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2016 Bats Plus Icebreaker VI (Men's) Softball Tournament: Bracket Hand-Out with Tournament Rules

http://www.millenniumsoftball.com/2016/IcebreakerVIHandout.doc

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2016 Bats Plus Icebreaker VI (Men's) Softball Tournament at MapleZone

Date: Saturday, January 30th

Time: 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Teams who have entered:
1. Marty Magee's Knights
2. Cuddy's Brookline
3. Cuddy's Tinicum
4. Barnaby's of Ridley

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Tournament Rules and Regulations

1) All bats must be ASA approved with certification marks (See below).
2) Batter starts with a three-two count (no extra foul).
3) Teams may bat a maximum of 12 players in their line-up, consisting of 9 fielders.
4) A ball that hits the top net and drops straight to the playing field will be considered an out.
5) Any ball that hits the netting above the back tarp is in play and can be played for an out off the net.
Also, a ball that hits the top net and then hits directly on the back net or wall is in play.
6) Any ball that hits the back tarp on the ground or on the fly will be considered a single. Runners may advance at their own risk.
7) May use 1 courtesy runner per inning. Courtesy runner must be last recorded out.
8) Run Ahead Rule: 10 after five innings.
9) Any team that wins a game by forfeit will be credited with the score of 3-0.
10) The home team must keep score and will be the official book.
11) Tie-breakers are as follows: (1.) Head to head competition, (2.) Run differential, (3.) Most runs scored.
12) International tie-breaker rules will be used in extra innings.
13) Clean up your trash.
14) Report scores at the end of the game to tournament official.
15) Report to your game at the scheduled time, NO EXCEPTIONS.
16) Only allowed to play for ONE team during the entire tournament.
17) No metal spikes allowed.
18) The tournament director may change the tournament format due to a team forfeit.

ASA Bat Testing & Certification Program

The official bat in ASA Championship Play must meet all of the requirements of Rule 3, Section 1 and:

1. The Official bat must bear either the ASA approved 2000 certification mark , the ASA 2004 certification mark as shown below, or the ASA 2013 certification mark as shown below and must not be listed on an ASA Non-Approved Bat List with Certification Marks, and

2. must be included on a list of approved bat models published by the ASA National Office; or

3. must, in the sole opinion and discretion of the umpire, have been manufactured prior to 2000 and if tested, would comply with the ASA bat performance standards then in effect. This includes Wooden Bats.