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3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force batter Andre Bibbs reacts as his batted ball goes foul against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force batter Andre Bibbs reacts as his batted ball goes foul against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force batter Andre Bibbs reacts as his batted ball goes foul against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force batter Andre Bibbs reacts as his batted ball goes foul against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force left-center fielder Danny Doyle makes a sliding catch against  Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force left-center fielder Danny Doyle makes a sliding catch against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni second baseman Travis Eno fires a relay throw to first base against 3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni second baseman Travis Eno fires a relay throw to first base against 3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force shortstop Taylor Smith can't find the handle on a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni ground ball during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force shortstop Taylor Smith can't find the handle on a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni ground ball during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force shortstop Taylor Smith makes an off-balance throw to first base against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni ground ball during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force shortstop Taylor Smith makes an off-balance throw to first base against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni ground ball during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni coach Keith "Apples" Applegate shouts instructions to his charges during Wednesday's pool-play game against 3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni coach Keith "Apples" Applegate shouts instructions to his charges during Wednesday's pool-play game against 3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni right fielder Travis Goodwin makes a leaping catch against 3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni right fielder Travis Goodwin makes a leaping catch against 3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force left fielder Wilbur Hinton throws back to the infield against  Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force left fielder Wilbur Hinton throws back to the infield against Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni right-center fielder Avanti Anderson makes a catch against 3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni right-center fielder Avanti Anderson makes a catch against 3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force during Wednesday's pool-play game in the 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball Tournament at Camp Foster, Okinawa. Division beat Iwakuni 19-8, then beat defending champion 3rd Marine Logistics Group 15-8 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the double-elimination playoffs and a first-round playoff bye. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

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Softball 2011 Marine Corps Far East Regional Softball TournamentAt Camp Foster, OkinawaFinal pool-play standings1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Okinawa 4-13rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa 4-1Marine Corps Base Camp S.D. Butler, Okinawa 4-13rd Marine Logistics Group, Okinawa 2-3Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan 1-4U.S. Naval Hospital Camp Lester, Okinawa 0-5

Wednesday’s summariesDivision 19, Iwakuni 8Division 505 020 7—19 19 3Iwakuni 010 220 3—8 13 3Division, Jason Kruzel 4-5, 2 RBI; Dan Doyle 3-3, 2B, SF, BB, 4 RBI; Ken Altizer 3-5, 3 RBI; Wilbur Hinton 3-4, 3B, 2 RBI; Taylor Smith SF, RBI. Iwakuni, Travis Goodwin 2 RBI; Dylan Swetlic 2-3, RBI; Travis Eno 2-3, RBI; Anthony Baker 2-3, RBI.

Base 9, 3rd MLG 5Base 203 031 0—9 15 33rd MLG 001 022 0—5 8 5Base, Anthony Hawkins 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI; R.J. Robertson 2-4, 2 RBI; Michael Montoya 3-4, RBI. 3rd MLG, Dewon Guillory 2-2, RBI; Razy Molina RBI.

Wing 14, Iwakuni 1Wing 500 053 1—14 14 1Iwakuni 010 000 0—1 10 2Wing, Robert Pettit 3B, 3 RBI; Mathias Brause 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI; Brandon Richardson SF, 2 RBI; Jonathan Brandon 2 RBI; Henry Ski 3-5, 2 2B, RBI. Iwakuni, James Mohn 3-3; Anthony Baker SF, RBI.

Base 19, Hospital 9Base 142 051 6—19 21 7Hospital 302 400 0—9 13 5Base, R.J. Robertson 2-5, HR, 3 RBI; Andy Schalke 2-3, HR, 3 RBI; Anthony Hawkins 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI; Phil Askew 3-5, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI. Hospital, Gilbert Espino 3-4; Scott Cyr 3B, SF, 2 RBI; Ray Bright 3-4, 2 RBI.

Division 15, 3rd MLG 8Division 101 333 4—15 16 43rd MLG 031 211 0—8 14 4Division, Stephen Geib 1-2, SF, BB, 3 RBI; Jason Feipel 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Andre Bibbs 2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI; Taylor Smith 2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Robert Swierbitowicz SF, 2 RBI. 3rd MLG, Clyde McKnight 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Tommy Macias 2-2, SF, 2 RBI.

Double-elimination playoffsThursday’s gamesGame 1—3rd Marine Logistics Group, Okinawa, vs. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, 3 p.m.Game 2—Marine Corps Base Camp S.D. Butler, Okinawa, vs. U.S. Naval Hospital Camp Lester, Okinawa, 4:15 p.m.Game 3—1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Okinawa, vs. Game 1 winner, 5:30 p.m.Game 4—3rd Marine Division/III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, vs. Game 2 winner, 6:45 p.m.Game 5—Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 8 p.m.Game 6—Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 9:15 p.m.Friday’s gamesGame 7—Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 3 p.m.Game 8—Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 4:15 p.m.Game 9—Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 5:30 p.m.Game 10—Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7:15 p.m.Game 11—Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner if Game 7 winner loses Game 10, 8:45 p.m.

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