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Below are brackets for this weekend’s tournament. We have a good turnout in 10u and 12u. We do have one coach pitch that is looking for someone to play; so beat the bushes and let’s find someone to come out and play for next weekend. The tournament will be held at the Long Beach Softball Complex located at 780 Klondyke Road, Long Beach, MS.
Each division will play their pool games. Then between the pool and bracket games, we’ll do the skills competition. Each coach will divide their team into three separate groups. One group will do pitching, one will do hitting, and the final group will do a relay run. I’ll need a coach from each team to help keeping their scores. I’ve have more instructions on Saturday morning. This was a very popular event last year for both players and parents.
Below are some general notes about our tournaments:
- Players must Age Up to their Jan 1st Playing Age
- Tournament Format: One pool game followed by double elimination
- Tournament Entry Fee: CP $150 & FP $175; Fall Champ: CP $200 & FP $225
- Teams must provide one playable ball for each game.
- Must bat your lineup in pool games. Bracket play may bat any number including your lineup.
- Pool games: 1 hour time limit – finish the batter. One-half inning is 3 outs or 5 runs max.
- Individual Awards Only for 1st & 2nd – No team trophy
- Seeding: Teams will be seeded into brackets by blind draw (You draw-you play)
One issue we need to address. The hosting organization operates a concession as additional avenue to raise money so their players can participate in softball. Each team may bring one team cooler for their players. But we ask everyone to not bring their personal coolers, ice chests, sandwiches, pizza, whatever in the ball park. Our tournaments are the lowest cost of any tournament you’ll find. It’s due to our hosts not having to pay for field rentals and volunteers that work the tournament. So please respect the efforts of our tournament host to raise money to support their young ladies. Every bit of the money raised this weekend will go to the Coastal Chaos softball organization for their girls. We greatly appreciate your support.
Thanks for Playing USA Softball!
We had a great start to the Fall Season this weekend in Bayou View. Next up is the Coastal Chaos Skills Challenge Tournament. The Coast Chaos softball organization would like to invite everyone to come play next weekend. The tournament will be held on Saturday, October 6th, 2018. It will be held at the Long Beach Softball Complex located at 780 Klondyke Road, Long Beach, MS. We try to make these one-day tournaments. We won’t play Friday night, but Sunday will be reserved in case of inclement weather. Normally we do everything we can to finish in one day. We are trying to work out the detail. But we hope to do a pitching, hitting and running competition between the pool and bracket play. This was an extremely popular event last year.
Please register early as it will help the tournament organizers prepare for this weekend.
Online registration for this weekend’s tournament is available at this address:
Coastal Chaos Fall Invitational Entry Form
Teams registered for this weekend can be viewed using this link:
Coastal Chaos Fall Invitational Teams Registered
These invitational tournaments are fundraisers for our tournament hosts. All the proceeds go to help pay for players and teams to participate in tournaments. Registration is open for all tournaments. The full schedule including registration links for USA Softball of South Mississippi Fall Tournament Trail can be viewed using this link:
Fall Tournament Schedule
Just a reminder, all players participating must be USA Softball Individually Registered. Players may be registered online at USA Softball Individual Registration. The spring registration carries through Dec 31st. So many player will already be registered. Individual Registration sanctions the player with USA Softball and provides supplemental medical / general liability protection for the players, field owners and tournament hosts.
Thank you for Playing USA Softball!
Below are brackets for this weekends tournament. It will be held at the Bayou View Sports Complex at 4300 Hewes Av, Gulfport, MS 39507. We’ve had a whole bunch of rain this week, but the fields were in good shape this morning. Hopefully the rain gods will stay away from us and let us have a great day of softball.
Pool games are one hour drop dead finish the batter. We will use a blind draw into bracket play. Literally, teams will draw a number to be placed into the bracket.
Proceeds from this weekend’s tournament will benefit Ovarian Cancer research and the MS Stars softball team.
Thanks for Playing USA Softball!
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It’s about time to kick off the fall softball season. Hopefully, we can start getting some fall weather to go along with our softball. Our season starts off next weekend. So we really hope your team is ready to get going.
The Mississippi Stars 12U softball team would like to invite everyone to their fall invitational tournament. The tournament will be held on Saturday, September 29th, 2018. It will be held at the Bayou View Sports Complex at 4300 Hewes Av, Gulfport, MS 39507. We try to make these one-day tournaments. We won’t play Friday night, but Sunday will be reserved in case of inclement weather. Normally we do everything we can to finish in one day. A portion of proceeds will go to benefit Ovarian Cancer research. It would be great to help raise money for this important cause.
Please register early as it will help the tournament organizers prepare for this weekend.
Online registration for this weekend’s tournament is available at this address:
MS Stars Ovarian Benefit Entry Form
Teams registered for this weekend can be viewed using this link:
MS Star Ovarian Benefit Teams Registered
These invitational tournaments are fundraisers for our tournament hosts. All the proceeds go to help pay for players and teams to participate in tournaments. Registration is open for all tournaments. The full schedule including registration links for USA Softball of South Mississippi Fall Tournament Trail can be viewed using this link:
Fall Tournament Schedule
Just a reminder, all players participating must be USA Softball Individually Registered. Players may be registered online at USA Softball Individual Registration. The spring registration carries through Dec 31st. So many player will already be registered. Individual Registration sanctions the player with USA Softball and provides supplemental medical / general liability protection for the players, field owners and tournament hosts.
Thank you for Playing USA Softball!
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Registration is open for all the 2018 Fall Tournaments. You can find a complete list of tournaments and registration links using this link: 2018 Fall Tournament Trail. Or just look under Tournaments/Youth/2018/2018 USA Softball of South Mississippi Fall Tournament Trail
Registration is now open for all tournaments. The first tournament is the MS Stars Ovarian Cancer Benefit at Bayou View on September 29th. Direct registration link to register for the MS Stars Tournament at https://usasoftballsouthms.com/?page_id=3307.
Thank you for Playing USA Softball!
Fall Tournament Trail 2018 is posted below. Over the new few days, we’ll update the registration links for each tournament. Hopefully, we’ll get some fall weather to go along with the fall tournament schedule.
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Due to Tropical Storm and potentially Hurricane Gordon, the Fall Meeting has been postponed to Tuesday, September 11th, 2018. Please take the proper precautions to prepare for the upcoming inclement weather.
Please let me know if you’re interested in hosting a Fall Invitational Tournament. USA Softball doesn’t run Invitational Tournaments. As the National Governing Body of Softball, USA Softball conducts National Championships. Fall is an opportunity for a tournament teams to host a fundraiser tournament. The host gets 100% of the net proceeds from the tournament to help with their team expenses. It’s very unique where all the money goes back to the kids. So I encourage everyone to consider hosting.
Hope to see interested teams next week. Thank you for Playing USA Softball!
I hope everyone is enjoying a little break between the spring and fall softball seasons. There a tons of notices about teams having tryouts. So it looks promising for a robust fall season. Now that kids are back in school, we can start figuring out the fall invitational tournament season.
Hosting a fall tournament is a great way to raise money for your teams. Summer tournaments are hosted by leagues, but fall tournaments are hosted by teams. All the proceeds from hosting tournaments goes to the tournament hosts. We will help registrations and getting the word out. We also help lining umpires; even help with brackets if you need it. The host collects the entry and gate fees; pays the umpires; buys the trophies; and prepares the fields. So it a way your team can raise money playing the game they love.
Players just need to be USA Softball Individually Registered. The registration from the summer is good until Dec 31st. A registered player is registered even if she changes teams since it’s a player registration.
The Fall Meeting will be at the upstairs meeting room at the Donal Snyder Center on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 at 6:00 PM. The address is 2520 Pass Road, Biloxi, MS 39531. Meeting is open to anyone interested in hosting or playing in one of the fall tournaments.
Please RSVP if you plan to attend the meeting to tstanley@cableone.net. Also, please let me know what age group your team is planning to participate. Facebook is ok also. The URL is https://www.facebook.com/USASoftballSouthMS/.
Attached is the Tournament Information Packet for this weekend’s 2018 USA Softball of Mississippi’s 10U and 12 B South Tournament. Please review the packet carefully. I have included a checklist to make sure you have everything you need to play this weekend.
You are entering Championship Play, so everything will be a little more formal this weekend. We play by the State Rules and the Official Rules of Softball. The local tournament rules do not apply. You will need a roster. Included in the packet is rules for coach pitch and fast pitch. I have included a roster that must be filled out and signed by the parents. All players must be USA Softball Individually Registered. The preferred method to register is online at: https://usasoftballsouthms.com/?page_id=1532
One coach must be ACE Certified; doesn’t have to be the head coach. It’s mandated by code and the U.S. Olympic Committee. The ACE training in available online at:
http://registerusasoftball.com.
There will not be a Coaches Meeting. The plan is to only play on Saturday, so there just isn’t time. Players must check-in before their first game. Please allow about 15 minutes to check-in before they play. Be sure to allow enough time for them to check-in before they warm-up. They will not play without checking in.
Since we won’t have a coaches meeting, here’s some important points for this weekend:
- In pool play, all players can be in the line-up. In case of injury, an out will not be recorded if they miss their turn at bat as long as they are not short handed (<9 batter). The injured bat is ineligible for the rest of that game.
- In bracket play, can only bat nine batters. Can use a DP/Flex, but only 9 player will bat.
- Courtesy runners must be an available substitute…. no subs then no courtesy runner
- There will be no coaches on the field on defense… no sitting on the bucket outside the dugout calling pitches (Championship Play rule)
- No coaches agreements
- No metal jewelry except for medical id bracelets
- All substitutions go through home plate umpire
- Home team will be official scorekeeper
- Flip at home plate for home/visitor
- Only head coach will make inquiry about rules interpretation or call.
The tournament will be held at the Bayou View Sports Complex in Gulfport. The address is 4300 Hewes Av, Gulfport, Mississippi, 39507. The weather forecast has a chance of showers, so you should be prepared for anything. Be sure your players hydrate to be able to handle the heat.
Good Luck to everyone. Most of all, we want the players to be safe and have a fun weekend.
Thanks for Playing USA Softball!
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