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Rosters must be finalized at Check-In. No additions after that point.

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Protests must be filed with the Tournament Director. A $100 protest fee is required (refunded if protest is upheld).

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Player Ejection: A player who is not on the USSSA online roster will be ejected.

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NEW FOR 2026: Player Roster Protests — View Roster Protest Rules →

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16U & 18U: 80-minute time limit.  ●  Pool play: 6 runs per half inning.  ●  Bracket play: unlimited runs per half inning.

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All games are finish-the-inning once an official game is reached. Official game when time expires if there is a winner (including when a team cannot catch up to at least tie the game).

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Home / Visitor — In pool play, the team with the most USSSA points chooses home or visitor.

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Run Rules (All Games): 10 run lead after 3 innings  ●  8 run lead after 4 innings  ●  6 run lead after 5 innings.

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Rosters must be online in USSSA. All standard USSSA rules are in effect.

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Home / Visitor: Higher seed is the home team. If seeds are equal, flip a coin.

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Bracket games that end after regulation go to International Tiebreaker rules (see below).

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Championship game: In a Double Elimination or 3GG Bracket, the team from the Winners’ side picks Home or Visitor for the Championship game. The “if” game will be a coin flip. In a Single Elimination Championship, the higher seed from pool play picks Home or Visitor; if the seeds are the same, flip a coin.

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All standard USSSA rules are in effect.

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1st ITB inning: Runner on 2nd base, 2 balls / 1 strike count.

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2nd ITB inning: Runners on 2nd and 3rd, 2 balls / 1 strike count.

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3rd ITB inning: Bases loaded, full count.

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Winning percentage (descending)

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Number of wins (descending)

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Number of losses (ascending)

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Head-to-head winning percentage among tied teams (only if all tied teams have played each other)

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Average points allowed (ascending)

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Average run differential, max 8 per game (descending)

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USSSA ranking points (descending)

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Date team entered USSSA database

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Bracket games are official after 1½ innings if the home team leads. Otherwise, after 2 innings the winner is determined by the last full inning score.

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If the “if” game of the Championship is rained out before a clear winner after 1½ innings, both teams are declared Co-Champions and will flip for 1st and 2nd place awards.

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Tournament Directors reserve the right to play WINNERS BRACKET games ahead of LOSERS BRACKET games (possibly eliminating LOSERS BRACKET entirely) if necessary, or to reduce game times if the tournament can be completed with those revisions.

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If the tournament cannot be completed by any other method, the following procedures will be used to determine placement and/or awards.

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Note on Calculations: All games in the tournament (including both pool and bracket play) should be used when average runs scored or allowed are being computed.

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Winning percentage including Pool and bracket play. A Bye in the first round of the bracket will count as a win if bracket play has begun and only the first round of the bracket is complete.

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Least average runs allowed per game played

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Highest average run differential per game played (8 run limit)

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Coin toss

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Winning percentage including Pool and bracket play. A Bye in the first round of the bracket will count as a win if bracket play has begun and only the first round of the bracket is complete.

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Least average runs allowed per game played

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Highest average run differential per game played (8 run limit)

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Coin toss

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Head-to-head (used first when only two teams are in the same spot)

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The team which advanced farthest in the Winners’ Bracket before losing

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Least average runs allowed per game played

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Highest average run differential per game played (8 run limit)

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Coin toss