Southern Sports "AA/AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP" Schedule

Game times have been updated for Sunday brackets with an appox. 3-hour delay on most fields.
Please check the schedule to confirm your game time. https://baseball.exposureevents.com/234600/southern-sports-aa-aaa-state-championship/schedule
Further updates, if needed, will be posted in the morning.

All,

While the Sunday brackets are populating at this moment, we will be evaluating the fields once the storm passes thru to see if we need to post any delays for Sunday's bracket play.
We hope to have an update by 10:30pm
Thanks

Below are several items that we would like to communicate to you and your team. Please forward information to your families.

DOWNLOAD OUR PHONE APP FOR WEATHER/FIELD UPDATES
(app = southernsportspromotions)

With rain in the forecast, please download the app as well as monitor our website for updates. These will be your two sources for information and they will be updated as soon as information is available to us. Please do not expect texts, phone calls and email to be answered if weather becomes an issue as we will be focused on communicating to the entire event.

NO METAL SPIKES ON TEMPORARY MOUNDS!!

HELMETS ARE ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY IN THE BATTING CAGES FOR ANY PLAYER!!

EVENT RULES
The head coach of every team is 100% responsible for knowing our rules, and managing their team according to the rules that are posted on our website as well as our phone app. This includes the behavior of their coaches, players and fans.

GATE FEE
** At LANIER POINT, all spectators will pay an individual gate fee as they arrive at the complex each day. (all gate fees are per day)
- $7.00 per Adult
- $5.00 per Seniors 65yrs+ & Kids 10yrs+
- FREE kids under 10yrs

** At SHORTY HOWELL PARK and CITY PARK, each team will pay a team gate fee. This payment is due before you play your first game of the event. It can be paid by card (on our website), VENMO or cash at the park.

BLUE UMPIRE CARDS
During every game, umpires will keep a "blue card" that details your score and inning pitched. At the conclusion of the game, you will sing the card making it OFFICIAL. PLEASE make sure that this card has correct information on it BEFORE signing it. Changes are not made after these cards are submitted to the onsite director and posted, unless it is a data entry error when posting the information.

ROSTERS
Online rosters ARE required to be in our system prior to games beginning on Saturday. See "local" rules for more details.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
After this week's event, we will announce the SSP All-Tournament Team from the tournament. Coaches, Umpires, and On-site Directors will have the opportunity to nominate any player on any of the teams in their division. The deadline to submit names will be Monday at 6pm. Coaches can submit names of players from any team in their division. Southern Sports will make the final selections, from the list of nominated players, and the players will be announced mid-week.

COACHES AND PARENTS - DOWNLOAD OUR PHONE APP -
PLEASE have everyone on your team download our phone app at SOUTHERNSPORTSPROMOTIONS. All coaches, and parents who download the app for your team and sign up for alerts, will receive all weather related updates from Southern Sports as well as all scores, scheduling and bracket information. THIS WILL BE THE MAIN METHOD OF COMMUNICATION INCLUDING WEATHER UPDATES.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!