Texas Season Opener Teams

Please send any inaccurate scores/pitching to brennen@triplecrownsports.com

Once teams are advanced to bracket play, scores will not be changed.

For complete tournament rules, please visit:
https://www.tctexasbaseball.com/tournament-rules.html

NO METAL SPIKES ARE PERMITTED ON ANY PORTABLE / TURF MOUND

ADDITIONALLY, NO METAL SPIKES ARE PERMITTED ON ANY FIELD IN GRAPEVINE (OAK GROVE PARK BASEBALL / SOFTBALL)

Bat Rules:
7u & 8u: Easton Stealth Coach Pitch bat not allowed
No "Coach Pitch" bats allowed in Kid Pitch brackets (this includes bats that say "Intended for Coach Pitch")
12u & Younger: All bats -5 or greater must be stamped BPF 1.15 or the USA Stamp. Must be a baseball bat - no restriction on weight or length as long as bat has "BPF 1.15" stamp. All -3 bats must be stamped BBCOR; wood bats allowed
13u: -8 is the maximum weight/length ratio bats that will be allowed; All -3 bats must be stamped BBCOR. Wood bats allowed.
14uD2: -5 or -3 weight/length ratio. All -5 bats must be stamped BPF 1.15. All -3 bats must be stamped BBCOR. Wood bats allowed.
14uD1 & Older: -3 weight/length ratio only. All bats must be stamped BBCOR. Wood bats allowed.

SEEDING PROCEDURE (First factor is Win-Loss record)
Two Way Tie
1. Head to Head between tied teams
2. Total Run differential
3. Runs Allowed
4. Runs Scored
5. Actual run differential in last pool game
6. Coin Flip

Three (or more) Way Tie
1. Head to Head (if sweep)
2. Total Run differential
3. Runs Allowed
4. Runs Scored
5. Actual run differential in last pool game
6. Coin Flip

RA=Runs Allowed
RS=Runs Scored
LAD=Last Actual Differential

IMPORTANT: Run differential maximum
1. Forfeits will be scored 7-0
2. Maximum run spread per game is 7 regardless of score.

Note: When 3 or more teams are tied and there is not a common opponent amongst all tied teams, run differential is the first tie breaker.

Pool Protection may occur for Bracket Play:
When seeding teams for the playoffs, if 2 teams have previously played each other in Pool Play we may Pool Protect. This means we may exchange the lower seeds to provide both teams with a new opponent for only their first playoff game. For example, in an 8 team playoff bracket, the #1 Seed would normally play the #8 Seed. However, if the #8 Seed and #1 Seed have played we would flip the #7 seed with the #8 seed so as to avoid a rematch of pool play in the first round of playoffs.