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Be sure to recheck your team’s schedule as late as Thursday, July 8th to make sure nothing has changed (i.e., team dropping out, etc.). It may mean your game may be moved to a different time or field.

If you have any questions please call :

Tournament Coordinator
Greg Kapalko - (cell) 732-881-2011

Tournament Director

Scores &

NWLL Site Director
Joe Aretino - (cell) 732-489-1712

Rash & West Belmar Site Director
Aado Kommandant - (cell) 732-299-6159

Wall HS Site Director

Vince Appicelli - 732-674-9807

We are looking forward to a wonderful weekend of softball.

A LIMITED AMOUNT OF WAR AT THE SHORE WEAR T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT HARRY RASH FIELD, WALL HS , NORTH WALL LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEX, & SOUTH WALL LITTLE LEAGUE.

SHORT SLEEVE: $15.00

Registration on Friday

Each team must bring a copy of your roster and proof of your insurance. You must bring this information and present it to us at the Registration Table located Under the Tent @ Harry Rash Field, Wall H.S., or the North Wall Little League complex before your first game.

You must carry birth certificates with you at all times in the tournament that may be reviewed by tournament officials in case any question of age arises.

Any team not ready to play their first game within 5 minutes after scheduled start time will forfeit the game.

EITHER PRIOR TO ARRIVAL OR AT REGISTRATION, PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH AN ACTIVE CELL PHONE NUMBER SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU IN THE EVENT OF ANY CHANGES DUE TO WEATHER.

KEY PHONE NUMBERS:

Greg Kapalko, Tournament Coordinator: (cell) 732-881-2011

Keith Ozut Umpire in Chief: (cell) 732-778-2747

Joe Aretino, Tournament Director: (cell) 732-489-1712

Aado Kommendant, Assistant Tournament Director: (cell) 732-299-6159

Tim Clayton, North Wall LL Site Director: (cell) 732-856-0918

Offical Seedings will be Posted on the website about 9:00PM on Saturday Evening. The Offical Seedings will be posted on www.wallsoftball.com website on the War at the Shore Team List & Schedule page. Don’t call us – go to the website for final conformation.
You must check the website again on or around 12:00AM Sunday Morning or before going to your field, in case we need to make any corrections due to error.

Thank you.

STRUCTURE

5 game guarantee – 2 each Friday & Saturday, and 1 on Sunday

Round Robin – (4 game pool)

18U Division will play Showcase Rules in POOL PLAY ONLY- Teams may use unlimited defensive substitutions during Pool Play on Fri & Sat ONLY and bat up to 10 Players. This means that you may put the 9 or 10 girls that you want to hit in your lineup, then put the girls in the field that you want to play defense. Defensive players may be changed at any time. Any changes made to the batting order must be reported to the Umpire & opposing team. Umpires do not need to know the Defensive changes, nor the re-entries unless they are going back in the batting order.

Single-Elimination Tournament on Sunday

Teams will be seeded first to last. The winners will advance to play for the tournament championship.

SEEDING FOR SUNDAY:

1. Total Points (3 points per win, 1 point per tie)

2. Overall Won-Lost Record

3. Head to Head

4. Fewest Runs Allowed

5. Runs Scored

6. Blind Draw

7. If inclement weather makes the number of games played by each team in the pool unequal, the Won-Lost record will be replaced by Winning Percentage and Fewest Runs Allowed and Most Runs Scored will be changed to Average Runs Allowed/Average Runs Scored Per Game.

8. Even though Fields are pre-set for Sunday Bracket Play - the Tournament Director has the authority to move some brackets around .

10. Only the top 20 Teams in each Pool will qualify for the Championship Bracket on Sunday . This year teams seeded 21-28 in the 18U Pool will play in a Single Elimination B Pool on Sunday.

GAMES

· Teams may consist of a maximum of 15 players.

· Teams must present a roster of all team members, listing names, age, and uniform number to the tournament director.

· Teams must have proof of age available for each player.

· Insurance coverage is the responsibility of each team and must be submitted prior to playing the first game.

· NO SMOKING is permitted in the playing field areas.

· Game Length is:

· Pool Play - No inning will start after 1 hour and 20 minutes or seven innings (whichever is reached first), All Innings that are started WILL BE FINISHED. No Extra Inning Games in Pool Play. In Pool Play, ties will count.

On Sunday in Elimination Play - No inning will start after 1 hour and 20 minutes, but if the game is tied at that time, we will play the ITB in whatever inning we are in. Time limit may be waived starting in the semi-finals games. Only the Championship Games on Sunday, all games will be full seven innings – no time limit.

· All decisions to change time limits are the sole responsibility of the Tournament Director.

· Stalling tactics will not be permitted and will be called at the Umpire’s or a Tournament Director's discretion.

If a team is charged with stalling in Pool or Elimination Play, the Penalty may be to either Finish the Inning or Revert to the score of the to the Previous Inning.

· All teams are required to be flexible in the case of inclement weather. The Tournament Director will make all decisions regarding allotted game time.

· Home team in the Round Robin Games will be determined by a coin flip prior to the start of the game by the umpire. Choice of Home team to higher seed on Sunday.

· Home team keeps the official scorebook.

· All teams must present lineups to the umpire and opposing coach prior to the game.

· The umpire has the official and final say on all scorebook disputes.

· Softballs for each game will be provided by the Tournament Director and given to the umpire.

· No infield practice prior to any game. Warm up may be done on grass only.

· Managers are expected to control themselves, their coaches, players, parents and spectators. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of the game, ejection from the game, or ejection from multiple games of the tournament.

* Refund Policy- Once your check is accepted there will be NO REFUND if your Team drops Out unless we can replace you.

In the Event of The Tournament is completely Rained Out ( NO Games Played) Your Team will receive a $200 Refund. Once the Tournament Starts - NO REFUNDS_

We recommend after each game, of the Winning Coach to Double Check the Umpire's scorecard after the game.

If the Umpire posts the score with the wrong team winning, that score will stand. It has happened !

It is the responsibility of the Winning Coach call the score to Tournament Director Joe Aretino (732-489-1712) - 15 Minutes after your game ends. If you fail to do so then - whatever we have will stand!!!!!!!!!!

Umpires:

Pool Play: One or Two umpires
Early Elimination Rounds: One or Two umpires
Finals: Two umpires
Tournament reserves the right to change the number of umpires in any game.

FOR TEAM TO INITIATE A PROTEST TO THE TOURNAMENT STAFF, THEY MUST:

Present $100 cash at time of protest.
If protest is upheld, $100 will be refunded.
If protest is denied, $100 is forfeited for delay of game penalty.
If protest occurs and delays a pool play game so that 3 innings are not completed in the allotted time, and if the protest is not upheld, the game will be forfeited by to the protesting team.
The umpire-in-chief along with the tournament director makes the final rulings, and there is no other course for appeal.
THERE WILL BE NO PROTESTS ACCEPTED IN MATTERS INVOLVING SOLELY OFFICIAL’S JUDGEMENT. Only decisions involving misapplication or misinterpretation of a rule may be protested.

Rules

· Courtesy runners may be used for the pitcher and catcher at any time.

In Pool Play if a Team has no substitutes the Last Out may be used as Courtesy Runners.

· In Sunday Elimination Play - A Courtesy runner may not be in the game at the time of pinch running. Exception: no courtesy runners allowed if there are no reserve players available.

THE MERCY RULE IS:

· 12 runs after three innings

· 10 runs after four innings

· 8 runs after five innings

PITCHING DISTANCE IS 40 FEET for 12U& 14U

PITCHING DISTANCE IS 43 FEET for 16U &18U

· Extra hitter (EH) and DP/Flex may be used for a maximum of 10 hitters in the batting order.

· EH may play the field at any time.

ALL OTHER OFFICIAL ASA RULES WILL APPLY TO ALL FLIGHTS

Medical

Walk-In Medical

Wall Family Medical Sea Girt Medical

2130 Hwy 35 235 Hwy 71

732-974-1980 732-223-4300

Pharmacy

Rite Aid Drug Foodtown

2006 Hwy 35 Rt. 35 & 18^th Ave.

732-282-0719 732-280-2336

Other

Jersey Shore Medical Center Wall Township Police

1945 Hwy 35 Neptune 732-449-4500

732-775-5500 911 for emergency

Belmar Police

732-681-1700

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