EVENT DETAILS

Sunday event

Managers,


Here are the details for this Sunday in Salisbury


Any team eliminated on Saturday can enter for Sunday, but teams need to let us know after losing out. We need to be able to schedule umpires and with the complex. The cutoff is 15 minutes after the last completed game on Saturday night. Bracket will be posted quickly after that time. Teams playing into Sunday will not be able to enter this event.


Entry fee is $50 plus $15 paid to the umpire at the ground rules. Balls are provided.


Pool play to single elimination, at least three games.


Two pitch format, rules below.

Batter gets in the box; the count is 2-2 with an allowed courtesy foul.
Two balls you walk
Two foul balls you're out

Any called strike or swinging strike you are out

Plate and mat zone, 5-to-10-foot arc

One home run an inning use it or lose it


Teams will get points online for this tournament, it is a separate Sunday only event from the GSL World Tournament.



Any questions you can let us know at the field.



GSL World Tournament East Staff

Early Manager Notes

Managers,


Welcome to our GSL World Tournament East being held this coming weekend in Salisbury, Maryland!


Bob, Carol, and I are excited to welcome this event back to this top-notch facility again this year.


Henry S Parker Athletic Complex
GPS: 711 W Naylor Mill Road, Salisbury MD 21801


Here are some important items for teams:


Check-in: We will be doing check-in and bat testing on Friday night at the Complex at 7:00 PM lasting until 8:30 PM. It is highly recommended that teams take advantage of this to avoid a long line on Saturday morning. Teams should bring the bats as a team to check-in. Teams can do a portion of their bats on Friday and the rest on Saturday. You can test a maximum of 25 bats and/or pass a maximum of 20 total bats.


Managers Meeting: We will have a manager meeting also on Friday night at the Complex at 7:30 PM. It is not mandatory, but we are asking each team to send a representative.


Bats: all bats should be the USSSA new stamp (240) for this weekend and should be compliant for tournament play.


Roster: all players need to be on your team's online roster. There will be no exceptions, guest players, or any such reason for players not to be online. Players should also be in the "eligible" column with completed waivers to play.

* Any players who played in the GSL D Worlds may not be moved to an E team for the following week's tournament. *


Rules: we will be following all book rules of GSL play for this tournament. Each team will have a Designated Home Run hitter. Courtesy runners are anyone on the online roster. All players are permitted double entry, please note that starting the game is your first entry.


Uniforms: teams must have matched or extremely similar tops for this weekend. Please note: the National Slow-Pitch Committee has removed the rule that was in place two years where teams would be designated as home team if the opponent did not completely match. The rule will be the same as our USSSA World Tournaments in Viera. You must be matching or extremely similar to play. Uniforms are not protest able but if asked, players must conform to the correct uniform, or they may not play.


Protests: any in-game protest requires $100 cash in the hand of the umpire to lodge said protest. If the protest is successful, the money will be returned. You must protest a rule item before the next pitch is thrown. We cannot be called to the field to discuss something that happened the inning before or a few batters before.


Bracket: registration closes tonight, and we are looking to post the bracket tomorrow, Tuesday.


The GSL World Tournament portion of the event is straight double elimination. For the Men's E we are putting together something this Sunday for teams knocked out Saturday looking to play more games. We will have details on that as the week goes along.


Entry fee: $475 is the tournament entry fee for the GSL World portion. Teams need to pay online through their team manager account prior to Wednesday evening, unless they have a Paid Berth through a Director. This covers all umpire fees and also includes the balls for the entire event. Balls are included, but teams must retrieve foul and HR Balls or purchase more. There will also be a $10 gate fee for each car (not each person) on Saturday only at the Complex.




If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Bob, Carol, or me



Thank you and we are looking forward to seeing you this weekend!



GSL World Tournament East Staff