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2021 USGF Summer State Tournament
Ring Event
Two Day Tournament
Ridley Park - 6148 Trotwood Ave
Columbia, TN
Veterans Memorial Park - 115 Floyd Mayfield Dr
LaVergne, TN
Teams Entered
8U
Tri Star Legends '13- Murfreesboro, TN
TN Force '13 - Murfreesboro, TN
G1 Fastpitch - Clarksville, TN
Southern Chaos - Lewisburg, TN
Riot 2K13 - Columbia, TN
8U REC
Wolfpack '12 - Lewisburg, TN
10U
SWA Stealth - Spring Hill, TN
MJ Wicked 2K11 - Mt Juliet, TN
Smyrna Sox - Smyrna, TN
DC Cubs 2K11 - Dickson, TN
Fearless Elite '11 - Mt Juliet, TN
Vexus '10 - Manchester, TN
TN Chargers 2010 - Murfreesboro, TN
TN Force '11 - Murfreesboro, TN
Lady Villains - Murfreesboro, TN
Strike Zone - Mt Juliet, TN
Lightning 2011 - Lawrenceburg, TN
Dirt Dobbers - Unionville, TN
10U REC
Smyrna Sox '11 - Smyrna, TN
12U
Knights 2009 - Nashville, TN
Lightning '08 - Lawrenceburg, TN
Dirt Divas - Lewisburg, TN
TN Force - Murfreesboro, TN
Bombers - Mt Pleasant, TN
12U REC
14U
Intensity Blue - Murfreesboro, TN
Music City Madness - Old Hickory, TN
16U
Shockerz 05 - Murfreesboro, TN
18U
Tournament Details
Format: Two pool / Double Elimination
Qualifications: All teams must have played in two qualifying tournaments or one NIT event.
Recreational teams qualify through their leagues. Rec all-star teams must be 100% from your recreation league. If you are from a small community and your league enter-leagues with a neighboring city, you may include those players to put together an all-star team. All teams must present a roster one week before the tournament with the league presidents signature and a statement from the president on league letterhead that all the players on the roster registered for and participatead in the league.
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Tournament Fees: 8U - $250, 10U-18U $275
Tournament discount do not apply to the State or World Series tournaments.
Team Gate Fees: $250 (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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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 your team insurance
All teams must sanction your team online at www.usgfp.com
Team managers need birth certificates in your possession throughout the tournament
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When using 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. 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 score book 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 score book 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 gate
No cooler policy |
