EVENT DETAILS

PLAYERS and COACHES PLEASE READ!

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

If at any time during a game in this event, you feel the need to speak with a director, please inform your umpire. He 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 the fact that 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.

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

HOST HOTEL CLARION

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HOST HOTEL COMFORT INN

VERY NICE HOTEL!!!

Host Hotel Comfort Inn 1001 Wake Towne Dr. Raleigh NC 27609

Beautiful and Accommodating Facility

919-828-1813

   Rates for  a King is $119.95 and for 

  Rates  with 2 Queens is $129.95  it 

Please feel free to contact the Hotel directly if you have any questions. ask for the USSSA Rate  919-828-1813

SENIOR RULES

Equalizer may be adjusted based on teams yet to sign up

Home Run & Courtesy Runner Rules / Format

Home Run Rules

Mens E 1 DHH + 2 HRs
Mens Rec 2 HRs

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

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.

Courtesy (Bandit) Runner

• The Bandit Runner (BR) may be anyone on the roster.
• The BR must be designated before the game begins This is tied to the player and not a position in the lineup or on the roster.
• The BR will be the Bandit Runner for the remainder of the game. The BR may run for anyone at any time.
• If the BR is also in the batting lineup, and his turn at bat occurs while he is on base, his position in the batting order will be an out. If the BR’s “Turn at Bat” occurs and the BR is ON BASE, an out will be recorded for his position in the batting order. There are NO exceptions. His “turn at bat” occurs when the previous batters turn at bat has ended. “Play Ball” or “Batter Up” need not be indicated for his turn at bat to occur. There shall be no other penalty other than an out.
• The BR role may not be substituted. A Bandit Runner may be replaced on the base only by the player he is running for at the time. The Bandit Runner role is then lost for the remainder of the game.
• If anyone other that the BR assumes a position on the base to run for another player and is not announced prior to touching the base as a legal substitute the baserunner at that base will be declared out.

Runner for the Pitcher

• In addittion to the “Bandit Runner”  the pitcher will be allowed a runner other than the Bandit Runner If the Bandit is on base or in jeopardy of being on base when it is his turn to bat. This “pitcher runner” may be anyone on the roster. If his turn to bat occurs and he is occupying a base he will be “out at the plate”.

Walnut Creek Rules and Admissions

ADMISSIONS

$10 for Adult    $5 Senior  Children under age of 10 are Free  

PLAYERS AND COACH DO NOT PAY

FACILITY RULES:
• NO alcohol or firearms are permitted on City of Raleigh property
• NO pets are allowed
• NO bikes, skates, skateboards, or rollerblades permitted inside of the park
• DO NOT leave children unattended without adult supervision
• NO smoking in plaza or surrounding areas (only permitted in parking lot area)
• NO overnight camping
• NO grilling, open flames, or portable generators
• NO games will be scheduled to start after 11 p.m.
Acceptable forms of payment at the gate are credit card, check, and cash. Credit card is preferred.

Tournaments of this type bring together a variety of individuals from many cities within North Carolina and outside the state. The WCAC staff wants to ensure that you enjoy your experience at our facility. Your tournament director has reserved our facility for your tournament and has agreed to WCAC’s stipulations governing the facility use. WCAC and USSSA Softball expect all players and spectators to follow the rules and guidelines of the comple

Banned Bats / Legal Bats Banned Balls

https://www.usssa.com/slowpitch/slowpitch-licensed-softball-bat-ball-manufacturers

LICENSED AND APPROVED SOFTBALL BAT MANUFACTURERS AS OF 11/23/25
 
Anarchy Bat Company
Axe Bats
Combat
DeMarini
Dudley
Easton
Elite Sports/Onyx Bats
Juno Athletics
Louisville Slugger
Marucci
Miken
Monsta Athletics
Proton Sports
Pure Sports
Short Porch
Suncoast
Victus
Worth

SOFTBALL BAT MANUFACTURERS NO LONGER LICENSED WITH USSSA (as of 2/13/25)

Anderson Bat Company
NON-COMPLIANT SOFTBALL BATS AS OF 5/25/23
(Non-compliant bats are not permitted in USSSA or GSL sanctioned play)
Suncoast bat models listed below are Non-Compliant and are not permitted in USSSA or GSL sanctioned play, effective May 25, 2023.

Suncoast | SR12MUCETE
Suncoast | SRM12AASE
Suncoast | SR12MUCE
Suncoast | SRMAASE
Suncoast | SRMAASB
Suncoast | SRMUSE
Suncoast | SR12MUSE
Suncoast | SRMUSB
Suncoast | SR12MUSB
 
All approved models must comply, at all times, with the USSSA 1.20 BPF Bat Performance Standard and with the USSSA Protocol for Testing Slowpitch Bat Performance. Any unit that fails to comply with this Standard or the Protocol is Non-Compliant and is not permitted in USSSA-sanctioned play.

In addition to the requirement that a model must comply, in all respects, with the USSSA 1.20 BPF Bat Performance Standard, and with the Protocol, to be eligible for USSSA sanctioned play, the USSSA Certification Mark and other graphics on the bat must be applied permanently, and may only be applied by a current USSSA-licensed manufacturer. The use of stickers or decals is prohibited, and no additional graphics may be added to a bat after manufacturing. Using a bat with graphics not applied by the licensed manufacturer is an “altered bat”, subject to suspension under the USSSA Altered Bat rules.

Any unauthorized use, creation, or application of a USSSA mark without written permission from USSSA is a violation of federal trademark law and may result in prosecution by USSSA.

 
LICENSED AND APPROVED SENIOR SOFTBALL BAT MANUFACTURERS AS OF 11/23/25

Adidas
Anarchy Bat Company
Anonymous Athletics
Axe Bats
California Bat Company
Combat
DeMarini
Dudley
Easton
Elite Sports / Onyx Bats
Ikonic
Juno Athletics
Louisville Slugger
Marucci
Miken
Monsta
Proton Sports
Pure Sports
Short Porch
Spartan Bat Co.
Suncoast
Victus
Worth

*SENIOR SOFTBALL BAT MANUFACTURERS NO LONGER LICENSED WITH USSSA (as of 2/13/25)

NON-COMPLIANT SENIOR SOFTBALL BATS AS OF 5/14/25
(Non-Compliant senior softball bats are not permitted in USSSA or GSL sanctioned play)
The bats listed below are not permitted in USSSA, GSL or Senior USSSA Sanctioned play, effective immediately.

Pure Sports | Strike Eagle Bats
Miken | Original Gray Miken Ultra
 
All approved models must comply, at all times, with the SSUSA Bat Performance Standard and Testing Protocol and must also maintain, at all times, Certified status with SSUSA. If an approved model is decertified by SSUSA or is otherwise not permitted in SSUSA-sanctioned play, it will also be immediately prohibited from USSSA sanctioned play.  

In addition to the requirements that a senior model must comply, at all times, with the SSUSA Bat Performance Standard and Testing Protocol, and maintain certified status with SSUSA, all senior bats must have the USSSA Certification Mark — and other graphics on the bat — applied permanently by a current USSSA-licensed manufacturer. The use of stickers or decals is prohibited, and no additional graphics may be added to a bat after manufacturing. A bat with graphics not applied by the licensed manufacturer is an “altered bat”, subject to suspension under the USSSA Altered Bat rules.

Any unauthorized use, creation, or application of a USSSA mark without written permission from USSSA is a violation of federal trademark law and may result in prosecution by USSSA.

 

USSSA/GSL/SPECIALTY PROGRAM SLOWPITCH RULEBOOKS
Please reference the respective rulebook for all additional guidelines, rules and regulations by clicking a link below:

USSSA/GSL Slowpitch Rulebook

Senior Slowpitch Rulebook

Military Program Slowpitch Rulebook

Hispanic-Latin American Program Slowpitch Rulebook

USSSA LICENSING AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

RAIN Protocol / POOL PLAY / BRACKET PLAY

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

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