# Nightmare on Norton Ave: a seed upset and two unbeaten champions

MA · Nightmare on Norton Ave · 12-Open, 14-Open, 10-Open

_Polar Crush National - 14U beat the No. 1 seed for the 14-Open title, while two other champions finished without a loss._

Bracket Nerd · Oct 27, 2026

Polar Crush National - 14U, the No. 3 seed, beat No. 1 seed Polar Crush - McLeod in the 14-Open 14U BRACKET final. South Shore Chaos 12u Thomas and Rip City USA 10u Watson each won their titles without losing a game.

Nightmare on Norton Ave was played October 23 to October 25, 2026, in Taunton, Massachusetts. It covered 3 divisions, 24 teams and 57 scored games.

14-Open: Polar Crush National - 14U beat Polar Crush - McLeod 8-4 in the 14U BRACKET final. Polar Crush National - 14U was the No. 3 seed and beat No. 1 seed Polar Crush - McLeod in the 14-Open 14U BRACKET. Polar Crush National - 14U reached the final 4-1 and finished 5-1. Polar Crush - McLeod reached the final 5-0 and finished 5-1.

12-Open: South Shore Chaos 12u Thomas beat Taunton Tornadoes - Peterson 12-10 in the 12U BRACKET final. South Shore Chaos 12u Thomas did not lose a game: 6 wins in 12-Open. South Shore Chaos 12u Thomas reached the final 5-0 and finished 6-0. Taunton Tornadoes - Peterson reached the final 5-0 and finished 5-1.

10-Open: Rip City USA 10u Watson beat South Shore Patriots-Black 10-4 in the 10U BRACKET final. Rip City USA 10u Watson did not lose a game: 6 wins in 10-Open. Rip City USA 10u Watson reached the final 5-0 and finished 6-0. South Shore Patriots-Black reached the final 3-2 and finished 3-3.

## Sources

- [Nightmare on Norton Ave](https://ma.registerplay.com/pages/event/7024888087)
- [South Shore Chaos 12u Thomas](https://ma.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7104367565)
- [Taunton Tornadoes - Peterson](https://ma.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7032259014)
- [Polar Crush National - 14U](https://ma.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7044364295)
- [Polar Crush - McLeod](https://ma.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7056428442)
- [Rip City USA 10u Watson](https://ma.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/6883797257)
- [South Shore Patriots-Black](https://ma.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7025988955)

## The event

- **Event:** Nightmare on Norton Ave
- **Dates:** Oct 23–25
- **City:** Taunton, MA
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/7024888087
- **Home site:** https://ma.registerplay.com/pages/event/7024888087
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/7024888087

## More from this event

- [South Shore Chaos 12u Thomas win 12-Open title, beating Taunton Tornadoes 12-10](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-7024888087-7024888097/south-shore-chaos-12u-thomas-win-12-open-title-beating-taunton-tornadoes-12-10): South Shore Chaos 12u Thomas finished unbeaten with a 12-10 win over Taunton Tornadoes - Peterson in the 12U bracket final. (The Bleacher Seat, Oct 28, 2026)
- [Polar Crush National wins 14-Open title over Polar Crush - McLeod](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-7024888087-7024888099/polar-crush-national-wins-14-open-title-over-polar-crush-mcleod): Polar Crush National - 14U beat Polar Crush - McLeod 8-4 in the 14U bracket final at Taunton. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Rip City USA 10u Watson wins 10-Open title with 10-4 final](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-7024888087-7024888095/rip-city-usa-10u-watson-wins-10-open-title-with-10-4-final): Rip City USA 10u Watson beat South Shore Patriots-Black 10-4 in the 10U bracket final at Taunton. (The Bleacher Seat, Oct 27, 2026)

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