SUPERIOR ALL-STARS
RULES AND INFORMATION
FORMAT
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THE COMPETITION WILL BEGIN IN ROUND ONE WITH A POOL-PLAY FORMAT, EACH TEAM WILL PLAY 3 POOL-PLAY GAMES ON SATURDAY GAME 1 START TIME IS 8:30 AM.
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AT THE END OF THE POOL-PLAY SCHEDULE, TEAMS WILL ADVANCE TO A SINGLE-ELIMINATION CHAMPIONSHIP.
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TEAMS WILL BE SEEDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SINGLE-ELIMINATION CHAMPIONSHIP ACCORDING TO THE POSITION THAT THEY FINISHED IN POOL-PLAY.
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SEEDING WILL BE POSTED AT THE CONCLUSION OF POOL PLAY.
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THE TOP PERFORMING PLAYERS FROM EACH AGE GROUP WILL ADVANCE TO OUR SAS ROUND TWO TOURNAMENT FOR A CHANCE TO BE NAMED "SUPERIOR ALL-STAR"
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ROUND TWO WILL FOLLOW SAME FORMAT.
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TEAMS WILL BE MADE AS FAIRLY AS POSSIBLE BASED ON PLAYER PERFORMANCE AND POSITION PROVIDED BY PLAYER’S HEAD COACH.
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TEAMS WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE TOURNAMENT.
TIE BREAKER/SEED DETERMINATION
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POOL GAMES WILL FLIP A COIN TO DETERMINE HOME TEAM. THE WINNER OF THE COIN TOSS HAS THE RIGHT TO PICK HOME OR AWAY.
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DURING BRACKET PLAY, THE HOME TEAM IS THE HIGHER SEED. IF MORE THAN 2 TEAMS HAVE THE SAME RECORD, THEN HEAD TO HEAD IS THROWN OUT. NEXT HIGHEST WILL BE BY RUNS ALLOWED, AND IF STILL TIED, RUNS SCORED.
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LAST TIE BREAKER IS A COIN TOSS.
PITCHING LIMITS
SOFTBALL:
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THERE IS NO LIMITATION TO THE NUMBER OF INNINGS A PITCHER CAN PITCH IN A DAY AND STILL PITCH THE NEXT DAY.
BASEBALL:
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A PITCHER MAY NOT PITCH MORE THAN 3 INNINGS IN A DAY.
BATTING
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EVERY PLAYER MUST BE PLACED IN THE BATTING LINE UP EVERY POOL PLAY GAME. BATTING LINE UP IS DETERMINED BY HEAD COACH.
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DURING BRACKET PLAY BATTING LINE UP IS BASED SOLELY UPON THE COACH’S DISCRETION
DEFENSE
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DURING POOL PLAY, NO PLAYER SHOULD SIT DEFENSIVELY MORE THAN 2 INNINGS PER GAME UNTIL EVERY PLAYER HAS SAT AT LEAST ONCE.
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DURING BRACKET PLAY, EVERY PLAYER SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE ON THE FIELD AT LEAST ONCE DURING EVERY GAME. THE COACH SHOULD MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION TO PLACE PLAYERS FOR BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME.
