Dodgeball Season Started!

This is my 19th season of dodgeball with Tulsa Parks.(We play 2 seasons a year)
Last night our team played great, but we only won 3/5 games. It's early in the season and it all comes down to the playoffs.

Rules of play

Once the game has commenced, players throw balls at members of the opposing team. When a player has been hit by a ball that subsequently becomes "out" due to hitting the ground or a court obstruction, that player has been eliminated and must move to his team's designated bench area. If a player catches a ball thrown by the opposing team, then the player who threw the ball is eliminated and the team that caught the ball can reinstate one of its eliminated players. A player who moves completely out of bounds when a ball is thrown at him and does not catch that ball is also eliminated.

Players can pick up dead balls and throw them back at the other team. Players are allowed to leave the confines of the court to gather balls, but cannot throw the ball until they are back inside the court. A ball thrown from outside the court cannot eliminate an opponent who is hit, but the thrower can be eliminated if the ball is caught.

Depending on the rules of a particular game, a ball in the possession of a player can be used to block incoming balls thrown by the opposing team.

Once all the players on one team are eliminated, the game is over.