12U Pool & Bracket

14U Pool & Bracket

16U Pool & Bracket

What is Pay-at-the-Plate?

This is a common practice at tournaments around the country outside of Colorado.  With Colorado tournament costs  increasing higher and higher every year, we are moving to a pay the umpire at the plate system to help keep costs down for individual teams.

What are the benefits?

Your registration fee is kept as low as possible.  And you only pay for what you play.  If you get eliminated early, you only pay for umpires you use.  If you only have one umpire, you pay less.  If you are fortunate to play in more games, you a pay for the umpires you use.

How does it work?

Each team pays the umpire at the home plate coaches meeting either in cash or by Venmo.

COST

1 ump working the game = $30 from each team ($60 total between the two teams)

2 umps working the game = $50 from each team to pay for one umpire each. ($100 total between the two teams)

** Championship games:  tournament pays umpire fee **

Tournaments run by Elite-X Softball and it's partners are not money making events.  This is not a business to make profit off of kids and families.

Any revenue that is generated by the tournament is used to support player travel expenses, scholarship programs and LOCAL outreach programs to help grow the sport up and down the front range.

Tournament Format: 3 Pool to Single Elimination 

Run Rule: 10-8-6 runs after 3-4-5 innings

Dugout Assignment:  Team listed 1st is on 3rd base

HOME Team: Coin flip

Pool games can end in a tie. Elimination games must have a winner.

International tie breaker rule used

Determining Pool Standings

1. Win Percentage
2. # Wins
3. # Losses
4. head to head
5. Runs Allowed
6. Run Differential
7. Coin Toss
8.  **if a 3 way tie, skip head-to-head and go to runs allowed.

Can choose to bat your lineup in pool play. Straight USA Softball rules in Bracket Play

Pool and Bracket games will be 1:30 finish the inning. ( Except 10u & 12U will be 1:15)

No infield warmups between innings after the 1st inning except for entry of a new (unused) pitcher.  Returning pitchers shall get two pitches then it's batter up! (this gets us ~20min more playing time per game).

Lineup cards: Required during pool play and bracket play.

COURTESY RUNNER: Courtesy runner allowed for pitchers and catchers on Saturday if you bat your roster.  If you do not bat your roster, there is no courtesy runner and substitutions are by the book.

EJECTIONS:  Any coach or spectator ejected from a game shall be required to leave the ball park and sit out the next game.  Any player ejected will be restricted to the dug for the remainder of the game and the next game.  Ejections can NOT be appealed.

Umpire decisions on the field are FINAL.  No appeals to the tournament director or UIC.

***Tournament Director has the discretion to change the format, start times, game length or any other changes deemed necessary to accommodate the weather and maximize the playing opportunity for registered teams.

Refunds shall be issued under the following circumstances:

Before the first scheduled start time

• If you enter and we cannot schedule your team in the tournament, you will receive a refund for the total amount you paid.
• 100% refund before the last date to enter.
• No refunds after the  schedule is published.
• A 50% refund after the last date to enter but before the schedule is published.
• An admin fee of $25.00 shall apply to all refunds

After the first scheduled start time

• A 50% refund will be issued if your team plays 2 games or less.
• No refunds will be issued if your team plays 3 or more games.
• All refunds are subject to a $25.00 admin fee

This refund policy shall be strictly enforced without discretion.