"Turbo Baseball Tournaments" are designed to create an accelerated event that will include all the competition and excitement of a normal weekend tournament, but to fullfill all these needs at a pace that will be accomplished in one day.
How does it work?
It is a minimum 3 and maximum 10 team event
All Coaches will arrive at designated times to do a blind draw for tournament brackets
All games have a 5 inning or 55 minute time limit.
No Drop dead- no new inning after 55 minutes.
Four Run Rule Per Inning for All Ages, No mercy rule on game, Play til time.
Pitchers are allowed 18 outs for the day.
You can not check the other teams pitching once your game starts.
Umpire Cards will be available at control site
No Forfeits, Pitcher will be removed from mound if any infraction.
Tournament format will be a double elimination format
No "if necessary game" Championship Games is Championship
One free defensive time out (visit to mound) per game - no offensive time outs
No team meetings on the fields after the Games, Please clear Dugouts ASAP
No Tie games, must have a winner. Tie breaker rules in effect after regulation
3 Game guarantee ( first teams eliminated will play a consolation game or bracket for medals)