2014 Minor Midget OBA A Tournament Information Package Aug.29,30, 31, Sept. 1,

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1 2014 Minor Midget OBA A Tournament Information Package Aug.29,30, 31, Sept. 1, Tournament contact person: Rick Prior Phone: Rick ( ) rickpriorbaseball@gmail.com

2 2014 Minor Midget OBA A Championship Tournament Information Package Table of Contents Please be sure that you have all of the following items in your package: 1. Tournament Details page 2 2. Important OBA Rules page 3 3. OBA Tournament Sample Format page 4 4. Directions and Map pages 5,6,7 5. Hotel Information pages 8,9,11 6. League Sponsors pages 10,12,13 Tournament contact person: Rick Prior Phone: Rick ( ) rickpriorbaseball@gmail.com 1

3 Walker Homesites Athletic Club 2014 OBA Minor Midget A Tournament Details Tournament Dates: Aug. 29,30,31, Sept.1, 2014 Entry Fee: $ please make cheque payable to Walker Homesites and mail to 3395 Walker Rd PO Box 29030, Windsor, ON, Canada N8W 3R9 Deadline for registration: Aug.23 rd,2014 Important Information: Tournament format to be set as per the OBA format. Final amount of teams TBD by OBA. Official tournament draw to be done at the Aug. SPBA (Sun Parlour Baseball Association) monthly meeting. All OBA rules apply. Check our website at for updated information. Also see attached hotel information and contacts for your team accommodations. Best of luck to all teams and remember to keep it fun for the kids. Tournament contact person: Rick Prior Phone: Rick ( ) rickpriorbaseball@gmail.com 2

4 Important OBA Rules to Remember: Section P2.7 GAME LENGTH a) All games in an OBA Play-off or Elimination Tournament shall be 7 complete innings (6 1/2 complete innings if the home team is ahead), or until a winner is declared. Section P2.8 LINE-UP RULES e) At Minor Midget and Midget, a team may use either an EP as in P2-8 d) or a designated hitter as in P2-8 f), but the team may not use both an EP and a designated hitter in the same game. For clarity, a team may also choose not to use either an EP or a designated hitter. f) A designated hitter may be used for a pitcher from Minor Midget to Senior as per the Official Rules of Baseball 6:10(b). Section P2.10 PITCHING RULES e) From Minor Bantam to Senior, a second trip by a manager/coach to the same pitcher in the same inning shall result in the pitcher s automatic removal from the pitching position. The pitcher, once removed after the 2nd trip in an inning, may continue in the game at another position but shall not be permitted to return to pitch in that game. Pitch Count Limitations Minor and Major Mosquito 70 pitches Minor and Major Peewee, Peewee Girls 80 pitches Minor and Major Bantam, Bantam Girls 90 pitches Minor and Major Midget, Women 100 pitches g) If a pitcher throws more than the following limits in a calendar day he/she cannot pitch the next day the player must have 2 nights rest. Minor and Major Mosquito 45 pitches Minor and Major Peewee, Peewee Girls 55 pitches Minor and Major Bantam, Bantam Girls 65 pitches Minor and Major Midget, Women 75 pitches h) Where a team has multiple games on the same day, if a pitcher throws more than the following limits during a game or in combination of one or more games, the pitcher may not pitch again in a subsequent game that day: Minor and Major Mosquito 45 pitches Minor and Major Peewee, Peewee Girls 55 pitches Minor and Major Bantam, Bantam Girls 65 pitches Minor and Major Midget, Women 75 pitches i) If a balk is called but the pitcher throws the ball it will count as a pitch thrown, even if it is not counted as a pitch for ball/strike purposes. j) The official scorekeeper shall designate the official pitch count recorder. n) ii. At Minor Midget, Midget, pitchers may not pitch on 3 consecutive calendar days unless: 1. the pitcher threw 30 pitches or less on each of the first two days. 2. the maximum number of pitches which may be thrown on the third day is 50. Tournament contact person: Rick Prior Phone: Rick ( ) rickpriorbaseball@gmail.com 3

5 Final number of teams and format will be available in late Aug by OBA. This is only an example of the OBA format. 4

6 Directions to Mic Mac Park 3939 Carmichael Road Windsor, Ontario There is lots of parking on site at Mic-Mac Park Should you need further directions or assistance, contact : Rick Prior at

7 Directions to Walker Homesites Park From London, Ontario and points East: Proceed West along Hwy. 401 Take exit 14 for Essex Rd. 46 W (0.6 km) Merge onto Provincial Rd. (0.2 km) Turn right (north) at Walker Rd. (3.7 km) Turn left at Sydney Ave. (0.3 km) Sydney Ave. ends in Walker Homesites Park 401 Exit Ramp Entrance to Walker Homesites Park Should you need further directions or assistance, contact : Rick Prior at

8 Parking at Walker Homesites Park Should you need further directions or assistance, contact : Rick Prior at

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12 Walker Homesites Athletic Club Secondary Hotel Sponsors 11

13 Walker Homesites Athletic Club would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the City of Windsor. Here are some websites with some useful information about Windsor and visiting Windsor Vacations.html W.H.A.C. is proud to have the support of Sport Fest Windsor! We look forward to hosting the Minor Midget OBA A Championship tournament and meeting all participating teams! Tournament contact person: Rick Prior Phone: Rick ( ) rickpriorbaseball@gmail.com 12

14 Walker Homesites Athletic Club would like to take this opportunity to Thank our 2014 Sponsors. Tournament contact person: Rick Prior Phone: Rick ( ) 13