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SEPTEMBER 26 – 27

 

 

USSSA State Qualifier 

 

 

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

EVENT HOTELS

AGE & DIVISIONS

TOURNAMENT RULES

MAPS & DIRECTIONS

EVENT DIRECTOR

GAME BALLS

FIELD CONDITIONS

TEAM ENTRY FEES

AWARDS

GATE ADMISSIONS

HOW TO ENTER

BERTHS AWARDED

LOOK WHO’S COMING

ENTRY DEADLINE

TEAM CHECK-IN

GAME SCHEDULES

ENTRY ADDRESS

ELIGIBILITY

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

REFUND POLICY

COMPLEX POLICIES

 

 

 

 

Event Format:  3 Game Guarantee with a single elimination finish.

 

Age Cutoff Date:  May 1, 2010

 

Entry Deadline:  Tuesday, September 22, 2009 @ 5:00pm Central Time

 

                Event Awards:  Team Awards for 1st – 2nd place

                                     Individual Trophies for 1st and 2nd place.

 

Championship Berths:  USSSA Baseball State Tournament Berth

 

Equipment Required: Tournament director provides game balls.

 

Make Checks Payable to:  City of Liberty, MO

 

Sanctioning Body:  USSSA

 

Game times available at?  Schedules will be posted on this website by

                                                Wed., September 23, 2009 @ 5pm Central Time.

 

 

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8U Machine Pitch

  9U

10U

11U

12U

13U

14U

15U

16U

 

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BJ Staab

Email:

816-439-4391

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8U Machine Pitch - $270 

9U – $325

10U – $325

11U – $325

12U – $325

13U – $325

14U – $325

15U – $335

16U – $335

 

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To enter this event complete the entry form and mail or fax your completed form along with your registration number and entry fee to the tournament director.  The fax number is 816-439-4388.

 

Click HERE to be directed to the entry form

 

You may enter by phone by calling the tournament director listed above.

 

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 5:00PM

or

Earlier if Sold Out

 

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Fountain Bluff Sports Complex

2200 E. Old M-210 Highway

Liberty, MO 64068

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Refund for Withdrawal Prior to Tournament

 

 Teams will be charged a $100.00 cancellation fee in the event they cancel at least 30 days prior to the first day of the tournament.  If a team does not give a 30-day notice in writing, they will forfeit the entire entry fee.

 

Refund Schedule Due to Weather

 

Full Refund if no games are played due to weather.

 

Half Refund if 1 game is started and/or played.

 

No Refund once second game begins.

 

No gate refunds or rain checks at anytime.  Tell your parents and fans, if play is in doubt due to inclement weather or rain, to wait until play begins to enter park.

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3 Game Guarantee.

 

Teams will have pool play games first then will be seed into a single elimination bracket based upon records.

 

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Management reserves the right to alter Tournament Rules with advance notice to teams.

 

No pitching limitations on pitchers (use your judgment)

 

Spread Rule –    Ages 12U and below

                                15 runs after 3 innings

                                8 runs after 4 innings

 

                            Ages 13U and above

                                15 runs after 3 innings

                                12 runs after 4 innings

                                8 runs after 5 innings

 

Tie Breaker – 1st Head to Head, 2nd Runs Allowed, 3rd Run Differential, 4th  Runs Scored,

                       5th Coin Flip

 

Time limits on all games except championship game.  8 & Under will be 1 hour and 30 minutes,  9 – 14 will be 1 hour 45 minutes and 15 and older  will be 1 hour 50 minutes.

 

Extra Innings – First extra inning is regular game play format all other innings will start the inning with the last completed batter starting on 2nd base.

 

Home team will be determined by coin flip, and will be required to keep the official book.

 

Protest fee is $100 cash and due at the time of protest for protest to be heard. 

 

If not specified we will follow USSSA Rules.

 

PLEASE BE WARNED – Our tournament has a “zero tolerance” for any physical confrontations by players, coaches, fans or anyone else.  Upon first violation violating party shall be removed from the facility for the remainder of the tournament.  Teams are responsible for making sure involved parties leave the complex.  If offending individuals do not leave, the responsible team will be removed from the remainder of the tournament with no refund given.

 

 

For a complete copy of the USSSA Rules click on the logo below.

 

 

 

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Fountain Bluff Sports Complex will provide all game balls for games played.

  Each game will begin with two new game balls.

 

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Top 2 teams will receive a Team Award

 

Top 2 teams will receive individual player awards.

Trophies for individuals on 1st and 2nd place teams.

 

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State Tournament Berths will be awarded

 

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                Managers are responsible for their own team check-in 1 hour prior to first game.

 

Coaches/Managers must provide:

                Updated Roster/Waiver form printed off of website

                Any outstanding fees owed.

                Copy of birth certificates (we will not ask to see, unless we have a protest)

                Cell phone number and hotel name (for out-of-town teams only)

 

Coaches/Managers will receive:

                Coaches packet (bracket, rules, etc.)

                3 coaches passes

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Age cutoff date is MAY 1, 2010.

 

To determine a player’s age for the spring/summer season, determine the player’s age on April 30th of the coming year.

 

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NO outside food and drinks are allowed in the complex

 

NO Scooters, bikes, roller blades or skateboards allowed

 

NO Cooler allowed in the complex

 

NO alcohol allowed

 

NO Pets

 

 

 

 

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Click on the logo below to see what hotels are available.  We asked that you please patronize the hotels listed as they keep your tournament cost as low as possible.

 

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Click Here for a Map to Fountain Bluff Sports Complex

 

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Click on the logo below to see if any delays are being experienced due to weather conditions.

 

RAINOUT NUMBER  816-439-4495

 

 

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Daily Admissions

 

Adults 16 yrs.  and older - $4.00

Kids 6 yrs thru 15 yrs. - $1.00

Kids 5 and under – Free

 

No weekend passes are offered.

 

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Click HERE to see who has entered this event.

 

 

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Game times and field assignments will be posted by 5:00pm on the Wednesday prior to the tournament.  You may get your game schedule by clicking on your appropriate division below once the link has become active.

 

 

10U – Schedule
Seed #1 Huskers
Seed #2 Team Force
Seed #3 Tigers
Seed #4 Titans
Seed #5 KC Bandits


11U – Schedule
Seed #1 FCA Knight
Seed #2 KC Bulldogs
Seed #3 Northside Braves
Seed #4 Southside Renegades
Seed #5 KC Chaos


12U – Schedule
Seed #1 54 Express
Seed #2 Titans Blue
Seed #3 KC Blues
Seed #4 MWSTC Monarchs
Seed #5 Metro Cardinals


13U – Schedule


14U – Schedule

15/16 – Schedule

 Seed #1 KC Cleats

 Seed #2 Dodgers
Seed #3 KC Grizzlies
Seed #4 Cardinals Baseball
Seed #5 Lee's Summit Bandits
Seed #6 Independence Indians
Seed #7 Millhouse
Seed #8 LS Inferno
Seed #9 Longhorns


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Tournament Results will be post by Wednesday following the conclusion of the tournament.

 
            10U Division
                1st KC Huskers
                2nd Team Force

            11U Division
                1st FCA Knights
                2nd Northside Braves

            12U Division
                1st Metro Cardinals
                2nd KC Blues

            13U Division
                1st KC Impact
                2nd LS Red Sox

            14U Division
                1st Lee's Summit Legends
                2nd Wild Things

            15/16U Division
                1st KC Grizzlies
                2nd Bandits

            



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