HOUSTON PREMIER SUMMER SHOWDOWN, *FREE TEAM ENTRY* ALL TEAMS WELCOME ***

HOUSTON NCS PREMIER SUMMER SHOWDOWN
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:

Hilario Salas: (956)504-2500
Gabriel Salas: (956)407-2270
Hilario Salas, IV: (956)832-3660

*** FREE TEAM ENTRY! *** 

All Teams Welcome 

(Five Tool, NCS, PG, REC TEAMS, USSSA)

*** 1st Place Teams in each division Win a FREE TEAM Entry to the NCS International Summer Classic in McAllen, Tx on July 28-31, 2023***

ALL TEAMS MUST REGISTER WITH NCS | 2023 Season
ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE TEAM INSURANCE
ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE UPDATED ONLINE PLAYER ROSTERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

• TI 1.00 TOURNAMENT PRIZES & AWARDS:

• TI 2.00 TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

• TI 3.00 TEAM ENTRY FEE:

• TI 4.00 GAME TIMES & PAP (RGV):

• TI 5.00 SPECTATOR ADMISSION / GATE FEE:

• TI 6.00 REMINDERS: (NO METAL CLEATS, NO FOOD, NO COOLERS):

• TI 7.00 PAYMENT OPTIONS:

• TI 8.00 SCHEDULE REQUEST:

• TI 9.00 PLAYER’S AGE ELIGIBILITY:

• TI 10.00 PLAYER’S ELIGIBILITY TO PLAY:

• TI 11.00 TEAM INSURANCE:

• TI 12.00 BEHAVIOR AT THE EVENTS:

• TI 13.00 RAIN-OUT & TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION REFUND POLICY:

• TI 14.00 TEAM CANCELLATIONS REFUND POLICY:
  

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

TI 1.00 TOURNAMENT PRIZES & AWARDS:

• *** 1st Place Teams in each division Win a FREE TEAM Entry to the NCS International Summer Classic in McAllen, Tx on July 28-31, 2023***

• 12 NCS Championship Rings For 1st Place

• 12 NCS Finalist Rings For 2nd Place

• 1 Coach’s Team Banners For 1st

• 1 Coach’s Team Banners For 2nd Place

• 1 MVP Award for the Most Valuable Player of the tournament in the 1st Place Team.

• 1 MVP Award for the Most Valuable Player of the tournament in the 2nd Place Team.

• 1 POG Award for the Player Of the Game of the championship in the 1st Place Team.

• 1 POG Award for the Player Of the Game of the championship in the 2nd Place Team.

• 1 POG Award for the Player Of the Game for the winning team in every game.

TI 2.00 TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

• 3 Game Guarantee

• 2 Pool Games

• Single Elimination Bracket

• SATURDAY: 2 Pool Games

• SUNDAY: Single Elimination Bracket & Championship Games

• All teams must be ready and available to begin pool play on Friday at 6pm and/or Saturday at 8:00 am unless otherwise requested.

TI 3.00 TEAM ENTRY FEE:

• 4U-18U: FREE + PAP

  *** FREE TEAM ENTRY! *** 

  All Teams Welcome 
  

• (Five Tool, NCS, PG, REC TEAMS, USSSA)

• Payment Deadline is June 5, 2023. However, we recommend paying as soon as possible to make sure you get in as we will have a limited number of spots available.

TI 4.00 GAME TIMES & PAP (HT):

• (2 Man Crew):

• 5u-6u: (1:00 or 6 inn) PAP $40 per game

• 7u-8u: (1:15 or 6 inn) PAP $45 per game

• 9u-12u: (1:30 or 6 inn) PAP $60 per game

• 13u-18u: (1:45 or 7 inn) PAP $70 per game

• (1 Man Crew):

• 5u-6u: (1:00 or 6 inn) PAP $30 per game

• 7u-8u: (1:15 or 6 inn) PAP $35 per game

• 9u-12u: (1:30 or 6 inn) PAP $45 per game

• 13u-18u: (1:45 or 7 inn) PAP $55 per game

• POOL GAMES:

• Finish The Batter.

• BRACKET GAMES:

• No new inning after the complete time limit has expired.

• No 5 minute grace period to end the game early.

• No Drop Dead Time. 

• Teams should be ready to play 15 minutes prior to game time. 

• Game Clock starts at the conclusion of the plate meeting. 

• All games must start at their scheduled times unless otherwise approved by one of the tournament directors.

TI 5.00 SPECTATOR ADMISSION / GATE FEE:

• 10 YRS & Up $10 per person

• 5-9 YRS $5 per Person

• 4 YRS & Under FREE

• 3 Coaches per Team FREE

• Uniformed Players FREE

TI 6.00 REMINDERS: (NO METAL CLEATS, NO FOOD, NO COOLERS):

• No Metal Cleats or Metal Spikes are allowed on portable pitching mounds and/or any turf surfaces.

• No Food &/or Drinks of any kind are allowed on any turf playing field, turf playing dugouts, and turf portable pitching mounds.

• Smoking, Smokeless Tobacco and/or Chewing Tobacco are NOT allowed in any of the tournament parks and/or complexes.  

• No Outside Food &/Or Drinks are allowed into the tournament complex.

• No Ice Chests are allowed into the tournament complex.

• As much as we would like to allow it, we have tried to do so in the past and it has gotten out of hand.  However, players are allowed to take one personal jug or container in with them.  Must be the player bringing in the personal container and not the parent.

TI 7.00 PAYMENT OPTIONS:

• Your entry into an event is not complete until you have paid the team entry fee.

• All though Payments Are Due by Monday Before the Day of The Event,
  All Events are First Pay/First Play. 

• The division 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.

• PAYMENT OPTIONS:

• ONLINE: NCS Online Account

• CashApp: $NCSSouthTexas
  https://cash.app/$NCSSouthTexas

• PayPal: @HSalas0315

• VENMO:@NCSSouthTexas
  https://venmo.com/u/NCSSouthTexas

• ZELLE: TexasEliteTournaments@gmail.comOR (956)504-2500

• Please add the following to notes:
  (Team Name, Division, Tournament Name, and Tournament Date)

TI 8.00 SCHEDULE REQUEST:

• Teams must be prepared to play from Friday evening until Sunday evening.

• All teams must be ready and available to begin pool play on Friday at 6pm and/or Saturday at 8:00 am unless otherwise requested.

• Please submit all schedule requests using the schedule request tab on the online event menu.

• We will take a schedule request until Tuesday evening prior to the event. 

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

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

• Example of a schedule request we will accept:
  “We cannot play between 8am and 12pm on Saturday.”

• Example of a schedule request that we will have trouble accommodating:
  “We cannot play before 4pm.”

• Remember, this is just a request not a guarantee but we will do our best to accommodate your request.

TI TI 10.00 PLAYER’S ELIGIBILITY TO PLAY:

• All players must be entered on the online team roster (Back Office or Public) to be eligible to play.

• Penalty: Player is removed from the game and cannot continue to play.

TI 11.00 TEAM INSURANCE:

• All Teams Must Have Team Insurance and submit a Certificate of Liability Insurance where…
  National Championship Sports LLC
  2011 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 120
  Arlington, TX 76006
  is named as an additional insured.

• OR Pay an additional $20 for per event tournament insurance.

• If you have an existing team insurance policy, please have your insurance carrier add National Championship Sports LLC as an additional insured and upload a copy to your online NCS account.
  National Championship Sports LLC
  2011 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 120
  Arlington, TX 76006

• If you don't have insurance and need to purchase, you may do so at one of the following web-links:

• National Championship Sports Insurance:
  https://playncs.com/baseball/baseball-insurance

• American Specialty Insurance:
  https://appsrv4.amerspec.com/dbweb/f?p=127:2::::APP

• Chappell Insurance Agency:
  https://www.chappellinsurance.com/

TI 12.00 BEHAVIOR AT THE EVENTS:

• NCS 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 a tournament official and/or umpire.

TI 13.00 RAIN-OUT & TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION REFUND POLICY:

• Every possible effort will be made to complete an event already in progress.

• Schedules may be changed, games & events may be shortened, in order to complete the event. 

• In the event of a tournament being canceled because of weather or any other unpreventable occurrence, teams will be issued a credit towards a future event.

• In the event of rain canceling an event already in progress or if an event/division is completely canceled a team will receive credit based on the number of games played.

• No games played, a full credit of entry fee for a future event.

• One game played, 2/3 credit of entry fee for a future event.

• Two games played, 1/3 credit of entry fee for a future event.

• Three games played, no credit will be issued.

• All credits must be used with the same director of the canceled event and are not transferable to another area, region, director or team.

TI 14.00 TEAM CANCELLATIONS REFUND POLICY:

• Teams canceling or dropping out of any event, regardless of their reason to drop out, must notify the event director in writing via email &/or text message, not via phone by the team manager or the business manager of the team.

• If a team drops out of an event, past the cancellation deadline, the team will forfeit in full their team entry fee. No drops will be accepted once a division is "Sold Out" at any time. NO EXCEPTIONS

• 1, 2 & 3 Day Events, Regionals, NIT's, and State Championships Events:

• If notification is prior to 14 days of the event date, a full credit for a future event will be given.

• If notification is between 7 to 14 days before the event date, 50 percent of the team fees will be credited for a future event.

• If notification is fewer than 7 days before the event date, no credit will be given. 

• World Series Events and Any 4+ Day Events:

• Entry fees or deposits are non-refundable at any time for any reason & will be forfeited should a team drop out from a World Series and/or any 4+ Day Event.
  NO EXCEPTIONS

• NOTE:

• Credits are at the sole discretion of the director and are awarded normally under only the most severe circumstances on a team to team basis.

• Credits must also be used by the same team (non-transferable) and with the same event director that you were originally scheduled to play with.

• Any and all entry fee credits must be used within the same current season (which they are granted) or within 90 calendar days, whichever comes first, otherwise the credit becomes void. 

• Credit Card Processing fees are not refundable as we do not receive them when you submit payment with a credit card.

MODIFIED CENTRAL REGION BASEBALL RULES:
NFHS Rules shall apply on all divisions for any rules not specifically listed here below:

 PITCHING COUNT LIMITS:
This Tournament DOES NOT Have Any Pitch Count Limits

NO METAL CLEATS ALLOWED:
No metal cleats in teams 12u and under.
No metal cleats on any turf fields &/or surfaces.
No metal cleats on portable turf mounds.

NO METAL CLEATS ARE ALLOWED AT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES:
All & Any of McAllen Sports Facilities.
McAllen Youth  Baseball Complex
McAllen Municipal Park
McAllen Westside Park
McAllen Los Encinos Park.
Portland Municipal Park
Portland Sports Complex

OFFICIAL LINE-UP CARD:
OFFICIAL Line-Up Card must be turned into Home Plate Umpire at or before Home Plate meeting before the beginning of each game. All players participating in the game must be entered on an official team line-up card to be eligible to participate in the game. Any player arriving after the start of a game must be listed on the official team line-up card that was turned in to the umpires prior to the start of the game. Any late player may be added to the official team line-up card at any time during the course of the game. However, they must be added before they are eligible to play.  

PENALTY:
(For Player Not On The Official Line-Up Card)
BATTING:  The player will be called out and must be added to the official line-up card.
DEFENSE: No penalty and must be added to the official line-up card as a substitute.

TIE GAMES:
Pool Play: TIE stands
Bracket Play & Championship Games: NCS Tie-Breaker
1st inning, loaded bases with the last 3 batters. No outs.
2nd inning, loaded bases with the last 3 batters. 1 out.
3rd+ innings, loaded bases with the last 3 batters. 2 outs.
Never touch the batter’s count.

MERCY RUN RULES:
(5u-8u):
No Mercy Run Rule
No mathematical calculation to end a game early.

(9u-18u):

15 runs after 3 complete innings of play.

10 runs after 4 complete innings of play.

BAT WEIGHT LIMITATIONS:
All Wood and/or Non-Wood Bats stamped with any of the following:
(BBCOR .50), (USSSA 1.15 BPF), (USA Baseball).
5u-12u: (No weight restrictions)
13u: (No bats lighter than -8 max)
14u: (No bats lighter than -5 max)
15u-18u: (No bats lighter than -3 max/BBCOR ONLY)

INTENTIONAL WALKS:

May be announced by the manager in all (9u-18u) divisions.

No pitches are necessary.

HOME TEAM:

Coin Flip in all Pool Play games.

Single Elimination Bracket Play Games:

High Seed chooses (Home/Visitor) in all Single Elimination Bracket Play Games INCLUDING the Championship Game.

Double Elimination Bracket Play Games:

High Seed chooses (Home/Visitor) in all Double Elimination Bracket Play games EXCEPT the Championship Game.

The undefeated team chooses (Home/Visitor) in the Championship Game. Coin-flip for any “IF” Games. 

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER:

Home team must keep an official score book.

Visitor team keeps an official score book if Home team doesn’t have one.

Umpire(s) keeps official score if neither team is keeping an official scorebook.

All teams go to home plate umpire with all changes.

(5u-6u) T-BALL, (7u-8u) COACH PITCH , and (8u) KID PITCH RULES:

NATIONAL BASEBALL RULES APPLIES WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS:

Teams DO NOT need to bat roster.

Teams can play with 8 players. 

Only the 9th player will be called out. 

10th player is not called out.

(5u-6u) T-BALL

AT BAT: 

3 swings per plate appearance. 

Any batter who does not put a ball in play after 3 swings will be declared out. 

Any batted ball must leave the ten-foot semi-circle to be declared a fair ball

5 Runs Max Per Inning on innings (1-3)

Unlimited Runs on the 4th and after innings.

No Mathematical Calculation to end a game early.

No Mercy Rule.

No Infield Fly Rule.

The batter may not size up after it has been placed on the tee. 

The batter must wait for the verbal “batter bat” to swing

The pitcher must maintain contact with rubber until batter swings

(7u-8u) COACH PITCH

AT BAT:6 pitches or 3 swinging strikes not ending on a foul ball.

Unlimited foul balls.

7 Runs Max Per Inning on innings (1-3).

Unlimited Runs on the 4th and after innings.

No Mathematical Calculation to end a game early.

No Mercy Rule.

No Bunting Allowed.

No Infield Fly Rule.

No Lead-offs and/or No Stealing Bases.

Intentional Walks are only permitted once per player per game.

Courtesy Runner for catcher is allowed.

Thank you for choosing us!

Hilario Salas (956)504-2500
Gabriel Salas (956)407-2270
Hilario Salas, IV: (956)832-3660

PLAY SAFE, PLAY FAIR, PLAY NCS!