EVENT DETAILS

Tourny reminders

This is a double elimination tournament.

Winners of each division will be awarded an entry to the USSSA D/E Worlds in Las Vegas beginning September 5. The entry must be used and cannot be cashed out!

Bats cannot have any seams on them. If the person testing your bat feels a seam on the bat, it will not be tested. This is your heads up. Do not argue about it please.

Bat testing will be opened at 7:00pm. You can come and test your bats 1 hour prior to your first game. New stickers will be placed on every bat. If you swing a bat without a sticker, you will be removed from the tournament. If you swing a 220-compression bat, you will be removed from the tournament. Failed bats will be held until your team is eliminated and can be picked up by the coach at the front office.

Games can start up to 30 minutes early except the first set of games which begin at 8am! Be early and be prepared to play. We will forfeit teams if you're not ready to go early!

RULES

BAT TESTING: ALL bats must be tested and will receive a sticker. Teams will be able to check in a maximum of 25 bats with 20 passes. Bats with seams on them will NOT be eligible to be tested. Period. Bat testing will open 1 hour prior to your game and only two representatives per team are allowed to test.

HATS: No bucket hats are allowed. A front facing ball cap is the only hat allowed. (with the exception of a pitcher or fielder wearing a mask who can chose to wear one backwards under their gear)

BALL RULE: The Tournament Director will supply 2 game balls. (Any Classic M, Pro M or Hard Core ball is allowed with a USSSA or GSL Stamp)

TIME LIMITS: 75 mins or 7 completed innings

ROSTERS: All players MUST be on the roster. Should your team be rostered checked and lose, your team will lose that game 0-7.

RUN RULE
20 AFTER 3 FLIP/FLOP AFTER 2
15 AFTER 4 FLIP/FLOP AFTER 3
10 AFTER 5

HOME RUN RULE:
MENS D: Three (3) Home Runs per team.  Excessive HR?s are IEO?s.
MENS E: One (1) Home Runs per team.  Excessive HR?s are IEO?s.

COURTESY RUNNERS: One (1) courtesy runner per inning (one time) may be used. The courtesy runner can be any player on the roster.  If the courtesy runner is still on base at the time his/her turn to bat comes up, that spot in the batting order will be an out. spot in the batting order will be an out.  After the courtesy runner rule, we put in Effect: If a second runner of the inning or one not from the lineup enters the game and the defensive team completes a proper appeal before the next pitch, or illegal pitchers? action, intentional walk or before all fielders have left fair territory, the runner will be declared out with no further action. The pitcher does NOT get an automatic runner.

DUGOUT RULE: Only players, coaches and score keepers are allowed in the dugout.

ON DECK RULE: Only two on deck batters and 1 coach in each box, all others are to be in the dugout.

PROFANITY AND TAUNTING: This will not be tolerated and based on umpire discretion. This is your only warning. A director, UIC or umpire has the right to remove you from the field OR the park. Out of sight, out of mind. This is your ONLY warning for the "f bombs" as well.

BAT RULE: Only the new 240 stamp bats will be allowed.  Anyone caught using an unstamped bat will be an out and ejected from the game.  Anyone using an altered bat will be ejected from the tournament. Please cover this in your pre-game. We will be testing bats prior to the tournament.

BATTING: All teams may bat up to 12 players and any 10 players may play defense at any time.

10 PLAYER RULE: Any team may start with 9 players, they must take an out in the 10th position and they may add the 10th player only at any time.

PITCHING: The pitcher must toe the rubber. The pitched ball must arc at least 3 feet after leaving the pitcher?s hand and before it passes any part of home plate. The pitched ball shall not rise higher than 10 feet above the ground.

There will be NO grace time added prior to game start time * Teams must have line ups in and be ready for play 30 mins before scheduled game time * GAMES WILL START EARLY!

Except amended by the Nevada State By-Laws Tournament rules, all rules of United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA/GSL) will be used.

PLAY USSSA! PLAY THE BEST!