-Abilene Fastpitch TOURNAMENTS- 

***Team Costume Contest for Best Dressed***

HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST (OPTIONAL): TOP 2 TEAMS FROM EACH DAY Saturday & Sunday (VOTED BY UMPIRES) WILL RECIEVE an AWARD

Tournament Director On-Site: Mike Ruiz 512-590-2516

We're committed to promoting the game of 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.

**TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE FORMAT TO ENSURE TIMELY FINISH**

TEAMS MUST BE READY TO PLAY 30 MIN PRIOR TO THEIR SCHEDULED GAME TIME

Team Entry Fee - $150

A $50 non-refundable deposit will confirm your team!

Entry Fee Payment - Please list Team Name and Age Group

Venmo - @AFSASoftball 

PayPal - @abilenefastpitch

Event Info

Seeded 5 GAME GUARANTEE 2 Pool Double Elimination

If Game

Pay At The Plate - $40 (8U) $50 (10U-18U)

All -Abilene Fastpitch 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.

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

$10 per person / 12 & under free

3 coaches and all players get in for free.

Rules 

PETS ALLOWED MUST BE ON A LEASH!!! NO SMOKING!!!

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

Teams are responsible for game balls.

6U - 8U - Coach Pitch

***Bracket Play - 60 mins / finish the inning

5 runs per half-inning

Games cannot end in a tie

Run Rule = 12 after 4, 10 after 5

***Pool Play - 60 mins / drop dead

5 runs per half-inning

Games can end in a tie

Free subs

Bat line-up

10U-16U

***Bracket Play - 75 mins / finish the inning

No run limit per half-inning

Games cannot end in a tie

Run Rule = 12 after 3, 10 after 4, 8 after 5

Report Subs

DP/Flex / 2 EP Max 11 Batters in Line-up

***Pool Play - 60 mins / drop dead

5 runs per half-inning

Games can end in a tie

Free subs 

Bat line-up

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

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

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How do I submit a schedule request? 

Please use the tab on the event info to submit a schedule request. We will do our best to accommodate requests.

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.

Players that do not have signed waivers by the cutoff will not appear on the public view teams page and will not be eligible to play!

Behavior at the events

-Abilene Fastpitch 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.

-Abilene Fastpitch 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?

Red Bud Softball Complex

Refunds:

Once the schedule has been released, there will be NO REFUNDS!

If you withdraw from an event after you have paid and before the schedule is released, you may transfer to another -Abilene Fastpitch Tournaments- event for no additional fees, or if you wish to withdraw completely, you will accrue a refund processing fee of $50.

Paid teams in divisions that do not make will receive a 100% refund.

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

-0- games started 100% refund

-1- game started 50% refund

-2- games started no refund

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

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

-Abilene Fastpitch Tournaments- Mike Ruiz

512-590-2516

**TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE FORMAT TO ENSURE TIMELY FINISH**

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.