Grand Slam Sports Tournaments
Flowood Park Info
If you have played in Flowood this Spring then you know the pickle ball courts & playgrounds have been under construction, therefore closing the main entrance.
That entrance is now open & that is the entrance that needs to be used.
The alternate entrance will be closed at the cul-de-sac & you would have to turn around.
Also, remember there is a zero seed policy for players, coaches, fans, etc.
Thank you & good luck today.
Below is a clarification on the policy at Pearl Pirate Park and pets.
Per the City of Pearl, no pets/dogs are allowed at Pearl Pirate Park. Exception: Only ADA approved service animals are allowed. These animals must be clearly marked as an ADA Service Dog and must only be there for those with disabilities.
Again, any service animal must be ADA approved and that identification must be visible to the public eye.
Finally, no pit bulls under any circumstance are allowed in the park per the City of Pearl.
Thank you and we apologize for any confusion.
Email - tpsportsms@gmail.com
Game Day text line is 601-732-5040 - This is a text line only on game day
Flowood Site Director - Doug Stephens - 769-322-1561
Pearl Site Director - Marty McMullen - 601-480-1822
Quarry Site Director - Greg McBride - 601-604-7682
Freedom Ridge Site Director - Dewey Owens - 334-455-9446
GENERAL GAME PLAY RULES
For a complete list & explanation of Grand Slam MS rules, please click on the link below. These rules could vary from the rules on the Grand Slam Sports Tournaments website. The rules listed below in the event info are NOT all of the rules!! Click the link below!
Conduct -
Coaches, if we have to remove one of your fans from the complex, the head coach will also be ejected for that game. Fan will not be allowed to return for that event.
Any pattern of badgering of an umpire, other fans, coaches, players, directors, gate workers, etc...will result in being escorted from the park by the local PD. Coaches/Spectators, if you put your hands on an umpire/tournament staff, you will be prosecuted & vice versa for umpires/tournament staff to coaches/spectators. Tournament Directors have the discretion to have anyone removed from the park.
Event Rosters will be enforced. It's up to you to double check them & if you are having any issues you need to let us know. We encourage you to move players from "Pending" to "approved".
Players that show as "pending" are not ineligible.
7U & 8U time limit is 50 minutes
8KP time limit is 1:10
9U-12AA is 1:20
12 AAA and 13U are 1:30
14U time limit is 1:40
DO NOT let an umpire tell you they are stopping a game within 5 minutes of the time limit. Stop the plate meeting or when you are told this immediately and call for a director. We can't help you after a game ends.
Protest fees are $300 - No exceptions.
For protest of players not on the roster or illegal age or any other player eligibility question, the protest must be initiated from the 1st pitch of the game to before the 1st pitch of the 2nd at bat of the player who is being protested. Once a player has had 1 pitch thrown to him of his second at bat, he is no longer eligible to be protested.
Any other protest that isn't a player eligible protest, must be done between the first pitch of the game and end of the game(unless the last out of the game causes a protestable situation,in this case the coach who wants to protest must call it to the umpires attention before they leave the field).You get the $300 back for a successful protest.
We will provide baseballs for each game. However, teams need to be prepared to throw in game balls if the umpire runs out until we get more. Also, teams are responsible for retrieving foul balls & returning them to the field.
13U can only use -5 or -3 bats.
13U grade exception players playing down in 12U must use a -5 or -3 bat
14U can only uses -3 bats
14U grade exception players down in 13U must use a -3 bat
Pay attention to your post game score cards before signing. When you sign you are approving the score and all pitching records.
Catchers must wear a 1 piece helmet that covers the ears.
Run rules are 12 after 3 .... 10 after 4 ....8 after 5
Extra innings - Bases Loaded with 1 Out - Last 3 batters placed on base.
3rd to 1st pick off is legal.
Head first slides are legal to any base unless a face mask, cflap, or chin strap is being worn. First offense is a team warning. The 2nd offense is an out. This only applies to ages 12 & under.
9-A will have a 6 run per inning limit in pool & bracket
Grand Slam plays by National Federation High School rules...with the exception of rules listed here, Grand Slam MS Rules or corporate Grand Slam. State Directors have the discretion to modify corporate rules.
Always keep birth certificates on hand. Digital copies are allowed.
Teams who have players that meet the grade exception (hold back) must have a progress report, report card or letter from the school confirming current grade if challenged.
If you have a rule issue or any type of issue that needs to be addressed,
call for a director! We can't help you after a game has ended
and teams have left the field!
As always, thank you for playing Grand Slam! Good luck!
Please pay close attention to the following.
There are over 170 teams playing in this event.
Local teams need to be prepared to play Friday night. The event won't work unless we play Friday night. If you are not local, you won't play Friday night unless requested.
All teams need to be prepared to play early Saturday despite any request that may be in the portal. If local teams are playing Friday night, someone else has to play the early games.
There most likely will be bracket games on Saturday night for most divisions.
We did open the schedule request portal but please understand this, we will schedule the event how we need to in order to make the layout work.
Maybe for this event teams who have soccer players can ask the soccer events to work around baseball for a change. It's not our responsibility to work around soccer.
That being said, we always have & will continue to do so but these large events make it harder to do so please be understanding.
Use this schedule request link to put in your request & let us know if you want to be one of the teams chosen to play Friday night. Please note, event if you play both games Friday doesn't mean you won't have to play Saturday in a possible bracket game.
Again, to be clear, even though the request portal is open does not mean we will be able to accommodate the request.
Teams who have not paid will be receiving an email from Grand Slam asking them to confirm they are playing. DO NOT respond to this email to confirm. This is not the confirmation email. The confirmation email will be sent to Team admins and there will be a link to confirm.
Confirmations must be in by end of Monday.
The schedule will be released Tuesday.
All teams are expected to prepay for this event once the schedule has been published.
If your team is no longer planning to play in this event, use this link as a guide on how to withdraw.
More information will be sent out soon..thank you for choosing to play Grand Slam.
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