# Three of four titles at Owatonna came from seeds ranked well below their finalists

MN · 46th Annual Corky's Early Bird Softball Classic · MSP C

_Twin River Cabinets, Nomads/EIWR, T's 13 and East Coast won the four titles at the 46th Annual Corky's Early Bird Softball Classic._

Bracket Nerd · Oct 27, 2026

Four divisions wrapped up in Owatonna, and the bracket produced three upset seeds. Twin River Cabinets and T's 13 each won a deciding game after losing the first game of the final, and Nomads/EIWR beat a higher seed unbeaten.

The 46th Annual Corky's Early Bird Softball Classic ran May 1 to May 3, 2026, in Owatonna, MN. It covered 4 divisions, 149 teams and 329 scored games.

MSP C: Iconic Apparel beat Twin River Cabinets 15-5 in the first game of the C Division final. Twin River Cabinets had not lost a game before the final, so that result forced a deciding game. Twin River Cabinets beat Iconic Apparel 14-4 in the C Division deciding game and are the champion. Twin River Cabinets reached the final 5-0 and finished 6-1. No. 23 seed Twin River Cabinets beat No. 4 seed Iconic Apparel.

MSP Open: Empire Dirt Dogs beat T's 13 32-21 in the first game of the Open Division final. T's 13 had not lost a game before the final, so that result forced a deciding game. T's 13 beat Empire Dirt Dogs 25-14 in the Open Division deciding game and are the champion. T's 13 reached the final 4-0 and finished 5-1. No. 10 seed T's 13 beat No. 6 seed Empire Dirt Dogs.

MSP D: Nomads/EIWR beat Dewey's 16-13 in the Bracket final. Nomads/EIWR did not lose a game, with 7 wins in MSP D. Nomads/EIWR reached the final 6-0 and finished 7-0. No. 33 seed Nomads/EIWR beat No. 8 seed Dewey's. Dewey's reached the final 10-1 and finished 10-2.

MSP E/Rec: East Coast beat Make a Wag Mutts 7-6 in the Bracket final. East Coast won by one run and did not lose a game, with 6 wins in MSP E/Rec. East Coast reached the final 5-0 and finished 6-0. Make a Wag Mutts reached the final 6-1 and finished 6-2.

## Sources

- [46th Annual Corky's Early Bird Softball Classic](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/event/4246355529)
- [Iconic Apparel](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4641393113)
- [Twin River Cabinets](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4532216769)
- [Nomads/EIWR](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4622606027)
- [Dewey's](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4280887787)
- [East Coast](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4399395650)
- [Make a Wag Mutts](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4517613629)
- [Empire Dirt Dogs](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4470721191)
- [T's 13](https://mnsoftball.com/pages/team/detail/4497111033)

## The event

- **Event:** 46th Annual Corky's Early Bird Softball Classic
- **Dates:** May 1–3
- **City:** Owatonna, MN
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/4246355529
- **Home site:** https://mnsoftball.com/pages/event/4246355529
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/4246355529

## More from this event

- [East Coast beats Make a Wag Mutts 7-6 for the MSP E/Rec title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4246355529-4246355534/east-coast-beats-make-a-wag-mutts-7-6-for-the-msp-e-rec-title): East Coast won the MSP E/Rec championship at Owatonna by one run and finished the weekend without a loss. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Nomads/EIWR beat Dewey's 16-13 to win MSP D title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4246355529-4246355533/nomads-eiwr-beat-dewey-s-16-13-to-win-msp-d-title): Nomads/EIWR finished the Owatonna weekend unbeaten with a 16-13 win over Dewey's in the MSP D championship final. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Twin River Cabinets win MSP C title with 14-4 deciding game](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4246355529-4246355535/twin-river-cabinets-win-msp-c-title-with-14-4-deciding-game): Twin River Cabinets beat Iconic Apparel 14-4 in the deciding game of the C Division final in Owatonna. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [T's 13 beat Empire Dirt Dogs 25-14 to win MSP Open title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4246355529-4246355532/t-s-13-beat-empire-dirt-dogs-25-14-to-win-msp-open-title): T's 13 won the deciding final game 25-14 in Owatonna after Empire Dirt Dogs took the first final game 32-21. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)

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