Grand Slam Sports Tournaments
Weather Delay Update
All games are on schedule as of 3 pm.
2. A number of teams have not sent in their Mandatory Economic Impact forms. This form can be found under documents here https://www.grandslamtournaments.com/baseball/Events/Details/1022/the-2020-grand-slam-world-series-of-baseball-session-iii-presented-by-sharkys-restaurant This form must be filled out completely before you will be allowed to take the field for your first game.
3. Remember that the deadline for World Series Official Merchandise Pre-Orders is THIS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24. You can find the pre-order form under the documents tab here https://www.grandslamtournaments.com/baseball/Events/Details/1022/the-2020-grand-slam-world-series-of-baseball-session-iii-presented-by-sharkys-restaurant We will have a very limited number of WS T-Shirts this year available at the Opening Ceremonies and the Complex so make sure you pre-order to guarantee getting one!
4. Schedule of events for the week:
7. Please familiarize yourself with both the Grand Slam Rules and the PCB Sports Complex Rules. The Grand Slam rules are here https://www.grandslamtournaments.com/baseball/2019-2020-grand-slam-rules and the PCB Sports Complex Rules are here https://www.grandslamtournaments.com/baseball/Events/Details/1020/the-2020-grand-slam-world-series-of-baseball-session-i
8. All weather updates and schedule updates will be posted on the website.
9. NO campers or overnight parking is allowed at either complex.
10. NO pets unless service animals allowed into the park.
11. NO motorized, electric or gas powered vehicles of any type allowed inside the park.
12. Grand Slam will provide two new Mizuno NFHS baseballs per game.
The Following are the COVID-19 guidelines that Grand Slam will have in place for World Series Session III, The State of Florida will be in Phase 2 by the time this event is placed thus Phase 2 guidelines will be followed below.
* Note that Grand Slam will NOT compromise the integrity of the game. We will play real baseball
A) No pre-game home plate meeting. All Umpires will undergo a temp check every day prior to taking the field for a game.
B) During Phase I in Florida, the Home plate umpire will be positioned near pitchers mound. In Phase II, the home plate umpire will return to normal positioning behind the catcher. The State of Florida is currently in Phase I, however, it is entirely possible that we could be in Phase II by the start of this event.
C) During Phase I in Florida, NO spectators be will allowed in bleachers. No spectators will be allowed in the area from the first base dugout to the 3rd base dugout directly behind home plate. This area will be for extended dugout personnel only. Groups of no more than 50-people are encouraged.
D) Spectators are encouraged to bring your own chairs. Each team is also free to bring in a team cooler. Pop up tents are also allowed.
E) No post game hand shakes or post game team meetings on the field after a game.
F) No pre determined dugout rules. We will leave this up to each team to determine how best to handle this as it pertains to them and what they feel is safe. In other words, we will Not dictate how many players or coaches are in dugout and how the players & coaches should be spaced. We will let teams police themselves as they feel is best.
G) Hand sanitizer will be available in dugouts.
H) All scoreboards, dugouts and restrooms will be sanitized on a regular basis.
I) During Phase I in Florida, only groups of 10 will be allowed and social distancing will be practiced. In Phase II, groups of 50 will be allowed.
J) NO team will be allowed to leave their dugout without first having all trash and debris removed.
K) NO sunflower seeds, peanuts of any kind or any other kind of shelled snack in which spitting of the shell or discarding of the shell is involved.
L) If a coach wants to protest an umpires call and/or rule, he or she must ask for time and motion umpire to dugout. Umpire and coach will maintain 6-foot difference to adhere to social distancing.
** Grand Slam reserves the right to add and/or change any of these outlines prior to the start of the event depending on what phase of reopening the State of Florida is in at the time of the event.
GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL SKILLS COMPETITIONS
**SKILLS COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD FROM 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM ON Tuesday, June 30 on Field #5 at the PCB Sports Complex for ALL Age Divisions. There will be THREE Competitions, ONE TEAM competition and TWO INDIVIDUAL competitions. We will award champions in each age division. Coaches must sign their players up ahead of time at the coaches meetings on Sunday in order to participate.
** Dates and Times are subject to change based on weather and other factors.
THE TEAM COMPETITION will be the AROUND THE HORN competition (9-players)
• Each team will have 9 position players.
• Each outfielder will have a base placed in a standard outfield spot which they will have to touch before they can throw.
• Each infielder will have to touch the base before they can throw.
• A wrong throw must be thrown back to that player and player must re throw to correct spot
• A 5 second penalty will be given for each missed base
• How the competition works
• Pitcher throws to catcher
• Catcher to second (shortstop covers)
• Shortstop to first
• First to third
• Third to second (second baseman covers)
• Second to right field
• Right field to center field
• Center field to left field
• Left field to home
Time will start when the catcher has the ball and steps on the plate. Time will end when catcher has the ball and steps on the plate. Make sure you have players backing up each throw, your other players my retrieve a missed ball and give it back to the player that has to throw it.
The player backing it up may not throw the ball to the next base only the player that is playing that base. The player backing up the play must be one of your nine player's
being used in the competition
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THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS will be the HOME RUN DERBY & GOLDEN ARM competitions! Max of 6-players per team can participate in the individual competitions.