Texas USSSA National Championships

2017 TEXAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
14u, 16u, 18u National Championships
McKinney/Plano/Frisco Texas July 20-23, 2017

No refunds after Tuesday July 11th

On Site Tournament Directors

High Point North: Jerry Cordova-Ong
High Point South: Oscar Ross
Heritage Yards: Mike Powell
Warren: Don Watson

Cheyenne Park: Cisco Kemp
Archgate: Ken Wilson SR
Archgate: Mitch Witmis
Craig Ranch: Tony Dawson
Shawnee Trail: Jamie Hutchinson

Tournament Director
Tiffany Ansley
682-703-0409

UIC: Phillip Wheeler
817-714-5146

Camp Location
The Ballfields at Craig Ranch
6151 Alma Rd, McKinney TX 75070

Free Recruiting Seminar
Plano Event Center
Wednesday 7pm-9pm
2000 E Spring Creek Pkway Plano TX 75074
Mark Montgomery, Denise Lira, Demi Laney, Phil Berry, Beth Jackson, Maria Winn, Daren Hays, Shannon Hays and Maria Stone

PICK UP FORMS MUST BE SENT IN PRIOR TO TUESDAY, JULY 18TH BY NOON
ROSTERS WILL BE LOCKED ON TUESDAY, JULY 18TH AT NOON

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
Heritage Yards: Her1-9
Archgate: Arch1-7 (Field 6/7 are on Far west corner of park)
Cheyenne Park: Chey1-3
We only need one Rep/Coach to pick up during check in. PICTURE ID is Required to check in team.

USSSA Nationals Championships
Quick Facts

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

Congratulations on an outstanding season and welcome to the 2017 USSSA Fastpitch National Championships. The National Championship Tournament will be held in McKinney, Frisco and Plano, Texas. Games will be played July 20-23th 2017. 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 10, 2017. The entry fee for 2017 will be $578. (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.

Tentative Schedule

Mon July 17th 8PM Facebook live Managers Meeting DFWFastpitch

Wed July 19th 8AM-5PM   College Exposure Camp
Craig Ranch
6151 Alma Rd, McKinney TX 75070
Wed July 19th 10AM-3PM      Team Check in (just Team rep no players)
Craig Ranch
6151 Alma Rd, McKinney, TX 75070

    5:00PM-9PM      Team Check in
Plano Event Center
2000 E Spring Creek Pkway Plano TX 75074
Wed July 19 7:00PM College Coach Recruiting meeting
   Parents and coaches are invited
    Plano Event Center
  2000 E Spring Creek Pkway Plano TX 75074

Thur July 20 8:00AM Pool Play begins (All teams play 2 Games)

Friday July 21 8:00AM Pool Play Continues (Teams play one pool game)

Friday July 21 Pool Play Concludes/Bracket Play Begins

Sat July 22 Bracket Play Continues

Sun July 23 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.