Please make sure your team parents see this information.
Event contact Jamie Smith 601-951-8721
- Be prepared to play 15 minutes after previous game ends.
- Grand Slam will provide 2 game balls for each game. Teams need to be prepared to throw in game conditioned game balls and each dugout needs to help retrieve foul balls.
- Rosters are being enforced. Please do your best to have players moved from "pending" to "approved" (Pending does not make a player ineligible)
- Individual Gate fees are $10/daily for ages 13 & up.
- No discounted gate fees for one day event
- All gate fees are non refundable.
- 13U can only use -5 or -3 bats.
- 9U-12U one day pitching limit is 6 innings.
- 13u one day pitching limit is 7 innings.
- 8U time limit is 55 minutes
- 9U-12U time limit is 1:20
- 13U time limit is 1:20
- 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.
- Pay attention to your post game score cards before signing. Make sure score & pitching 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 batter from the previous inning on 2nd base with 0 outs.
- 2nd Extra inning - Last 3 batters from 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, jaw flap, or chin strap is worn. Diving back to a occupied base does not apply. 1st offense is a team warning, 2nd offense is an out.
- Grand Slam plays be National Federation High School rules...with the exception of rules listed here or corporate Grand Slam. State Directors have the discretion to modify corporate rules.
We can't stress this enough! Zero tolerance! 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 non refundable.
If we eject one of your fans, the head coach is also ejected. Said fan will not be allowed back for the event.
