RGV September To Remember

All Teams Must Register with NCS | 2021-2022 Season
All Teams Must Have Team Insurance
All Teams Must Have Updated Online Player Rosters

SATURDAY:  06, 08u, 10u
SUNDAY:  12u, 14u, 18u

TEAM ENTRY FEE:  $95+PAP

AWARDS:
NCS Championship Rings For 1st Place
NCS Finalist Rings For 2nd Place
Coaches Team Banners For 1st & 2nd Place
MVP Awards for 1st & 2nd Place Teams
POG Awards (Every Game)
Game Balls Provided

TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
4 Game Guarantee
2 Pool Games, Double Elimination

Format:

     4 Game Guaranteed
     2 Pool, Double Elimination
     6 Team Max Per Division
     Saturday:  8u, 10u, 12u
     Sunday:  14u, 18u

NCS Fastpitch Rules & Guidelines
(60/75/Blind Draw):
NCS Rules Apply, unless otherwise specified.

Pool Games PAP $35:
65 Minutes Drop Dead
5 Runs Per Half Inning.
No mathematical elimination to end the game early.
No grace periods. Pool games will be played for the entire time limit.
No Run Rule until after 3 innings of play. 15 after 3, 10 after 4, 8 after 5.
Bat the Lineup, straight 9 with or without DP/Flex, Batting 9 - Free Defense Substitution with Players on Bench.
Pool Games are only warm up games. They Do Not Count for Bracket Play.
PAP $35

Bracket Games PAP $45:
85 Minutes Finish the Inning.
No new inning after 80 minutes of playing time.
Open Innings for Bracket Games
No mathematical elimination to end the game early.
No Run Rule until after 3 innings of play. 15 after 3, 10 after 4, 8 after 5.
Bat the Lineup, straight 9 with or without DP/Flex, Batting 9 - Free Defense Substitution with Players on Bench.
PAP $45

Bracket Play will be determined by Blind Draw. Please stop by check-in area with one of the tournament directors to draw your number

Single Elimination Bracket Play:
All games, including Championship game, will coin flip for Home/Visitor. 

Double Elimination Bracket Play:
All games, except Championship game, will coin flip for Home/Visitor.
Undefeated Team in the Championship Game will choose Home/Visitor.
One Game Championship. No “IF” Games.

RUN RULES (All Divisions):
15 after 3 innings, 10 after 4 innings, 8 after 5 innings.
No mathematical calculation to end early.

TIE GAMES:
Pool Play: TIE stands
Bracket Play: NCS Tiebreaker
1st inning, last batted out from previous inning begins at 2nd base. No outs.
2nd inning loaded bases with last 3 batters. No outs.
3rd inning loaded bases with last 3 batters. 1 out.
4th+ innings, loaded bases with last 3 batters. 2 outs.
Championship Game will also use speed up.

COURTESY RUNNERS:
Are Allowed. Last batted out if no eligible subs available.

RE-ENTRY:
Allowed for all starters. Teams can play with 8. Forfeit if fall below 8.

DEFENSIVE CONFERENCES:
Three per game.

INTENTIONAL WALKS:
No pitches 

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

CATCHERS HELMET:
All Divisions: One-Piece.

PLAYERS: 
No Jewelry

NEW RULE:
Players are not allowed to play on two different teams in the same age division in the same tournament. However, they are allowed to play in two different age divisions in the same tournament as long as they are legal age.

FORCE PLAY-SLIDE RULE:
In effect. Slide legally or veer away from defense.

MISSED BAGS (APPEALS): 
Must be properly appealed as in NFHS.

MALICIOUS CONTACT:
If umpire judges intent, player is OUT and EJECTED.

EJECTION PROTOCOL:
Remind, Warn, Restrict, and Eject.
Egregious conduct needs no warning.

EJECTIONS:
Any team personnel (including fans) are the responsibility of the manager.
Anyone ejected will leave premises immediately.
Director will review all incidents.

TEAM WAIVERS AND PLAYER ROSTERS:
Online Rosters are available until 12 midnight the night before the tournament. Please submit your online rosters as soon as possible. We are trying to do away with the paper rosters and there will be a point when we won't take them anymore.  Please help us with this matter.  Players that are not on an online or paper roster are not eligible to play!

All coaches are responsible to fill out an online or paper roster with all the player’s information prior to the first game.
Online rosters are frozen the night before tournament at 12 midnight.
Paper Rosters are the last option to add any players but must be done before the first game of the tournament.
You may stop by the registration table to fill one out.
In not doing so, could result in having illegal or ineligible players and/or forfeit of games.
Players that are not on an online or paper roster are not eligible to play!
Please don’t forget to fill out a Player Roster.

PLAYER AGE ELIGIBILITY:
All Baseball Tournaments age divisions up to 18U will use the May 1 age cutoff date. To determine your team's age, determine your oldest player's age as of April 30th. Player participating in a given division cannot turn the next age before May 1st of the current season. Example: Player in 10U division cannot turn 11 before May 1st of the current season or he is too old for that division and must play in the 11U division. Players may play up (no more than two age divisions) but not down in age.
All Coaches must have proof of players age with them at all times in case of a protest.

Example of a schedule request that we will have trouble accommodating: We cannot play before 4pm.
Teams must be prepared to play from Friday evening until Sunday evening.

REMEMBER: this is just a request not a guarantee, but we will do our best to accommodate you.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
We trying to minimize the use of cash.
Please send Team Entry Fee to one of the following Payment Options:
CASH APP:  $NCSSouthTexas
https://cash.app/$NCSSouthTexas

VENMO:  @NCSSouthTexas
https://venmo.com/u/NCSSouthTexas
(Please add the following to notes: Entry Fee, Team name, Division, Tournament date)  

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

When do I pay the tournament entry fee?
All NCS Baseball tournaments are first pay/first play. Your entry into an event is not complete until you have paid the team entry fee. 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. 

In the event of rain/weather or any act of God canceling the entire tournament, teams will be issued a credit towards a future NCS Southwest tournament.

In the event of paid team canceling prior to tournament, team will receive credit towards future

NCS Southwest tournament. All payments are final   

In the event of rain canceling a tournament already in progress, a team may receive partial credit based on the amount games played

In the event of paid team canceling due to COVID-19 prior to tournament, team will receive credit towards future NCS Southwest tournament.