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League: Mandeville, LA JULY 6-13, 2008
Congratulations
on an outstanding season and welcome to the 2008 USSSA Baseball World
Series. Your tournament host
will be Mandeville's Pelican Park and Billy Vaughn 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 of
play. Click here for your USSSA
State Director . The tournament will be played at the
Mandeville's Pelican Park in Mandeville,
LA
on July
6-13, 2008. The
USSSA Baseball program will use the "Pool-Play" format in
its World Series. Teams
will be placed in pools where they will play a round robin within
their pool. Teams will then be
placed in a Championship bracket following pool play or a
Consolation bracket. 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
National Committee. Your teams Official Roster must be entered on-line at www.USSSA.com and have yours State Directors Approval. Your
team's ENTRY FORM ,
OFFICIAL ROSTER and cashier's check
or money order only, for the entry fee MUST
BE RECEIVED BY YOUR STATE
DIRECTOR BY JUNE 30,
2007.
The State Director will then forward this material with your
official roster and a letter of transmittal to World Series
Headquarters to
guarantee your spot in the tournament.
Your entry fee, in the amount of $495.00 should be made payable
to: USSSA Baseball. THE
ROSTER WE RECEIVE MUST BE SIGNED BY YOUR STATE DIRECTOR.
THIS 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! PLAYERS WILL BE
INDIVIDUALLY CHECKED IN AT EACH TOURNAMENT WITH PROPER USSSA
APPROVED ID OR BIRTH CERTIFICATES. Please review the USSSA RULES OF CONDUCT. 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
that
would have been awarded at the
tournament. Tentative Itinerary: July 6, 2008
9:00 a.m. CASTINE CENTER OPENS FOR VENDOR SET-UP 10:00-12:00 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY (CASTINE CENTER) 10:00 STAR SPANGLED BANNER; COLOR GUARD; PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS; GUEST SPEAKER 11:00 MARDI GRAS PARADE 11:45 SECOND LINE PARADE OUT OF BUILDING 12:30-1:30 p.m. MANAGERS MEETING (WHITE GYM) MOM'S LUNCHEON (WHITE GYM) 1:00 p.m. SKILLS COMPETITION (BLUE COMPLEX) 2:00 p.m. PIN TRADING (BLUE COMPLEX) 4:00 p.m. END July 7, 2008 World Series Play Begins 8:00am NOTE: 1.
Any player who before May 1st reaches their 15th
birthday shall not be eligible to play in the 14 and Under World
Series. 2.
Any player can play in a higher age classification but cannot
play in a lower age group. 3.
Dimensions will be as prescribed in the USSSA
Baseball Handbook. 4.
All players must be fully uniformed, which includes the
following: Pants, sox, cap, and team shirt with numbers that are
non-duplicating and at least three inches in height. 5.
Managers and coaches must wear a baseball cap with team
insignia and will be properly dressed. (Coaches may wear coaches'
shorts, but they must have team jersey on). 6.
While in the field, as a defensive player, team caps must be
worn. 7.
Protest on uniforms will not be allowed.
It shall be the Tournament Directors responsibility regarding
uniform legality. Violation
of the uniform rule will result in the violator being allowed to
conform or be removed from the game. 8. Metal spikes are allowed in certain age groups. Please check the rule book to verify. Please note that facilities may have rules about pitchers wearing metal spikes. We will post this information as we receive it. 9.
A full-use batting helmet which covers the top and back of the
head and the side of the face must be worn by every player while in
the on deck circle, when at bat and while on the bases. 10.
All bat boys/girls will wear full-use batting helmets when
their team is at bat. 11.
The catcher must wear a full-use catchers helmet an mask. 12.
All playing rules not specifically covered above shall be
governed by the USSSA
Baseball Handbook and the National League rules for Major League
Baseball. No Food or Drinks are allowed to be brought in park. Teams will be allowed to bring one water cooler into dugout. Only small ice chest with rags will be allowed. Only one (1) per dugout allowed. All teams must provide their own water coolers and cups. Brackets and schedules WILL NOT be mailed out in advance. Official Brackets will be given to the team manager during the manager’s meeting. Please do not call for this information in advance. It will only be given out at the manager's meeting. Lodging Information Click here for Lodging Information Pre-Tournament
Events
Team credential check-in will commence after this meeting. This will take place at the Team Moms meeting. Team Rosters and player birth certificates will be verified at this time. Team Social and the Opening Ceremonies and "Parade of Teams" will begin at ???? P.M.. All teams will participate and should be in full uniform. Tournament play may begin after opening ceremonies. Awards
to be Presented: A.
Team trophies to the first four teams B. Individual awards to the first - fourth place teams C.
Consolation, champion and runner-up team award D.
Individual awards to first and second place consolation teams E.
Outstanding offensive player award F.
Outstanding defensive player award G. MVP award H. Individual awards to All World Team Admission during the tournament will be $7.00 per person per day or $25.00 for a tournament pass. For children (6-12) the charge will be $4.00 or $15.00 for a tournament pass. This charge includes everyone except players and team coaches. A maximum of 3 player/coach passes will be issued. Souvenir World Series T-Shirts / Tournament Passes: Avoid the rush at the World Series for Souvenirs, T-Shirts and Tournament Passes. This T-Shirt is only available by pre-order. This gives you the opportunity to preorder these items in advance. Click here, T-SHIRTS or TOURNAMENT PASSES (Passes can be paid for at team mom's meeting) to avoid waiting in line, your pre-ordered items will be available and waiting on you at the “Team Moms” meeting. Pre Order T-Shirts - This Design Only Available Pre Order. Design will be posted on home page shortly. I don't have the design at this time. I will post it when the tournament host sends it to us.
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