I Hope This Letter Finds Your Season Off to a Great Start. We Are Looking Forward to You

Dear Coach:

I hope this letter finds your season off to a great start. We are looking forward to you participating in our tournament. We will use 5 fields at Palmer Park (574 Palmer Road, Madison, AL 35758), 6 fields at The Kiwanis Sportsplex (3590 Patton Road, Huntsville, AL 35805), as well as James Clemens High School, Discovery Middle School, Columbia High School, and Bob Jones High School Field. We appreciate all of you who are participating in the one of the largest High School tournaments in Alabama and in the Southeast. I hope your stay in Madison is an enjoyable one. If any of the workers do not make you feel welcome, let me know. Friday and Saturday’s games will be with a 1 hour 20 minute time limit. The International Tie-Breaker will also be in effect for all games. Pool games will end in a tie if still tied after 10 innings. Semi-finals and Finals will have no time limit (unless both coaches agree to use them.) I have tried to match teams up in pool play with teams they do not see during the regular season. Please have your team ready, so we can try to stay on time. I have instructed the officials to be ready as well. Enclosed you will find the maps to the fields as well as other pertinent information. If inclement weather occurs, you will be notified as soon as possible of any cancellations. Hopefully, this year the rain will stay away and we can have a great tournament.

Good Luck This Season. Sincerely,

Kent Chambers (256) 796-2508 Home (256) 651-0966 Cell (256) 772-BJHS School [email protected] Twitter: @bjhssoftball BOB JONES HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL INVITATIONAL DATES: April 2-4, 2015 LOCATION: Palmer Park, Sportsplex, James Clemens HS, Discovery MS, Columbia HS, Bob Jones HS; Madison and Huntsville, Alabama FORMAT: Friday-Pool play. Saturday 55 team single elimination. Sanctioned by AHSAA and National Federation. ENTRY FEE: $200 (Balance due prior to first game). One playable ball per game (must be cor 47 optic yellow). This is in conjunction with the AHSAA and National Federation. AWARDS: Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place(2). T-shirts for championship team. TOURNEY DIRECTORS: Bob Jones Field – Steven Fisher (Tournament Coordinator). Palmer Park – Lori Manis (BJHS Dug-Out Club Member). Donnie Anderson (BJHS Dug-Out Club Member) Sportsplex – Eric Widell (BJHS Dug-Out Club Member) Greg Johnson (BJHS Dug-Out Club Member) Discovery Middle – Dawn Wilson - Head Coach James Clemens HS – AJ Daugherty - Head Coach Columbia HS – Chuck Nickey – Head Coach FACILITIES: 15 fields. A certified trainer will be on duty at each park, furnished by Huntsville Hospital. RULES: National Federation and AHSAA Rules. Coin toss for home team (home team will be official book). Game time is forfeit time. If we get ahead of schedule, we will move games up. 1 hour 20 minute time limit – ( next inning begins when 3 rd out is made) No time limit – Semi Finals and Finals.(Unless both coaches agree) 10 Run Rule – 5 Innings. 15 Run Rule – 3 Innings International Tie-Breaker for all games This is for the kids, so let’s all conduct ourselves in a respectful manner. POOL PLAY TIEBREAKERS: (2 teams) Head-To-Head (3 teams) 1. Run differential (Maximum 7 per game) 2. Runs allowed 3. Runs scored 4. Results of Thursday’s Game(for those that played) 5. Draw by lot