Topton VIP's 4th of July Tournament
Rules and Regulations

General Information

  1. All teams shall use their regular season roster (NO PICK-UP PLAYERS)
  2. Manager's are expected to report to the tournament director upon arrival to register and receive their team packets.  The scorer's booth located at field #1 is designated at tournament headquarters. 
  3. Ground rules for each of the fields will be the usual ground rules of the field and will be specified at the start of the first game by the umpires
  4. Warm-up prior to a game shall be taken anywhere outside the playing field fence.
  5. No infield or outfield except prior to the 1st game of the day. 
  6. Coin toss will take place during the 5th inning of the preceding game
  7. Home Team -------3rd Base dugout
    Visitors Team -----1st Base dugout
  8. Line-up cards are to be completed and given to the official scorer before the end of the preceding game
  9. The ASA run ahead rule will be in affect. 
  10. Each coach and/or manager is a member of the committee to select the Most Valuable Player and Pitcher as well as Defensive Player.  Be certain to submit nominations at the specified time.  
  11. Submit your selection for Most Valuable Player and Pitcher at the conclusion of each game played in the tournament. 
  12. In the event of rain, each manager is responsible for reporting directly to the tournament commissioner at Field #1 for information about the rescheduling of times and game.  
  13. In the event of rain, the following order of finish will be used to determine the tournament champion: 
    A.  Best Record
    B.  Most Games Won
    C.  Most Runs Scored
    D.  Least Runs Given Up
  14. The tiebreaker will go into effect after 7 complete innings, expect in the Championship game. 
  15. Games will start 10 minutes after the previous game is completed.  Absolutely no infield, outfield or batting on the field prior to starting the game.  
  16. There are NO courtesy runners!  
  17. The ASA Rules will govern anything NOT included above.

Disclaimer:  In the event of any questions or problems during the tournament, please call: John Sheptock, 610-659-8554; Ron Bohner, 610-780-3599 or Judy Horning, 610-451-2409.   

 

Lyon Fire Co. Field - 610-682-1730

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