Texas USSSA National Championships

2018 TEXAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
14u, 16u, 18u National Championships
McKinney/Plano/Frisco Texas July 19-22, 2018

No refunds after Tuesday July 9th

Game Schedules

On Site Tournament Directors

High Point North: Jerry Cordova
High Point South: Oscar Ross
Warren: Don Watson

Archgate: Archgate: Jamie Hutchinson/Tony Dawson
Craig Ranch: Todd Kuhn
Shawnee Trail: Mike Powell

Tournament Director
Tiffany Ansley - Darren Darracq
817-999-9440

UIC: Phillip Wheeler
817-714-5146

11:00PM Saturday night

Coaches,

We will continue what we did today for tomorrow.

1: All Games will have the same start times as they are on the website.

2: All Winner Bracket games are still 85 min.

3: All teams playing in the losers bracket "Starting with Game times at or after 1:15pm tomorrow" will play 75 min games UNLESS both Coaches agree to a longer game

4: At any time (Winners/Losers Bracket) both coaches agree before the game to play a shorter game just advise the umpires of your agreement.

5: Championship game is 85 min all "IF" games will be 75 min

We will not start games earlier with the 75 min games, this will give more recovery time for Umpires and players to get out of the sun.

I want to thank Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation
Outpatient Services- Sports Health for responding to a late night SOS Email and have provided Atheletic Trainers last moment at all complex's.

They again should be out at all complex's by 11am

Camp Location
The Ballfields at Craig Ranch
6151 Alma Rd, McKinney TX 75070
SIGN UP HERE TODAY!

Fields Initials:
SHAWNEE TRAIL SPORTS COMPLEX: ShawBlue, ShawGren, ShawRed, ShawYell
Warren Sports Complex: War1-4
High Point Park: HP-S 1-6 and HP-N 7-11 (HP-S on South side, HP-N on North Side)
Craig Ranch: CR 2-6
Archgate: Arch1-5
We only need one Rep/Coach to pick up during check in. PICTURE ID is Required to check in team.

1055PM

Coaches,

I have looked at each Bracket to see how many games teams could possibly play tomorrow and based on the weather forecast for a third strait day this is my decision.

1: All Games will have the same start times as they are on the website.

2: All Winner Bracket games are still 85 min. I don't see any team that would play more then 3 games tomorrow and they are all spaced out throughout day

3: All teams playing in the losers bracket "Starting with Game times at or after 3pm tomorrow" will play 75 min games UNLESS both Coaches agree to a longer game

4: At any time (Winners/Losers Bracket) both coaches agree before the game to play a shorter game just advise the umpires of your agreement.

We will not start games earlier with the 75 min games, this will give more recovery time for Umpires and players to get out of the sun.

The above game times are for tomorrow only. We will determine what is best for Sunday late tomorrow.

Obviously this heat is above the normal and we want to take all precautions as possible.

I'm very disappointed to announce Colony ER will not be at the Frisco and Craig Ranch. They advised me
20 min ago they were told by City officials they could not set up.

We will have a Trainer at High Point and Archgate and we will see if we can get one late notice at other parks.

Darren.

USSSA Nationals Championships
Quick Facts

Tournament Director
Tiffany Ansley
Darren Darracq
817-999-9440
682-703-0409
DFWFastpitch9@gmail.com
M-F 10AM-6PM

Congratulations on an outstanding season and welcome to the 2018 USSSA Fastpitch National Championships. The National Championship Tournament will be held in McKinney, Frisco and Plano, Texas. Games will be played July 19-22th 2018. We may have to add fields near the area depending on the amount of teams. This tournament will offer the following ages/divisions: 14 & Under Open, 16 & Under Open, and 18 & Under Open.

The USSSA Fastpitch program will use a 5 game format in its National Championship Tournament. Teams will be placed into pools randomly and play a round robin. All teams will be seeded into a Gold, Silver, or Bronze double elimination championship bracket following pool play. Seeding will be based on pool finish. The exact format of the tournament, e.g., number of games, number of teams in each pool, etc., will be set by the tournament director following USSSA Fastpitch guidelines as approved by the USSSA Fastpitch National Committee.

To guarantee your spot in the tournament, your team will need to complete the online entry process. All entries must be made through the www.usssa.com website. You will be required to submit your entry and payment online. At this point it will be subject to approval by your state director. Once approved, your entry will be considered complete for this National Championship Event. Official entry and payment process must be completed no later than July 9, 2017. The entry fee for 2018 will be $699. (This includes all umpire fees and balls and 3 Coaches passes)

All team rosters must be on the USSSA website, www.usssa.com, and all teams must adhere to all rules and regulations as outlined in the current edition of the USSSA Fastpitch playing rules and by-laws. All players shall have proof of age in possession of their team manager at all times, which must be verified by a government issued document that identifies the player by name, gender and birth date.

MVP of Pool Games:
After each pool game the head coach will award a player from the other team a MVP Award.

Official Playing Rules:

All playing rules shall be governed by the official USSSA Fastpitch softball rule book and national by-laws. Note that the rule book online at www.usssa.com will always supersede the latest printed version if a discrepancy exists.

Hotels STAY & PLAY

For a full list of lodging available for this event, please go to the following link:
Hotel Link

Gift Exchange
There will NOT be a gift exchange

Admission
Gate passes are good for all age groups all parks!

Spectator Admission is as follows:
Daily: Adult $10 Child/Senior $5
Tournament Pass: $35 adult $20 Child/Senior
Tournament Pass paid Early: $30 Adult and $15 Child (Must buy 6 at one time) CLICK HERE
Senior 60+
Child Age is 8-16
Children 7 and under are free.
Players in Uniform are Free and three Coaches Passes will be given out.
All Early Bird Gate passes will be picked up at Coaches Check in and only Check in!

National Championship Merchandise

USSSA National Championship apparel and souvenirs will be sold at the Opening Camp and throughout the tournament. Sign up here for Merchandise

Tentative Schedule

1st Session Wed July 18th 8:3AM-12:0pm      College Exposure Camp
Craig Ranch
6151 Alma Rd, McKinney TX 75070

2nd Session July 18th 6-9:30PM Same location as above

Wed July 18th 10AM-7:30PM      Team Check in (just Team rep no players)
Craig Ranch
6151 Alma Rd, McKinney, TX 75070


Thur July 19 8:00AM Pool Play begins (All teams play 2 Games)

Friday July 20 8:00AM Pool Play Continues (Teams play one pool game)

Friday July 20 Pool Play Concludes/Bracket Play Begins

Sat July 21 Bracket Play Continues

Sun July 22 Bracket Play concludes

Bracket schedules will not be mailed out in advance. Pool Play will be posted no later than Monday. Based on Pool play you will be seeded into a Gold/Silver/Bronze Division double elimination bracket that will start Friday night. Player, coach and other pre-tournament items will also be distributed at the team check-in.

Note that all times are subject to change. Please verify itinerary during team check-in. Once the tournament begins, managers must check the main bracket board for any changes in game times, field assignments or other items related to tournament play or functions.

Gold Bracket Awards
Awards Package sizes will be based on the number of teams in the tournament. Below is the full size package that will be awarded for divisions.