EVENT DETAILS

Tournament Director

Future Champions Sports Complex

Facility Rules & Policies

(10u-18u Girls)

1) No carry-in coolers, food, or beverages allowed anywhere at Future Champions Sports Complex. Please support our full concession stand. Team water coolers for the dugout and individual water jugs for players will be allowed to be brought into the park.

2) We do have bleachers available on all of our fields, and there are also areas for lawn chairs on all fields. Covered tents are also allowed.

3) All fields have electronic scoreboards to be run on a volunteer basis. Operating instructions are posted behind home plate.

4) Please have your parents and players help retrieve foul balls. On Field #6 no one can retrieve foul balls on the railroad tracks except adults. 

5) Sorry pets are NOT allowed at Future Champions Sports Complex.

6) No smoking allowed at Future Champions Sports Complex.

7) Please clean up dugouts after each game (no sunflower seeds or peanuts allowed).

8) We do have 5 full size batting cages on site at Future Champions Sports Complex, and there should be plenty of batting cage availability for teams before tournament games.

9) Game results will be posted on the front page of our website at www.futurechampionssportscomplex.com, and on the USSSA website. The live tournament standings/results documents will be updated in real time throughout the tournament as the final scores come in.

10) We do not use a weather hotline number at Future Champions, any weather situations to report like rain delays or lightning delays will also be posted right on the front page of our website at www.futurechampionssportscomplex.com.

11) Admission fee for a 1 day pass is $7 per adult age 13+, $5 per child age 6-12. Admission fee for a weekend pass is $15 per adult age 13+, $12 per child age 6-12. All children age 5 and under are FREE, all players and three coaches per team are FREE.

12) NO METAL CLEATS ALLOWED ON ANY OF OUR FIELDS PLEASE.

Future Champions Sports Complex

“Play the Turf” Tournament Rules

(10u-18u Girls)

1) All girls softball events will be governed by USSSA PLAYING RULES 

2) All softball pool play games will have a 65 minute time limit, and all softball bracket play games will have a 75 minute time limit. Innings can be finished after the time limit expires, but a new inning may not start after the time limit elapses. For time limit purposes the timer begins on the first warmup pitch of the game, and a new inning officially starts when the last out of the previous inning is made. If the time limit expires in the bottom of an inning and the home team is winning, the game will end at expiration.

3) All softball games will be 7 innings or time limit, with mercy rules of: 12 runs after 3 innings, 10 runs after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings for all age groups.

4) In all pool play games the home team is decided by coin flip. In bracket play the higher seeded team has the choice of being home or visitor. 

5) In pool play if the game is tied after time limit, the game ends in tie. Extra innings in pool play will continue only if the time limit has not been reached.

6) In bracket play if the game is still tied after time limit, we will use the International Tiebreaker rule. The next inning will start with a runner on 2nd base and nobody out. The runner on 2nd base will be the last out from the previous inning. If a second extra inning is needed we will start with runners on 2nd and 3rd and nobody out. This process will continue each half inning thereafter until a winner is determined.

7) We reserve the right to alter the tournament schedule, time limits, or run rules if needed due to weather or other conditions out of our control. Seven inning games are official after 4 innings or 3.5 if home team is winning. Suspended games will be resumed at the point where the game was halted.

8) Team rosters must be online thru the USSSA website, and players must have a signed waiver online from their guardian. If at any time a player on your team is called into question and that player is not on your online roster, your team will forfeit the game. Per the USSSA IL State Office we can not make exceptions to this rule for any team, that game would be scored 7-0 in favor of your opponent.

9) Please see the attached link for GUEST PLAYER INFO. All guest players must be entered no later than 4 hours prior to the start of the tournament (the first game of the event, NOT your team’s first game).

10) A minimum of 8 players is needed to start and finish a game, if playing with 8 players at any time an automatic out must be taken.

11) Teams will be allowed to bat their entire roster in pool play and bracket play. It is the coaches responsibility to submit a lineup card to the home plate umpire prior to each game. Lineup cards must have first name, last name, uniform #, and position. If a team is batting their entire roster and a player ends up getting sick or injured, they will be required to take an out every time the injured player’s spot comes up in the batting order.

12) Courtesy runners for the pitcher or catcher are allowed at any time. Courtesy runner is a valid substitute if available, if a team is batting their entire roster the courtesy runner is the last completed at bat. The same courtesy runner can not be used for both the pitcher and catcher in the same half inning. If an incorrect courtesy runner is discovered on base, the runner will be out and the head coach will be issued a warning.

13) All teams must be warmed up and ready to play 20 minutes prior to the start of their scheduled game. Games may start early if your scheduled field is open and umpires are ready. 

14) Teams may have a brief time period to warm up in the outfield and on their side of the infield prior to games. There is not full infield before games, but you can take ground balls on your appropriate side of the field before the game.

15) The designated home team will keep the official scorebook for tournament games.

16) The umpires will have the game card for tournament games. Head coaches from each team must sign the game cards after each game. Please make sure that the score is correct on the card before signing. The umpire will turn in the game card to the tournament director.

17) By USSSA rule, a coach has the right to protest a rule interpretation or player eligibility. The protest fee is 100$ and is refundable only if the protest is upheld by the tournament director.

USSSA POOL PLAY SEEDING TIEBREAKERS (10u-18u Girls)

1) Winning Percentage - Descending

2) Tied Teams (vs. each other) Winning Percentage - Descending (not valid if all tied teams have not played each other)

3) Average Runs Allowed - Ascending

4) Average Run Differential with a maximum of (8) - Descending

5) USSSA Rankings Points - Descending

6) Date Team Entered USSSA Database

ONCE PAST A TIE BREAKER DO NOT RETURN TO PREVIOUS TIE BREAKER

Tournament Director

West Central IL Patriots 10u will play a 4th pool play game that only counts on their opponent's record

Extreme 2012 12u will play a 4th pool play game that only counts on their opponent's record