EVENT DETAILS

WEATHER INFORMATION

The link below provides updated weather information for Burlington.

In the event that the schedule for this weekend changes, you will get an email. and your coaches will receive a text.

Thank you

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DUDLEY HARD CORE

DIRECT SPORTS DUDLEY HARD CORE     pricing below

Players and Coaches Please Read

We appreciate your participation in this event. We value your patronage to USSSA.  Therefore............

If at any time during a game in this event, you feel the need to speak with a director, for any reason, please inform your umpire. He or She has been instructed to grant your request. This request needs to come from the coach. Do NOT let the game continue. We cannot fix anything after play has continued. This does not mean anything other than you will be able to speak with a director. Erroneous rule interpretations may be corrected. Judgement calls are always at the discretion of the Umpire.

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Thank you and Good Luck to all of you and Thank you for playing USSSA!

NC State Rules

• Floating Rubber  Pitchers will not be required to “toe” the pitching rubber. They may be up to 6’ behind the pitching rubber and within the pitching box.   (Seniors Play National Rule)                                                                                         
• Starting lineups   Teams may start with 8 players. Teams starting with 8 or 9 do not have to take an out for the missing players. Teams starting with less than 10 may add up to 10 when available but they must be added to the bottom of lineup.                                                                                                              
• A Batter who “bats” a ball, Fair or Foul, with an illegal bat will be declared out. This is an         “APPEAL PLAY” which must be appealed by the defense before the next pitch is thrown

MENS D/E/REC Home Run Rule/Time Limits

Home Run Rules

Mens D  1 DHH + 3 HRs

Mens E 1 DHH + 2 HRs

Mens REC 2 HRs   (2 HRs and 1 up if playing at Haw River)

Pool Play and Bracket Play 

All Pool games will be Time Limit.   After 50 minutes, we will finish the current inning ONLY 

Pool games tied after 7 innings or Time Limit will end in a tie. 

All Bracket  games will be Time Limit.   After 50 minutes, we will finish the current inning and play one more.

Pool Standings Sorted on the following:

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1) Winning Percentage - Descending
2) Number Wins - Descending
3) Number Loses - Ascending
4) Tied Teams (vs. each other) Winning Pct - Descending [Not valid if all tied teams have not played each other]
5) Avg Points Allowed - Ascending
6) Avg Run Differential with a maximum of (100) - Descending
7) USSSA Points - Descending
8) Date Team Entered USSSA Database

Once past a tie breaker do not return to previous

POOL PLAY / BRACKET PLAY

We will play 2 Pool Play Games after which Teams will be seeded into a Double Elim bracket seeded by Pool Play Results

Pool Play games that are tied after the last or last  announced inning will end in a tie.

Pool Standing Criteria

Pool Standings Sorted on the following:
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1) Winning Percentage - Descending
2) Number Wins - Descending
3) Number Loses - Ascending
4) Tied Teams (vs. each other) Winning Pct - Descending [Not valid if all tied teams have not played each other]
5) Avg Points Allowed - Ascending
6) Avg Run Differential with a maximum of (100) - Descending
7) USSSA Points - Descending
8) Date Team Entered USSSA Database

Once past a tie breaker do not return to previous

HR Rules and Time Limits

Home Run Rules

Seniors 1 DHH + 2 HRs and 1 up

Mens D  1 DHH + 3 HRs

Mens E 1 DHH + 2 HRs

Mens REC 2 HRs

Pool Play and Bracket Play 

All Pool games will be Time Limit.   After 55 minutes, we will finish the current inning ONLY ?

Pool games tied after 7 innings or Time Limit will end in a tie. 

All Bracket  games will be Time Limit.   After 50 minutes, we will finish the current inning and play one more.

Legal Balls / Banned Balls

ALL ONYX BALLS ARE BANNED

Any USSSA or GSL  Classic M - Classic Plus - Pro M  Stamped Ball may be used.

Seniors may also use the Senior Ball  

Senior Bat Rules

SENIORS
Age groups 40+ and Above may use any bat Stamped 1.21 BPF
Senior. It does not have to be USSSA stamped until they are
available. However, it must be from a USSSA licensed
manufacturer. May also use the 220 or 240 USSSA stamped
bats. Both 220 & 240 USSSA stamped bats must pass 220
compression. Bats must be on the USSSA Approved
Manufacturers List. WITHDRAWN AND/OR NON-COMPLIANT
SOFTBALL BAT MODELS will not be allowed.

The SunCoast banned models are listed below

Suncoast | SR12MUCETE
Suncoast | SRM12AASE
Suncoast | SR12MUCE
Suncoast | SRMAASE
Suncoast | SRMAASB
Suncoast | SRMUSE
Suncoast | SR12MUSE
Suncoast | SRMUSB
Suncoast | SR12MUSB