2024 Class “A” Youth Fastpitch

• · The A division will play at Sherman only, if the number of entrants allow
• · State Tournament Registration Deadline is the 23^rd of June.
• · 3 Pool/Round Robin games to seed to double elimination.
• · If possible a minimum of 8 teams per age group. 
  
  Pool Play for 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U “A”
• · 7 innings with an 75-minute time limit, end the inning
• · Games scheduled every hour and 30. Be prepared to play early.
• · Run rule 12 after 3 innings, 10 after 4 innings, 8 after 5 innings
• · Tie breaker after 7 innings or 80 minutes, whichever happens first.
• · Courtesy runners for pitcher & catcher, if all subs have entered the game, will be the last batter
• · Teams may choose to use open sub and bat everyone
• · Seeding from Pool Play to Bracket Set by Tourney Machine: Head to Head, Runs Allowed, and Coin Flip
  
  Pool play for 10U “A”
• · 6 innings with a 70-minute time limit. 
• · Games scheduled every hour and 30, be ready to play early
• · Run rule 12 after 3 innings, 10 after 4 innings, 8 after 5 innings
• · Tie-breaker rule after 6 innings or 70 minutes
• · Courtesy runners for pitcher & catcher, if all subs have entered the game, will be the last batter
• · Teams may choose to use open sub and bat everyone
• · Seeding from Pool Play to Bracket: Set by Tourney Machine: Head to Head, Runs Allowed, and Coin Flip

Double Elimination for 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U “A”

• · 7 inning games with an 80-minute time limit
• · Championship and if game 7 innings with 100 minutes time limits
• · Run rule 12 after 3 innings, 10 after 4 innings, 8 after 5 innings for all games
• · Tie breaker after 7 innings or set time limit minutes
• · Courtesy runners for pitcher & catcher, if all subs have entered the game, will be the last batter.

Double Elimination for 10U “A”

• · 6 innings or 70 minute games. 
• · Championship and if game 6 innings with 90 minutes time limits
• · Run rule 12 after 3 innings, 10 after 4 innings, 8 after 5 innings for all games
• · Tie breaker after set # of innings or set time limit minutes
• Courtesy runners for pitcher & catcher, if all subs have entered the game, will be the last batter