The Mid-West Summer Signature Showcase is another great event in the Signature Showcase Series. This event in Ohio is hosted and managed by Fastpitch Headquarters. The managing personnel of this organization has almost 2 decades of experience in running reputable tournaments and recruiting events. Our goal is to make the Mid-West Summer Signature Showcase a phenomenal event for your team.
This tournament will be held at Kettering Field Softball Complex in Dayton, Ohio. Dates are TBA in 2012.
This tournament will attract elite 16u and 18u teams from around the country. The format is pool play, and each team will be guaranteed 6 games, weather permitting, depending on their availability to play on Friday.
TOURNAMENT FEATURES:
All games at one location
6 game guarantee, weather permitting. 1 hour 40 minutes of playing time.
Situation play in select innings
Extended play for all games to maximize exposure
FPDatabase online player profiles
Old fashioned customer service with high tech innovation
P>If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to call Patti Shotwell at 954-540-7850 (cell) or Linda Derk at 561-632-0511 (cell). You can also email Patti at patsho@fastpitchheadquarters.com.
How To Register for the Mid-West Summer Signature Showcase:
TBA 2012. Friday - Sunday. Practice games may be available on Thursday for a nominal charge.
AGE GROUPS
16s and 18s.
ATTENDING TEAMS
Attending teams will be bracketed, and the brackets will be posted as soon as all teams are selected. To see a list of accepted teams, go to Participating Teams.
FORMAT
Six pool games. 6 games guaranteed, weather permitting, depending on team's availability to play on Friday. Games are a full 1 hr 40 minutes (see Extended Play rule).
SANCTION
ASA. All teams must be sanctioned with ASA. If you are not yet sanctioned as an ASA team, please let us know and we will sanction you at the tournament for $30 sanction fee.
ENTRY DEADLINE
Deadline for entry is 2 weeks prior to the event.
GAME SCHEDULE
Game schedule will be posted HERE once it is completed around 2 weeks prior to the event.
ENTRY FEE
$630 per team, but if you pay by check, receive a $30 discount. Umpires and balls are included. Full payment is due immediately upon entry. If you prefer to pay $600 by check, you should mail it to the address below. If you prefer to pay $630 online or by credit card, see Paypal link below.
MAIL TO:
Mail your $600 entry fee, payable
to Fastpitch Headquarters, to: Fastpitch Headquarters, 11801 NW 7th Street, Plantation, FL 33325. Be sure to include team name, contact information, and tournament name.
PAY ONLINE or BY CREDIT CARD:
This online pay service is provided for processing the full entry fee price for anyone that wants to pay online or use a credit card. If you prefer to pay the discounted fee, you need to mail your check as stated above.
If you want to pay the full entry fee online, fill in the fields below and click on the "Pay Now" button.
Please see "Rules" for more information regarding refunds and cancellations.
HOUSING INFO
For all out-of-area teams, you must contact The Zenith Group, our Housing Authority, to make your hotel reservations. They have great rates at local hotels near the park. For more information, go to www.thezenithgrp.com and link to "FPHQ Showcases and Events" and then to "Mid-West Signature Showcase". Or you can call Ken Broadbent at 1-800-476-0542 or email him at kbroadbent@thezenithgrp.com. There is no charge for this service. It is required that you book through Zenith Group.
RULES & TOURNAMENT INFO
Our Tournament Rules & Information have been posted. Get cancellation and refund information and learn more about aspects of the tournament.
TOURNAMENT CONTACTS
Contact Patti Shotwell
at patsho@fastpitchheadquarters.com
via email with tournament questions or call her at 954-540-7850 (cell).
You can also contact Linda Derk at laderk24@aol.com or call her at 561-632-0511 (cell).
COMMENTS
Communications with teams will be conducted via email and FPAlerts text
messaging system. All teams must sign up for the FREE FPAlerts service. Click HERE for more information on FPAlerts.
If you are a college that is planning on attending and your school is not listed, please contact Patti Shotwell at 954-540-7850 (cell) so we can make sure that we have a Showcase Book available for you.
The information below just refers to a portion of the tournament rules.
For a print-ready pdf of the complete rules, click Complete Tournament Rules.
All teams must check-in at the Tournament Desk prior to their first game. You also are required to provide proof of team insurance prior to play and proof of ASA sanction.
1. You must submit a lineup card at the beginning of the game to the plate umpire and to the other team.
2. The team listed first on the schedule will have the 1st base dugout. You will not have to change dugouts if you have back-to-back games.
3. Home team will be determined by coin toss at the beginning of the game.
4. Please clean up your dugout when you leave so it is ready for the next team. Please do not leave any trash.
5. During the games, situation play will be used in designated innings.
1st and 2nd innings - normal play.
3rd inning - runner starts the inning on 1st base.
4th inning - runner starts the inning on 2nd base.
5th inning - runners start the inning 1st and 3rd.
6th and 7th inning or later - normal play.
6. All teams must sign up for the FPAlerts text messaging service.
7. Cancellation/Refund Policy - Once you are accepted in the tournament, if you cancel and we are unable to fill your spot, you will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee. If we are able to fill your spot, then you will be subject to a $150 cancellation fee. However, within 45 days of the tournament, teams that cancel will be charged a $400 cancellation fee. After the game schedule has been completed, teams that cancel will be charged a 100% cancellation fee. There will be no refund of entry fees or practice game fees due to uncontrollable circumstances, such as weather. If you paid using the online pay option, you will also be subject to a minimum $30 processing fee.
8. Wristbands - Players will be issued colored wristbands that they should wear on their glove hand for the duration of the tournament. The colors designate the players year of high school graduation and their availability for recruiting.
9. All games will start on-time, not early. Games are 1 hour and 30 minutes long, and will drop dead at 1 hour 30 minutes but finish the player's at bat. Extended Play Rule: If 7 innings end before time expires, official scoring ends, but, as long as there is sufficient time remaining, teams can continue playing until time runs out. It is umpires discretion to determine "sufficient time remaining", so if only a couple of minutes remain the game may end, but rule of thumb to be used would be 10 or more minutes.
10. Awards - bracket winners will receive the distinctive Signature Showcase Champion T-shirts. Bracket winners are determined by least runs allowed, NOT by wins/losses. If runs allowed is a tie, then runs scored, then head to head, then coin toss.
11. Scores must be reported to the tournament desk. You can come by the tournament desk, email the tournament director, Twitter the score, or call it in to our score hotline. Since bracket winners is based on scores, both teams should make sure the score is reported correctly. Scoring Note: If game goes in to extended play (see Rule 9), the scoring stops at the end of 7, even if tied.
12. Hotel Requirement - All out of area teams are required to use the Zenith Group for their hotel reservations. If you are using alternative housing, you will be required to pay a housing fee.
13. Player Profiles - each team should designate one person on their staff to submit the player profile information for all players using the FPDatabase service. You will receive additional information regarding this requirement with the deadlines for compliance.
14. This tournament allows unlimited defensive substitution. You can change players on defense whenever you want and you do not need to advise the umpire. On offense, you can bat 10. When you make a change to the batting order, you need to advise the umpire.
Address for GPS purposes is:
444 North Bend Blvd
Dayton, OH 45405
From the NORTH:
Take Southbound I-75 to the Main Street Exit 54.
Turn right on Main Street and proceed north on Main Street to Helena Street (traffic light).
Turn right and proceed east on Helena Street, cross over the river, down a short hill, up a short hill to North Bend Boulevard at the top of the hill.
Turn right on North Bend Boulevard. Kettering Field is on the left.
From the SOUTH:
Take northbound I-75 to the Main Street Exit 54B.
Turn left on Main Street and proceed north on Main Street to Helena Street (traffic light).
Turn right and proceed east on Helena Street, cross over the river, down a short hill, up a short hill to North Bend Boulevard at the top of the hill.
Turn right on North Bend Boulevard. Kettering Field is on the left.
From the EAST and WEST:
Take I-70 to I-75 South.
Take Southbound I-75 to the Main Street Exit 54.
Turn right on Main Street and proceed north on Main Street to Helena Street (traffic light).
Turn right and proceed east on Helena Street, cross over the river, down a short hill, up a short hill to North Bend Boulevard at the top of the hill.
Turn right on North Bend Boulevard. Kettering Field is on the left.
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SIGN UP TO RECEIVE TOURNAMENT FPALERTS
ALL team coaches MUST register their email addresses and their cell phone numbers in order to receive text/email communications during the tournament. We will not be able to make individual phone calls when we have last minute or late game changes due to weather or team cancellation. We will only be using this service. We highly encourage all teams to have their players and their parents register for this service as it will facilitate quick communications.
To sign up:
Go to http://fastpitch.ealert.com and click on "Subscribe". You will see "Signature Showcases" listed under "Tournaments". Select the correct group and then input your email address and your cell phone number as an email address. If you have more than 2 addresses, you will need to subscribe additional times. You can register as many email addresses and cell phone numbers as you want.
Cell phone numbers MUST be entered as an email address. There is a link to instructions on the page on how to convert your cell phone number to an email address. This is really easy to do. Make sure that you do not put the "dash" between numbers.
Once you register an address, you will receive a confirmation message that you MUST reply to in order to activate your address. If you do not receive the confirmation message within a few minutes, you did not enter your address properly so try again.
If you have any problems or questions, please contact Patti Shotwell at 954-540-7850.
