Marden diamonds are flooded and games for Thursday are cancelled. They will be rescheduled so please check your schedules for updates.

All other games are still currently scheduled.

University diamond is fine and games will be played. Check the City website for updates.

Congrats to all the winners from this past weekend.

Overall the tourney was favourable – a little rainstorm on Friday but the rest of the weekend turned out great. Thank you for keeping the park area clean!

Brandi will be putting together a cost analysis to compare this with previous years costs with a beer tent. We will discuss options at a future date.

Congrats to the winners:

A Division

X beat No Pepper 4-3 in the last inning.

A great game after their round robin game ended in the same result earlier in the day.

B Division

Bases Loaded beat Hartec 10-9.

A good run for Hartec, having to play 3 back-to-back games and extra innings in Semi-Finals.

Looks like the new kids (Bases Loaded) are up for the challenge.

C Division

Bulldogs beat Connors 9-2.

The top 2 teams from the round robin – a suitable match up in the final.

D Division

BOHICA beat CAW 21-7.

Another good final with top teams from either pod.

Your prizes will be forwarded to you when they arrive. I have not received them yet so I don’t know what they are.

The closing tourney schedule is in your book and the tourney will be October 1st and 2nd. The numbers represent your final standing in the division, NOT your team number. All teams are EXPECTED to be present or forfeits will be incurred.

Please also take note of the Year end banquet date – we will provide more info as it becomes available. There will be a limited number of seats available for dinner.

*SAVE THE DATE*

GTCSPL BANQUET & AWARDS
Saturday November 6th, 2010
5:00pm – 1:00am
Best Western Royal Brock Hotel and Conference Centre
# of tickets per team & price TBA

Important!

It has also been noticed and brought to my attention that some teams are still using illegal bats. We use the ASA bat policy and it is clearly stated in your Constitution and on the Website. If it is not on the APPROVED list, then you can not use it. No Ultra’s, Blackouts, Jak’d, T22C6, Synergy 2’s etc., etc.

You are putting players at risk and if someone were to be hurt then they would have no insurance coverage.

If you are not sure if a bat is legal, then ask me and I will help you through the process of checking. Umpires have been asked to be more diligent in checking bats and any bats found illegal will result in immediate ejection of the player for that game plus their next game. These ejections will be reported to the UIC and the Executive and will be monitored. Any further instances will result in ejection from the league permanently.

Bruce

EDIT: Due to unexpected changes in the participation of some teams, the tourney schedule has been revised. Please ensure that your team knows when they play!

Note: Schedule has been revised again – PLEASE CHECK MASTER SCHEDULE AT THE TOURNEY (tent on the hill)!

Remember folks, the opening tourney is June 4th and 5th. The schedule is in your scorebook (it’s also now posted online). Make sure you are looking at the OPENING tourney schedule in your scorebook! The numbers are based on team numbers.

There is 1 team not competing and those games are noted on the left side as 7-0 forfeits. The opposing team does not have to show for that game. All scores MUST be turned in to the score table located on the hill beside diamond 6.

Sportzone will be set up on Saturday to offer some great deals on all equipment. The concession stand will also be open for hamburgers, hotdogs, snacks and drinks.

All paper roster copies MUST be turned in on or before the tournament to be submitted to NSA. Remember, no roster, no insurance. All online rosters are frozen as of June 3rd until after the tourney. Only players on your roster may play in the tourney.

Some simple rules:

Game ball will be supplied – teams will add second ball.

First game, put out bases.

Last game – put bases away and lock the boxes.

Fines will be imposed as in regular season for not turning out lights or putting away equipment.

Make sure everything is locked – at the men’s tourney, some boxes were left open and damage was done and the league had to pay for damages.

Good luck,
Bruce