No Excuses November

Tournament Information & Rules

TEAMS WILL BE APPROVED IN THE ORDER THEY ARE RECEIVED.

$550 ENTRY FEE  COVERS ENTRY, UMPIRES, UMPIRE LODGING, FIELD MAINTENANCE, AND AWARDS.

$10 GATE FEE (SATURDAY ONLY)(KIDS FREE ENTRY)

CASH APP:  $SkyLynn432

VENMO: @SkyLynn-V

15 individual championship rings and finalist rings

15 3rd place medals

Championship banner and finalist banner 

NCS West Coast Nationals Bids for 1st & 2nd place

Game Balls will be provided

8U: 60-minute pool games, finish the inning; 2 pool games into seeding.

10U–HS: 80-minute pool games, finish the inning; 2 pool games followed by seeding.

NCS playing rules apply with tournament modifications.

High School Division: No step-back rule for pitchers.

ITB: International Tie-Breaker rules apply to tied games after the time limit.

8U Pool Games

60-minute time limit, finish the inning.

6 runs per half-inning, plus any additional runs batted in with the sixth run.

Run rule: 12 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings.

8U Bracket Games

75-minute time limit, finish the inning.

No run limit.

Run rule: 12 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings.

8U Championship Game

Champion Bracket championship game is 5 innings. No time limit.

Run rule: 12 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings.

No “if” game.

10U–HS Pool Games

80-minute time limit, finish the inning.

Run rule: 12 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings.

10U–HS Bracket Games

5 innings. No time limit

Run rule: 12 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings.

10U–HS Championship Games

7 innings. No time limit

Run rule: 12 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings.

Batting Rules

Pool Play: Teams may bat their entire roster.

Bracket Play: Teams may bat 9 players, 9 with DP/Flex, or 10 players with EP, or 10 with EP and DP/Flex.

8U: Maximum of 11 batters.

Home Team

Pool play: Home team determined by coin flip.

Bracket play: Higher seed is the home team.

Championship game: Undefeated team is the home team.

The home team will be the official book.

Warm-Ups 

No infield warm-up after the first inning.

5 warm-up pitches in the first inning.

3 warm-up pitches in each inning thereafter.

New pitcher will receive 5 warm-up pitches.

Refund Policy

No refunds after brackets are posted.

Rain Policy: Full refund if no games are played.

Partial refunds will be issued based on games played.

$50 refund for each game not played.

Protests

Protest fee is $50.

If the protest is upheld, the $50 protest fee will be refunded.