USSSA - Queen of the Diamonds

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Fastpitch Girls 18 & Under B

Queen of the Diamonds -- 10/8/2016

Pool Play Schedule
Pool Standings | Bracket After Pool| Printable Version

ALL GAMES	CENTENNIAL REVOLUTION	DELCO FORCE	FIREBIRDS 18U GALLAGHER	LAS CAPITANAS
MONTGOMERY TWISTERS U18	ODYSSEY	TOWAMENCIN XPLOSION	XPRESS ELITE

Pool A
Game#	Time	Field	Score	Match Up	Score
1		N/A		[PA] Montgomery Twisters U18 VS. [PA] Xpress Elite	8-3
2		N/A		[PA] Towamencin Xplosion VS. [PA] Centennial Revolution	11-6
3		N/A		[PA] Montgomery Twisters U18 VS. [PA] Odyssey	6-1
4		N/A		[PA] Las Capitanas VS. [PA] Delco Force	Tie (6-6)
5		N/A		[PA] Towamencin Xplosion VS. [VA] Firebirds 18U Gallagher	4-1
6		N/A		[PA] Centennial Revolution VS. [PA] Xpress Elite	5-2
7		N/A		[PA] Las Capitanas VS. [PA] Montgomery Twisters U18	2-1
8		N/A		[PA] Odyssey VS. [PA] Delco Force	5-1
9		N/A		[PA] Towamencin Xplosion VS. [PA] Xpress Elite	7-3
10		N/A		[PA] Centennial Revolution VS. [VA] Firebirds 18U Gallagher	5-4
11		N/A		[PA] Odyssey VS. [PA] Las Capitanas	3-1
12		N/A		[VA] Firebirds 18U Gallagher VS. [PA] Delco Force	2-1

2016 Queen of Diamonds – October 8-9 2016 USSSA Fastpitch rules apply unless indicated otherwise: 1. Manager check-in time is one hour prior to the start of your first game at the concession area near field #2. Please be sure to have your signed rosters birth certificates and insurance certificates at check-in. All participating players must be accurately represented on your signed 2017 rosters or on the signed USSSA Guest Player form. 2. Be sure to check your email and/or our home page at www.OdysseyFastpitch.com throughout the tournament. Email and our home page are two ways we will attempt to notify managers if a large number of teams have to be contacted in a short period of time due to weather or other issues. Forfeit time is game time however the director's discretion may be used if circumstances warrant otherwise. 2. Home team for each Saturday pool game will be determined by coin-toss. Toss will be called by the team traveling the furthest. Higher seed is home team for Sunday games. If both teams are equally seeded in championship play then a coin toss will be used. 3. All pool games will be subject to a time limit of 1:20 (finish the inning). All elimination games will have a 1:30 time limit (finish the inning) except for the championship game. No new inning may begin after the time limit has elapsed. The clock begins when the pre-game conference ends. If the time limit arrives and the home team is leading and at bat the game ends with whatever the score is at that point (the final inning is not completed in this case - this is not the same as the drop dead rule). 4. All games will be subject to the Tiebreaker Rule. In pool play the tiebreaker will be in effect only after 7 innings have been completed and if the time limit hasn't elapsed. During pool play only one tiebreaker inning will be played unless permitted by time. Once the time limit has elapsed and the game is tied the game is considered final and a tie will be awarded to both teams. In elimination/championship play the tiebreaker will be in effect continuously after 7 innings have been completed or the time limit has expired whichever comes first. Games in elimination/championship play cannot end in a tie. The game must continue until there is a winner. The championship game will have no time limit and a full seven innings or more if necessary will be played. 5. All games will be subject to the Run Ahead (Mercy) Rule. We will use an 8 run rule after 5 innings 10 run rule after 4 innings and a 12 run rule after 3 innings. The losing team must bat in the inning in which the rule is invoked. 6. All protests are subject to the USSSA protest rule and will require a $200 cash fee. There are no protests over an umpire's judgment. Protests on rule or procedural interpretations during a game must be made before the next pitch and will be decided upon before the game is allowed to continue. Protests on rules/procedures that occur at the end of the game must be made before the next game begins on that field. Protests on player eligibility must be made before either team starts their next game and will be decided upon before either team continues play. The protest committee will be comprised of any part of the following: Tournament Director Site Director Tournament UIC Site UIC or any designee to include State Director Jeff Kittle. If the protest is upheld the protest fee will be refunded. If the protest is denied the fee will be forfeited. The decision of the protest committee is final. 7. All fields have sufficient off-field warm-up areas. MVP Medals will be awarded after all pool games with winning player chosen by opposing team. Teams will meet at home plate after each game to exchange medals. Coaches: Please ask your players to clean up quickly after each game and leave the bench area clean for the next team. 8. Umpires will be asked to control between-inning warm-ups based on the time and pace of the game. Sportsmanship and avoidance of in-game delay tactics is the expectation. Umpires will also be asked to take steps to control abuse from coaches players or fans as he/she deems appropriate. Head coaches are responsible for their players coaching staff parents and fans. Anyone displaying unsportsmanlike actions will be asked to leave the tournament grounds for the balance of the tournament. Failure to do so will result in your team forfeiting the current game with a score of 7-0. In addition any conduct by a coach or player considered to be unsportsmanlike by an umpire will result in ejection from the current game and the next scheduled game. 9. We ask that both teams report the final score to the scorekeeper’s table located at the concession stand. If any coach has a discrepancy in the posted final score please bring this to the attention of Dennis Donahue (484-919-6121) immediately. Umpires will be asked to verify the score with your team scorekeeper periodically throughout each game to help avoid any issues. Once pool play is completed the order of finish (seeds #1 through #8) will be determined and the championship bracket will be finalized. The pool results team seeding and the championship bracket format will be based on 2017 USSSA-approved rules and procedures. 10. It is the manager's responsibility to determine if when and where their team is playing in championship/bracket play. An email will be sent when the brackets have been posted. Team managers will not be called. If you need to have a phone call please let the site director know that a call is requested and what number can be used to reach you. 11. If bad weather or other conditions impact the normal progress of the tournament the director reserves the right to change the tournament format in order to achieve the maximum number of games played or to declare an order of finish. If the tournament is unable to finish refer to the document "Determining Final Order of Finish if Tournament is not Completed" in the USSSA rules. 12. Teams must pay close attention to the USSSA jewelry rule. After one warning is issued in the game any player that is discovered by an umpire to be wearing jewelry will be ejected immediately. Please note that only coaches and rostered players may be in the dugout bench area or on the playing field during the games or pre-game warm ups. Non-rostered bat boys/girls are no longer permitted for safety reasons. 13. Team and individual awards will be presented to the champion and runner-up following the championship game on Field #1. 14. The Colonial School District does not permit smoking anywhere on the high school complex. 15. On-site tournament director Bill Miller can be reached at 215-280-6167 during the course of the tournament with any questions or issues.

Plymouth Whitemarsh High School: 201 E. Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting PA 19462 From Blue Route: Exit at the Germantown Pike East exit which will put you on Chemical Road. Stay on Chemical Road to t-intersection at Germantown Pike. Turn right onto Germantown Pike and proceed past next traffic light (Butler Pike). About 1/2 mile past Butler Pike traffic light you will see the high school on your left. Look for the entrance onto Colonial Drive and turn left. Stay straight on Colonial Drive past the baseball fields on your left turf and soccer fields on your right and follow to the tennis courts and parking area. Park near the tennis courts and the softball fields are located down the walking path just behind the tennis courts. Field numbers will be marked at the entrance near the tennis courts. Manager check-in will be located at the concession area near Field 2. From PA Turnpike: Exit at Norristown exit #333 and after passing through toll bear to right and exit at Germantown Pike East sign. Stay on Germantown Pike past the light at Chemical Road and the light at Butler Pike. About 1/2 mile past the Butler Pike traffic light you will see the high school on your left. Look for the entrance onto Colonial Drive and turn left. Stay straight on Colonial Drive past the baseball fields on your left turf and soccer fields on your right and follow to the tennis courts and parking area. Park near the tennis courts and the softball fields are located down the walking path just behind the tennis courts. Field numbers will be marked at the entrance near the tennis courts. Manager check-in will be located at the concession area between fields 1 and 2. GPS Address for high school: 201 E. Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting PA 19462. Once reaching this address look for the entrance onto Colonial Drive. Stay straight on Colonial Drive past the baseball fields on your left turf and soccer fields on your right and follow to the tennis courts and parking area. Park near the tennis courts and the softball fields are located down the walking path just behind the tennis courts. Field numbers will be marked at the entrance near the tennis courts. Manager check-in will be located at the concession area between fields 1 and 2. Important: There is sufficient parking on the high school campus. Please be sure to observe ALL handicapped parking-only signs.