Post by fastpitchshowdowns on Oct 1, 2019 17:19:00 GMT -5
JULY 31 - AUGUST 2, 2020
Are you tired of wondering all summer if you'll earn a World Series bid or if you know the right people? And then if you get a bid, you have to pay an exorbitant fee to enter (or an exorbitant admission charge) for a minimum number of games and play 1 game a day for 3 days while those hotel bills mount up? Well, so was I.
All sanctions welcome at this World Series. You just have to finish in the top 10 of any tournament in 2020 to qualify. We use a format where each team will play a minimum of 5 games in 3 days. And you don't have to worry about qualifying as the only condition is that you finish in the top 10 of any tournament you were in this year or last year (ie - no rec. teams). Also, NO ADMISSION FEE IS CHARGED TO PARENTS OR FANS..... (the city of Columbus does collect a $5/day parking fee.) We had 190 teams last year! We sold out last year and hope to do the same in 2020!
Our goal is to make the tournament as fun as possible for the greatest number of players. So throughout the tournament, coaches can bat up to the entire lineup if they choose, and there is free substitution in the field in both pool and bracket play. This will make it possible for every girl on the team to enjoy the tournament. After pool play (in age groups with more than 16 teams participating), each pool will be divided into the top half and bottom half. All of the top half finishers will go into the Platinum Bracket and the bottom half finishers will go into the Gold Bracket. These two brackets will not meet. There will be medals and trophies for the winners of each bracket. That way even if the team did not do well in pool play they will have a chance to win their division. By following this format there will be no more 1st seeds playing 8th seeds in the first round of bracket play. Those games are not fun for either team.
This event is at Berliner Park in Columbus Ohio. Berliner converted all 31 fields to turf last year, so even if we do have some bad weather, we get you back on the fields ASAP. No more obsessively watching the weather. Just watch your girls play ball!
Also, we offer a discount on registration fees to Canadian teams for all of our tournaments in a small attempt to offset the increased cost of playing in the States due to the exchange rate.
For more information on the tournament including Opening Ceremonies and All Star Games, please go to the 8U, 10U, 12U World Series page at www.fastpitchshowdowns.com.