However, if it weren't for the last-minute efforts of coach Wesley Jackson and event director Darrell Bennett, the tournament might not have been held.

Only three teams were signed up for the event until just a few days before it was scheduled to begin - one less than the number required to stage the championships. Jackson and Bennett helped spread the word, and were able to drum up enough interest to get two more teams to enter, thus saving the tournament.

"I'm glad they had a bracket for coed softball," Jackson said. "I appreciate the fact that Darrell Bennett made the extra effort to find those teams."

A special set of rules, designed specifically to promote fairness between both genders and encourage a casual style of play, govern coed softball. Men cannot be placed back-to-back in the lineup, and the "2-up equalizer" rule prohibits one team's home run total from exceeding the other's by more than two at any point in the game.

Jackson prefers coed leagues to men's leagues he has played in.

"It's a different breed," Jackson said. "Nine times out of ten, you'll have more fun (in coed games)."

Jackson's wife, Charlotte, is an outfielder for Coleman and Associates.

"Coed softball is more family-oriented," she said. "Some of the guys out here call me 'mom,' because we help each other out."

Coleman and Associates won its first two games, 21-20, and 22-21, over the Flipsticks and Another Bad Creation, respectively. The team rounded out its undefeated run with wins over Calvary Baptist and College Park.