Games will be played at the Winged Deer Park and/or Metro/Kiwanis Park.

Coaches will receive tickets in their check-in packet for each of their players to attend the picnic on Friday. The picnic tent will be set up at the pavilion in front the press box. The time for the food will be from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

The coaches will select an All-Tournament Team. After each game, each head coach will nominate one player from their team and one player from the opposing team. These nominations (responsibility of head coach) are to be turned in immediately after the game at the check-in tent beside the concession stand.

Food concessions will be available.

Science Hill Softball Boosters will have tournament programs & tournament shirts for sale.  Pre-order and pricing to be announced.

Telephone Numbers:

• Tournament Director - Jerry Higgins (423)306-4743

• Assistant Director – Keith Turner (423)791-0231

• Science Hill Boosters Club - Lee Keys (423)794-0095

• Training Services – Mark "Doc" McDonald(423)891-1113

• Science Hill Athletics Department - (423)232-2190

ADMISSION:

$TBA for a tournament pass.  Team rosters and a coaching staff list need to be provided. Anyone not on your list will have to buy a pass. Rosters and coaching staff list can be emailed to higginsj@jcschools.org.  Include all players, coaches, managers, and statisticians. School-age children and up must buy pass.

DIRECTIONS to Winged Deer Park FROM I-81:

• Coming Soon.

DIRECTIONS to Kiwanis Park FROM I-81:

1. Team with lowest team number (assigned) takes the 3^rd base dugout.

2. Coin flip will determine "Home" team. The home team will keep the official scorebook.

3. Official start time determined by site director.

4. After all games are played, each team will be seeded TBA.  Seeds TBA will play double elimination and Seeds TBA will play double elimination.   

5. In pool games, no new inning will start after 1 hour & 15 minutes have been played unless game is tied. If game is tied see Rule 6 below. Innings already in

    progress at the 1 hr. & 15 minute mark will be completed.

6. If game is tied after 1 hour & 15 minutes of play (or the completion of the inning started before the 1 hour and 15 min.), 1 inning of sudden death will be

    played, using the international tiebreaker rule. If game still ends in a tie each team will get credit for a win.

7. All pool games will be stopped after 1 hour & 30 minutes, provided the inning is complete, and winner will be declared as follows:

8. Mercy rule will apply after:

9. Rules to determine seeding after pool play is completed:

• - Won/lost record in pool play.

• - Head to head results.

• - Runs scored against your team in pool play.

• - Runs scored in pool play.

• - Won/lost record against higher seeded teams.

• - Runs scored against your team versus higher seeded teams.

• - Runs scored versus higher seeded teams.

• - Coin flip if above doesn’t determine seeding.

1.  After pool play, teams will be seeded TBA.

2.  Seeds TBA will play double elimination.

3.  Seeds TBA will play double elimination.

1.  Team with higher seed takes the 3^rd base dugout.

2.  Higher seed will determine "Home" team, which will also be the official scorebook.

3.  All games in Championship Round Play will follow the same rules as in pool play.

4.  Teams not able to finish the championship brackets will forfeit scholarship money.

5.  For the scholarships to be awarded, each division must be down to the final 4 teams.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS:

• The intention of these scholarships is for each school to use academic achievement as one of the primary criteria when awarding it to a player.

• An alternate Championship Format will be used if there are less than 16 teams participating.