Tournament Information

Town & Country Softball Tournament

Entry Fee: $250.00 per team; must be paid in advance to Town & Country, PO Box 75, Delphi, IN 46923 to be eligible — For 2nd round qualifiers: Advancement fee - $75 per team paid directly to next host site upon arrival

 

Tournament Host Rules

• Host site shall establish a “Tournament Director” position that does not also coach or manage a team. It can be more than one person filling the role during a round as long as a designated person is on-site during all games.

• Host site shall designate a person to check each player’s birth certificate that plays at your site. At the District level, this should be someone other than the Tournament Director. No player shall be allowed to play until proof of age has been provided & no team allowed to play is form is either not completed. The designated person will initial in the far right column beside each player’s information at the time of check-in.

• After the District round, the Tournament Director must simply verify that each player has been cleared to play.

• The Tournament Director will appoint a “Protest and Rules Committee” for each game of the tournament.  Protests will be resolved before play resumes. The committee shall consist of the Tournament Director and 1 coach or parent from each team involved, with input from the umpires. The team Manager cannot serve on the protest committee. All protests should be resolved in a peaceful and professional manner without having to call League Officials. Any loss of perspective & any type of verbal or physical abuse will be grounds for ejection, forfeiture of game &/or team, law enforcement if needed & ban from future participation in the tournament.

• The tournament host shall provide 2 “patched” umpires & 1 adult scorekeeper per tournament.

• Host will provide all game balls needed to run a successful tournament.  Any player that hits a home run shall be awarded the ball.

 

Team Roster Rules

• A team cannot exceed 13 players, 1 manager, & 2 coaches. A scorekeeper may accompany the team in the dugout. The roster must be selected from players who participated in at least ½ of their regular season team’s scheduled games. Rosters may not be changed once a team starts play of their first District tournament game.

• Each player must furnish a legal birth certificate to be eligible for the tournament.  The Town & Country Board of Directors must approve any other documents used for proof of age.

• Ages determined by age as of January 1st, as per ASA guidelines.

• A player can be listed on two different tournament team rosters from the same league, but not on the same age level & can only play for one team at a time per round (i.e. a 10-yr-old plays on 10u District team, then the 12u Semi-State team)

 

Tournament Playing Rules

• The tournament will follow ASA guidelines, with modifications as noted.

• 2-hour time limit on all 10u, 12u & 14u games except championship games -- No new inning shall start after 2-hour time limit, unless there is a tie.  All 8u games, except championship games, shall have a 1:45 time limit.

• A new inning shall be considered started upon the completion of the third out in the bottom-half of the inning.

• A Starting Pitcher can only re-enter one time to pitch as long she is occupies the same spot in the batting order.  Same as any starting player can only re-enter one time as long she is occupies the same spot in the batting order – Normal substitution rules apply.

• All loser’s brackets & elimination games suspended for weather will be finished to their entirety.  However, a team can choose to forfeit as desired.

• All Town & Country League softball tournament games shall be scheduled for six innings in duration, unless extra innings are needed.

 

2012 Town & Country Tournament Entry form
7th Annual Girls' SOFTBALL Tourney

Tournament Entry form & payment is required & is due by July 1st deadline!

IMPORTANT DATES: Entry & Drop Deadline – June 25th (fees are still due if team drops after 6/25)

• Please send fees with your entry form, must be paid before team can play
• Brackets posted on website no later than Tuesday afternoon, July 3rd
• Tournament information packets will be mailed to contact at address listed below on or around July 3rd, please allow time for delivery & DO NOT call for status updates
• Opening rounds for 10u & 12u start as early as Thursday, July 12th
• 10u & 12u Tourney Finals start Friday, July 20th
• 8 & Under – may start as early as Tuesday, July 10th thru Monday July 16th
• 14 & Under – may start as early as Tuesday, July 10th thru Monday July 16th
• All tournaments use ASA guidelines, with other specifics both on website in softball section & in tournament packet information

QUESTIONS?  Please first try website at www.townandcountryleague.com for most answers.  All updates will be posted on website ASAP.  Please DO NOT call for brackets, game results, rules, etc.

Please complete the registration information below & return by email, fax (765) 564-6202 or mail to:

Town & Country Youth League                
c/o: Nelson Smith, Commissioner               
P.O. Box 75                                                   
Delphi, Indiana 46923