Alabama State Tournament - Ages 7U to 13U

ALABAMA STATE TOURNAMENT

Rings, tropies and banners will we awarded to 7U to 13U teams.

This tournament is for ages 7U to 13U.

On Friday night there will be a skills competition along with Bar-b-que, live music and drawings for door prizes from Dick's, Mizuno, Rawlings, Easton and Grand Slam. Please plan on attending.

ALL teams 9U and above need to supply two new baseballs at the beginning of each game. Baseballs provided for 7U and 8U. If you need to purchase a dozen Rawlings R100 baseballs, you can reserve them by Venmo @grandslambaseballAL for $70 per dozen.

Age groups are listed by age only and not classification. Each age will be divided into A, AA and AAA divisions based on competitive balance prior to tournament.

Payments for the State Tournament MUST be paid on the website by May 27th in order to be included in the schedule!

Each team is required to play in a minimum to 1  spring tournament to qualify for the State Tournament.

Tournament rules

• Be prepared to play 15 minutes after previous game ends. 
• Grand Slam will provide 2 game balls for each games. Teams need to supply two new baseballs at the plate meeting and be prepared to throw in game conditioned game balls afterwards. Help retrieve foul balls.  Rawlings R100 baseballs can be purchased by Venmo @grandslambaseballAL for $70
• Gate fees are $10/daily or $15 for a two day pass for ages 12 & up. 
• All gate fees are non refundable. 
• 13U can only use -5 or -3 bats.  
• 9U-12U pitching is 8 innings for the weekend. No Daily Limit ....13U and older is 10 innings for the weekend. No daily limits. 
• Time limits are announced at the plate meeting.
• If there is a discrepancy in the time limit, ask the umpire to stop the clock and call for a director or UIC immediately. This MUST be resolved before teams leave the field!
• Pay attention to your post game score cards and innings pitched for your pitchers before signing the game card. Make sure score is correct! 
• Catchers must wear a one piece helmet. 
• Protest fees are $300 cash up front no exceptions. You get this back for a successful protest. Protest must be done between the 1st pitch & last pitch and it is encouraged to do as early as possible if you think you will be protesting. Protest must be done during the game. 
• Run rules are 12 after 3 - 10 after 4 - 8 after 5
• Extra innings - Last batted out from the previous inning on 2nd base with 0 outs. 
• 2nd Extra inning - Last 2 batted outs from previous inning to be put on second and third with 1 out. 
• Head first slides are legal to any base unless a face mask, jaw flap, or chin strap is worn. 1st offense is a warning, next offense is an out. 
• Grand Slam plays by National Federation High School rules...with the exception of rules listed on the back of the score card or corporate Grand Slam website. State Directors have the discretion to modify corporate rules. 
• Teams get 3 passes for coaches. Please discuss with your staff what names will be submitted so there is no confusion at the gate. There will be a team list at each gate...once that team's spots are full that will be all. Coaches will receive arm bands and they must be worn for the weekend. 
• Make checks out to "Grand Slam Alabama" and pay your field director no later than start of 2nd pool play game. You can also pay on the website or Venmo @grandslambaseballAL 2nd Pool Play game will NOT start until entry fee is paid. 
• There is a director at every tournament site. If you have an issue, stop the game and call for a director. We can't help you after the game is over. 
• Be respectful to the gate workers.