11th Annual Travel Sports Baseball World Series Odd Ages

Skills Contest Champions!
Please pick up your awards at the TDs office at Oak Grove Baseball

HRD:

7u DALTON NOEL (SL DRAGONS)

9u RIDER KOELE (HVA STORM)

11u AADEN RAMIREZ (AVENGERS)

13u BRODIE KELLEY (TEXAS STIX)

ATH:

7u SOUTHLAKE DRAGONS

9u COLLEYVILLE ELITE

11u DALLAS TIGERS REYNOLDS

13u LONE STAR BRAVES

FM:

7u JACKSON LEOS (DIRTBAGS)

9u JOSH ALM (OK ELITE)

11u JACE WALKER (CANES SW)

13u DARRON SCOTT (NTX EXTREME)

TRAVEL SPORTS BASEBALL WORLD SERIES COVID19 ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION POLICY:

WE ARE LIMITING ATTENDANCE TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE PLAYERS TO CONTROL THE CROWD SIZE. 

ALL FANS, COACHES, PLAYERS, UMPIRES and NCS STAFF MUST WEAR FACE COVERINGS or MASK WHILE AT THE BALLPARK INCLUDING THE PARKING.

ONCE ON THE FIELD THE PLAYERS, COACHES AND UMPIRES CAN REMOVE THE FACE COVERING OR MASK. WHEN YOU LEAVE THE FIELD YOU MUST PUT IT BACK ON. THE DUGOUT AND BATTING CAGES ARE PART OF THE FIELD. 

Please realize these mandates are an effort to keep the baseball fields open and keep the kids playing baseball. Anyone that jeopardizes that effort will asked to leave  

Coaches and Parents,

We are having to make a few adjustments with Team Check-in and Opening Day due to the COVID19 Pandemic to attempt to limit exposure of our participants and fans.

• ·       Opening Day team parade and Opening Ceremonies will be cancelled.
• ·       Teams will still be encouraged to participate in the skills contest on Friday. Teams will need to register in advance for the skills contest at  https://form.jotform.com/201604320612135
• ·       Team pin trading will still take place throughout the day during the skills contest as in previous years. Please be aware that pin trading can carry an increased risk of exposure. Parents should encourage players to take precautions laid out by the CDC when social distancing cannot be maintained.
• ·        Schedules will be released on Thursday, June 25^th.

TEAM CHECK-IN will be located at the Baseball USA Events LLC office located at 2011 East Lamar, Suite 120, Arlington Texas.

Teams must check their team in on the specified date. Any team representative can check the team in, it does not have to be a coach.

Check in will be from 1pm to 7pm on all listed days below.

6/22 - 7U and 9U

6/23 - 11U

6/24 - 13U

Teams traveling from outside of NORTH TEXAS can request a late check in on Friday 6/26 by emailing domingo@playTSB.com prior to your assigned team check in date. Any late check in request from teams residing in North Texas will not be granted.

Items required to check your team in:

·         PRINTED NCS ROSTER (make sure to drop any players not playing in this event)

·         ALL PLAYER GATE FEES ($65 per player CASH or CREDIT CARD (+4%) only)

·         BIRTH CERTIFICATES (and verifying documents for grade exceptions)

·         Please do not bring players or more than one person to team check-in.

COACHES MEETING – The Coaches meeting will be held via FB Live on https://www.facebook.com/TRAVELSPORTSBASEBALL/ June 25th at 7PM. We will cover all rules and policies for the event like we do every year, it will just be a virtual format this year. Q/A to follow.

Thank you,

Don Myers

TSBWS Event Director

TENTATIVE ITINERARY 

Monday - Thursday / at Baseball USA Events LLC in Arlington, Texas

Preceding each weeks event we will have Team Check in  (One team representative will check the team in) at the Baseball USA Events LLC office in Arlington.

Age divisions will be assigned a day to check in. Your team will have to check in on the assigned day for that division!

Thursday / Live Online

June 25th at 7PM. We will cover all rules and policies for the event like we do every year, it will just be a virtual format this year. Q/A to follow. https://www.facebook.com/TRAVELSPORTSBASEBALL/ 

Friday / at Oak Grove Park 

Team check in for TRAVEL TEAMS ONLY (One team representative will check the team in)

Team skills competition starts at 3pm, please go to the assigned field and check in with the field official.

Infield Around the Horn:

Each team gets two (2) attempts. 
Pitcher will start from the pitching position.
Clock will start when he releases the ball.
The Pitcher will throw to the catcher.
The Catcher must step on Home Plate and then throw to 2nd Baseman
The 2nd Baseman must step on 2nd Base and then throw to the 1st Baseman.
The 1st Baseman must step on 1st Base and then throw to the 3rd Baseman.
The 3rd Baseman must step on 3rd Base and then throw to the Shortstop.
The Shortstop must step on 2nd Base and then throw to the Catcher.
Once the Catcher receives the ball and steps on Home Plate the clock will stop.
Six (6) players per team will be allowed to participate. 

Team Home Run Derby:

Each team will be comprised of three players.
Each player gets four (6) outs. 
Team provides pitcher and balls.
Anything not hit over the fence/home run line in fair territory is an out.

Any pitched ball not swung at is an out.

Once the batter is in the batters box the pitcher cannot take warm up pitches. All warm up pitches must be before the batter gets in the box.

Fastest Man:

Each contestant will start at home plate with their lead foot on the plate. Time will start on the official’s mark. The contestant will run the bases with time stopping when the contestant crosses the plate. Each contestant will get 1 attempt.

In the event of a tie, TSB points rankings will be used as the tie breaker in any skills contest.

Saturday and Sunday 

Pool Play

Monday and Tuesday

Bracket play 

Wednesday

Finals and Championship 

FORMAT

Each team will play 3 pool play games then enter a double elimination bracket based on pool play seeding. Several brackets will be offered in each division to allow teams to play in a competitive championship bracket.

LODGING - The lodging requirement is no longer required

BASEBALLS

Official NCS BN200 baseballs must be used. Each team will receive 1 dozen baseballs at team check in. Additional baseballs will be available for sale at the event.

LOCATIONS

The Travel Sports Baseball World Series will be played in and around the City of Grapevine, Trophy Club and Colleyville, Texas. The TSBWS has always been played at the areas premier facilities. 

EVENT HISTORY

The Travel Sports Baseball World Series has sold out/filled to capacity the last 10 years. For the last several years we have been over 300 teams.

TEAM REGISTRATION FEE AND GATE FEE

• 7u-14u - $895.00 (before discounts)
• Refund policy 

• PLAYER FEE/GATE FEE  - In lieu of a pay gate at the TSB WORLD SERIES, we charge a per player fee of $65 PER PLAYER.
• No fans, players or coaches will be charged to enter any of the venues. Siblings playing in the same week in the same event will only be charged once. The minimum gate fee per team is 10 players.
• ALL WORLD SERIES ENTRIES ARE NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE ENTRY FEE HAS BEEN PAID/THIS EVENT IS NON REFUNDABLE  
  

AWARDS 
NCS World Series Rings have been ordered for Champions and Finalist. They will not arrive in time for the event. Teams will be given team awards and medals at the completion of the event. Once the NCS World Series rings arrive at our office we will mail them to the Champions and Finalist. The rings are due to arrive before the 2020 Season ends.