# Fall Opener: Alameda Blaze take 10-Open as two champions stay unbeaten

CA · Fall Opener · 10-Open, 12-Open, 14-Open

_Alameda Blaze 10B Moyer beat a higher seed in 10-Open, while Eagles Fastpitch and Trouble Elite finished unbeaten in Hayward._

Bracket Nerd · Oct 27, 2026

The strongest result of the weekend came in 10-Open, where No. 4 seed Alameda Blaze 10B Moyer beat No. 3 seed Santa Cruz Crushers 10U for the title. Two other champions, Eagles Fastpitch 12U - Vince and Trouble Elite 14U, did not lose a game.

Fall Opener was played in Hayward, CA, on September 12 and 13, 2026. Across 27 teams, 64 games were scored in the three divisions.

10-Open: Alameda Blaze 10B Moyer beat Santa Cruz Crushers 10U 11-6 in the 10U Gold Bracket final. The upset was the story, as the No. 4 seed beat the No. 3 seed. Alameda Blaze 10B Moyer reached the final 4-1 and finished 5-1. Santa Cruz Crushers 10U reached the final 4-0-1 and finished 4-1-1.

12-Open: Eagles Fastpitch 12U - Vince beat ABGSL Sting - Killer Bees 11-1 in the 12U Bracket Play final. Eagles Fastpitch 12U - Vince did not lose a game, with 6 wins in 12-Open. They reached the final 5-0 and finished 6-0. ABGSL Sting - Killer Bees reached the final 4-1 and finished 4-2.

14-Open: Trouble Elite 14U beat Santa Cruz Crushers 14U 9-7 in the 14U Bracket Play final. Trouble Elite 14U did not lose a game, with 5 wins in 14-Open. They reached the final 4-0 and finished 5-0. Santa Cruz Crushers 14U reached the final 5-0 and finished 5-1, and the two-run final was the closest of the weekend.

## Sources

- [Fall Opener](https://norcal.registerplay.com/pages/event/6743734441)
- [Alameda Blaze 10B Moyer](https://norcal.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7124037899)
- [Santa Cruz Crushers 10U](https://norcal.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7062343577)
- [Eagles Fastpitch 12U - Vince](https://norcal.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7087172510)
- [ABGSL Sting - Killer Bees](https://norcal.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/5278008383)
- [Trouble Elite 14U](https://norcal.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7111600587)
- [Santa Cruz Crushers 14U](https://norcal.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7062319105)

## The event

- **Event:** Fall Opener
- **Dates:** Sep 12–13
- **City:** Hayward, CA
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/6743734441
- **Home site:** https://norcal.registerplay.com/pages/event/6743734441
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/6743734441

## More from this event

- [Alameda Blaze 10B Moyer win 10-Open Gold Bracket final 11-6](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6743734441-6743734442/alameda-blaze-10b-moyer-win-10-open-gold-bracket-final-11-6): Alameda Blaze 10B Moyer beat Santa Cruz Crushers 10U 11-6 in the 10U Gold Bracket final at the Fall Opener in Hayward. (The Bleacher Seat, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Trouble Elite 14U beats Santa Cruz Crushers 14U 9-7 for the 14-Open title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6743734441-6743734444/trouble-elite-14u-beats-santa-cruz-crushers-14u-9-7-for-the-14-open-title): Trouble Elite 14U won the 14-Open final at the Fall Opener in Hayward, finishing the weekend without a loss. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Eagles Fastpitch 12U - Vince win 12-Open title, beat Sting 11-1](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6743734441-6743734443/eagles-fastpitch-12u-vince-win-12-open-title-beat-sting-11-1): Eagles Fastpitch 12U - Vince finished unbeaten at the Fall Opener in Hayward with an 11-1 win over ABGSL Sting - Killer Bees. (The Bleacher Seat, Oct 27, 2026)

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