# Three finals in Decatur, three champions at USA Tennessee Valley Exposure

AL · USA Tennessee Valley Exposure · 14-Open, 16-Open, 18-Open

_Softball Country Glory 2031, Alabama Thunderbolts 2028-Carroll and AL Firecrackers 2027 won the 14-Open, 16-Open and 18-Open finals._

Bracket Nerd · Oct 26, 2026

Decatur, AL hosted USA Tennessee Valley Exposure with 24 teams and 57 scored games across three divisions. Each division ended in a championship game in the bracket.

In 14-Open, Softball Country Glory 2031 beat Alabama Elite 14U 8-4 in the final. Softball Country Glory 2031 reached the final 3-2 and finished 4-2. Alabama Elite 14U reached the final 5-0 and finished 5-1, so the unbeaten side going into the final met a team that had lost twice. The division had 10 teams and 24 games scored.

In 16-Open, Alabama Thunderbolts 2028-Carroll beat Fusion 2028/29 8-0. Alabama Thunderbolts 2028-Carroll reached the final 3-2 and finished 4-2. Fusion 2028/29 reached the final 5-0 and finished 5-1. This division also had 10 teams and 24 games scored, and the final was a shutout.

The bracket pattern repeated in a different way in both of those divisions: the champion had lost in pool play to its final opponent. Softball Country Glory 2031 lost to Alabama Elite 14U 13-4 in pool play, and Alabama Thunderbolts 2028-Carroll lost to Fusion 2028/29 6-0 in pool play. Each came back in the final.

In 18-Open, AL Firecrackers 2027 beat Connection Fastpitch 17-5 and did not lose a game. AL Firecrackers 2027 reached the final 4-0 and finished 5-0. Connection Fastpitch reached the final 1-3 and finished 1-4. The division had 4 teams and 9 games scored.

## Sources

- [USA Tennessee Valley Exposure](https://www.usasoftballofalabama.com/pages/event/6520626555)

## The event

- **Event:** USA Tennessee Valley Exposure
- **Dates:** Oct 24–25
- **City:** Decatur, AL
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/6520626555
- **Home site:** https://www.usasoftballofalabama.com/pages/event/6520626555
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/6520626555

## More from this event

- [AL Firecrackers 2027 win 18-Open title with 17-5 final over Connection Fastpitch](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6520626555-6520626558/al-firecrackers-2027-win-18-open-title-with-17-5-final-over-connection-fastpitch): AL Firecrackers 2027 beat Connection Fastpitch 17-5 in the 18u bracket final in Decatur and finished the weekend unbeaten. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 28, 2026)
- [Softball Country Glory 2031 beats Alabama Elite 14U 8-4 for the title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6520626555-6520626556/softball-country-glory-2031-beats-alabama-elite-14u-8-4-for-the-title): Softball Country Glory 2031 won the 14-Open final 8-4 over Alabama Elite 14U in Decatur. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 26, 2026)
- [Alabama Thunderbolts 2028-Carroll beat Fusion 2028/29 8-0 for 16-Open title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6520626555-6520626557/alabama-thunderbolts-2028-carroll-beat-fusion-2028-29-8-0-for-16-open-title): Alabama Thunderbolts 2028-Carroll won the 16u bracket final over Fusion 2028/29 8-0 in Decatur. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 26, 2026)

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