Event Description

Join us for the first ever Five Tool Youth Banana Ball Blitz

Banana Ball Rules will be in effect! 

Specific rules are as follows: 

LETS BANANA BALL OUT!!

1. 1) Games are won by points, instead of runs: the team that scores the most runs in an inning gets one point, except in the final inning when every run counts as one point. The final inning may be earlier than the ninth inning, due to the time limit noted below. When the home team has scored enough runs to "win" any inning other than the final inning, the inning immediately end
2. 2)There is a "two-hour" time limit; no new inning may start after 1 hour and 50 minutes have elapsed. Once an inning starts, it is played to completion.
3. 3)Batters cannot step out of the batter's box. Doing so results in an automatic strike.
4. 4)Batters cannot bunt. Doing so results in an automatic ejection.
5. 5)Batters can attempt to steal first base at any point during their at bat, including on passed balls or wild pitches.
6. 6)Walks are called "sprints". After ball four, the batter is allowed to advance as far around the bases as he can while the ball is sequentially thrown to all of the fielders other than the pitcher, starting with the catcher. The ball remains dead, with the batter-runner not liable to be put out, until the four infielders and three outfielders have each touched the ball. This often results in the batter-runner advancing to second base on the sprint.
7. 7)No mound visits are allowed.
8. 8)Foul balls caught by fans are counted as outs.^[13]
9. 9)Ties are broken by a "showdown tiebreaker", an abbreviated extra innings format. Each team's half-inning during the showdown ends with any out or with any run scored by the batter—if the batter puts the ball in play, he must attempt to score. A batter who draws a walk advances to second base, with the hitting team allowed to send a new batter to the plate. At any point during the showdown, a home run hit over the outfield wall immediately ends the game in favor of the batting team. If the game is still tied after a showdown round, another showdown round is played, until there is a winner. Scenarios differ by showdown round: In showdown round 1, each team selects a pitcher and hitter to face off, with the defense fielding only their pitcher, catcher, and a single fielder. In showdown round 2, the fielder is eliminated. In showdown round 3 (and later), the fielder returns, but each half-inning starts with the bases loaded, and each run scored counts as a point.
10. 10)Each team is allowed to challenge certain calls by the umpires: whether a ball was fair or foul, whether or not a runner was tagged out (at home plate or on the basepaths), and whether a ball was caught or not. A team retains its right to challenge until they lose a challenge, after which they may not challenge any calls for the remainder of the game. The fans can also challenge one play per game, as determined by a fan who is chosen to initiate the challenge. Challenged plays are reviewed by the broadcast team, who relay their ruling to the umpire.
11. "The Golden Batter Rule" – One time in a game, a team may send any hitter in the lineup to bat in any spot. The goal of this rule is so a team can have their best hitter hit when the game is on the line.

- 7U - 13U Division will be at Five Tool Youth Park

- 14U Divisions will be on High School Regulation fields, and will be divided up in to brackets on Sunday depending on how many teams

- Every Event is a Texas WS Qualifier, All teams must play at least 2 events to qualify for the Texas WS

IF YOUR TEAM NEEDS INSURANCE PLEASE CLICK HERE

- 3 GG

8U: 2 Pool Games, Sunday Single elimination All Teams 

9U: 2 Pool Games, Sunday Single elimination All Teams

10U: 2 Pool games, Sunday Depending on number of teams we will have 1-2 single elimination brackets

11U: 2 Pool games, Sunday Depending on number of teams we will have 1-2 single elimination brackets

12U: 2 Pool games, Sunday Depending on number of teams we will have 1-2 single elimination brackets

13U: 2 Pool games, Sunday Depending on number of teams we will have 1-2 single elimination brackets

14U: 2 Pool games, Sunday Depending on number of teams we will have 1-2 single elimination brackets