Welcome to the NABF Charles M. Blackburn Major Division World Series hosted by the Lombard Orioles and the Beecher Muskies.
The pre-tournament meeting of the managers will take place at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream (150 S. Gary Ave) on Wednesday, July 29. Registration begins at 2:00pm. The meeting begans at 2:30pm. Bring your team roster and certificate of insurance. In addition:
- Players must have a photo ID available if called upon.
- The first team listed in the pool play schedule (the team on top) will use the third base dugout while the second team listed takes the first
- The team in the first base dugout and will call the coin flip to determine the home team (which will take place at least 30 minutes before game time.)
- Hitters may use a composite bat if it has the BBCOR Certified .50.
- We will be using Game Changer throughout the tournament. Each manager is responsible for making sure the roster on game changer represents his official roster.
- The umpire's meeting will take place five minutes prior to game time.
- Line-up cards must be filled in advance and given to the umpire, official scorer, and the opposing team.
- Pool play games will be seven innings.
- Mercy Rule: SEE Rule 10.02 (pg 43).
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Line-up changes must be reported to the home plate umpire.
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All seven (7) inning games begin extra inning with a runner at 2 nd base (ghost runner). All nine
(9) inning games begin extra innings with no runners on base. -
Pre-Game BP Schedule: 90 minutes before game time, the batting cage will be open for 30 minutes to the first team listed, followed by 30 minutes for the second team listed. BP will be limited to those times. There will be no pregame infield/outfield.
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First and third base coaches must wear a helmet.
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Check out the NABF Constitution, By-laws, and Tournament Rules 20-23-2024 manual for much, much more.
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
Six teams will advance to a single elimination championship tournament. The quarter-final games will be 7 innings and the remaining games will be 9 innings. The pool winners will be seeded one, two and three. The three at-large teams will be seeded four, five, and six. Seeding will be determined by Wins | Runs Allowed | Runs Scored | Coin Flip. Head-to-head is not part of the seeding process of the at-large teams, and a second place finish in pool play does not constitute an automatic bid to the championship tournament. The tiebreaker to determine pool play champions will follow NABF Rule 8.14.
For all games in tournament play, the team in the first base dugout will call the flip.
For the quarter final games, the first team listed will be in third base dugout, the second team listed will be in the first base dugout. For the semi-finals, the first team listed will occupy the vacant dugout. For the championship game, the first team listed will be in third base dugout, the second team listed will be in the first base dugout.
