Tournament

White Settlement/Grand Prairie/Cedar Hill, TX

Daniel Baxter

2024 NCS JULY BLAST 8u/10u/12u/14/16u/18uAll Age Groups! MVP EVENT 4GG

Jul 27-28, 2024

THANK YOU FOR ENTERING THE NCS JULY BLAST MVP EVENT

Onsite Director: will be onsite. 

Don Watson in GP (817) 602-3747

TA Fields in CH (214) 450-6243

Daniel Baxter WS (972) 672-1167

ENTRY $175 

First to pay first to play

8U/ 6 teams Max GP

10U/ 6 teams Max GP

12U/ 12 teams Max GP

14U/ 12 teams Max CH

16U/ 24 teams Max WS

18U/ 12 teams Max CH


This Tournament will be at 3 parks

Cedar Hill, TX Valley Ridge Park 14/18U

2850 Park Ridge Dr, Cedar Hill, TX 75104

White Settlement, TX Veterans Park 16U

8901 Clifford St, White Settlement, TX 76108

Jennifer McFalls Grand Prairie TX 8/10/12U

1299 SW 3rd St, Grand Prairie, TX 75051


*Be ready to play within a 45-mile radius as we have multiple other great complexes that we could use if the need arises. 


Payments 

Venmo @ntxsportz 

Cash App $ntxsportz

Contact: Daniel Baxter 972-672-1167

Email: ntxsportz@yahoo.com

TEAMS ARE ACCEPTED IN THE ORDER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED; TOURNAMENTS WILL SELL OUT BEFORE THE PAYMENT DEADLINE ON MOST OCCASSIONS. LAST DAY TO DROP IS SUNDAY PRIOR TO THE TOURNAMENT

*Coaches: Teams will provide their own Balls. 


THIS IS A MVP TOURNAMENT, 2 PLAYERS IN EACH POOL WILL BE AWARDED AND MVP AWARD.


*3 Coaches Free, sign in at gate and players are Free. 


Gate Fee

$10 per person 13 and up

$5 per person 5-12 

Cash App, Venmo, and Cash

*Gate  Fee is non-refundable


Awards

DIAMOND 1st Place 13 Awards and Banner

DIAMOND 2nd Place 13 Awards and Banner

GOLD 1st Place 13 Awards and Banner

GOLD 2nd Place 13 Awards  and Banner 

SILVER 1st Place Awards and Banner 

SILVER 2nd Place Awards and Banner

*MVP Award for the Championship player 

This is an MVP Event a player from each team will receive an MVP Medal in each Pool game!

Make sure you get an MVP card at each pool plate meeting from the umpire. Pick a MVP from the opposing team, write her number on the card and give it to her coach. The player will take the card to the onsite TD to receive her MVP Metal.


Pool/Bracket Format

2 SEEDED POOL TO DOUBLE ELIMINATION

TRIPLE DOWN BRACKET!!!

If we have enough teams, we will play the 3 Pool games and divide the bracket into DIAMOND, GOLD, AND SILVER brackets based off pool seeding. 12 TEAM MIN TO SPLIT BRACKETS into a Diamond or Gold Bracket. With 24 teams we will add a SILVER bracket.


Pool play must flip at home plate to determine home and visitor. 


8U Pool PAP $40 / 60 MIN GAMES Drop Dead

8U BRACKET 8U $40 / 60 MIN FI

10U/HS**Divisions PAP $40 / 60 MIN Pool Drop Dead 

10U/HS**PAP $50 /70 MIN GAMES BRACKET FI 


2 60-minute games Drop dead, CAN END IN A TIE as well as 60-minute. 

6 runs per half.

run rule in effect 12/3 10/4 8/5. 

CAN BAT THE LINEUP

FREE DEFENSIVE SUBS

Courtesy runner must be a sub, NO SUB GO TO LAST BATTED OUT

Bracket * No IF Game*

DOUBLE elimination

70-minute finish the inning, MUST HAVE A WINNER

ITB Last batted out goes to 2nd, 1 OUT, no count on batter. *If a new inning starts, will be Base Loaded last 3 outs on bases, 2 outs and Full Count. Till we have a winner. 

6 runs per half.

run rule in effect 12/3 10/4 8/5. 

Bat 9, Bat 10 with an EH, Bat 10 with an EH and DP/Flex, OR BAT THE LINE UP

FREE DEFENSIVE SUBS

Courtesy runner must be a sub. No sub GO TO LAST BATTED OUT


FINAL AWARDS

*Championship game team in the winner bracket will have their choice of home or away. 

*Also if the tournament can’t keep going due to weather. The 2 highest seeded teams in the winners bracket will be awarded 1st and 2nd place awards


8U ONLY Rules:

- 5 pitches or 3 strikes

- 5 runs per half inning in Pool/Bracket

- Coach Pitcher must have one foot on the pitching rubber

- Runners can leave the base at the release of the pitch

- No infield fly rule

- No look back rule

- No dropped 3rd strike

- Play is stopped when the lead runner is stopped

- Can have a max of 10 defensive players (4 in the outfield)



PROTESTS ARE $100, WIN YOUR PROTEST, GET YOUR MONEY BACK AND WINS THE GAME. The team will take a 7-0 Forfeit and the player will be removed from the Tournament. The Head Coach will be gone for the next game. Protest must be made before the Game is over. Coaches it is your responsibility to have your birth certificates handy in case your player gets protested. 

ZERO TOLERANCE BEHAVIOR POLICY

No Alcohol/No Pets

Refunds/Rain out policy.

*NO REFUNDS AFTER THE SCHEDULE IS OUT*

No games played 100% refund.

1 game played 50% refund.

2 GAMES PLAYED NO REFUND

*If 2nd game has started and gets canceled due to rain, no refund. 

*Gate  Fee is non-refundable.

Weather delays can occur for lightning/severe weather.  TD reserves the right to alter format with time and a 1 Day Single Elimination Tournament to stay on schedule in the event of severe weather or to change park locations 

Team insurance MUST be uploaded by payment deadline & NCS MUST be named as additional insured.

***Insurance is also available for purchase through NCS if needed***

If your insurance is not approved their will be a $30 charge to buy a policy for the event, to be paid before your first game. 9 times out of 10 the issue is NCS isn't named as an additional insured on your policy. Call your insurance provider and ask them to have NCS added as an additional insured, then upload to your team page.


Team MUST have a minimum of 8 players on Roster- NO EXCEPTIONS

All rosters are locked on the Friday evening prior to the event at 11:59 pm.

This Tournament will be played in 3 parks 

White Settlement, TX Veterans Park 16U

Cedar Hill, TX Valley Ridge Park 14U/18U

GP,TX @ Jennifer McFalls Park 8/10/12U

Be ready to play within a 45-mile radius as we have multiple other great complexes that we could use if the need arises.