At the beginning of the day, 12 teams were still alive vying for the title of DeMarini Invitational Showcase champion.
By the time it was done, a pair of very familiar names were the last two standing.
Last year the host Beverly Bandits had co-champs in the Bandits 18U-Alvelo and the Bandits 18U-Allen, and in 2016 the Bandits 18U-Tyrrell squad won it with the Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier finishing second.
In 2015 the Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier team won it on a walk-off run-rule grand slam by current BYU All-American Libby Sugg.