Loudonville Invitational - 14 and 16 and Under

Loudonville Tournament 2015 Loudonville, Ohio Loudonville Annual ASA Fastpitch Softball Tournaments Jessica Matz, Tournament Director Cell Phone: 419-685-4247 E-Mail: [email protected]

Thank you for registering to participate in the 2016 Loudonville ASA Fastpitch Softball Tournament. We feel you will be given excellent competition in your games.

We are using the fields in Loudonville and Perrysville, which are located as follows:

Field #1 Riverside Park, Loudonville Field #2 Riverside Park, Loudonville Field #3 Old Wally Road, Loudonville Field #4 Old Wally Road, Loudonville Field #5 Perrysville, Perrysville Field #6 Perrysville, Perrysville Field #7 Loudonville High School, Loudonville

 NO GATE FEES and FREE PROGRAMS  Tournament T-Shirts will be on sale at Riverside Park ONLY. Cost $15-17  There will be a stocked concession stand for your convenience located at Riverside Park and Perrysville fields. These concessions are run by and manned by The Loudonville Youth, Inc. and Perrysville Youth League supporters of the boys and girls youth programs.  We pride ourselves on having a clean and family oriented facility. Please encourage the pick- up and proper disposal of trash.  We will do everything we can to make your stay worthwhile. Please note the following regulations we have established to ensure everything runs smoothly.  For information on the Loudonville/Perrysville Area visit www.loudonville-mohican.com

Regulations:

1. Please arrive at least 45 minutes prior to your first game. All coaches must report to the Tournament Director, Jessica Matz, before they play their first game. (Located at the GRAY BARN @ Riverside Park) If needed, we will check the rosters and birth certificates. All teams must have an A.S.A. Sanction Card, proof of insurance, ACE certification, background checks, concussion certificates, and official/signed A.S.A. roster. If you do not have an A.S.A. Sanction Card, you may secure a sanction number for a $30.00 fee at the tournament site prior to your first game.

2. There will be two (2) A.S.A. certified umpires assigned to each game. The 16U and 18U Championship Games will be assigned three (3) umpires. Any protest must be submitted with a $100.00 protest fee. The fee will be refunded if your protest is upheld. The Protest Committee will be designated prior to the first game.

3. The game time is the forfeit time. In case of rain, all games will be played in order and will start as soon as the previous game has concluded. Your team will be expected to be ready to play in the aforementioned order should a rain delay occur. Any changes will be posted at the Gray Barn at Riverside Park located by Field #2 or at the tournament director’s discretion.

Revised 7/10/15 4. Teams may bat all rostered players during Pool Play, and all games will have 1 hour 30 minute time limit. Only the current inning may be finished after time limit. Anything not specified in tournament rules and regulations will follow ASA rules. Bracket play will be straight ASA.

5. Schedules for Pool Play and the Bracket are available on TournamentASA.com and by the gray barn at Riverside during the tournament. Coaches are responsible for retrieving all schedules from TournamentASA.com. Placement for Sunday brackets will be based on each team’s performance through the end of Pool Play. A point system will be used (Win=3, Tie=2, Loss=1). Ties will be broken as follows: A. Least runs allowed, then B. Most runs scored, then C. Coin toss.

6. If you should have any questions, please contact Jessica Matz. She will be located in the vicinity of the Gray Barn at Riverside and/or the Riverside Concession Stand during the tournament or call/text 419-685-4247.

7. Home Team will be determined by a coin flip. Home Team will keep the Official Book.

8. Run spreads will be enforced. Fifteen runs ahead after 3 innings of play or twelve runs ahead after 4 innings of play or eight runs ahead after 5 innings of play will end the game.

9. 12U pitching distance shall be 40 feet. 12U teams may NOT wear metal cleats according to the ASA Equipment Rules.

10. 14U, 16U and 18U pitching distance shall be 43 feet. 14U, 16U and 18U ASA sanctioned teams MAY wear metal cleats according to the ASA Equipment Rules.

11. During bracket play if a game is tied after 7 complete innings or when the time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes is up and the current inning is complete, we will go to the International Tie Breaker. NO new innings will start after the time limit is up, except the International Tie Breaker. There will be NO time limits on the semi-finals and championship games.

12. ALL COACHES must report the final score of each game within one hour of game completion. Please report scores at the Gray Barn in Riverside Park in person, by text or call. Scores will be posted on TournamentASA.com shortly after being reported to the director. If technical problems should occur, the tournament director will send out a mass text message to all teams, and teams will be responsible for checking with the director in person or by phone for tournament progress and Sunday bracket placement results.

13. If games are canceled on Saturday due to weather conditions, Sunday brackets will be determined by the last full round of games played by ALL teams (Example: If 8 teams completed 3 sets of games and 4 teams completed 2 sets of games, Sunday Finals will be based on the first 2 sets of games completed by all teams.) or at the tournament director’s discretion.

14. If a rain out occurs during the Sunday bracket games, the winner will be determined based on bracket play performance in the last full round of games played by ALL teams and ties will be broken using the method mentioned in Item 4 of the Regulations listed above. Pool play performance will be considered if only one round of bracket play has been completed.

We want this to be a great softball experience for the players and spectators alike and will do what it takes to accomplish that goal. Let us know of any concerns or suggestions you might have which Loudonville Tournament 2015 Loudonville, Ohio will help us meet this objective. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in making this an enjoyable tournament weekend.

Revised 7/10/15