Below are brackets for this weekend’s 2024 Vancleave League Team Tournament. We have a very strong 27 teams playing this weekend. I’m excited for their first tournament in Vancleave in a while. Proceeds will help their girls come play in the other tournaments. The address to the field is 5500 Ballpark Road, Vancleave, MS.
It’s a one day tournament. I squeezed the tee ball schedule to get the young players out earlier. It’s important to teams to exit the field quickly after their game and the next team to be ready to play. Times are just a guide… your actual game time will be as soon as possible after the previous game. Tee Ball normally runs ahead of schedule; so I’m hoping to stay on schedule.
A few items to remember:
1. Please remember we are all out there to be examples for these young people. There has been an epidemic of coach ejections. We hope everyone relaxes and enjoys the day. Our umpires are more than willing to answer questions when the request is made rationally and in a normal tone of voice. The rules say “No arguing.” Questioning ball and strikes, safe or or is considered arguing… If it’s a case where another umpire might have a better view of the play, we encourage them to get together to get the call right. They should get together, make the proper call, then go back to playing ball.
2. There are absolutely no pickups… I have rosters submitted by the league for every team in this tournaments. I had to disqualify a team last week for picking up a girl from another team in their league. It’s something I absolutely hate doing… SO NO PICKUPS… not from within the league, not late signups, none. If you have a question about who’s on your roster, please contact your league president. I can tell you rumors are rampant; so it’s highly unlikely you’ll get away with it. I never wanted to be the roster police and don’t enjoy it.
Looking forward to a nice relaxing day in Vancleave. It’s supposed to be warm and dry. It’s the time of year to be sure players start hydrating on Friday. Please also be mindful of grandparents and older folks that aren’t accustomed to the heat.
Thanks for Playing USA Softball!