SPRING SHOOTOUT 2005

TUCSON ARIZONA

TOURNAMENT RULES

1. ASA rules will govern play.

2. Format will consist of pool games followed by elimination round.  Pool games

will determine the seeding into the elimination bracketing. 3 Team pools may play each other 2 times.

3. Home team will be determined by the flip of a coin and be the official scorekeeper.

4. Game balls will be provided.

5. 15 runs after any inning, 12 run rule after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, or 8 runs after 4 ½

or 5 innings will be in affect.

6. No uniform protests on non-matching uniforms.

7. No new inning will start after 1 hour and 30 minutes and ties will stand at the end of time

limit in pool games. No new inning will start after 1 hour and 45 minutes in

championship games. Run rule in effect in championship games. Time will start at

first warmup pitch.

8. International tiebreaker after 7 innings, if time remaining and in elimination games.

9. All Rules protests will be settled at game time by the Tournament committee and head umpire.

10. Game time is forfeit time.

11. Tournament format and scheduling may be changed if conditions or weather dictate.

12. Trophies and/or Individual Medals will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place.

13. No infield practice prior to games.

14. One defensive (mobile) coach will be allowed on the field

15. Teams will be seeded from intra-pool play as follows:

a. Most wins.  Tie is 1/2 Win

b. Head to head if 2 teams tied.

c. Least number of runs given up.

d. Most runs scored.

e. Coin flip.

Team manager is responsible for ensuring game times and reporting scores

Tournament directors:

Tom Tengler  C 275-9835     Jon Taylor C 240-0316      Yvette Gradillas C 235-6968