Southern Sports "MOUNTAIN WORLD SERIES #3" - 8u & 13u

Coaches,
Due to the team pulling out of the Mountain WS today, we have updated the pool play schedule. There have been some changes. Please check it here: https://baseball.exposureevents.com/250790/southern-sports-mountain-world-series-3-8u-and-13u/schedule
Thanks and good luck!

Below is a description of each event for the skills competition.....the skills competition is expected to start shortly after the last games are completed on Friday afternoon/evening (weather permitting). The approximate start time for the skills competition is 7:45pm.

Each head coach should reply to this message with the names of the participants in the Fastest Bat and Fastest Man, by Wednesday night. If your team does not plan to participate, please reply to this as well in order for us to plan more efficiently.

1) Fastest Man - 1 player per team will participate. The player is timed running from home plate touching all bases and concluding when they cross the plate. The fastest time in each group will be the "fastest man" champion.

2) Around the Horn – multiple players can participate. This event will be a timed throw from home plate to 3B to 2B to 1B back to home plate (and repeated for a second time within the same timed sequence). Teams can have multiple players in order to maximize the number of players involved. The fastest time in each age group will be the champion.

The player who is receiving the throw is the only that can retrieve an uncaught throw.

3) Fastest Bat - 1 player per team will participate. (Max Velo off the tee will be measured from 3 swings off the tee). Fastest Velo in each age group will be the champion.

PIN TRADING
For teams that bring pins to trade, this can happen throughout the weekend but typically takes place during the skills competition on Friday night.

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

INDIVIDUAL GATE FEE
We will collect gate fees as spectators enter the facility each day:
ADULTS: $10 each per day
SENIORS 65+/KIDS 10+ yrs: $7.00 each per day
UNDER 10yrs: FREE
** Poor behavior towards our gate workers (most of whom are students) will not be tolerated**
**Once the gate fee is paid, there are no refunds for any reason including weather cancellations**

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/guidelines, 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.

**RULE CHANGE: The "C-Flap rule" is no longer a rule at Southern Sports.


SCOREBOARDS - all the scoreboards are operational
The scoreboards can be kept in the upstairs area above the concession stand.

BLUE UMPIRE CARDS
During every game, umpires will keep a "blue card" that details your score and innings pitched. At the conclusion of the game, you will sign the card making it OFFICIAL. PLEASE make sure that this card has correct information (scores/pitching records) 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. Please add players that you would like to nominate for the All-Tournament team.

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, the SSP All-Tournament Team from the tournament will be announced mid-week. Coaches, Umpires, and On-site Directors will have the opportunity to nominate any player on any of the teams in the event. The deadline to submit names will be Monday at 6pm.

COACHES AND PARENTS - DOWNLOAD OUR PHONE APP -
BEST in travel baseball….download it at SOUTHERNSPORTSPROMOTIONS. All coaches, and parents who download the app for your team and sign up for alerts, will receive weather related updates as well as all scores, scheduling and bracket information. THIS WILL BE THE MAIN METHOD OF COMMUNICATION DURING THE EVENT.

BEHAVIOR AND CONDUCT
Southern Sports Promotions, and all our facility partners, have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy on behavior of players, parents, and coaches. This includes, but is not limited to, - possession of alcohol on park property - use of foul language - any type harassment towards players, parents, coaches, umpires, tournament officials, park staff or others – and any interference with games.
Any individual who conducts themselves in an unsportsmanlike manner is subject to removal from the tournament, and from the park property, without further explanation. All head coaches are responsible for the behavior of their team. If it is deemed necessary, the head coach can be ejected from the game due to behavior of his/her players, parents, coaches, or team spectators. In extreme situations, teams can also forfeit games due to the behavior of their coaches, players, parents or team spectators.

SEVERE WEATHER GUIDELINES
The goal is everyone's safety while at the park facility. SSP lightning policy is something that all coaches and families need to be familiar with as we begin our spring season. If the event is stopped due to lightning:
- All spectators, coaches, players and parents MUST seek shelter immediately until the lightning threat has ended. SSP will notify everyone via website or phone app.
- No one is allowed on the fields, in the dugouts, or in the batting cages during a lightning delay.
- When seeking shelter, everyone MUST leave the common areas of the park and enter a safe shelter. Essentially, this means for everyone to go get in their vehicles and remain inside until the threat has cleared.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

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Online ordering for the 2026 Mountain World Series t-shirts is back open on our website, and online ordering will end THIS Wednesday night, at midnight.

VERY FEW SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE...PLEASE DO NOT WAIT!

You can order the t-shirts (in quantities of 7 or more shirts) on our website under the "Tournament T-shirts" tab, or at the following link....

https://www.southernsportspromotions.com/tournament-shirts

Coaches,
We look forward to hosting you and your team for the upcoming Mountain World Series.
We encourage teams to trade pins with other teams.

If you haven't planned to, it's not too late. You can get inexpensive pins from Crown Awards within a week. https://www.crownawards.com/StoreFront/H6R.Custom_Insert_Pins.cat

The players always enjoy trading pins, so we encourage everyone to participate. We typically have told teams to get about 15 pins per player.

Thanks so much!