Central MS - Back to School Bash - Presented by Triple Play Sports

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     Welcome to the "Back to School Bash" 

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Welcome to the Central MS Back to School Bash

Presented by Triple Play Sports & Grand Slam MS

Please make sure all coaches, parents, & fans read all info below closely

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GAMEDAY CONTACT INFO

• Email - info@grandslamms.com or tpsportsms@gmail.com 

• Game Day text line is 601-732-5040 - This is a text line only on game day

COMPLEX RULES

• Gate fee Saturday is $10/person & $7 for Senior Citizen/Military 

• You can also purchase a 2 day pass for $15 on Saturday

• Sunday Gate fee is $10/person & $5 for Senior Citizen/Military

• Ages 12 & under enter for free on all 3 days

• Any patron that uses profanity toward a gate worker or enters without paying will be removed from the park by the local PD.

• We do allow payments at the gate via Venmo or $CashApp. Please put the location in the memo

• No alcoholic beverages are allowed

• No sunflower seeds are allowed at any complex. Teams could face a $500 fine from the city and/or a forfeit from the tournament. This is for players, coaches & fans. 

• No parking in the grass or sidewalks at Pearl - Violators will be towed by the City of Pearl. 

• Coolers are allowed

• No hoverboards or scooters in the concession stand area

• Music must be played at a respectful volume

• NO steel spikes at any complex. 

• No Pets are allowed - Exceptions are made for certified service animals only

• Coach Pitch teams are allowed 4 coaching passes & 9U-14U get 3. We will track coaches at the gate this weekend. Once your team's 3 or 4 spots have been highlighted, no other "coaches" will be given a pass. Even if you have an issued coaching pass & your team's spots have been highlighted, you will have to pay. Please communicate with your coaching staff about who gets these passes. 

• Armbands must be shown to re-enter the complex

Park Directions

Pearl Youth Baseball Complex

Payments

• Entry fee payments must be paid by the start of a team’s 2nd pool play 

• You can pay on location with check or cash or Venmo or $CashApp 

• Make checks out to Triple Play Sports

• Coach Pitch - $100…..9U-12U $285…..14U $375

• Teams can pay today or tomorrow via their online team cart. 

• Teams can pay anytime via Venmo or $CashApp 

GENERAL GAME PLAY RULES

For a complete list & explanation of Grand Slam MS rules, please click on the link below. These rules could vary from the rules on the Grand Slam Sports Tournaments website. The rules listed below in the event info are NOT all of the rules!! Click the link below!

Grand Slam MS Rules

EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2024 SEASON, GRAND SLAM SPORTS TOURNAMENTS WILL INSTITUTE A NEW RULE KNOWN AS THE "COACHES/UMPIRES LINE" RULE.  NO COACH OR INDIVIDUAL MAY CROSS THE 1ST OR 3RD BASE FOUL LINE AND ENTER THE FIELD OF PLAY AT ANY TIME DURING A GAME UNLESS THEY ARE DOING A MOUND VISIT OR ATTENDING TO AN INCAPACITATED OR INJURED PLAYER.  THERE WILL BE NO CALLING TIME AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERING THE FIELD OF PLAY TO ARGUE AN UMPIRES CALL.  YOU MAY ASK FOR TIME AND IF TIME IS GRANTED YOU ARE ALLOWED TO GO AS FAR AS THE 1ST OR 3RD BASE FOUL LINE WHERE AT THIS TIME THE UMPIRE WILL ADDRESS YOU, BUT HE OR SHE UMPIRE WILL ALSO NOT BE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE FOUL LINE TOWARDS YOUR DESIGNATED DUGOUT.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS RULE IS TO TRY AND TAKE AWAY THE "CONFRONTATIONAL NATURE" OF THESE TYPE OF INCIDENTS.  THE FIRST OFFENSE OF BREAKING THIS RULE WILL BE A WARNING AND THE COACH THEN RESTRICTED TO THE DUGOUT.  ANY SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC EJECTION FOR THE DURATION OF THAT PARTICULAR GAME AS WELL AS THE NEXT GAME THE TEAM IS SCHEDULED TO PLAY.

Conduct - 

• Coaches, if we have to remove one of your fans from the complex, the head coach will also be ejected for that game. Fan will not be allowed to return for that event. 

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

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. We encourage you to move players from "Pending" to "approved". 

• Players that show as "pending" are not ineligible. 

• Players can't be on two rosters in the same age division unless listed as a guest player. If this is challenged, players will be removed from the roster(s) that are not participating in this event & not allowed to return to that roster as an active player. 

• Make sure to check Grand Slam MS Rules in the link above to make sure you are knowledgeable about guest player rules. 

Time Limits

• 7U & 8U time limit is 50 minutes

• 9U-12U time limit is 1:20

• 14U time limit this weekend is 1:30

• 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. 

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.  

  13U grade exception players playing down in 12U must use a -5 or -3 bat
  

• 14U can only uses -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 - Bases Loaded with 1 Out - Last 3 batters placed on base. 

• 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. 

• 9-A will have a 6 run per inning limit in pool & bracket 

• 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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8U 

With it being the first event of the year, we will be combing AA & A for pool play and will do a top 5 and Next 7 bracket on Sunday. Both brackets will be ring brackets and in your finishes will show as 1st-5th place and 1st-7th place. 

We want everyone to have the opportunity to play early & this is a good way for us to see all teams together since teams have some new players & new rosters etc. 

So to be on the same page, open pool play with 9 8A teams & 3 8AA teams & then on Sunday the bracket will be split into top 5 & next 7. 

10U

With it being the first event of the year, we will be combing AA & A for pool play and will do a top 3 & next 3 Bracket on Sunday. Both brackets will be ring brackets and in your finishes will show as 1st-3rd place & 1st-3rd place. 

We want everyone to have the opportunity to play early & this is a good way for us to see all teams together since teams have some new players & new rosters etc. 

So to be on the same page, open pool play with 10A division of 4 teams &  the two 10AA teams & then on Sunday the bracket will be split into top 3 & next 3. 

Thank you for your understanding. The schedule will be out later tonight. 

Pay Your Entry Fee Via Venmo

• We look forward to hosting everyone next weekend in the Back to School Bash. Please read below for a few housekeeping items. 
  
  
  • All players who will be playing must be on the roster. 
  • Please make sure all players are approved & not pending
  • Also, guest players must be listed as guest players. 
  • Players are not allowed to be on two rosters in the same age division unless listed as a guest player
  • Schedule will be released late Tuesday/Early Wednesday. 
  • The deadline for withdrawing is Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. After that a $100 admin fee is owed. 
  • Any team that withdraws after the schedule is released is responsible for the entry fee. 
  • Entry fees must be paid before your second pool play game begins. 
  • We provide baseballs
  • Pearl Pirate Park is Turf Infields
  • Click here for directions
  • Click here for Grand Slam MS Rules - Everyone needs to be familiar with these rules, some differ from the Grand Slam National Rules
  • The schedule request tab is open through Monday night. 
  • We do not take schedule request via phone call, email, or text. All request must be submitted via the portal. 
  • We will do our best to work around other events such as soccer & football, but our obligation is baseball....so there is a limit. 
  • Complete event rules & details will be sent after the schedule is released. 
  • Make sure to follow our facebook page. This is important in case of last minute details or weather issues. Click Here to Follow
  • Gate fees are per person $15 for a two day pass, $10 for a day pass, $7 for senior citizen/military ($5 on Sunday)
  • Ages 12 & under are free at the gate. 
  • We encourage to get your entry fee paid early. You can pay via Venmo and avoid online fees. Make sure to put your team name and division in the notes. Pay Your Entry Fee Via Venmo
  
  
  Lastly, but very important. Coaches and admins who are listed on the team account as an admin, will receive an email from Grand Slam asking you to confirm your teams participation in the event. It is very important that you click that link & confirm you are playing. Parents, make sure your coaches know to look for this email. 
  
  
  Teams who are no longer planning to play in the event need to log into their account & withdraw. Click here for help on how to withdraw
  
  
  If you have any question, please reach out. Thank you for choosing to play Grand Slam!