MAVS BALLPARK DOWNTOWN FREEDO FEST 9U OPEN

                                        Thank You for choosing to play Mavs Ballpark!

                                                    We are 100% all Turf :) Which means we rarely rain out!

All Mavs Ballpark Tournaments are FIRST PAY/FIRST PLAY Your entry into an event is not complete until you have paid the entry fee and the gate fee, regardless of whether you have registered for the tournament. The tournament may sell out (and oftentimes does) prior to the payment deadline. 

                                 Payment is made on our website www.heroesbb.com                                          

We are one field and we only take 8 teams per tournament. Once we sell out payment is due to hold spot.                                                                        

All Mavs Ballpark Tournaments are $610 

$485 registration fee + $125 gate fee paid together at registration

ALL TEAMS MUST…

1. BE REGISTERED AND SANCTION THEIR TEAMS WITH NCS FOR THE CURRENT SEASON.

2. UPLOAD AND SUBMIT A COPY OF TEAM INSURANCE.

3. COMPLETE AND UPDATE ONLINE PLAYER ROSTERS

   Please Complete and Update Online Player Roster. All coaches are responsible for filling out an online player roster.  Rosters are available until Friday at 5:00 PM. Please submit your rosters as soon as possible. Players that do not have signed waivers by the cutoff are not eligible to play!

   Please Upload and Submit a Copy of Team Insurance Policy. 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. All insurance needs to be uploaded online. We DO NOT accept insurance at the event.

• National Championship Sports
  2011 East Lamar Blvd
  Suite 120
  Arlington Texas 76006

  
  

Refund Policy:

Teams withdrawing from an event 14 days prior to the start date of an event will receive a 100% credit.

Teams withdrawing 14 or fewer days prior to an event, for any reason, are not eligible to receive a refund or credit.

Paid teams registered in a tournament that does not make will receive a 100% credit.

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

-0- games started 100% credit

-1- the game started 50% credit

-2- games started 0% credit

Official Line Up :

• A LEGIBLE OFFICIAL LINE-UP must be filled out and turned into Onsite Tournament Director (usually at concession stand) 30 minutes prior to your upcoming game. We make the game card for the umpires therefore must have it 30 minutes prior. We check to make sure all players are listed on your official online NCS Roster to ensure all players are legal BEFORE the game starts to avoid those issues. 

• All players participating in the game must be entered on the Official Line-up to be eligible to participate in the game. 

• All players on Official Line-up must be active online on their NCS Roster to be eligible to play.

Saturday 2 Pool Play into Sunday Single Elimination. 

Game times 1 hour 30 minutes.

No new inning is started after 1:25. Drop dead at 1:45. 

At Drop Dead if Home Team is at bat score stands, if Away Team at bat score reverts to previous inning.

Home team keeps official book.

Umpires have official time.

All players must be properly geared. Catcher wearing all protective gear. Pitcher no white sleeves, arm sleeve, jewelry or sweatbands.

We do not allow metal cleats on our Turf Field, Mound or Batting Cages.

All 12U (12U only) Tournaments are Wood Bat only. Bats are to be single construction solid wood. No composite (including handle)

No seeds or shelled nuts or gum are allowed inside Mavs Ballpark. This is a big deal. They clog the drains. If the drains stop up we can't play..

Teams supply their own baseballs.

Cages are available for warm up before games. We have 2 cages. Teams scheduled to play next up games have priority use of the cages. Those 2 teams rotate cages.

Pitching:

We utilize outs instead of innings for pitching totals as per NCS Rules.

Maximum number of outs a player can legally pitch in one (1) day and still pitch the next day is 6 outs (2 innings)

Maximum innings allowed for the 2 day Tournament is 24 outs (8 innings) with no more than 18 outs (6 innings) in one day.

Tie Games:

• Pool Play: TIE stands.

• Bracket and Championship Games: California Tie Breaker: Loaded bases with the last 3 batters and 1 out, batter’s count 0-0.

Mercy Run Rules:

• 12 runs after 3 complete innings of play.

• 10 runs after 4 complete innings of play.

• 8 runs after 5 complete innings of play.

Awards:

All Bracket Champions will receive NCS Championship Rings

All 2nd place Finalist will receive NCS Finalist Rings

Schedule Requests:

SCHEDULE REQUESTS MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN THE MONDAY 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 Monday 5:00pm 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!

The schedule request is a request, not a guarantee.

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

When do schedules post?

Typically we post schedules on the Tuesday preceding the tournament weekend. (We do reserve the right to post on Wednesday's during the Fall Tournament Season when "Special Requests" are exceedingly high, and during the Spring Season when waiting on NCS Ranking Updates.)

Cooler Policy:

Outside food and drinks are not allowed, with the exception of team cooler for the dugouts. 

*Exceptions are made during extremely hot weather

We have a full concession stand (credit/debit accepted)

No alcohol (per city ordinance)

*We use evaporative coolers in the dugouts during excessive heat

Parking:

We have the row of parking closest to the field located on the Ballpark grounds. We also have access to the Lexus Parking Garage right beside the field. (If there is a Mavs Game or big concert they do sometimes charge to park there) See our website for map www.heroesbb.com 

Sportsmanship:

Each Head Coach is responsible for the sportsmanship of his entire team, both players and parents and also his assistant coaches (and fans). Please always make sure to demonstrate GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP so that these young athletes see a good example presented to them. Please remember, only Head Coaches talk with the umpires regarding questions, etc. (The two Head Coaches and the two Umpires only, no assistant coaches.) Assistant coaches must refrain from this and allow the Head Coach and the Umpire to work through any issues that may arise. 

Behavior at Events:

Mavs Ballpark 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 or umpire or another team or within teams.                                                              

 Anyone ejected must immediately leave the facility. 

We look forward to having you play with us at Mavs Ballpark!

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