T-Town Throwdown

-RKS TOURNAMENTS-

Tournament Director On-Site:

Robert Smithson 903-701-2696

All RKS Tournaments are FIRST PAY/FIRST PLAY.

SCHEDULE REQUESTS MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN THE SUNDAY PRIOR TO THE TOURNAMENT DATE.

What We Do:

We're committed to promoting the Game of Fastpitch Softball! We promote the game and the players through our Championship Events. By providing teams and their supporters with high-quality venues and well-managed tournaments, teams compete with the best amateur softball clubs in the Nation. 

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Team Event Registration Fee: $75

Payment Policy:

The event registration fee or the team gate fee must be paid to confirm your team's spot in the tournament. Teams that choose to pay later may be moved to the waitlist if other teams register and pay before them, regardless of when they register.

* YOU MUST SUBMIT A PAYMENT TO GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT IN THE TOURNAMENT. *

All RKS Tournaments are FIRST PAY/FIRST PLAY. Your entry into an event is not complete until you have paid the entry fee and/or the gate fee, regardless of whether you have registered for the tournament. The division may sell out (and oftentimes does) prior to the payment deadline. The number of available spots in any given division may fluctuate.

ALL Payments may be made using the following:

CashApp: $RKSTournaments

Venmo: @RKSTournaments

PayPal: rkstournaments@gmail.com

Please list AGE DIVISION and TEAM NAME when making a payment.

Refund Policy:

Teams withdrawing from an event by the end of the day on the SUNDAY, prior to the start date of an event, will receive 100% credit.

Teams withdrawing from an event after SUNDAY, but by 12pm on the MONDAY prior to an event, will receive 50% credit.

Teams withdrawing from an event after 12pm on the MONDAY prior to an event, for any reason, are not eligible for a credit or refund.

Teams in divisions that do not make will receive 100% credit. 

(Credits can be used toward another RKS Tournaments event. All refunds will incur a $65 administrative fee. Credit card processing fees are not eligible for refund.)

If an event is canceled due to weather, teams will be eligible for the following credit. 

-0- games started: 100% credit

-1- game started: 50% credit

-2- games started: 0% credit

(Any request for a refund rather than credit will incur a $65 admin fee.)

Cancellations due to Force Majeure and Governmental Actions:

Any event that is canceled due to the closing of a facility due to governmental actions prompted by a pandemic, epidemic, act of war, police action, or Act of God will be available for credit but may be delayed.

Refund/Transfer:

All credit transfers and refunds must be initiated by the customer by completing the REFUND/TRANSFER form. 

All refunds will have a $65 administrative fee applied.

Request Refund/Transfer:

REFUND/TRANSFER

Event Info

3GG

No If Game

This is a Pay at the Plate (PAP) event. Game will not start until both umpires are paid.

8U Pool Play - $40 (55 minutes / finish the batter)

9U-18U Pool Play - $45 (60 minutes / finish the batter)

8U Bracket Play - $45 (60 minutes / finish the inning)

9U-18U Bracket Play - $50 (70 minutes / finish the inning)

16U/18U will play in the HS division.

All -RKS Tournaments- are first pay/first play. Your entry into an event is not complete until you have paid the entry fee.

Divisions may sell out prior to the payment deadline.

The number of available spots in a division may fluctuate depending on the needs of all divisions that share the same field size. If a division requires multiple fields, it is possible that some divisions may not make.

Keep an eye on the schedule until Thursday evening prior to the event. Any schedule changes will be communicated via email on the team account.

Gate Fee

Daily Pass - $10 per person

12 and Under - Free

3 coaches and all players get in for free.

RULES

We play exclusively by the rules listed on the www.playncs.com website.

Pool Games

8U Pool - 5 runs per half-inning - Finish batter - Games can end in a tie

9U-18U Pool - 6 runs per half-inning - Finish batter - Games can end in a tie

Bracket Games

8U Bracket - 5 runs per half-inning - Finish inning - Games cannot end in a tie

9U-10U Bracket - 6 runs per half-inning - Finish inning - Games cannot end in a tie 

12U-18U Bracket - No run limit per half-inning - Finish inning - Games cannot end in a tie 

Run Rules

8U = 12 after 4, 10 after 5

9U-18U = 12 after 3, 10 after 4, 8 after 5

ITB - inning starts with one out and last out on 2B | additional innings start with bases loaded and one out (last 3 outs on base) | NO SUBS ALLOWED FOR LAST OUTS

Bat 9, Use EH or DP/FLEX, Bat the lineup.

Protests are $100. Win your protest and you will get your money back.

Awards 

All first-place teams will receive Championship Rings. (MAX 12)

All second-place teams will receive Finalist Rings. (MAX 12)

MVP Awards in all Championship Games

Custom Banners for 1st and 2nd place teams.

Bomb Squad Chains for homeruns

Schedule Requests:

SCHEDULE REQUESTS MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN THE SUNDAY PRIOR TO THE TOURNAMENT DATE.

Please submit all schedule requests using the Schedule Request tab on the event menu.

We will take schedule requests until the Sunday evening prior to the event.

You can only block out a 4-hour block on Friday or Saturday that you cannot play!

Schedule requests that are more restrictive than a 4-hour "no play" block will be difficult to accommodate but we will do our best!

It is very important that you do not enter an event that you cannot attend if you do not get specific pool play times.

The schedule request is a request, not a guarantee.

Any schedule requests that are texted, emailed, or submitted in any other way besides using the Schedule Request tab on the event page, will not be accepted.

If the Schedule Request tab is not showing on the event menu, that means we have begun scheduling the event already. 

Can we bring outside food and coolers?

No outside food or drinks are allowed.

1 team cooler is allowed.

Can we bring our pets?

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PETS AT HOME!

When are our rosters locked and what do I do if a parent forgets/neglects to sign the waiver prior to the cutoff?

All rosters are locked on the Friday evening prior to the event at 11:59 pm.

All players must be listed on the public view teams page by the cutoff.

Behavior at the events

-RKS Tournaments- has a zero-tolerance policy towards disrespectful and adverse behavior.

Any fan, parent, player, or coach will be ejected from the event for adverse behavior towards anyone at the tournament.

-RKS Tournaments- reserves the right to keep any person from entering the property due to disrespectful and adverse behavior. 

Speakers are allowed. Please be respectful of the other teams that are participating. 

Zero tolerance for vulgar language.

Where will we play?

Grady T. Wallace Park

William Karrh Memorial Park

Do I need team insurance?

Yes, if you did not buy your policy through National Championship Sports you must add NCS (entity below) as an additionally insured. You can do this free of charge by contacting your insurance provider. You must upload your insurance to your team profile before the event.

National Championship Sports

2011 East Lamar Blvd

Suite 120

Arlington, Texas 76006

All coaches that will be inside the dugout or on the field must be background checked through NCS.

Rosters MUST be online. NO EXCEPTIONS! Players may appear on the coach's side and not public view, and all players will have a timestamp from when they were added to the roster.

Failure to have players listed online could cause your team to be protested, at which point any and all players not listed will become ineligible.

A few reminders for teams:

If you are a Class C or C-REC team and are entered in a Class C event, you may NOT have any higher ranked players on your roster, even guest players. If you have questions about your roster and possibility of perhaps reviewing her classification for eligibility change, please contact a State Director or the NCS Fastpitch National Office. Please take care of this issue ahead of time and do NOT wait until the last minute to fix your rosters.

If there is a roster question on the field, you MUST have a copy of the birth certificate for each player on your roster during an event. Players that are "Pending" on a roster are eligible to play. All "Pending" means is the parent has not put the final approval on the roster, which is a protection for the coaches, but the player may play whether she is Pending or Approved.

Remember that all coaches on the field or in the dugout MUST be background checked for the 2027 season. Coaches that have complied with this are listed on the public view of the coaches list on the team.

We also have our new top of the 3rd inning rule for illegal or ineligible players. If a team protests before the first pitch of the top of the third inning and that player is found to be illegal, then the result is a 7-0 forfeit. After the first pitch of the top of the 3rd inning, that player will be declared ineligible and removed from the game and the rest of the tournament.