Teams may start a pool game with 8 players if they are short.

NOTE 8:30 AM TO 10 AM IS CAMP FOR 18 UNDER AND POOLS A and B IN 16 Under Fields 5-8
16 Under POOLS C through H report to camp at 10 am or after your 9:00 am game this camp runs till 12 noon



Pool Play Rule adjustment
I have heard from several teams with issues on Saturday with enough players due to school activities. FOR POOL PLAY ONLY – we will allow a team to start the game with 8, and take an out in the 9th spot in the line-up spot for the missing player. This is a special concession to help with POOL PLAY ONLY!

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Teams based on 2022 season age eligibility
No player may play for more than 1 team during the event, regardless of age.

POOL GAMES' RULES
NFHS rules apply except for the following:
1. A Coin toss will be conducted at Home Plate to determine the Home/Visitor team.
2. Pool Games will be 80 minutes finish the inning, or 7 innings, whichever occurs first. The Game begins at the conclusion of the Pre-Game Conference. A Pool Game may end sooner than 80 minutes if the Run Ahead Rule is invoked (10 after 4, 8 after 5, 6 after 6). A Pool game may end in a Tie.
3. The Final Score will be verified by both Umpires and both Head Coaches before they leave the Field of Play.
4. Teams may bat 9 players, any number of players, or utilize a continuous batting order only during POOL PLAY. Bracket is straight 9 or DP/FLEX.
5. Free Defensive Substitutions are allowed ONLY DURING POOL PLAY.
6. Courtesy Runner for Pitcher or Catcher will be the last batter due up if using continuous batting order, or eligible substitute if batting less than entire roster.
7. Pitching Rules. 43’ Only an obvious illegal pitch will be called.
8. Jewelry is permitted unless deemed dangerous by the umpires, in which case it shall be removed.
9. The bat shall bear either the 2000, 2004 or the USA Softball All Games certification mark.
10. These games are NON Protest games. Umpires' decision on the field is final.
11. SEEDING: Pool play results determine seeding into the single elimination bracket. Teams will receive two points for a win, one point for a tie and no points for a loss. If pool play results in a tie, pool standing will be determined by: a) head to head results between tied teams. When more than two teams tie, head-to-head will be used only if one team has beaten all other tied teams or one team has lost to all other tied teams; b) run differential; c) fewest runs allowed in all pool games; d) a coin flip. When more than two teams tie, after a team is selected during any step, the tiebreaker reverts back to step a) to select the next highest seeded team.
BRACKET GAME'S RULES
NFHS rules apply except for the following:
1. A Coin Toss will be conducted at Home Plate to determine the Home/Visitor team.
2. Bracket Games will be 90 minutes finish the inning. A Bracket Game may end sooner if the Run Ahead Rule is invoked (10 after 4, 8 after 5, 6 after 6).
3. The Final Score will be verified by both Umpires and both Head Coaches before they leave the Field of Play.
4. The Tie Breaker Rule will be employed if the score is tied after the conditions of Rule 2 above are satisfied. The runner placed on 2nd Base will be the last player to have completed her turn at bat in the previous inning.
5. Pitching Rules. Pitching Rules. 43’ Only an obvious illegal pitch will be called.
6. Jewelry is permitted unless deemed dangerous by the umpires, in which case it shall be removed.
7. The bat shall bear either the 2000, 2004 or the USA Softball All Game certification mark.
8. Bracket is straight 9 or DP/FLEX. Starters and subs may reenter 1 time each, in the same spot in the batting order. Courtesy runner for pitcher or catcher in bracket is an eligible sub.