EVENT DETAILS

Rust Buster
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Tournament DateFeb 22 - Feb 23 2025
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Entry Fee$250
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StatureQualifier
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Age Groups10U - 14U
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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 SubstitutionsBracket 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 rulesITB
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 countTournament 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.
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Entry Fee
$250
PAP- $45 Pool $50 Bracket
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Admission
$10 Daily
Tournament Division
Division | Entry Fee | Gate Fee | Max Entries | Teams Entered |
Game Guarantee |
Format |
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Event Ballparks
Venue Name | Address | Maps link |
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Gateway Park | 751 Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76111 | Open in Maps |
Event Lodging
Note: If you don't know which venue you'll be playing at and want to book in advance, click here to find hotels that are geographically centered between all venues.
Venue Name | Address | Dates | Details |
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Gateway Park | 751 Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76111 | Feb 22-23 | Find Hotels |
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