EVENT DETAILS

RULES and SCHEDULES

Thank you for playing the annual KICK OFF tourney. Unfortunately, this year the pool is still being repaired after major foundation and plumbing damage. Hence the No Splash title this year. This tourney is owned and operated by the Deseret Peak Girls Softball league and sanctioned by USSSA sports.

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This is a SANCTIONED event, there are four sanctioning bodies in Utah, Idaho and Nevada. They are NFHS (aka High School Federation), USA/ASA, USSSA (aka UTrip) and Little League.

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TOURNAMENT RULES

PLEASE pass along to your players, fans and especially relatives that come to cheer.

1. No Vaping/Smoking, Scooters, Bikes, Skateboards, Roller skates or any other wheeled things that run into people are allowed past the entrance gate.
2. Pets are NOT ALLOWED pass the entrance gate, please leave them at home.
3. Glass containers are NOT allowed anywhere at Deseret Peak Complex or on Public Property in Tooele County.
4. USSSA sanctioning and Dash-No-Splash Tournament rules will be in use.
5. ALL PROTESTS will REQUIRE a $100 check written out to Primary Children’s Hospital. No check, No Protest. ONLY the head coach can make an on-field protest after presenting a check. Once the last out has occurred and umpires have ended the game. The protest window for that game has ended.
6. Arguing of Balls and Strikes is NOT allowed. Fans, Coaches, etc. will be ejected and the game may be forfeited. Anyone that is ejected MUST leave the ballpark and will not be allowed back until ANOTHER game has elapsed for the event. If you are ejected in the championship game, your additional next game will be impacted, and ejection penalty will be enforced.
7. Recreations/All Star teams may play 10 players on defense (4 outfielders 6 infielders). Teams may bat the entire roster with free defensive substitution. NOTE: “C” divisions will use the standard tourney rules for 9 players total on defense.

1. NO infield practice is allowed and no warming up is allowed when any ground crew members are working on the field, or when an Umpire has entered the field area.
2. DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO HIT AGAINST FENCES, this will be cause for elimination from the tournament. A BOWNET type setup is required for soft toss drills.
3. Please wait for teams to leave the dugout before your team enters and pick up your trash before leaving. ANY teams that leave trash in the DUGOUT, or under or on top of bleachers or along the foul lines will be fined $30 per game and NOT allowed to play their next game until the fine is paid to Troy Johansen.
4. Dugouts are NOT assigned, please choose a dugout based on availability.
5. GAME TIMES: Pool game is NO new inning after 60 min. or 5 innings. Elimination bracket game time limit will be NO new inning after 70 min. or 6 innings.
6. Run ahead rule: pool and bracket games is 8 runs after 50 min.
7. For ONLY 8U and 10U pool and 8U bracket games. 6 runs per inning except Tie Breaker
8. The International Tiebreaker (ITB) rule will go into effect at the top of the 7th inning or the new inning after the time limit. The 6 Run Rule will not be in effect for all Tie Breaker innings.
9. Line-up cards must be given to the Umpire and the opposing team at the pre-game conference with
10. The home team for pool play will be determined by a coin flip at the pre-game conference. The higher seeded team is the HOME team in BRACKET play. This is managed by the Umpires.
11. The undefeated team will be the home team in the championship game. The IF game will be determined by a coin flip.
12. If bad weather occurs, games will be rescheduled at the earliest date and time if possible. There are no refunds after 3 games have been played. Games will be considered COMPLETE after 45 mins or three complete innings, if the inning is not complete when the game is called (past 3 innings) the score will revert back to the last complete inning.

The Tournament committee will rule on all protests, except rule interpretations. The Umpire in chief will rule on rule interpretations. The Tournament committee reserves the right to make rulings not specifically covered herein which are deemed to be in the best interest of the tournament. All decisions of the tournament committee are final.

For Recreation divisions of the Dash-No-Splash: The Tournament Committee will keep the integrity of Recreation teams by removing any team or player that is rostered anything other than Recreation. If a player has played in more than two accelerated club TOURNAMENTS after making an All-Star team and being rostered, she will be deemed ineligible for the Dash-No-Splash. The State Director may be consulted by the Tournament Committee for rostering reviews.

8 and UNDER

1. The coach that is pitching must have both feet on the pitching rubber at the start of the pitch. Each batter will receive 5 pitches or three swinging strikes, or whichever comes first. Base runners cannot steal bases.
2. No infield fly rule. The base line is considered the infield.
3. 8 and under scoring: RUNNERS MUST BE HIT IN TO SCORE. No run shall be scored on a miss-played ball. Example: A runner at second base may advance to third on an infield hit but cannot score on a subsequent over-throw. If a base runner advances too far, they do so at risk of being put out, once play has stopped the umpire will return the runner to the last base that they were entitled to. Runners can ONLY SCORE on a BATTED BALL. (A batted ball becomes a
4. Only one base advance (excluding home) will be allowed on an overthrow. One overthrow per pitch.
5. An Overthrow to the pitcher will not be considered an overthrow for base advancement.
6. The 8 and under rules are established to give the defense the maximum opportunity to make plays and develop their defensive skills while prohibiting the offence from exploiting the
7. The pitcher/coach may only talk to the batters or runners between pitches.  (No live ball

10 and UNDER

10 and under will play with the same Rules as 12 and under except for a 35’ pitching distance, an 11” ball, and 6 runs per inning in pool games.

CANCELLATIONS, WEATHER AND DROP POLICY

There are penalties for dropping or team withdrawal at certain phases and dates. Rain outs and weather cancellations follow our public policy. Read the policy link below to understand the next step for applicable credits. NOTE The DPGS Board makes final decisions on refunds.

https://www.utahusssa.com/classification-guidelines

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

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