Sometimes adrenaline can only take you so far. At least that was the case during the championship games of the American Fastpitch Assn. “B” National Tournament.

In the 16-under and 14-under title games, the better-rested teams walked away with the taller trophies Sunday at Clinton Lake Softball Complex.

The Muskogee (Okla.) Magic had an edge even before they defeated Big Lake (Minn.), 13-1, for the 16-under crown.

The two squads had played earlier in the day, and the Magic walked away with a 1-0 victory off a passed ball with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.

Big Lake had to eke out a 4-3 victory against the Mound City (Mo.) Trojanettes Red just to get a rematch with the Magic, and when the time came, they couldn’t match up with the rested Magic.

Muskogee hammered 15 hits — including six in both the third and fourth innings — leading to 12 runs as the Magic blew out Big Lake, winning via the mercy rule.

“Everyone contributed,” Muskogee coach Gary Flusche said. “If we had to give out an MVP award, I’d give it to the whole team.”

Besides the time off, the Magic also had the weather in their favor. Flusche called the 100-degree temperatures “cool for us.”

“When I left (Muskogee), it was 110 degrees,” he said. “We’re used to it.”

Muskogee (Okla.) pitcher Missy Fox defies gravity while throwing a fastball against Big Lake (Minn.). The Magic won the 16-under American Fastpitch Assn. B National Tournament championship, 13-1, Sunday at Clinton Lake Softball Complex.

Muskogee is located 50 miles south of Tulsa.

That’s quite a geographical contrast from Big Lake, Minn., a town north of Minneapolis.

“With this heat, I didn’t think anybody could get out of the losers bracket,” Big Lake coach Kim Bowen said. “We get a few days like this, but not a week. They just ran out of gas.”

Big Lake wasn’t the only squad that ran out of gas.

Before the Tuttle (Okla.) Magic faced off against Edna Woodshed, they had to play four other games earlier Sunday, starting at 8:30 a.m. They had ousted the Tonganoxie Braves, 10-2, late Saturday night in a game that didn’t start until around 10:30 p.m.

When it came time to play the Woodshed for the 14-under title — a team they had lost to, 5-4, in a quarterfinal game — the Magic didn’t have any tricks up their sleeve, losing 10-1.

Muskogee (Okla.) Magic third baseman Roachelle Roach, right, is congratulated by Kamiron Givens after scoring a run. The Magic routed Big Lake (Minn.), 13-1, in the 16-under American Fastpitch Assn. B National Tournament Sunday at Clinton Lake Softball Complex.

“We were on adrenaline and no quit,” Tuttle coach Jerry Bates said. “When you’re running on adrenaline, the key is not to get behind, but I’m very proud. They played hard.”

Woodshed jumped out with a five-run first inning and never looked back.

“That was probably the toughest team we’ve faced,” Woodshed coach Rick Wood said. “It took every one of them to win this thing. That’s what it takes — that and a little bit of luck.”

It also took a throwing ace to lead the way. Pitcher Samantha Cassell scorched the Magic with nine strikeouts.

“We couldn’t go anywhere without her,” Wood said. “You have to have somebody that can stand up there and throw strikes.”