Central MS - 7th Annual First Responder Tribute - Presented by Triple Play Sports

Welcome to the "First Responder Tribute"!  

Please make sure coaches & parents see this information

NO SUNFLOWER SEEDS at ANY Location

This is a city ordinance from Each City

Teams caught with sunflower seeds are subject to a forfeit of their game &/or $500 fine payable to the City to which the ordinance was violated

Individuals caught with sunflower seeds are subject to being removed from the park &/or a $500 fine payable to the City to which the ordinance was violated

Dugouts, field, bleachers & other areas will be checked before & after each game

***NO STEEL SPIKES AT ANY LOCATION**

Service dogs are the only pets allowed in the parks. No exceptions!

For questions during the event

 text 601-732-5040 (TEXT ONLY)

Coaches, if we have to eject one of your spectators from the park then the head coach will also be ejected. 

Head coaches who are ejected must sit 1 game. Assistant coaches who are ejected cannot return for that specific day. Spectators who are ejected are not allowed to return for the remainder of that event. 

Any coach or fan who makes a threat to an umpire, coach, player, fan, or staff will be banned from all Grand Slam events. 

Any pattern of badgering of an umpire, other fans, coaches, players, directors, gate workers, etc...will result in being escorted from the park by local PD.  Coaches, if you put your hands on an umpire, you will be prosecuted & vice versa for umpires to coaches. Tournament Directors have the discretion to have anyone removed from the park. Gate fees are nonrefundable. 

Important Links

Grand Slam MS Rules - Please Click & Read (These may differ from Grand Slam Corporate rules.)

Directions to Flowood Liberty Park

Directions to the Quarry

Directions to Pirate Park at Pearl

Directions to Freedom Ridge Park

Gate Information

• All gate fees are per person

• Ages 12 & under are free

• 2-Day pass - $15

• Daily pass - $10

• Senior Citizen/Military - $5 Daily

• You must have your armband to re-enter the park

• All gate fees are non-refundable

• You can also pay your gate fee via Venmo @GrandSlamMS or CashApp $GrandSlamMS

• If you pay via Venmo or CashApp, please include the location you're playing at in the notes

• Any patron that uses profanity toward a gate worker or enters without paying will be removed from the park by the local PD. If you have issues at or with the gate, email info@grandslamms.com

• Coach Pitch teams are allowed 4 coaching passes

• Teams ages 9-14 are allowed 3 coaching passes

• Coaches must have their coaches armband to enter the park free

Rosters

• Event Rosters will be enforced. It's up to you to double check them & if you are having any issues you need to let us know. Players need to move from "Pending" to "approved". 

• However, players that show as "pending" are not ineligible. 

Time Limits

• 7U & 8U time limit is 50 minutes

• 10U-12U time limit is 1:20

• 13U time limit is 1:30

  14U time limit is 1:40

• DO NOT let an umpire tell you they are stopping a game within 5 minutes of the time limit. Stop the plate meeting or when you are told this immediately and call for a director. We can't help you after a game ends.

Protest

•  Protest fees are $300 - No exceptions. For protest of players not on the roster or illegal age or any other player eligibility question, the protest must be initiated from the 1st pitch of the game to before the 1st pitch of the 2nd at bat of the player who is being protested.  Once a player has had 1 pitch thrown to him of his second at bat, he is no longer eligible to be protested. Any other protest that isn't a player eligible protest, must be done between the first pitch of the game and end of the game(unless the last out of the game causes a protestable situation,in this case the coach who wants to protest must call it to the umpires attention before they leave the field).You get the $300 back for a successful protest. 

Entry Fee Payments

• Entry fee must be paid before your 2nd pool play game begins. Game will NOT begin until the entry fee is paid. 

• Online Payment option will be turned off Friday at midnight. We will NOT take online payments once the event starts. 

• You can pay your entry fee any time via Venmo @GrandSlamMS or CashApp $GrandSlamMS

General Rules/Details

• We will provide baseballs for each game. However, teams need to be prepared to throw in game balls if the umpire runs out until we get more. Also, teams are responsible for retrieving foul balls & returning them to the field. 

• 13U can only use -5 or -3 bats.  

• 14U can only use -3 bats.

• Pay attention to your post game score cards before signing. When you sign you are approving the score and all pitching records. 

• Catchers must wear a helmet that covers the ears. 

• Run rules are 12 after 3 .... 10 after 4 ....8 after 5

• Extra innings - Last batter from the previous inning on 2nd base with 0 outs. 

• 2nd Extra inning - Last 3 batters from the previous inning to load the bases with 1 out. 

• 3rd to 1st pick off is legal. 

• Head first slides are legal to any base unless a face mask, cflap, or chin strap is being worn. First offense is a team warning. The 2nd offense is an out. This only applies to ages 12 & under. 

• Grand Slam plays by National Federation High School rules...with the exception of rules listed here, Grand Slam MS Rules or corporate Grand Slam. State Directors have the discretion to modify corporate rules. 

• Always keep birth certificates on hand. Digital copies are allowed. 

• Teams who have players that meet the grade exception (hold back) must have a progress report, report card or letter from the school confirming current grade if challenged. 

If you have a rule issue or any type of issue that needs to be addressed,

call for a director! We can't help you after a game has ended

and teams have left the field! 

As always, thank you for playing Grand Slam! Good luck!

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If you are receiving this email; your team is registered to play in the 7th Annual First Responder Tribute September 9th & 10th in Central MS. Please read the following carefully. 

If your team's plans have changed, please take the time to log into your account & withdraw. The deadline to withdraw is Monday at midnight. Click Here For Help

All schedule request must be in by Monday night at 7 pm. The schedule will be released by Wednesday at lunch. Please be detailed in your request. Please note, we will do our best to work around youth football & soccer, but we also have to make our schedule work. Click Here For Help

Larger divisions should prepare to have bracket games on Saturday night. This is not avoidable. 

You can get your entry fee paid early via your cart or via

(Venmo) @grandslamms or

($CashApp) $GrandSlamMS

Locations for the weekend include

As always, reach out with any questions! Thank you for choosing to play Grand Slam!

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