Below are a few rules and reminders for the weekend.
The bracket is posted on USSSA.com
All games are at Indy Sports Park
Address: 6701 S Harding St, Indianapolis, IN 46217
No alcohol/food allowed to be brought in the park.
Only service animals are allowed.
No Tobacco-gum-seeds etc allowed on the turf....
Please keep the dugouts clean after you leave, had way to many complaints on this issue this year. This is a private facility. They do have a gate fee, 5-7 per person- cash only.
FB live is allowed if the Umpire allows it. It is not to be used for a forum to bash my Umpires/players or teams.
No Uniform rule
BYOB any legal USSSA or GSL Ball- No pink balls- no trumps-stadiums or gsl nation balls. They my from an approved ball company found on usssa.com
I do not have balls for sale.
Courtesy runner- anyone in the lineup, 1 time per inning.
Mandatory Courtesy for Pitcher- anyone on the roster. It is anyone on the roster for the pitcher, please do not get confused on these 2 courtesies.
If the pitcher is subbed for as a batter. The original pitcher can re enter and pitch the next inning.
All substitutions must be announced.
Toe the rubber
Winners bracket champion gets home team.
20-15-10 run rules.
There is concession in the front and back. Please stay hydrated because it is going to be hot.
We are using the baseball diamond, because I have to get this in on 1 day, as every diamond is maxed. The baseball diamond is Diamond 7.
Have your team ready 15 minutes for every game scheduled except for the 1st slot- or could be subject to a forfeit.
Bat testing:
Will be in the front office.
1 bat per player. Please adhere to that as we have hundreds to test.
It is the players responsibility to provide my tester with a legal usssa bat- no 220's/etc.
Also your responsibility to keep the sticker on the bat.
The penalty for no sticker or non approved bat is- An out and bat rechecked if legal.
All failed bats can be retrieved from the office after you have been eliminated.
After 2.00 Pm you can test any bat you want for a 3.00 fee-cash- we will keep it if it fails.
It has came to my attention that there has been some sticker switching shenanigan's going on. We may do some spot checking during the day, if spot check you bat and something weird tests out, the player or the team could face elimination.We can spot check a bat at anytime a player enters the box.
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Rosters:
All players must be online and in eligible status to be legal.
Rosters will lock Friday at 5pm. I will not add players at the tournament site, unless somehow I made a mistake.
I can only add Indiana players, if you are out state, have to get with your state director.
If you are paying the entry, I will be in the front office. All coaches will have to come in the office to pay before your 1st game. Cash (in an envelope with your team name.
Venmo- @ Richard-Foltz-7
Paypal- sportsad46@cs.com
Co-ed Rosters lock, 6pn sat.
No checks.
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This is a ZERO tolerance event with our Umpires,Staff,Players etc.
That means zero, any excessive arguing calls, balls-strikes other players etc, could be subject for removal from the game.
Any player removed from the game for unsportsmanlike actions will have to sit their next scheduled game...If severe enough removed from the park.
Please do not unplug the cameras for any reason, including using it to charge a phone or boombox!!!
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HR's
Men's D- 3/ie
Men's E- 1/ie
Co-Ed Bracket
5hr's/ie- upper
E- 1hr/ie
hr's and courtesy is per sex.
The equalizer in the Upper Bracket is:
3 runs for 1 division- 5 runs for 2 divisions. B v D is 5 runs.
No DHH in USSSA.
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Prizes:
Mens D
600 cash-rings
200 cash for 2nd
2 unpaid world berths available, there is 2 teams not qualified- they get an auto berth.
Men's E
800 cash and rings for winner
250 cash
Also 2 unpaid berths for the E, they pass down, basically everyone else is qualified. They also get an auto berth, I also gave a few berths from teams that missed the state to other teams. That is for Florida,Canton Mi or both.
Co-Ed
Upper
rings and 250 cash to over all winner
200 cash to highest finishing D team.
E
Rings and 250 cash to winner.
Every team entered in the co-ed can advance to the world in florida.
This years field is filled with some very talented teams.It's gonna be a good one. Good luck to all teams.
Thank you for participating.
Play the Biggest and the Best around in diamond sports.
Play USSSA/GSL
R. Foltz
