2019 Tennessee Summer Showcase

Ridley Park - Columbia, TN

**Our last round of Saturday night games have been pushed into tomorrow morning due to lightning. Play will resume at 9am. Brackets will be seeded after the 9am game.

Tournament Schedule - Playing on Complex B
Games will start at 9:00 am/ Break for Camp at 2:00-4:30/ Will resume games 5:00 pm/ Brackets will be played on Sunday.

If some of your players want to register for the camp please fill out a registration form. They can also register Saturday morning. Click the link below.

Camp Registration Link 

14U 

Bracket will begin @ 9:00 am Sunday
Championship game will begin 1:00 pm Sunday
                                  

18U 

Bracket will begin @ 9:00 am Sunday
Championship game will begin 2:30 pm Sunday

Tournament Details

When: July 20-21, 2019  

Where: Ridley Park, Complex B, fields 3,4,5 and 6 - Columbia, TN

Tournament Fees: $500

Gate passes 1-Day $10.00, Weekend $15.00    

Player Profiles: We are providing player profile booklets to all college coaches. All teams are required to complete player profile forms. If you want to use this form download complete and email to douglaswjackson@yahoo.com  Click to Download Player Profile Form your forms must be received by July 17th to be included in the pack of teams given to each school representative.

Colleges Attending 

Columbia State Community College
Mississippi College
Pensacola Community College
AL A&M
Motlow State Community College
Volunteer State Community College
Jackson State Community College

                                                                                            
 
Teams Entered

14U
TN Force - Murfreesboro, TN
Hype 2025 - Gallatin, TN
Sharks - Muscle Shoals, AL
Surge Fastpitch - Franklin, TN

16U/18U
TN Strikers 02 - LaVergne, TN
Bama Elite - Killen, AL
Tennessee Snipers - Lascassas, TN
Hustle Factory South - Lawrenceburg, TN 
West KY Force - Mayfield, KY
Ridge Runners - Greenbrier, TN 
Middle TN Outlaws - Franklin, TN
Tennessee Thumpers - Mt Pleasant, TN

Tournament Details 

Balls:  Teams supply game balls, game balls must be new .47 core 375 compression ball. Balls will be available for purchase at the tournament for $60.00 per dozen or $6 each. AD STARR spirit ball.
Refund Policy: Once you are accepted into the tournament NO refund will be granted. We only issue credits for future events granted we find another team to fill your spot. If a team drops out two weeks prior to the event NO refund or credit will be given.
Rain Policy: The tournament director reserves the right to delay or reschedule games as needed. In the case of rain delays, a restricted schedule may be implemented. If any pool games get rained out we will use Sunday to make these games up and the elimination round will be eliminated. Any rain out games will be canceled without money refunded. The head coach is responsible for finding out changed game times in the event of rain.

Tournament Details:

• The home team will be decided by coin toss. Line up cards are to be turned into the official scorekeeper before each game. Visiting teams are responsible for keeping the scoreboard and the home team is responsible for keeping the official scorebook.
• The pitching distance for this tournament will be set at 43 feet.
• If your team is short of players you can pick up players from teams playing in the event to complete pool games and your score is recorded as a forfeit. If you do not have enough players to play in the single elimination bracket you can not play. 
• Teams supply game balls, new .47 core 375 compression ball.
• Metal cleats are permitted in this event.
• There will be no protests allowed in this tournament.

Official Rules

Substitutions:  Free defensive substitutions are allowed as long as the batting order does not change. In this tournament, you will be allowed to bat 12 players. Teams may utilize the courtesy runner rule for catchers & pitchers only. The definition of a courtesy runner is a player who is not currently in the batting order. If you don‘t have any subs your last batted out may be used for the pitcher or catcher.

Game Time:  Exposure pool games are 1 hour and 10 minutes finish the inning with NO tiebreaker being played. Elimination games will be 1 hour and 15 minutes with the mercy rules in effect. 

Format: 3 Pool, Single Elimination

Run Rule: There is NO run rule for pool play games. Elimination run-rule games will be 12 after 3, 10 after 4, 8 after 5. 

Tie Breaker: International tie-breaking rules. Last battered out on second with no outs.

Seeding for single elimination bracket:

• Win / Loss Record
• Head To Head (If It Applies)
• Runs Allowed
• Runs Earned
• Coin Toss

College Coach Request:  If a college coach has a request to see a specific player run or play a position. The tournament director reserves the right to ask the team coaches to accommodate the request.

Time Management rules:

1. The pitcher will get 5 warm-up pitches to begin the game thereafter she will get two.
2. The batter must receive signs with one foot in the batter's box.
3. One offensive conference per inning, and one defensive conference per inning, on the 2nd trip to the mound you must take your pitcher out.
4. There will be no arguing of calls by the coaches and there will be no protesting of games, the first purpose of the tournament is exposure and the games will not be stopped due to these matters.

***The tournament director has the right to alter any of the above information as seen fit***