Venue Info:
Metal spikes are NOT allowed at Chabot College, Brave Christian Schools, & Yerba Buena HS.
No sunflower seeds or gum allowed at any turf venue. Players and/or coaches will be ejected if seeds are eaten on the fields.
No alcohol allowed at any venue (including parking areas).
Only service animals are allowed. Dogs are not permitted at fields!
Brave Christian School (formerly Valley Christian Dublin) - Artificial turf. No metal spikes allowed. No seeds or gum. No dogs allowed on school premises. Park by the dirt softball field in the center of campus. Do NOT park at the pre-school (left side of campus).
Chabot College - Artificial turf. No metal spikes allowed. No seeds or gum. No dogs allowed on school premises. $2 parking passes are required - they can be purchased at kiosks in the parking lots.
Yerba Buena HS - Artificial turf. No metal spikes allowed. No seeds or gum. No dogs allowed on school premises. The field is located at the very back of campus so be prepared for a long walk.
Dougherty Valley HS - Natural surface. Park at the front of the school (do not drive up the fire lane).
Tournament Info:
3 games guaranteed.
Home team is decided by coin flip. In bracket play & championship games the highest seed is home.
Game times are 2 hours or 7 innings with no new inning starting after 2 hours.
4 balls will be provided at the beginning of each game. Both teams are responsible for providing NFHS regulation baseballs from there.
EH & DH are allowed. For this event, you can bat as many as you want.
Pitch counts and innings pitched are at the coach's discretion. We will not be enforcing any pitching limitations. Please be responsible.
Ties: All pool play & consolation games can end in a tie after 7 complete innings or a 2-hour time limit.
Run Rules are 12 after 4, and 8 after 5.
High School Federation Rules apply.
Forfeits: Forfeits during tournament play (including consolation games) will result in a suspension from future events.
Tie Breakers (only applied in bracket play or championship games): In the event that a game is tied after 7 complete or the 2-hour time limit, we will load the bases with 1 out.
Championship games: Run rules will apply. The high seed is the home team.
Division Formats:
15U - Teams will play 2 pool games and be seeded. The top two seeds of Pool A & B will automatically advance to the Championship bracket. For the Championship bracket, the 5-seed will play the 4-seed, and the winner will play the 1-seed. The 2-seed will play the 3-seed. The 6-seed and 7-seed will play a consolation matchup.
16U - Teams will play 2 pool games and be seeded. For the Championship bracket, the 5-seed will play the 4-seed, and the winner will play the 1-seed. The 2-seed will play the 3-seed.
17/18U - Teams will play 2 pool games, be seeded, and play a 4-team Championship bracket.
Seeding Tie Breakers:
Head to Head – If 3 teams are tied, head to head is thrown out unless 1 team has defeated both of the other teams that they are tied with.
Runs allowed
Runs differential (max at 8 per game)
Runs scored
Coin toss
Weekend gate fee:
$10 daily per person (12 and under are free).
