# Center Machinery wins MSP Rec 3-4 title in a deciding game

ND · Bismarck 8th Annual King of the Spring · MSP C/D

_Center Machinery Inc./Bitz Realty beat West Dakota Meats 18-8 in a deciding game, and Eide and Keystone Light / Fitterer Oil finished unbeaten._

Bracket Nerd · Oct 27, 2026

Center Machinery Inc./Bitz Realty won MSP Rec 3-4 in a deciding game, the strongest result at Bismarck 8th Annual King of the Spring. Eide won MSP C/D and Keystone Light / Fitterer Oil won MSP Rec-1-2 by one run.

Bismarck 8th Annual King of the Spring was played May 30 and 31, 2026, in Bismarck, ND. It covered 3 divisions, 32 teams and 69 scored games.

MSP Rec 3-4 was two games for one title in the 3 gg double elim final. Center Machinery Inc./Bitz Realty beat West Dakota Meats 17-6 in the first final game. West Dakota Meats had not lost a game before the final, so that win forced a deciding game. Center Machinery Inc./Bitz Realty then beat West Dakota Meats 18-8 in the deciding game and is the champion. Center Machinery Inc./Bitz Realty lost in the 3 gg double elim and came back through the losers' side to win it. Center Machinery Inc./Bitz Realty reached the final 4-1 and finished 6-1.

MSP Rec-1-2 ended in the 3 gg double elim final with Keystone Light / Fitterer Oil beating Gartner's Capital Shoe Hospital/Veteran's Electric 4-3 in the final. It was a one-run final. Keystone Light / Fitterer Oil did not lose a game: 4 wins in MSP Rec-1-2. Gartner's Capital Shoe Hospital/Veteran's Electric reached the final 4-1 and finished 4-2.

MSP C/D ended in the 3 gg double elim final with Eide beating Titan Resources/Apex 22-12 in the final. No. 6 seed Eide beat No. 2 seed Titan Resources/Apex in the MSP C/D 3 gg double elim. Eide did not lose a game: 4 wins in MSP C/D. Titan Resources/Apex reached the final 4-1 and finished 4-2.

## Sources

- [Bismarck 8th Annual King of the Spring](https://nd.registerplay.com/pages/event/4832630947)
- [Eide](https://nd.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/5395470908)
- [Titan Resources/Apex](https://nd.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/5039110996)
- [Center Machinery Inc./Bitz Realty](https://nd.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/4857770192)
- [West Dakota Meats](https://nd.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/5170889000)
- [Keystone Light / Fitterer Oil](https://nd.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/4932030989)
- [Gartner's Capital Shoe Hospital/Veteran's Electric](https://nd.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/4504928215)

## The event

- **Event:** Bismarck 8th Annual King of the Spring
- **Dates:** May 30–31
- **City:** Bismarck, ND
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/4832630947
- **Home site:** https://nd.registerplay.com/pages/event/4832630947
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/4832630947

## More from this event

- [Keystone Light / Fitterer Oil win MSP Rec-1-2 title by one run](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4832630947-4832630949/keystone-light-fitterer-oil-win-msp-rec-1-2-title-by-one-run): Keystone Light / Fitterer Oil beat Gartner's Capital Shoe Hospital/Veteran's Electric 4-3 in the 3 gg double elim final in Bismarck. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Center Machinery/Bitz Realty wins MSP Rec 3-4 title with 18-8 final](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-4832630947-4832630950/center-machinery-bitz-realty-wins-msp-rec-3-4-title-with-18-8-final): Center Machinery Inc./Bitz Realty beat West Dakota Meats 18-8 in the deciding game to take the division title in Bismarck. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)

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