State Tournament Format
& Guidelines
The MS Dixie Youth Baseball State
Championships for all Divisions will be formatted as follows:
SECTION 1.
REGIONAL
TOURNAMENTS
A. Tournament
Format Criteria
1. The state will be geographically divided into two (2)
sections called Regionals
2. There will be a North Regional and South Regional
Tournament
3.
The North
Regional consists of the following Districts:
a.
District 1
b.
District 2
c.
District 3
d. District 4 (District 3b)
4.
The South
Regional consists of the following Districts:
a.
District 5
b.
District 6
c.
District 7
d. District 8
5. There will be a Regional Division Tournament for each
of the following age groups in both the North and South Regionals:
1) Majors (12 year olds and younger)
2) 11 Year Olds (11 year olds and younger)
3) AAA (10 year olds and younger)
4) 9 Year Olds (9 year olds and younger)
5) Coach Pitch (8 and under)
6) 7 Year Olds (7 and under)
6.
Each Regional
Division tournament site must have 2 (two) fields that must meet or exceed the
required specifications for State tournament play and must be inspected and
approved by the State director or his designate before the tournament begins
7.
There will be
three (3) combined Divisional tournament sites in each geographic Region as
follows:
North Regional Sites
1. Majors/11 Year Olds - @ 1 site
2. AAA/9 Year Olds - @ 1 site
3. Coach-Pitch/7 Year Olds - @ 1 site
South Regional Sites
1. Majors/11 Year Olds - @ 1 site
2. AAA/9 Year Olds - @ 1 site
3. Coach-Pitch/& Year
Olds - @ 1 site
8. If a particular District does not have any teams for a
certain age Division then the Host District where the respective Regional
Tournament is being held will be allowed to fill in a team or teams to ensure
there are the required number of teams to hold the tournament.
B. Playing Format
1. The Official Dixie Youth Baseball Nine Team Double
Elimination bracket will be used for each Regional Division Tournament
2. The Divisional winner and runner-up of each respective
District will compete in the North and South Regional Tournaments for each age
division
3.
Pairings for each
Regional tournament will be decided as follows:
a) District winners and the Host will be randomly drawn
and placed in the bracket first
b) District Runner-Ups will then be randomly drawn and
placed in the tournament bracket playing a District winner or the Host team
c) Home/Visitors will be selected by traveling distance
to the Host site on the first day of the tournament only
d) Subsequent Home/Visitor designations will be flipped
out for each game on the bracket except for the final Championship game(s)
e) Home/Visitor designation for the Championship game(s)
will be flipped before playing of the game(s)
f) The Host team will have the choice of game time only
on the first day of the tournament. The host will flip for home and visitor
designation.
g) If 2 teams remain in the tournament on the last
scheduled day of play with 1 loss each then the If Necessary Game will be
played that day after an ample rest period agreed upon by both team managers.
At least 1 (one) hour shall be deemed an ample rest period time but team
managers shall be entitled to waive this rule, but are not required to do so.
h) If there are 3 teams remaining in the tournament with
one loss each the tournament will be extended another day. The team having
played the most games will receive the bye into the Championship Game. If 2
teams have played the same number of games, they will draw or flip for the bye.
If all teams have played the same number of games, then all will draw or flip
for the bye.
C. Voting & Bidding Procedures and
Guidelines
1. Bidders on any Regional Tournament must have 2 fields
that meet or exceed the minimum requirements for tournament play and must be
inspected and approved by the State Director or his designate when selected as
the Host site.
2. Bidding for any Regional Tournament will be held at
the annual State MSDYB business meeting.
3. Bids shall conform and meet the Minimum Requirements
required for hosting a State tournament as outlined and prescribed by the MS
Dixie Youth Baseball Board of Directors.
4. All bids shall be turned in to the State Director when
called for and inspected by the Tournament Committee to ensure bids meet the
specified requirements.
5. No bids shall be altered or changed after being
presented to the State Body unless deemed necessary by the Tournament Committee
in order to meet the Minimum Requirements set forth by the State organization.
6. Only leagues in the respective geographical Districts
shall be eligible to bid on Regional tournaments in their geographical region:
a) North Region leagues can only bid on North Regional
tournaments
b) South Region leagues can only bid on South Regional
tournaments
7. Voting on North Regional Host sites shall be limited
to those leagues that are located in the North geographic region
8. Voting on South Regional Host sites shall be limited
to those leagues that are located in the South geographic region
9.
If no bids are
received for a particular Regional tournament then any qualified franchised
league may bid on hosting any Regional tournament North or South - regardless of the geographic location.
This is to ensure that there are two separate geographic Regional Tournament
sites.
10. Regional Tournaments bidding process deferred for any
reason in the North-South geographical regions shall not alter overall
year-to-year sequence of the bidding procedure.
SECTION 2.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF
TOURNAMENTS
A. Tournament Format Criteria
1.
The State
Organization will conclude its current season with Championship Playoff
Tournaments for the following divisions:
A. Major League
B. 11 Year Olds
C. AAA
D. 9 Year Olds
E. Coach-Pitch
F. 7 Year Olds
2. The winner and runner-up from each Divisional North
and South Regional Tournament shall compete in the Championship Playoff
Tournament for their respective age division
3.
The Championship
Tournament shall be divided into the following 2 categories:
A. Majors/AAA/Coach-Pitch Tournament A
B. 11/ 9 / 7 Year Olds Tournament B
2008
Majors/AAA/Coach-Pitch
North Region
11 / 9 / 7 Year Olds South
Region
2009
11
/ 9 / 7 Year Olds North Region
Majors/AAA/Coach-Pitch
South Region
B. Playing
Format
2008 Season
2009 Season
a. Team A South Champion
b. Team B North Runner-Up
c. Team C North Champion
d. Team D South Runner-Up
C. Voting & Bidding Procedures and
Guidelines
1. Host sites will be determined by a sealed bid basis
held at the annual
2. Bidders on any Championship Playoff Tournament must
have 3 fields that meet or exceed the minimum requirements for tournament play
and must be inspected and approved by the State Director or his designate when
selected as the Host site.
3. Bids shall conform and meet or exceed the Minimum
Requirements required for hosting a State tournament as outlined and prescribed
by the MS Dixie Youth Baseball Board of Directors.
4. All bids shall be turned in to the State Director when
called for and inspected by the Tournament Committee to ensure bids meet the
specified requirements.
5. No bids shall be altered or changed after being
presented to the State Body unless deemed necessary by the Tournament Committee
in order to meet the Minimum Requirements set forth by the State organization.
6. Any franchised league in the respective geographical
Districts shall be eligible to bid on the Championship Playoff tournament in
their geographical region.
c) North Region leagues can only bid on North Regional
tournaments
d) South Region leagues can only bid on South Regional
tournaments
7. All qualified franchised leagues in the State are
eligible to cast 1 (one) ballot in voting on the Championship Playoff Host
sites.
8. If no bids are received for a particular Championship
Playoff tournament then any qualified franchised league may bid on hosting any
Championship Playoff Tournament North or South - regardless of the geographic
location. This is to ensure that there will be an A and a B Championship
Playoff Tournament site.
9. Any Championship Playoff Tournaments bidding process
deferred for any reason in the North-South geographical regions shall not alter
overall year-to-year sequence of the bidding procedure.
SECTION 3.
O-ZONE STATE TOURNAMENT
1. The O-Zone State Tournament shall be an Open
Invitational type tournament play for those leagues of the State Organization
that choose that option for tournament competition.
2. Leagues may choose the option of either Closed Bases
or Open Bases type play for Regular Season but must choose between the two for
tournament play and shall not participate in both.
3. The Host site will be determined by a sealed bid basis
held at the annual MS Dixie Youth Baseball State business meeting.
4. The Host for the O-Zone State Tournament shall be
rotated between the 2 geographic regions of the state as follows:
2008 Season
South Region
2009 Season
North Region
5. Bidders on any O-Zone State Tournament must have 2
fields that meet or exceed the minimum requirements for O-Zone tournament play
and must be inspected and approved by the State Director or his designate when
selected as the Host site.
6. Bids shall conform and meet or exceed the Minimum
Requirements required for hosting a MS State Tournament as outlined and
prescribed by the MS Dixie Youth Baseball Board of Directors.
7. All bids shall be turned in to the State Director when
called for and inspected by the Tournament Committee to ensure bids meet the specified requirements.
8. No bids shall be altered or changed after being
presented to the State Body unless deemed necessary by the Tournament Committee
in order to meet the Minimum Requirements set forth by the State Organization.
9. Any eligible franchised leagues shall be eligible to
bid on the O-Zone State Tournament provided they meet the requirements of the
Minimum Requirements for Hosting State Tournaments.
10. All qualified franchised leagues in the State are
eligible to cast 1 (one) ballot in voting on the O-Zone State Tournament Host
site.
11. If no bids are received for the O-Zone State
Tournament in the designated geographic region for that year then any qualified
franchised league may bid North or South regardless of the geographic
location.
12. Any O-Zone Tournament bidding process deferred for any
reason in the North/South geographic regions shall not alter the overall
year-to-year sequence of the bidding procedure.
SECTION 4.
STATE TOURNAMENT FINANCIAL CRITERIA
A. Tournament Financial Requirements
1. The minimum bid fee for any MS Dixie Youth State
Tournament shall be $2500.00. This includes the following State sponsored
tournaments:
a.
b. Regional Tournaments North/South
c. Championship Playoffs A & B
2. All State Tournament financial bids will be made
payable to the State Organization and are due within 30 days of the respective hosts
being awarded their respective tournament.
3. There shall be no required per dium, however, bidders
may choose to provide a per dium to enhance their bid.
4. All Tournament Hosts shall provide a signed letter of
guarantee of their payment of their tournament financial bid to the State
Director at the awarding of the tournaments at the State business meeting.
B. Host Financial Responsibilities
1. Minimum financial bid of $2500.00
2. Cost of Umpire fees
3. Cost of Baseballs
4. Normal Tournament expenses other than those specified
by the State responsibilities
C. State Organization Financial Responsibilities
1. Individual Participation Awards for Regional,
Championship Playoffs & O-Zone
2. Sportsmanship Awards for O-Zone, Regionals & Championship
Playoffs
3. Championship Flags for Divisional
4. Championship T-Shirts (Where required by the World
Series Requirements)
5. Team Trophies For All State Sponsored Regional,
Playoff & State Tournaments
6.
Minimum $500.00
Donation to State Champions For World Series Expenses
(When & Where Applicable determined on a yearly basis by the State
Board of Directors)