USSSA State Tournament


State Tournament Information Packet

MISSISSIPPI
USSSA BASEBALL 9 & 10 Year Old "Allstar" Division STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
	Congratulations on an outstanding season and welcome to the 2006 9 & 10 Year Old Allstar Division Mississippi USSSA State Championship. Your tournament host will be Vicksburg Baseball Association and it will be our goal to create an experience that the players, coaches and families will remember for the rest of their lives. Your USSSA State Director will enter teams in the appropriate age and appropriate division of play. The tournament will be played at Halls Ferry Park, Vicksburg, MS. The tournament dates will be June 30 - July 2, 2006. The USSSA Baseball program will use the "Pool-Play" format in its State Tournaments. Teams will be placed in pools where they will play a round robin within their pool. Initial seeding into pool play will be based upon USSSA Points. A single elimination format will be used in the Championship bracket following pool play. The exact format of the tournament, e.g., number of pools, number of teams in each pool, etc., will be set by the Tournament Director following USSSA Baseball guidelines and being approved by the USSSA Baseball State Director. Your team's application (Click Here for USSSA State Championship Entry Form) and cashier's check or money order for the entry fee MUST BE RECEIVED BY YOUR STATE DIRECTOR BY June 24, 2006. The State Director will then forward this material with your official roster, entry form and entry fee to State Championship Headquarters: P.O. Box 428, Southaven, MS 38671 to guarantee your spot in the tournament. Your entry fee, in the amount of $295.00 should be made payable to: USSSA Baseball. Your teams Official Roster must be entered on-line at www.USSSA.com . THE ROSTER MUST BE THE ONE THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO YOUR STATE AND/OR AREA DIRECTOR WHEN YOUR TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RULE WILL RESULT IN YOUR TEAM'S SUSPENSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THIS TOURNAMENT! *All players participating in USSSA Baseball tournament play shall have photocopies of* their original birth certificates in the possession of their team manager. Failure to have a copy of the birth certificate available upon demand will result in the offending team losing the game, being ejected from the tournament, being placed last in the standings and forfeiting all awards, sponsors travel money and tournament berths the would have been awarded at the tournament. PLAYING RULES: All playing rules shall be governed by the USSSA Baseball Handbook and the National League rules for Major League Baseball. In the event of inclement weather; All games would resume at the next possible time after a delay regardless of Tournament Dates. Any team that could not be there for that game would forfeit that game and any other games. No refunds would be allowed for teams choosing not to complete the tournament at the reschedule game time. Bracket schedules WILL NOT be released in advance. State Tournament brackets are initially seeded by USSSA Points. USSSA point totals for all teams will be tabulated on the day prior to the start of state tournament in order to accurately seed the teams.. Brackets will be given to the team manager during the manager’s meeting at the Coaches Meeting which will commence at 6:00 p.m. June 29, 2006 at the Fairfield Inn, 20 Orme Drive, Vicksburg, MS 39180. NOTE: (Pre-Tournament Meetings & Activities) There will be a manager's/coaches meeting at approximately 6:00 p.m. June 29, 2006 at the Fairfield Inn, 20 Orme Drive, Vicksburg, MS 39180. Two representatives from each team will be permitted to attend this meeting. All teams will be required to have a representative in attendance. The official schedule for when teams play will be distributed at that time. Team credential check in will commence after this meeting. Team Rosters and player birth certificates will be verified at this time. Players are NOT required to be present. AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED: A. Team trophies to the first and second place teams B. Individual awards to the first and second place teams HOTEL INFORMATION: Teams needing lodging assistance may contact Lynn Foley @ 601-619-8001. ADMISSION: During the tournament there will be a gate charge of $4.00 per person per day or $12.00 for a tournament pass. For children (6-12) the charge will be $2.00 or $6.00 for a tournament pass. This charge includes everyone except players and team coaches. A maximum of 3 player/coach passes will be issued. Tentative Itinerary: Thursday - June 29, 2006 - 6:00 P.M. Team Manager Meeting and Official Reception Thursday - June 29, 2006 - 7:00 P.M. Team Credentials Check Friday - June 30, 2006 - Morning - State Championship Play Begins Saturday - July 1, 2006 - State Championship Play continues Sunday - July 2, 2006 - State Championship Play continues / ends USSSA RULES OF CONDUCT It is the purpose of USSSA Baseball to conduct the best possible Tournament from all aspects. To achieve this objective USSSA must have the cooperation of each player, manager, coach and sponsor. We are the guest in the city that the tournament is conducted and nothing should occur that would reflect aversely on your team, players, our host city or USSSA Baseball. Therefore, it is required that all teams in the tournament comply with the following rules: 1. Team managers must have full control of their players at all times. This means "on" and "off" the field. 2. In case of disputed play or decision, team managers or captains may consult the game official. The other players and coaches or sponsors are to be kept out of the discussion. 3. Managers, coaches and players are not to fraternize with the spectators while on the playing field. At no time will participants be allowed to smoke on the field or in the coaching box. 4. At no time will participants be allowed to drink or have in their possession any alcoholic beverage while in the dugout, coaching bases or on the playing field during the course of the game. 5.Managers are to report any unsportsmanship like conduct or derogatory acts by players or spectators to the tournament director. The purpose here is to prevent any serious situation from developing that would be harmful to the tournament. 6. Managers, coaches, players, sponsors and teams are liable for the suspension by not adhering to the tournament rules in effect. This could mean suspension for a game, games tournament or a longer duration depending on the act of violation. 7.A player, coach, manager or sponsor may be suspended for fighting, abusive tactics or unbecoming acts that are detrimental and not in the best interest of USSSA baseball and tournament play. 8. Be careful of your conduct. Be sure that no actions occurs that could reflect adversely on your sponsor, team or region. Remember that the wrong actions of even one player can reflect upon you team an the game of baseball. 9. Any report by hotel or motel management, where any team competing in USSSA play is staying, of destruction of property or abuse of hotel or motel property will be dealt with sternly. Team mangers and sponsors will not be warned other than through this notice. Failure to pay hotel or motel bills can result in the team disbarment form future USSSA play. 10. Any teams submitting bad checks to the USSSA will be subject to disbarment.