Tournament Notes

Captains Check-In : 8:30 am @ the Scorer's Table which will be located in foul territory behind 1st base on Diamond 1, along the train tracks. 1 Captain from each team is responsible for signing in at this time.

Other than the location noted above, all teams should set up their base camps in the direct vicinity of the diamonds they're playing on. First come, first served.

LEAGUE NOTE > The hope is that ALL 16 teams are out on the Diamonds and unloading their gear no later than 8:30am, even if your team has a 9 o'clock BYE... A Captain from each of our (16) teams is required to check in at the Scorer's Table between 8:30 and 8:55.

CRUCIAL > Prior to Tournament Day, please PRINT and REVIEW the rules. All rules used during the regular season are in effect on Tournament Day except where otherwise noted. Every team is required to have a copy of the rules with them on game day.

The Final Four finish in the money: $200 for the Champions, $100 for the Runner-up and $50 each for 3rd & 4th Place.

PLEASE NOTE; If you finish in the Final Four and fail to pick up your prize money on Tournament Day... it reverts back to the League's slush fund, never to be seen again.

BATHROOM INFO; Unfortunately there are no longer any facilities on UPPER Hutchinson leaving you with two choices if an actual restroom is what's needed. The closest restroom for those on Diamonds 2 & 3 can be found at the south end of LOWER Hutchinson Fields right off the sidewalk. From Diamond 3 you would cross Columbus and then head south down the sidewalk looking to your left... For those of you on Diamonds 1 & 4, the closest restrooms are at Buckingham Fountain. Cross to the northeast corner of Columbus and Balbo and then walk towards the Fountain at a 45 degree angle.

IMPORTANT : All teams are responsible for making sure all their trash ends up in a garbage can.

Tournament Play

The brackets are seeded from the Regular Season Final Standings and can be found here. Each team will play every other team once inside their (4) team bracket.

Pre-Final 4 Tournament games will be (6) innings. No extra-innings, ties are allowed. Every effort should be made to start your games promptly and to complete them within the hour alloted.

How the Horn Works

The horn will blow at 5 minutes to the hour (i.e. 8:55, 9:55, etc.)

The horn will be handled a little differently on Tournament Day and this is IMPORTANT, so make sure that your in understanding of how this reads...

(a) If the horn blows and it is currently the top half of the inning, that inning will be the last inning played.

(b) If the horn blows and it is currently the bottom half of the inning, (1) more inning will be allowed assuming that it is not already the 6th inning (last inning of the game).

If the horn blows and the game is already in the 6th inning, that will be the last inning of the game regardless of what half of the inning it is. If the game is tied at the end of the 6th inning, that game will be recorded as a tie.

Official Scorekeeping

As mentioned above, the Master Scoreboard for the Tournament will be located foul territory behind 1st base on Diamond 1, along the train tracks. The final score of each game must be reported here by a (Captain) representative from each team involved at the conclusion of every game. If only one Captain reports and initials, that will be the score that's official, No Exceptions.

IMPORTANT : I (Nic) must be the one that writes the score down on the Scoreboard... If I am busy still playing a game or otherwise involved, you'll need to wait... it won't take that long... This is to ensure the integrity of the Scoreboard.

Guarantees

The top (4) seeds from the regular season are guaranteed a 9am bye. The top (8) seeds from the regular season are guaranteed (2) home-games and (1) away-game within Tournament play.

Captains are responsible for knowing their teams schedule and having their teams ready to go at game time.

Tie-Breakers

At the conclusion of Tournament play (3pm)... each Bracket will send its best team to the Final Four. Bracket winners will be determined first by Record, then by Least Runs Allowed, then by Most Runs Scored, then by Head-to-Head within the Bracket, and finally, by Seed.