Aaron Pointer Classic

About Aaron Pointer
Aaron Pointer, who has lived in Tacoma since 1968, is the last professional baseball player to hit .400 in affiliated, professional baseball with a single team. Something no major league batter has been able to do since WWII!

In 1961, Aaron Pointer signed a contract with the National League expansion franchise, the Houston Colt .45s. He was sent from spring training that year to the Salisbury Braves in North Carolina. It was during that season that he achieved this record that has yet to be beaten. The record alone is worthy of celebration but when you consider the circumstances he was in when he achieved that success, it makes it even more profound. Aaron endured overt, extreme racism during that season including being shot at with BB Guns while playing in the outfield, being banished to the team bus during meals at “whites-only” restaurants and so much more.

Beyond Baseball
Beyond baseball, Aaron Pointer has generously engaged in a long career of community service and development for many years in the PNW and accomplished many other noteworthy things:

Brother of the Pointer sisters, first black football referee in the Pac-10, NFL official for over 15 years, served for 29 years as employee of Pierce County Parks and Recreation, currently serves on the Metropolitan Parks of Tacoma Board of Commissioners, serves on the Executive Board of the Tacoma Athletic Commission, he was inducted into the Tacoma Hall of Fame in June of 2008, and he is an incredible husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend.

Scholarships
Proceeds from this tournament will be invested back into the community and into our youth athletes. Top Tier will be allocating funds to sports based youth development and community based organizations serving youth. Additional proceeds will be allocated to equipment and player fee grants.

Awards will be named after Aaron Pointer and recipients will be identified for embodying Aaron Pointer’s three core principles:

1. Consistently demonatrates positive sportsmanship

2. Engages in Community service or regularly helps others

3. Gives above and beyond effort athletically

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Aaron Pointer Classic – Top Tier Cares

We are excited to begin play Satuday for the Aaron Pointer Classic. Here are some final reminders

Venues
The following location have turf fields, and therefore do not allow metal spikes or sunflower seeds. Failure to comply will result in ejection of the offending person and the team head coach.
- Chehalis
- Ft Steilacoom
- Heritage (5)
- Hidden Valley
- Hogan (1)
- Sirius
- South Mercer
The following fields have dirt infields and turf mounds, so metal spikes would not be allowed on the mound.
- Heritage (1-4)
- Dacca (1-4)

Rules - Click Here

On Site Contacts
Chehalis - Ty
Dacca - Chris / Matt
Hogan - Rick
S. Mercer - Colleen
Sirius - Mason
Heritage - Sylvester
Ft. Steilacoom - Earl
Hidden Valley - Derek
Seek these individuals out for conflict on site

Inclimate weather
If at any point the weather becomes unplayable, we will use notification from our app. Check the messages tab for updates.

Gamechanger
Please ONLY SCORE THE TOURNAMENT CREATED GAME. If you have used a self-created game to communicate to your families, that is fantastic, but please score the tournament game only. We will update bracket games as matchups become official.

Awards
Champions of gold brackets - Team Banner and Individual Rings
Runner Up of gold brackets - Individual Medals
Champions of silver brackets - Individual Medals

Game Balls
Provided by the tournament but help get foul balls back to umpires as soon as possible.

Rosters and Waivers
Team Administrators --- Is yours online and up to date?

Last call...

Please ensure your team is placed in the appropriate division as publicly displayed on the Top Tier Sports APP or website

The Schedule will be released very soon!

Top Tier Aaron Pointer Classic is just around the corner.

The schedule is being built and should be published next week.
Unpaid teams will be removed from the "who's coming" list on Monday evening.
Divisions have been split with both geographical and competitive considerations.

Northend Division Fields
Sirius - North Bend
South Mercer - Mercer Island
Marymoor - Redmond
Hogan Park - Kent

Southend Division Fields
Heritage - Puyallup
Dacca - Fife
Chehalis Rec - Chehalis
Ft Steilacoom - Lakewood
Hogan Park - Kent

RULES

Any questions feel free to reach out to matt.creaser@toptiersports.net

~Top Tier Staff