* 5/31/2011 9:30 PM  Registration for this tournament is now closed.  The first 24 teams to register & pay (payment has already been received) have been accepted.

DATE: June 17^th to 19^th, 2011  (Father’s Day Weekend)

PLACE: Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, WI

ENTRY FEE:                 $175.00 per team plus a $50.00 sanction fee if not sanctioned by ASA

FIELD STATE:  First 24 Teams Will Be Accepted

AWARDS:

FSI has changed Softballs.  We will now be using an A.D. Starr “Tattoo”, 12”

PLAYING RULES:

• Official ASA rules and regulations will apply along with local rules including balls and strikes
• Roster changes may be made up until a team’s first game.
• The first two games will determine the tournament bracket, (2-0 teams-Division 1, 1-1 teams-Division 2 and 0-2 teams-Division 3)

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

• Each team is guarantied four games
• Double elimination tournament after first two games
• Once brackets are set up: 
  • Top – Maximum of 5 Home Runs per Game, then 1 up rule
  • Middle – Maximum of 3 Home Runs per Game, then 1 up rule
  • Lower – Maximum of 1 Home Run per Game, then 1 up rule

• Tournament Director reserves the right to change the format, i.e., drop the loser’s bracket due to rain, etc.
• ASA, F.S.I. Directors or the City of Fond du Lac will not be held liable for any injuries sustained while participating in the tournament
• Entry into this tournament constitutes an agreement to the above conditions.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Entry deadline is June 14th  -  NO EXCEPTIONS!

• NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE AFTER THE DEADLINE DATE.
• Pairings will be made on June 15th, 2011
• Entry fee must accompany roster
  • Tournament Roster
• Make entry fee checks or money orders payable to:  Fond du Lac Softball Inc. Make ASA sanction checks out to WI ASA

NO CARRY INS ALLOWED—CONCESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE

• Please Inform Ball Players to use the South Parking Lot on Harbor View Drive

No Batting Practice is allowed on Softball Island

MAIL TO:

Eric Everson
W5342 Garden Drive
Fond du Lac,  WI   54935
920-517-2316

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DATE: July 15-17, 2011

NOTE: GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ON FRIDAY EVENING

PLACE: Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, WI

ENTRY FEE: $150.00 per team

FIELD STATE: Limited to the first 24 teams

PLAYING RULES:

* Official ASA rules and regulations will apply along with local rules including balls and strikes.

* Roster changes may be made up until a team’s first game is played.

* First two games will determine tournament bracket, (i.e. Division I – 2 – 0 teams, Division II -

1-1 teams, and Division III – 0-2 teams)

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:

* Each team is guaranteed four games

* Double elimination tournament within each division.

* Tournament Director reserves the right to change tournament format, i.e., drop the loser’s bracket due to rain, etc.

* Requests are not guaranteed

* ASA, F.S.I. Directors or the City of Fond du Lac will not be held liable for any injuries sustained while participating in this tournament.

* ABSOLUTELY NO CARRY-INS

* Entry into this tournament constitutes an agreement to the above conditions.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Entry Deadline is July 10, 2011

ENTRY FORMS: Make checks or money orders payable to:  FOND DU LAC SOFTBALL, INC.

NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE AFTER DEADLINE DATE.

* Pairings will be drawn on July 13, 2010

* Entry Fee MUST accompany Tournament Roster

* Teams will be taken on a first come, first serve basis

MAIL TO:

Renee Wagner

549 E. 2nd St.

Fond du Lac, WI 54935

wagnerr@fonddulac.k12.wi.us

OR

Susan Matzat

373 N. Park Ave

Fond du Lac, WI 54935

ANY QUESTIONS:

Phone: (920) 906-6667- days – Renee

(920) 948-1733 – Sue

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******** ANY TEAMS WITH CARRY INS WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF PRIZE MONEY AND

IMMEDIATE EJECTION FROM THE TOURNAMENT *******

Please Inform your Ball Players to use the South Parking Lot on Harbor View Drive.

The parking on the Island is reserved for groups using the shelters and tickets will be given.

No Batting Practice is Allowed on Baseball Island

All bats that are banned by ASA will not be allowed to be used in any F.S.I. sponsored

tournaments.

Rules for tournament are on the following page, Please read carefully.

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Visit our website address: www.fonddulacsoftball.com

Rules for Women’s 4 game

MANAGERS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

* A $20.00 CASH protest fee must be with any protest – you lose your money if you lose the protest.

* There is a five-minute grace period before the game is declared a forfeit.

* 3 Balls – 2 Strikes of any kind – foul ball on a second strike is a live ball – strikeout.

* We use a mix of A.S.A. rules and local rules

* A ten run rule after 5 innings and 20 runs after 4 innings, will be in effect.

* Runners may leave the base after the ball crosses the plate even if not swung at or hit.

* Teams must have at least 9 players. Teams can use an extra player (EP), please inform the umpire

* if you do use an EP. Teams can bat a maximum of eleven players. If you have an injury with no substitute, that person’s place in the batting order will result in an out.

* Each team will keep their own book – it is recommended that you exchange lineups. The umpire willcompare scores. There will not always be an official scorekeeper.

* F.S.I. will supply all game balls.

* No batter’s boxes, so no one will be called for being out of the batter’s box. Exception – When any part of a foot is touching home plate when ball makes contact with the bat.

* The Re-Entry Rule will be used.

a.) Any player, may be substituted or replaced and re-entered once, providing players occupy the same batting positions whenever in the line-up.

b.) The starting player and their substitute may not be in the line-up at the same time.

c.) If a player re-enters the game a second time or a player re-enters the game in a position in the batting order other than their original starting or substitute position, this is considered an illegal re-entry and the illegal player shall be disqualified.

* Please inform the other team of any lineup changes / substitutions.

* The plate and the mat is a strike.

* No courtesy runners

* The arc rule is six feet from the ground and a maximum of ten feet from the ground. The umpire will

call too high or “flat pitch” while in the air.

No Carry-ins will be allowed!!!!

Proceeds from the concession stand helps maintain and enhance the ball diamonds.

Tournament Roster

Contact Info

Date Pending

Tournament Roster

Date: August 20-21, 2011
Place: Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, WI
Entry Fee: $125.00 per team – PAID Entry Deadline August 15th
Awards: Based on 24 teams (Double-Elimination Tourney)

• 1st Place – $375
• 2nd Place – $300
• 3rd Place – $250
• 4th Place – $175

Make Check Payable To: FDL SOFTBALL, INC.
(Payment MUST accompany roster)

RULES AND CONDITIONS AS FOLLOWS:

NO CARRY INS ALLOWED – CONCESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE, teams caught violating this rule will forfeit their standing in the tournament.

 Batting orders and fielding positions must alternate male and female. You can bat 12 players as long as you have the same number of female and male team members.

• 12 inch ball will be used for men and for women.
• Men will automatically be awarded 2nd base on walks on three straight balls women then have the option to take first base or hit.
• The plate and mat will be a strike.
• No Courtesy runners allowed.
• Teams must field at least ten (10) players to start the game, five men and five women, noexceptions.
• Games will be called if a team is ahead by 15 runs after 4 innings or 10 runs after 5 innings.
• Protests must be settled immediately by the umpire and tournament director before play can resume.
• Play will be governed by ASA softball rules with the exception of local ground rules. Only bats carrying the “ASA Approved” logo and not on the ASA banned bat list will be allowed for play. Illegal bats will be removed and returned upon completion of the tournament.
• The first 24 teams will be accepted.
• The $125.00 entry fee and partial roster must be received no later than August 15th.
• Rosters are limited to 20 players. Roster changes may be made prior to but not after the start of the teams first scheduled tournament game.
• Any team using a player not on the official tournament roster will automatically forfeit the game and their standing in the tournament.
• Tournament director reserves the right to change the tournament format due to inclement weather (for example: elimination of loser’s bracket).
• Fond du Lac Softball will not be held liable for any injuries sustained while participating in the tournament

Please remit payment and rosters to:  

JASON KEYS
W5922 Lost Arrow Rd.
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
 (920) 579-1773

• Please inform Ball Players to use the South Parking Lot on Harbor View Drive
•  No Batting Practice is Allowed on Baseball Island
• Tournament Roster