free

WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT

double usssa points

APRIL 10-11

NO FRIDAY GAMES

UPPER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL PARK

SPARTA ,TENNESSEE

SPARTA TENNESSEE IS LOCATED 19 MILE SOUTH OF COOKEVILLE TENNESSEE.

A HOUR AND 15 MINUTES FROM CHATTANOOGA, ONE HOUR AND A HALF FROM NASHVILLE OR KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE.

HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA IS 2 HOURS AWAY.

UPPER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL PARK IS LOCATED ON A HAY FARM OUTSIDE OF SPARTA TENNESSEE. IT HAS 4 DIAMONDS THAT ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. TWO FIELDS WITH GRASS INFIELDS AND TWO FIELDS WITH DIRT INFIELDS.

"DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH"

ITS BASEBALL IN THE COUNTRY AT ITS BEST!

( 3 GAME MIN)

WEATHER PERMITTING

ALOT OF COACHES WILL PASS UP ON PLAYING A WOOD BAT EVENT. THEY HAVE THE PRECEPTION THAT THEIR PLAYER'S WILL MESS UP THEIR SWINGS WHEN THEY HIT WITH A WOOD BAT. ACTUALLY USING A WOOD BAT CAN HELP PLAYERS IMPROVE THEIR SWING AND THEIR HITTING.

THE WOOD BATS THAT WE WILL USE IN OUR TOURNAMENTS WILL BE A BIG BARRELL BAT, 28-31 INCHES LONG WITH A -6 TO -8 DROP ON THE WEIGHT OF THE BAT.

PLAYERS CAN DEVELOP HAND SPEED AND WORK ON THEIR HAND AND EYE CORDINATION.

SYSA WANTS TO INVITE YOU TO COME TO SPARTA TENNESSEE THIS WEEKEND AND PLAY IN A WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT. WE WILL NOT CHARGE YOUR TEAM A ENTRY FEE TO PLAY IN THIS TOURNAMENT.

WE WANT YOUR TEAM TO EXPERIENCE A WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT AND ALSO COME SEE OUR PARK IN SPARTA TENNESSEE AS WE CALL IT THE "DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH"

WE WILL SUPPLY THE WOOD BATS FOR THE TOURNAMENT

(YOU CAN BRING AND USE YOUR OWN WOOD BATS ALSO)

THIS TOURNAMENT ALSO IS A DOUBLE USSSA POINTS EVENT

ALSO

THE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION WILL EARN A PAID BERTH TO THE SYSA WOOD BAT NATIONALS

COME JOIN US IN THE COUNTRY AND LET THE DOES SWING THE LUMBER LIKE THE BIG BOYS!

all teams will play 2 pool games. after the pool games teams will be seedED. all teams then will be placed into a single elimination round for the championship.

if the tournament has 8 or more teams then the brackets will be split into a GOLD bracket and a SILVER bracket. the top teams will play in the GOLD single elimination round and the rest of the teams will play in the SILVER single elimination round.

tournament champions will be awarded a team trophy and individual player's AWARDS

tournament runner-ups will be awarded a team trophy and individual player's AWARDS

trophies will be given to both GOLD and SILVER champions and runner up.

THE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS WILL BE AWARDED A TEAM TROPHY AND INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES FOR ALL PLAYERS

THE TOURNAMENT RUNNER UP WILL BE AWARDED A TEAM TROPHY AND INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES FOR ALL PLAYERS

TOURNAMENT COST FREE

ages 9-12

WOOD BATS WILL BE FURNISHED

( 3 GAME MIN)

WEATHER PERMITTING

at all sysa events

all teams must have a 2010 usssa sanction number.

(go to www.usssa.com for sanctioning info)

also all teams must have team insurance

for more info

mark lovrekovic

931-268-1202

or email us

teamsysa@aol.com