This tournament is for ages 7U to 15U. Rings and trophies will be awarded to ages 6U to 12U. Ages 13U and above will receive a trophy for the first place team only.
Grand Slam will supply baseballs for all coach pitch games.
Teams 9U and above are required to supply 2 new baseballs to umpires at the plate meeting. Teams can purchase a dozen Rawlings R100 baseballs for $75. Venmo @grandslambaseballAL to reserve your baseballs.
Tournament rules
- Be prepared to play 15 minutes after previous game ends.
- Grand Slam will provide 2 game balls for each game. 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 $75
- Gate fees are $15/daily or $20 for a two day pass for ages 13 & 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 1 out.
- 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. Coaches must have these passes when entering the gate or be prepared to pay the gate worker. We DO NOT want there to be any confusion.
- 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.
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, if you put your hands on an umpire, you will be prosecuted. Tournament Directors have the discretion to have anyone removed from the park. Gate fees are nonrefundable.
