EVENT DETAILS

Rust Buster

  • Tournament Date
    Feb 22 - Feb 23 2025
  • Entry Fee
    $250
  • Stature
    Qualifier
  • Age Groups
    10U - 14U
  • Event Details

    https://usssa.com/docs/Fastpitch/Fastpitch_Rules.pdf

    Formats will be announced closer to event date due to number of teams and the fields we have available.

    Pool games- 70 Minutes Finish The Batter

    Flip for home/visitor
    6 runs per half
    Scores will be posted and will count for seeding.
    Scores will be posted based on when game ends.
    Line up cards required
    Free Defensive Substitutions

    Bracket Games- 75 Minutes Finish The Inning

    Top seed picks home/visitor, except for championship game in double elimination which will be team from winners bracket

    unlimited runs in A ?(Gold) and B? (Silver) Divisions (unless specially addressed at event)
    6 runs per half for Open ?(Bronze/Tin/Consolation) and C Divisions
    10/8/6 run rules

    ITB

    Progressive (Except for Championship game)
    1st ITB: Runner on 2nd 2 balls one Strike count
    2nd ITB: Runner on 2nd and 3rd 2 balls one Strike count
    3rd ITB Bases loaded and full count

    Tournament Winner Declared

    (tournament rain out)
    All Teams in Winners bracket must have played 2 complete games
    Team that stayed in Winners Bracket longest
    Winning % (Bracket Games)
    Wins (Bracket Games)
    Head to Head (only if its between 2 teams)
    Runs allowed
    Runs scored
    Run Differential
    Coin Flip
    (Complete game is 2 half innings if Home team is winning)

    FORFEITS DURING TOURNAMENT

    Teams that forfeit any game during the tournament must pay all umpire fees for games not playing for both teams unless the last game of the day then must pay only their fee. ? Teams will be suspended from USSSA until payment is made.

    Protests

    All Protests are $100 Cash, if you win your Protest you get your money back.

    TEXAS PLAYER ROSTER RULES

    ?A Roster Protest (this does not include an AGE of a player protest) must be made before the 1st pitch of the 3rd inning. (unless the tournament director of tournament picks another time frame) If a player is caught on a lineup card that is not on USSSA online roster the offending team will receive a 7-0 loss. If the player is of proper age/class and not on another roster from a team currently playing in same event they will be giving a chance to correct the online roster for next game. The offending team will not be eliminated from the tournament unless the 7-0 loss puts them out of the tournament based on where they are in the bracket.

  • Entry Fee

    $250

    PAP- $45 Pool $50 Bracket

  • Admission

    $10 Daily

Tournament Division

Division Entry Fee Gate Fee Max Entries Teams
Entered
Game
Guarantee
Format

Event Ballparks

Venue Name Address Maps link
Gateway Park 751 Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76111 Open in Maps
Venue Name
Gateway Park
Address
751 Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76111

Event Lodging

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Venue Name Address Dates Details
Gateway Park 751 Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76111 Feb 22-23 Find Hotels
Venue Name
Gateway Park
Address
751 Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76111
Dates
Feb 22-23

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