Teams playing at Freedom Ridge, Flowood, & Jackson Prep, head to your dugouts and get ready to play. We will take advantage of this window to get as much as we can in. We may have to push final games of the night until tomorrow morning but we haven't made that decision yet. Give us some time to evaluate the radar and we will go from there. We will play until we can't.
Event Info
Welcome to the 2023
Grand Slam State Championship
Coaches, if we have to eject one of your spectators from the park, head coach will automatically be ejected. There will be NO exceptions. Any coach or fan who makes a threat to an umpire, coach, player, fan, or staff will be ban from all Grand Slam events. Assistant coaches who are ejected will be done for the tournament, same with any spectators. Head coaches will have to sit a game if ejected, Tournament Director has discretion on this.
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 nonrefundable.
Please Click the link above and be familiar with Grand Slam MS Rules. These could be different than what is on the Grand Slam National Site.
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. Players need to move from "Pending" to "approved".
However, players that show as "pending" are not ineligible.
We will provide baseballs for each game. However, teams need to be prepared to throw in game balls if umpire runs out until we get more. Also, teams are responsible for retrieving foul balls & returning them to the field.
Gate fee is $8 daily
There are no discounted passes for State Tournament. All armbands are $8 daily.
8UKP-12U time limit is 1:20
13U time limit is 1:30
14U time limit is 1:40
Coach Pitch time limit is 55 minutes
13U can only use -5 or -3 bats.
14U can only use -3 bats.
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.
Pay attention to your post game score cards before signing. When you sign you are approving the score and all pitching records. Score cards need to be signed with a director and umpire present.
Catchers must wear a helmet that covers the ears.
Protest fees are $300 cash up front no exceptions. You get this back for a successful protest. Protest of player eligibility (not on the roster or not the right player) must be done between the 1st pitch of the game and before the 1st pitch of the 2nd at bat of the player who is being protested. Protest for too many innings pitched can be done any time during the game.
If the last play of the game results in a protest situation, teams can still protest before leaving the field.
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, cflap, or chin strap is being worn. First offense is 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.
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.
Coaches must wear their coaches arm band
Be respectful to the gate girls, they are just doing a job.
Gate fees can be paid at the gate via Venmo @GrandSlamMS or CashApp $GrandSlamMS. When doing this please enter the location of the park in the notes.
Coaches, if we have to eject one of your spectators from the park, head coach will automatically be ejected. Any coach or fan who makes a threat to an umpire, coach, player, fan, or staff will be ban from all Grand Slam events.
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 nonrefundable.
Directors for each event could modify these time limits based on weather, field space, etc.
In elimination play, games have to be played out until there is a winner! When time limit is up & home team is batting & home team is ahead, the game is over regardless of score!
The Final score is the score at the end of the time limit and inning is finished. Umpires will keep official time.
Championship Games still have a time limit.
Do not let an umpire tell you that no inning can start withing 5 minutes of scheduled time limit. If you are told this, stop the game and ask for a director.
A new inning starts as soon as the 3rd out from a previous inning is made.
If the time expires as the pitcher is in his motion to the plate or as the ball is put in play, that pitch/play will be allowed to finish.
OFFICIAL GAME:
In the event of natural occurrences to include weather, field conditions, or any other situation that causes a game to be STOPPED and it can not be physically or reasonably continued, the game will be considered an official game if the teams have played 3 1/2 innings with the Home Team winning or 4 complete innings if the Home Team was losing after 3 1/2 innings.
If stoppage is required after the 4th inning, the winner will be determined based on the last inning both teams completed an equal number of times at bat. For instance, if the Visitors are batting in the top of the 5th and they score 3 runs to go up 5 to 4, if the game is STOPPED, the Home Team will be declared the winner because at the bottom of the 4th, they were winning, 4 - 2. This is based on a STOPPED game that cannot be completed for various reasons to include time constraints, not a POSTPONED or DELAYED game that can be continued.
If stoppage is required before a game can be considered "official", and the game cannot be continued: During pool pay OR bracket play, the team winning after the last complete inning (that was played) will be considered the winner UNLESS the Home team takes the lead in the bottom of the inning that the game was stopped. Example: Visitors lead 3-2 and do NOT score in top of 2nd inning, home team takes the lead 4-3 in bottom of the 2nd but game is stopped prior to the inning being completed; final score is 4-3 in favor of the home team.
Only Tournament and/or Site Directors can STOP a game and consider it an official game.
All of these are not the same as seen on Grand Slam National Page
1:20 time limit or 6 innings.
9 players on defense (3 outfielders)
6 runs max per inning. When time has expired and a team is mathematically eliminated then the game is over.
Pitchers limited to 8 innings for the weekend, counted by thirds (an out is a third).
No infield fly rule
No drop third strike rule
No leading off.
No Stealing
Players can advance to second or third on a pitch that is missed by the catcher. Ball must "get away from the catcher". This is umpire's discretion. This does not mean a ball "dropped" by the catcher.
Once a player reaches 3rd base, the ONLY way they can score is to be batted in or forced home on a bases loaded walk. NOT on pass balls.
Pitchers mound set at 46-feet and bases set at 60-feet.
