NATIONALQUALIFIERGAMEPLAYRULES
1.
Tournamentissanctionedbyandwillbegovernedbyrules.
2.
Coachesmustcheckinpriortotheirfirstgame.
AllteamsmustturninacopyoftheofficialUSSSAroster,signedbyallplayers,andproofof
insurance.Therearenoexceptions.Allteamsmusthavecopiesofbirthcertificatesavailable
toproduceuponrequest.
3.
Teamsmustbereadytoplay30mins.priortoscheduledtime.
4.
Noseeds,shellednuts,nogum.Thisisthroughoutentirefacilityandincludesfans.
5.
Nosofttossintonetsorfences.
6.
Nometalcleats.Allotherfootwearisapproved.
7.
BracketseedswillbedeterminedbyallpoolgamesthruUSSSAonlinesystem.
8.
Cointosswilldeterminehometeamthroughouttournament.
9.
Championshipgameswillhave90min.timelimit.(perUSAES)
10. RunRules-12runleadafter3innings,10runleadafter4innings,8runleadafter5innings
11. TieBreaker-Poolplay-Iftiedattheendoftimelimit-tieswillbeawarded.(perUSAES)
Inbracketplay,theITBwillbeusedwiththelastcompletedatbatstartingat2ndbaseeach
inninguntilthereisawinner.Thereisnocountwithnoouts.
12. Courtesyrunner-anyonenotinthepresentlineup.
13. Teammanagersmustmaintaincontactwithtournamentdirectoratalltimes.LSSCreserves
therighttoalterthetournamentformatduetoweatherorunforeseencircumstances.
14. Anyforfeitedgamesshallbescored7-0.
15. Hometeamwillbetheofficialscorekeeper.
Scoresshouldbeverifiedevery1⁄2inningbythevisitingteam.
16. Scorekeepersshouldverifytheirgamescoreswiththeplateumpire.
17. LSSCisaZeroToleranceFacility.Thisincludesplayers,coaches,andspectators.Violatorswill
beescortedoutofthefacility.Anycoachorplayerremovedfromagameforunsportsmanlike
conductwillbesubjecttoremovalfromanyoralladditionalgamesorentiretournamentifso
deemedbyLSSCstaff.
18. Gameguaranteesarealwaysweatherpermitting.LSSChastherighttochangeformatdueto
unforeseencircumstances.