EVENT DETAILS

World Tournament Information

2023 Specific Event Information

Event Contacts:

Jacob Zoria

(760) 216-7240

Event Start & End Date: November 4-5, 2023

Start Time: Projected starts for each division will be posted on this page on November 1st.  

Entry, Dropout & Roster Deadline: Payment Deadline: October 29th 

Dropout Deadline: October 29th

Brackets: Bracket will be released November 1st.

Big League Dreams Las Vegas website: https://lasvegas.bigleaguedreams.com/

Roster Deadline: November 1st (Roster changes only through your State Director AFTER DEADLINE), 

NO ROSTER CHANGES ALLOWED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE EVENT START DATE. ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD BE IF A TEAM ONLY HAS 9 PLAYERS PARTICIPATING. WE WILL ALLOW A 10TH PLAYER BUT PLAYER MUST QUALIFY.

Managers Meeting: Manager meeting will be via ZOOM on Monday, October 30th. Invite will be sent out to managers.

Entry Fee: $475. All entry fees must be paid online. If a team needs help with getting the payment to process online, please contact Jacob Zoria at (760) 216-7240.

Entry Procedure: All entry fees must be paid online through the manager dashboard @ www.usssa.com/login website-NO EXCEPTIONS. PAYMENT DEADLINE will be emailed to all teams entered on September 1st. Go to your manager profile, remove all events from your dashboard cart (if applicable) EXCEPT for the USSSA World event, click CHECKOUT and pay online. If a Director owes a team a paid entry, the State Director must submit a paid entry form to the National Director of Slow Pitch or they can pay the entry fee through the manager’s dashboard. State Directors must confirm a team’s world eligibility from their respective states into this World Tournament prior to a team being 100% approved to participate. State Directors must also ensure that each team’s approved/eligible roster is entered online at www.usssa.com. THIS IS MANDATORY!

Tournament Entry Confirmation: Teams may confirm they have been entered into the tournament by checking the USSSA/GSL website at www.usssa.com. If your team is not on the website prior to the payment deadline, CALL YOUR STATE DIRECTOR IMMEDIATELY.

Rules & By-Laws: https://usssa.com/docs/2021/SP_RuleBook_21.pdf
Bat/Testing: Bats must have a 240 USSSA thumbprint stamp. We will be testing bats and stickering passed bats. Failed bats will be returned after team bat testing has concluded. Teams must arrive ONE HOUR before their first game for testing. TWO team representatives must bring ALL the team bats at one time for testing. To speed up our testing process teams can test up to 25 total bats but only the first 20 that pass will be stickered. Before leaving the testing area, representatives must notify our staff of late arrivals (max 3 late arrivals allowed up to your 20 bat max). Do not leave the testing area without verifying the staff member records your late arrival(s). Broken stickered bats may be replaced, but player will only get one test for a replacement bat.

Ball: Teams will receive TWO male and TWO female USSSA Dudley Thunder ZN Hard Core slow pitch softballs during team check-in. Back up balls can be purchased at our check-in area for $75 a dozen. Teams can supply their own back up balls but MUST be a Dudley Thunder ZN Hard Core stamped slow pitch softball. If a team throws in a ball not approved for use for this event, the umpire will remove the ball from play and issue a warning to the team. Second offense in the game will result in the batter being out and the manager being ejected from the game. Pitcher must identify approved ball for this event prior to pitching the ball or request umpire assistance with identifying the ball.

Format: DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKET. Teams were seeded based on CLASS POINTS.

Game Time: This is a World event so scheduled game time is forfeit time. Please help us stay on-time. Teams must be at the field ready to play 30 minutes prior to the team's scheduled start time after the first game. If a team is not ready to play as early as 30 minutes prior to scheduled start time after the first game, the team will forfeit the game. The only exception is if a team is playing back-to-back games and coming from another field.

Time Limit: There is no time limit, but umpires will stay on top of keeping the games on pace. Please hustle in and out between innings. Mercy rule is in effect. Game ends after 7 innings with the exception of a mercy or extra innings.

Lineup: Teams must have a balanced lineup and cannot bat more than 12 players. Therefore, teams can either play with 5 males and 5 females or 6 males and 6 females. You CANNOT bat more than 12 players.

Rosters: Rosters must be entered ONLINE and players participating in the event must be listed as ELIGIBLE on the online roster. The system will require players to exist in the player database before a manager can add them. If the system gives you an error message "NO PLAYER CAN BE ADDED BY A MANAGER THAT CURRENTLY DOES NOT EXIST IN THE DATABASE. TO HAVE THIS PLAYER ADDED PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE DIRECTOR", please contact your State Director to assist you with adding new players to the database. If you are unable to reach your State Director, please email contact Jacob Zoria at (760) 216-7240 for assistance.
Required information for adding new players to the database:
TEAM NAME (in email subject field)
PICTURE OF PLAYER LICENSE (MUST INCLUDE NO EXCEPTIONS)
PLAYER EMAIL
PLAYER CELL #
Please send all player database add requests in ONE email.  We will not add any new player to the player database without ALL the requested info above. Players NOT listed under the ELIGIBLE PLAYER online roster list will not be allowed to play including PENDING APPROVAL (INELIGIBLE) players.
ADDING FORMER PLAYERS: adding FORMER players functionality is working. Please verify player was added to your online roster after using FORMER player function. If you run into an issue where the system gives you a message a player was added but the player in reality was not added, PLEASE ADD PLAYER AS A NEW PLAYER.
PLAYERS ON ANOTHER TEAM ROSTER: If you get an error "Player not permitted to play on more than one team for teams program", the player is responsible to contact the manager of a team and have themself removed...no exceptions.
PLAYERS LOG IN INSTRUCTIONS:
http://www.usssa.com/login
Select ADULT PLAYERS to login
ONLY IF forgot login info: Select FORGOT USERNAME/PASSWORD
After you add your players, you must ask all your players to log into their player profile and sign the online National Waiver (once per year if applicable) and approve the team invite in order to become an ELIGIBLE PLAYER. Players will NOT receive a notification to complete the online player ELIGIBILITY process unless they are NEW to the player database. Players have the option to DENY an invite within their online profile as well as managers have the ability to remove players from their roster. If a player can't remember their login info, they can reset their password at the login page
If a player runs into an issue logging in or getting through the ELIGIBILITY process, they can contact their State Director or contact Jacob Zoria for assistance. I need their team name, division, bday and email address. Please note: PENDING (INELIGIBLE) players will not be allowed to play.

Player Protests: You may protest the identity of a player to verify whether they are listed on the online roster as ELIGIBLE/PENDING. Protest fee per player is $100 cash. If the protest is valid, the protestor will get their money back and the illegal team will be DQ'd. During a player protest we will also search for multiple player profiles. The profile with the highest PRV will be considered the player rating and will be taken into consideration during the player protest. Please make sure the roster is 100% 72 hours prior to the event. Jacob can assist teams that can't find any help within their State.

Uniform Requirements:
World Series teams must wear similar uniforms. This includes caps, jerseys, long pants or shorts and leggings. Whether long pants or shorts are worn, all team members must wear similar uniforms. In the Mixed World Series, caps are optional; however, when worn, they must be similar. In the Mixed World Series, long or short pants are optional; however, when worn, long pants and/or short pants shall be similar. NO duplicate numbers. Protests on uniforms will not be allowed. It shall be the Tournament Director’s responsibility to determine uniform legality. Violation of the uniform rule will result in the violator being allowed to conform or be removed from the game.

Team Check In: Manager must check-in before the first game at the Director Area in the Pro Shop by the entrance. Teams will need to verify their final roster and receive two game balls.

Park Address: Big League Dreams - Las Vegas, Nevada - 3151 E. Washington Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89101 - (702) 642-4448

Park Gate Fee: $10 per person per day

Live Streaming: Will be available for purchase at usssalive.com