NIT Blazing Bats 5GG Ring Event
Two Day Tournament Ridley Park - 6148 Trotwood Ave Columbia, TN
Park has canceled the games
Tournament Schedule
8U - Plays at B Complex. All teams play 3 pool games and one bracket game on Saturday. Pool games are 5 innings or 55 mins finish the inning. Bracket games are 5 innings or 55 mins finish the inning. Pool games seed your team into the brackets
Time |
Field |
Team |
vs |
Team |
8:00 |
B4 |
Southern Chaos |
vs |
Wolfpack |
8:00 |
B5 |
Bomb Squad 12 |
vs |
Kryptonite |
8:00 |
B6 |
No Game |
vs |
Not Game |
9:00 |
B4 |
Lady Bears |
vs |
Tennessee Tornadoes |
9:00 |
B5 |
Knights 13 |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch 13 |
9:00 |
B6 |
TN Prodigies |
vs |
Rampage 12 |
10:00 |
B4 |
Wolfpack (does not count) |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch 12 |
10:00 |
B5 |
Southern Chaos |
vs |
Bomb Squad 12 |
10:00 |
B6 |
TN Force 13 |
vs |
Smyrna Sox |
11:00 |
B4 |
Rampage 12 |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch 12 |
11:00 |
B5 |
Wolfpack |
vs |
Kryptonite |
11:00 |
B6 |
TN Prodigies |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch 13 |
12:00 |
B4 |
Lady Bears |
vs |
Knights 13 |
12:00 |
B5 |
Tennessee Tornadoes |
vs |
Smyrna Sox |
12:00 |
B6 |
TN Force 13 |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch 13 |
1:00 |
B4 |
Southern Choas |
vs |
Kryptonite |
1:00 |
B5 |
Wolfpack |
vs |
Bomb Squad 12 |
1:00 |
B6 |
TN Prodigies |
vs |
Knights 13 |
2:00 |
B4 |
Smyrna Sox |
vs |
Lady Bears |
2:00 |
B5 |
Tennessee Tornadoes |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch 12 |
2:00 |
B6 |
TN Force 13 |
vs |
Rampage 12 |
Bracket games begin @ 3:00 pm Last bracket game begins @ 5:00 pm First game Sunday begins @ 8:00 am Championship will begin @ 5:00 pm ___________________________________
10U Gold- Plays at B Complex. All teams play 3 pool games and one bracket game on Saturday. Pool games are 55 mins finish the inning. Bracket games are 65 mins finish the inning. Pool games seed your team into the brackets
Time |
Field |
Team |
vs |
Team |
8:00 |
B3 |
Riot 2K11 |
vs |
DC Cubs 2K11 |
9:15 |
B3 |
Riot 2K11 |
vs |
TN Chargers |
10:30 |
B3 |
Vexus 10 |
vs |
KY Lady Prospects |
11:45 |
B3 |
TN Chargers |
vs |
Southern Vortex X |
1:00 |
B3 |
DC Cubs |
vs |
KY Lady Prospects |
2:15 |
B2 |
TN Chargers |
vs |
KY Lady Prospects |
2:15 |
B3 |
Southern Vortex X |
vs |
Vexus 10 |
3:30 |
B2 |
Riot 2K11 |
vs |
Southern Vortex X |
3:30 |
B3 |
DC Cubs |
vs |
Vexus 10 |
Bracket games begin @ 5:00 pm Last bracket game begins @ 6:20 pm First game Sunday begins @ 8:00 am Championship will begin @ 4:00 pm ___________________________________
10U Silver- Plays at B Complex. All teams play 3 pool games and one bracket game on Saturday. Pool games are 55 mins finish the inning. Bracket games are 65 mins finish the inning. Pool games seed your team into the brackets
Time |
Field |
Team |
vs |
Team |
8:00 |
B1 |
TN Tenacity |
vs |
TN Force |
8:00 |
B2 |
SWA Stealth |
vs |
Southern Chaos |
9:15 |
B1 |
Grassland Girls |
vs |
Wicked Elite West |
9:15 |
B2 |
SWA Stealth |
vs |
Lady Villains |
10:30 |
B1 |
Lady Villains |
vs |
TN Tenacity |
10:30 |
B2 |
Southern Chaos |
vs |
TN Force |
11:45 |
B1 |
TN Tenacity |
vs |
Wicked Elite West |
11:45 |
B2 |
Grassland Girls |
vs |
TN Force |
1:00 |
B1 |
Southern Chaos |
vs |
Wicked Elite West |
1:00 |
B2 |
Lady Villains |
vs |
Grassland Girls |
2:15 |
B1 |
SWA Stealth |
vs |
TN Tenacity (does not count) |
Bracket games begin @ 3:30 pm Last bracket game begins @ 6:20 pm First game Sunday begins @ 8:00 am Championship will begin @ 4:00 pm ___________________________________
12U- Plays at A Complex. All teams play 3 pool games and one bracket game on Saturday. Pool games are 55 mins finish the inning. Bracket games are 65 mins finish the inning. Pool games seed your team into the brackets
Time |
Field |
Team |
vs |
Team |
8:00 |
A4 |
Riot 2K9 |
vs |
Columbia Storm |
9:15 |
A4 |
TN Tenacity |
vs |
AL Sparks Elite |
10:30 |
A4 |
Hendersonville Select (Game does not count) |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch |
11:45 |
A4 |
Hendersonville Select |
vs |
TN Tenacity |
1:00 |
A4 |
Columbia Storm |
vs |
Lady Pioneers |
2:15 |
A2 |
AL Sparks Elite |
vs |
Lady Pioneers |
2:15 |
A4 |
Riot 2K9 |
vs |
Hendersonville Select |
3:30 |
A2 |
AL Sparks Elite |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch |
3:30 |
A4 |
Riot 2K9 |
vs |
TN Tenacity |
4:45 |
A2 |
Columbia Storm |
vs |
G1 Fastpitch |
4:45 |
A4 |
Lady Pioneers |
vs |
Hendersonville Select |
Bracket games begin @ 7:20 pm Last bracket game begins @ 8:40 pm First game Sunday begins @ 8:00 am Championship will begin @ 5:00 pm ___________________________________
14U- Plays at A Complex. All teams play 3 pool games and one bracket game on Saturday. Pool games are 55 mins finish the inning. Bracket games are 65 mins finish the inning. Pool games seed your team into the brackets
Time |
Field |
Team |
vs |
Team |
8:00 |
A3 |
Columbia Storm |
vs |
Columbia Eagles |
9:15 |
A3 |
Columbia Storm |
vs |
Mamba 07 |
10:30 |
A3 |
Crossfire Fastpitch |
vs |
Platinum 07 |
11:45 |
A2 |
Intensity Blue |
vs |
Lady Bears |
11:45 |
A3 |
Crossfire Fastpitch |
vs |
Mamba 07 |
1:00 |
A2 |
Columbia Eagles |
vs |
Lady Bears |
1:00 |
A3 |
Mamba 07 |
vs |
Intensity Blue |
2:15 |
A3 |
Columbia Storm |
vs |
Crossfire Fastpitch |
3:30 |
A3 |
Columbia Eagles |
vs |
Platinum 07 |
4:45 |
A3 |
Crossfire Fastpitch (does not count) |
vs |
Lady Bears |
6:00 |
A3 |
Intensity Blue |
vs |
Platinum 07 |
Bracket games begin @ 6:00 pm Last bracket game begins @ 8:40 pm First game Sunday begins @ 8:00 am Championship will begin @ 5:00 pm ___________________________________
16U/18U- Plays at A Complex. All teams play 3 pool games and one bracket game on Saturday. Pool games are 55 mins finish the inning. Bracket games are 65 mins finish the inning. Pool games seed your team into the brackets
Time |
Field |
Team |
vs |
Team |
8:00 |
A1 |
TN Assault |
vs |
Phoenix Fastpitch |
8:00 |
A2 |
SWA Stealth |
vs |
Lady Dobbers |
9:15 |
A1 |
Hendersonville Select |
vs |
Fayetteville Tigers |
9:15 |
A2 |
SWA Stealth |
vs |
TN Thunder |
10:30 |
A1 |
TN Knockouts 04 |
vs |
Hendersonville Select |
10:30 |
A2 |
Lady Dobbers |
vs |
TN Assault |
11:45 |
A1 |
TN Thunder |
vs |
Fayetteville Tigers |
1:00 |
A1 |
TN Knockouts 04 |
vs |
Phoenix Fastpitch |
2:15 |
A1 |
SWA Stealth |
vs |
Fayetteville Tigers |
3:30 |
A1 |
Lady Dobbers |
vs |
Phoenix Fastpitch |
4:45 |
A1 |
TN Assault |
vs |
Hendersonville Select |
6:00 |
A1 |
TN Thunder |
vs |
TN Knockouts |
Bracket games begin @ 7:20 pm Last bracket game begins @ 8:40 pm First game Sunday begins @ 8:00 am Championship will begin @ 4:00 pm ___________________________________
Teams Entered
8U Bomb Squad '12 - College Grove, TN Knights 13 - Fairview, TN TN Prodigies - Charlotte, TN G1 Fastpitch '12 - Clarksville, TN TN Force 2013 - Murfreesboro, TN Wolfpack '12 - Lewisburg, TN Tennessee Tornadoes - Grassland, TN Smyrna Sox - Smyrna, TN G1 Fastpitch 13 - Clarksville, TN Rampage '12 - Murfreesboro, TN Lightning - Lawrenceburg, TN Kryptonite - Bon Aqua, TN Lady Bears - Mt Juliet, TN Southern Chaos - Lewisburg, TN
10U Gold TN Chargers - Murfreesboro, TN Southern Vortex X - Anderson, AL DC Cubs 2K11 - Dickson, TN Vexus '10 - Manchester, TN Riot 2K11 - Columbia, TN Lady Prospects - Paducah, KY
10U Silver Grassland Girls - Grassland, TN TN Tenacity - Franklin, TN SWA Stealth - Spring Hill, TN Wicked Elite - Clarksville, TN Lady Villains - Murfreesboro, TN TN Force 2011 - Murfreesboro, TN Southern Chaos 2011 - Lewisburg, TN
12U Riot 2K9 - Columbia, TN Columbia Storm - Columbia, TN Sparks Elite 08 - Madison, AL Hendersonville Select 12U - Hendersonville, TN Lady Pioneers - McMinnville, TN G1 Fastpitch - Clarksville, TN TN Tenacity - Franklin, TN
14U Mamba 07 Fastpitch - Lewisburg, TN Intensity Blue - Murfreesboro, TN Columbia Storm - Columbia, TN Columbia Eagles - Columbia, TN Platinum 07 - McMinnville, TN Lady Bears - Mt Juliet, TN Crossfire Fastpitch - Shelbyville, TN
16U/18U SWA Stealth - Spring Hill, TN Phoenix Fastpitch - Orlinda, TN Fayetteville Tigers - Fayetteville, TN Hendersonville Select 18U - Hendersonville, TN TN Thunder - Murfreesboro, TN TN Assault - Westmoreland, TN Lady Dobbers - Unionville, TN TN Knockouts 04 - Minor Hill, TN
Tournament Details
Summer State and World Series Qualifier Format: Three pool / Double elimination bracket
Tournament Fees: 8U - $230, 10U-18U $280
Tournament Discounts are listed below. Tournament Discounts apply to all tournaments except the Summer State and World Series.
Team Gate Fees: $225 (This fee is a team fee, there will not be money collected at the gate until all Covid-19 restrictions have been completely lifted for the state of TN).
No Pay-at-the-Plate
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Tournament Discount Packages
Tournament Discount - Teams signing up for (4) tournaments, receive $50 off each tournament. Teams signing up for (6) tournaments receive $60 off each tournament. Teams signing up for (8) tournaments receive $70 off each tournament. The discount you receive in the Spring/Summer will follow your team into the fall season.
In order to receive the discount package your team must submit all the dates they plan to play by April 30, 2021.
In order to sign your team up for a package, please send in your dates by text to Debbie Viviers 931-841-1507.
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All balls are furnished Top Two places will receive team and individual awards All teams need to submit a signed and completed USGF roster All teams need to submit a copy of their team insurance All teams must sanction your team online at www.usgfp.com Team managers need birth certificates in their possession throughout the tournament
When using the electronic payment for tournament fees and team gate fees:
Venmo App @Debbie-Viviers
Cash App $DebbieViviers
Paypal App deb_viviers@hotmail.com
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Online payment at www.usgfp.com through team account Make sure your players are age-eligible for your age group. The age-eligible date is Dec 31, 2020. The age a player is on this date is the age they will play through Aug 31, 2021.
Tournament Schedule: will be posted on this page the Tuesday before the tournament by 9:00 pm UNLESS announced at the top of the page.
Rules and Standards
Rules
Batters: each team can bat up to 12 batters for pool and tournament games.
Unique rule to USGF: is the courtesy runner: A courtesy runner can be used at any time once per inning. A courtesy runner does not burn your sub. However, if your courtesy runner is on base and has to come up to bat she must take an out at-bat. So, be aware of where your courtesy runner is in the lineup.
The Official Game Time: begins at the flip and the plate umpire is the keeper of the time.
Pool Play Guidelines on One Day Tournaments: Time limit will be 55minutes, finish the inning. The pool game can end in a tie. Seeding, in the case of a tie, both teams are awarded one-half (.5) a win and one-half (.5) a loss in the seeding stats. Home team is considered the official scorebook for each game. Parents/fans are welcome to keep scoreboards.
Tournament Play Guidelines on One Day Tournaments: Time limit will be 70 minutes, finish the inning. No drop dead. International tiebreaker rules apply for all elimination games if necessary. Home team is considered the official scorebook for each game. Parents/fans are welcome to keep scoreboards.
RULE 15. 6U AND 8U RULES
The game will consist of 5 innings or 55 minutes on the clock, drop dead in pool or warmup that does not seed into the brackets. Tournament bracket play will consist of 5 innings or 55 minutes finish the inning. Run Rule being declared if a team is ahead by 12 runs after 3 innings two and a half innings if the home team is ahead, or 10 runs after 4 innings three and a half innings if the home team is ahead...
...F. Each position in the batting order will be at bat a maximum of once per inning, the end of an inning will be declared when either 3 outs are made or all batters have batted one time whichever comes first. (No more than twelve (12) batters per inning with no one batting twice.) It is not an advantage to have more than 10 batters.
DP/Flex Rule: The DP/Flex rule is available for coaches that want to take advantage of it. The rule can be visited at Sec.4.ART1. DP/Flex in the online rules. There is no DP/Flex in 6U and 8U divisions.
Rules: https://usgfp.com/files/rules.php
Metal Cleats: Metal cleats are approved for the use of 14U-18U.
Rain Policy: If no games are played entry fee is returned. If one game is played one-half of the entry fee is returned. If two games are complete there are no refunds issued. No refunds for gate passes.
Park Rules: No pets, No Smoking inside the gate No cooler policy |