2005 USSSA Baseball 16 & 18 under AA World Series

Congratulations on an outstanding season and welcome to the 2005 USSSA Baseball 16 & 18 and under AA World Series.. Your tournament host will be Champion Diamonds Sports Complex and it will be our goal to create an experience that the players, coaches and families will remember for the rest of their lives. Your USSSA Baseball State Director will enter teams in the appropriate age and the appropriate division of play. Click here for your USSSA State Director. The tournament will be played at Champion Diamonds in Nevada, MO, and other area fields July 28 -31.

Please contact Nick at Champion Diamonds so that a future contact name and number can be obtained for future correspondence.

The USSSA Baseball program will use the "Pool-Play" format in this World Series.. Teams will be placed in pools, then advance to either a double elimination championship bracket or a single elimination consolation bracket. The exact format of the tournament, e.g., number of pools, number of teams in each pool, etc., will be set by the Tournament Director following USSSA Baseball guidelines and be approved by the USSSA Baseball National Committee.

Your team’s ENTRY FORM, OFFICIAL ROSTER and cashier’s check or money order for the entry fee, in the amount of $550.00 made payable to Champion Diamonds USSSA Baseball MUST BE RECEIVED AT TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS BY 12:00 P.M. JULY 25, 2005 to guarantee your spot in the tournament.

All of the above should be sent to your USSSA Baseball State Director who will then forward this material along with your official roster and a letter of transmittal to Russ Kemm, Rt 4 box 119-1, Nevada, MO 64772. Entries for National Tournament teams MUST BE RECEIVED AT TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS BY 12:00 P.M. JULY 25, 2005.

THE ROSTER WE RECEIVE MUST BE SIGNED BY YOUR STATE DIRECTOR. THIS ROSTER MUST BE THE ONE THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO YOUR STATE AND/OR AREA DIRECTOR WHEN YOUR TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RULE WILL RESULT IN YOUR TEAM’S SUSPENSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THIS TOURNAMENT! PLAYERS WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY CHECKED IN AT EACH TOURNAMENT WITH PROPER USSSA APPROVED ID OR BIRTH CERTIFICATES IN HAND.

Please review the USSSA RULES OF CONDUCT.

All players participating in USSSA Baseball tournament play shall have photocopies of their original birth certificates in the possession of their team manager. Failure to have a copy of the birth certificate available upon demand will result in the offending team losing the game, being ejected from the tournament, being placed last in the standings and forfeiting all awards, sponsors travel money and tournament berths the team would have been awarded at the tournament.

NOTE:

1. The USSSA Baseball Handbook and the National League rules shall govern all playing rules not specifically covered above for Major League Baseball.

Please check in upon arrival so that we know you are here, where you are staying, and make sure all your papers are in order. For hotel information please check the listings on our web site www.championdiamonds.com

Tournament Headquarters is the Champion Diamonds Sports Complex (417) 667-4993

Admission during the tournament will be $6.00 per person per day or $25.00 for a tournament pass. For children (6-12) the charge will be $3.00 or $12.00 for a tournament pass. Coaches will be issued a maximum of four (4) per team. PASSES MUST BE PRESENTED TO GAIN ADMITTANCE TO THE PARK, NO EXCEPTIONS!

Awards to be presented:

• Team Trophies to the first four teams
• Individual awards to the first four teams
• Outstanding offensive player award (1)
• Outstanding defensive player award (1)
• MVP award (1)
• Individual awards (min. 15) to All World Team