)
- [Tigers](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/team/detail/6656774679)
- [Dragonflies](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/team/detail/6831232858)
- [Diamond Daisies](https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/team/detail/6997372260)

## Road to the final

### East Texas Flash (3–0)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 11–0 | Dragonflies | 8U GG NO IF GAME | Sat 9:10 AM |
| W | 10–8 | Tigers | 8U GG NO IF GAME | Sat 10:20 AM |
| W | 6–5 | Tigers | 8U GG NO IF GAME | Sat 3:00 PM |

### Tigers (3–2)

| Result | Score | Opponent | Round | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 8–0 | Diamond Daisies | 8U GG NO IF GAME | Sat 8:00 AM |
| L | 8–10 | East Texas Flash | 8U GG NO IF GAME | Sat 10:20 AM |
| W | 11–0 | Dragonflies | 8U GG NO IF GAME | Sat 12:40 PM |
| W | 8–1 | Diamond Daisies | 8U GG NO IF GAME | Sat 1:50 PM |
| L | 5–6 | East Texas Flash | 8U GG NO IF GAME | Sat 3:00 PM |

## The event

- **Event:** First Responders Appreciation Tournament
- **Dates:** Sep 12
- **City:** Texarkana, AR
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/6739850369
- **Home site:** https://usasoftballofarkansas.com/pages/event/6739850369
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/6739850369

## More from this event

- [Swing Lab-Gray beats Small Town Outlaws 8-4 for the 10-B/C title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6739850369-6739850374/swing-lab-gray-beats-small-town-outlaws-8-4-for-the-10-b-c-title): Swing Lab-Gray won the 10-B/C final over Small Town Outlaws 8-4 in Texarkana, after coming back through the losers' side. (The Bleacher Seat, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Swing Lab-Gray wins 10-B/C from the No. 6 seed; Flash take 8-B/C](https://softballchronicles.com/story/wrap-6739850369/swing-lab-gray-wins-10-b-c-from-the-no-6-seed-flash-take-8-b-c): Swing Lab-Gray came back through the losers' side to win 10-B/C, and East Texas Flash won 8-B/C by one run without a loss. (Bracket Nerd, Oct 27, 2026)

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