PICKERING MINOR BASEBALL/

2010 COMPETITIVE EDGE BANTAM INVITATIONAL

May 28, 29, 30

RULES

1) ALL STANDARD OBA RULES APPLY.

2) MERCY RULE 10 RUNS AFTER 5 INNINGS.

3) TOP 2 TEAMS IN EACH POOL ADVANCE.

A) IN CASE OF TIE IN SAME POOL (1) head to head

(2) see seeding format below

IN CASE OF 3 WAY TIE-AFTER FIRST TEAM SELECTED BASED ON 3A SELECTION PROCESS REVERTS TO

BEGINNING

4) TOP 6 TEAMS ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET-SEEDING IS BASED ON FORMAT BELOW

5) TOP 2 TEAMS RECEIVE BYE. NEXT 4 TEAMS PLAY OFF AS PER SCHEDULE

6) BOTTOM 4 TEAMS PLAY ADDITIONAL GAME ON SUNDAY MORNING

7) NO NEW INNING CAN START AFTER 2 HOURS

8) HOME TEAM DETERMINED BY COIN TOSS WITH EXCEPTION OF SEEDED GAMES WHERE HIGHER

SEEDED TEAM HAS CHOICE

PRIZES

CHAMPIONS RECEIVE EITHER TURF SHOES OR HOODIES

RUNNER UPS RECEIVE CAGE JACKETS

TOURNAMENT MVP- RAWLINGS TOP OF LINE GLOVE

TOP PITCHER- FIELDERS GLOVE

TOP CATCHER- SET OF SHIN GUARDS AND CHEST PROTECTOR

TOP HITTER-BAT ( TYPE/MODEL TO BE DETERMINED)

IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR THE EVENTS IN SKILLS COMPETITION.

In determining the Seedings for the Playoff Round, the following tie-breaking formulas will be used:

Top 3 (Seed # 1, # 2, # 3)—Top Team in each Division:

i) Number of Points earned

i) Team with the smallest runs against ratio (Runs allowed divided by the number of defensive innings played). 

ii) Team with the highest runs for ratio (Runs scored divided by the number of offensive innings played).

iii) Coin Toss.

Next 3 (Seed # 4, # 5, # 6)—2^nd place in each Division

i) Number of Points earned

ii) Team with the smallest runs against ratio (Runs allowed divided by the number of defensive innings played). 

iii)        Team with the highest runs for ratio (Runs scored divided by the number of offensive innings played).

iv) Coin Toss.

Note:   In the event of a forfeit during the Round Robin, a score of “7-0” will be recorded with

1 run being awarded per inning to the winning team (e.g. 4 runs after 4 innings

POINTS WIN -2 TIE-1