EVENT DETAILS

MENS RULES

2024 USSSA Summer Slam

Games will be played at:

Big League Dreams Las Vegas located at3151 E Washington Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101

The Tournament Director, Assistant Tournament Director and UIC have the right to change the format and schedule as they see fit in order to conclude the tournament due to weather or any other unforeseen circumstances.

50-minute game times (60-minute championship and if). Game time is forfeit time, except the 8pm games, which will start at 8pm. Teams MUST be ready to play at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled game time. We will be giving all teams a break but if both teams and the umpire ALL agree to start the game early, they may do so.

Coaches: Please check-in at the check in table AT LEAST 30 minutes prior to your first game.

At check-in, you will be given two tournament balls and  pay your entry fee

Coaches are responsible for the behavior of your players and fans. Please make sure everyone reads the complex rules which are posted at the front gate and available online.

Bat Testing

All bats must confirm and continue to perform within the current USSSA 240 bat standards. All bats will be checked-in prior to the first game played in the Qualifiers, Regionals and State Events. All bats MUST display the new USSSA stamp. All bats that fail compression will be kept by the tournament director until the team has been eliminated from the tournament. If a pitcher is hit at ANY time during the tournament, the bat will be pulled and tested. If the bat passes the compression test, it will be returned. If the bat fails compression testing, it will be pulled from tournament play until the team has been eliminated or the tournament has concluded. Should ANY bat fail compression testing, the serial number, make, model, team name and player name will be notated and any further use of the bat WILL result in a minimum of a one-year suspension from USSSA/GSL Softball.

Any bat without the 240 Thumbprint will be removed and the user/owner of the bat will be ejected for the duration of the tournament.  If no owner can be identified, the manager of that team will be ejected for the tournament. All ejection rules will apply to this ejection, so the offending player/coach/manager will not be allowed to attend the tournament.

Pitchers

All pitchers are required to toe the rubber (Pitchers must have a part of their foot touching the rubber) There is no more pitchers’ box.

Substitutions

All OFFENSIVE and DEFENSIVE substitutions must be announced to the home plate umpire and be recorded.  Any unannounced substitutions, which is properly appealed by the opposing manager/team, will result in the ejection of the illegal player. A new substitute may then be allowed to take the place of the illegal substitute. An illegal substitute appeal must be done before a pitch is delivered.

Balls

The official ball of the 2024 Nevada USSSA season will be the USSSA Thunder ZN 12” Softball. For this tournament, you may use ANY USSSA or GSL stamped ball, besides a stadium.

Balls are available for purchase by the dozen at the tournament for $80 per dozen. 

Protests

You can protest a specific player, not an entire team at once. Protest fee is $100 per player protested. Protests must be done BEFORE the end of the game.

ALL TEAMS MUST TURN IN A LINEUP CARD PRIOR TO THE GAME BEGINNING. 

C/D Home Run Rule

4 home runs per team. Any untouched fair fly ball over the fence that exceeds the limit will be an half inning ending out.

E Home Run Rule

1 homerun per team. Any untouched fair fly ball over the fence that exceeds the limit will be an half inning ending out.

Courtesy Runner

One courtesy runner, per inning. The courtesy runner can be any player on the roster. If the courtesy runner is still on base at the time his turn at bat comes up, that spot in the batting order will be an out.

NOTE: A COURTESY RUNNER CAN BE USED FOR THE PITCHER AND WILL NOT GO AGAINST THE TEAMS COURTESY RUNNER LIMIT. THIS IS OPTIONAL AND NOT MANDATED!!

*In extra innings, you may courtesy run for the runner at second once they’ve obtained the base.

Tie Breaker Rule: At the end of the time limit, the last completed at bat goes to second base and ONE PITCH begins.

C/D RUN RULES

25 after 3, 20 after 4, 15 after 5 

E RUN RULES

20 after 3, 15 after 4, 10 after 5.

Flip flop rule IS in affect

All games (except games with equalizers) will be decided by a double coin toss, except in the championship game, in which the undefeated team has the option of the home team or visiting team. A double coin toss will determine the home team in the “If” game.

Profanity Rule: ZERO F Bombs will be tolerated. This is your first warning. Your second warning will be advised at the coin toss. Watch the bat flips. UMPIRES CAN USE DISCRETION IN GIVING WARNINGS OR EJECTIONS FOR EXCESSIVE BAT FLIPS!

All coaches are encouraged to keep a home and away book. The home book will be the official book. Umpires will confer with the home book between each half inning. Any disputes on score MUST be brought up before the first pitch of the following half inning.

D VS C EQUALIZER 

The D team has 3 options and can ONLY choose 1 tp play with. If ANY of the equalizers are utilized, the C team will automatically become home. 

1. Use a pitching screen. If this option is utilized, one of the legs from the pitching screen MUST stay in contact with the pitching rubber at all times. The pitcher may NOT be the first person to touch the ball. Should that happen, the ball will be dead and the batter and any runners on base will be given two bases.

2. Start the first four innings with a runner on 2nd base.

3. Play with an 11th fielder. This fielder can play ANYWHERE ON THE FIELD but where they start the inning, is where they must finish that inning. 

PLAY USSSA! PLAY GSL! PLAY THE BEST!

Jason Buffington- USSSA Nevada Director

Christopher Cherry- USSSA Nevada Assistant Director

Darryl Stewart- Nevada UIC