Ø State Tournament Dates & Locations 2AState:Saturday,May7,RegionPods Thursday-Saturday,May12-14,DixieStateUniversity–BruceHurstField 600South800East,St.George,UT

3AState:Saturday,May14,RegionPods Thursday-Saturday,May19-21,KearnsHighSchool–GatesField 5525CougarLane,Kearns,UT84118 4AState:TuesdayMay17&WednesdayMay18,HomeSites Thursday-Friday,May23-27,UtahValleyUniversity–BrentBrownBallpark 800WestUniversityParkway,Orem,UT84058 5AState:TuesdayMay17&WednesdayMay18,HomeSites

Monday-Wednesday,May23-25,KearnsHighSchool–GatesField 5525CougarLane,Kearns,UT84118 Thursday-Friday,May26-27,UtahValleyUniversity–BrentBrownBallpark 800WestUniversityParkway,Orem,UT84058

EMAILFINALREGIONRESULTSFinalregionstandingsaretobesubmittedtotheUHSAAviaemail(jeffcluff@uhsaa.org)bytheSaturdaypriortothefirststategames.Alltiesaretobebrokenbytheregion.NotifytheUHSAAifplay-offgamesarenecessary.CallJeffCluff,AssistantDirector(801-566-0681),toarrangeumpires.

HOME&REGIONALROUNDS(Gametimespostedonthebrackets)• CallJeffCluff(801-566-0681),AssistantDiretor,ASAPtomakearrangementsforumpires.• Eventhoughthehome(4A&5A)andregionsiterounds(3A)arepartofthepost-seasontournament,

theUHSAAwillnotreceiveanyrevenueandthereforewillnotpayanyexpenses.• Thehomeschoolisresponsibleforpayingofficialsandemailinggameresultstojeffcluff@uhsaa.org.• Hometeamswillberesponsibleforprovidinggameballsatallhome-sitegames.• Allcosts(includingprograms)forhomeschoolsitesaretheresponsibilityoftheschoolsinvolved.• Revenuesfromhomeandregionalroundsshouldbeshared,afterexpenses,bytheschoolsinvolved.• SeetheUHSAApolicyforpost-seasongamesNOTticketedbytheUHSAA(SeeHandbook,page58).• Ticketingisoptional,butencouraged,forschoolsparticipatingingamesplayedathomeschoolsites.• Hometeamsforhome-sitegamesaredeterminedbyhigherseed(cointossifteamshavesameseed).• GamesheldatthestatetournamentsitesareeligibleforUHSAAexpensereimbursement.• Thereisnoreimbursementforcheerleaders.

• Pleasebeadvisedthattherewillnotbeacertifiedtraineratthebaseballtournaments.Schooltrainersshouldaccompanyteams.Ifitisnotpossibleforacertifiedtrainertoaccompanyyourteam,pleasecontactouroffice.

SCHOOLADMINISTRATION/STUDENTSUPERVISION• Schooladministratorsareresponsibleforthesupervisionoftheirstudents.• Administratorsshallassistwithcrowdmanagement.• Remindstudents&fanswhatisNOTallowedattournamentsites.• AsperExecutiveCommitteemandate,anyoneundertheninthgrademay

notbeonthefieldorinthedugout.SPECTATORS/FANS/BROADCASTING

• ParticipantsandpatronsmustadheretoUHSAAStateEventGuidelines(SeeHandbookp.60)• ThefollowingareNOTALLOWEDatthetournament:bands,banners,hand-heldsignsofanykind,

confetti/shreddedpaper,artificialnoisemakers,thundersticks,cowbells,whistles,airhorns,sirens.• ContactJoshTaylor,AssistantDirector,taylor@uhsaa.org,regardingtherightstobroadcast/stream

stategames.PROHIBITEDITEMS

• Remindstudents&fanswhatisNOTallowedattournamentsites.• Weaponsofanykindincluding,butnotlimitedto,knives,pepperspray,stunguns,concealedweapons

andfirearms• Fireworksofanykindincluding,butnotlimitedto,flares,smokebombs,incendiarydevicesand

pyrotechnicsIllegaldrugsorharmfulchemicals• Anymissileorprojectilelikeobject• Aerosolcansorpressurizedcontainers• Professionalcameraequipment;tripods,batterypacks,largecommercialvideocameras• Laserpointers• Remotecontrolledaircraft(drones)• Noisemakers,plastichorns,airhorns,whistles• Pets(withtheexceptionofservicedogs)–BeginningonMarch15,2011,onlydogsarerecognizedas

serviceanimalsundertitlesIIandIIIoftheADA• ConfettiCanisters• AnyotheritemsdeemedtobeinappropriateordangerousbytheEventManager

TICKETPRICES• Everyonemusthaveaticket(includingbusdrivers,schoolphotographers,etc).• Ticketpricesare$5.00forstudentsand$8.00foradults.• SchoolsinterestedinpresaleticketsshouldcalltheUHSAAofficeinadvanceofthetournament.

TEAMADMISSION

• Gatesopen60minutespriortothefirstgame.• Yourcoaches,teammembersandtwomanagers,nottoexceed25total,willnotneedpassestoenterthe

stadium.Theiruniformswillbetheirtickets.Alladditionalpersonnelinexcessof25totalmusthaveatickettoenter.Pleasedonotaskforexceptionstothispolicy—pleasebuyticketsforanyadditionalpersonnel.

TOURNAMENTINSTRUCTIONS• Becauseoflimitedparking,buseswillnotbeallowedtoparkinthegeneralparking.• Specificinstructionsforteamdrop-offandbusparkingwillbeemailedtoqualifyingschools.

• Gatesopenandticketswillbesold60minutespriortothefirstgameofthetournament. • Thirtyminutespriortogametime,theheadcoachshouldcheckinatthepressboxwiththe

announcerandscorekeepertoconfirmhometeamandtoturninthelineup(lineupcardsmustincludefirstnames).

• SeethetournamentbracketsontheBaseballpageatuhsaa.orgforanexplanationofhometeams.• Hometeamwilloccupythe3rdbasedugoutunlessmutuallyagreedotherwise.• Duetotheverytighttimeschedule,atimelimitof10minuteswillbeallowedforinfieldandpregame

warm-up.Moretimewillbegrantediftimeallowsandtheteamwillsplittheextratimeequally.• Atallfields–teamswarmingupmustdosointheoutfieldgrass,donotwarmuparoundtheinfield

area.Teamwarm-up/stretchingareamusttakeplacenearthefoullinenearesttheteamdugout.• Theten-runruleisineffectafterfiveinningsforalltournamentgames.• Theofficialtournamentgameballwillbe • Teamsshouldcleanuptheirbenchareabeforeleavingsoitispresentableforthenextteam.Please

takecareofthehostfacilities.Donotabuseourprivilegesthere;wewillwanttousethemagain!• ByUHSAApolicy,anyoneunderthe9thgrademayNOTbeonthefieldorinthedugout.• Acertifiedtrainerwillnotbeonsite.Schooltrainersshouldaccompanyteamstothetournaments.

WEATHERRELATEDTOURNAMENTINFO• SuspendedGameProcedure

Ø Definition:asuspendedgameisacontestwherethegameisstoppedbecauseofweather,mechanical,orfacilityproblems.

Ø Procedure:thepointofsuspensionwillbemarkedinthescorebook.Ifthereismorethanonesuspension,gameswillbemadeupinthesameorderastheyweresuspended.Allgameswillcontinuefromthepointofsuspensionuntilthegameiscompleted.Lineupswillremainthesameastheywereatthetimeofsuspension.Tiegamesaretreatedassuspendedgamesifbothhavehadanequalnumberofcompletedturnsatbat(UHSAAHandbook).

• CompleteGameØ Definition:acompletegameiswhensuspensionoccursandthehometeamisleadingthe

gameafter4½inningsorthevisitingteamisleadingafterfivecompleteinnings(NFHSBaseballRulesBook,rule4-2-3a).

Ø NFHSRuleswillineffect(4-2-3b).Ifplayhasgonebeyondfivefullinnings,andgameiscalled,andwhentheteamshavenothadanequalnumberofcompletedturnsatbat,thescoreshallbethesameasitwasattheendofthelastcompleteinning;exceptthatifthehometeaminitshalfoftheincompleteinning,scoresarun(orruns)whichequalsorexceedstheopponent’sscore,thefinalscoreshallbeasrecordedwhenthegameiscalled.

• Atanytime,ifbothopposingcoachesandtheumpiresagreetoendthegame,thegamemayendasacompletedgame.

PARKING–BUS/SPECTATOR• KearnsHighSchool–Parkingwillbeallowedwestofthefootballstadiumlotoff4800West.Please

adviseallstudents,parentsandschoolbusdriversofthisnotice.• DixieStateUniversity–ParkingwillbelocatedtothenorthofBruceHurstField• UtahValleyUniversity–Busesaretodropoffteamsonthenortheastsideofthevisitorparkinglot

locatedonthewestsideoftheUCCUCenter.Wrestlerswillthenwalkaroundthewallandintothebacklotareatoenterthenorthtunnel.Busesshouldenterthevisitorlotonthewestsideofthelot,continuearoundthelottotheeastsideofthelottodropoffandthenexitfromtheeastsideofthelotneartheguardshack.BuseswillnotbeallowedonMcKayDrivenorwillbusesbeallowedintothebacklot.BusparkingonWednesday,ThursdayandFridaywillbewestofI-15(seemapbelow).AshuttlefordriverswillbeprovidedbyU.V.U.ParkingonSaturdaywillbeonthenorthendoflotL14afterdropoff(seemapbelow).ParkingforUHSAAExecutiveCommitteemembersandBoardof

TrusteememberswillbeintheUCCUCenterVisitorLot.ProperUHSAAcredentialswillallowExecutiveCommitteemembersandBoardofTrusteesmembersaccesstothelot.OnlyUCCUcenteremployeesanddesignatedtournamentworkerswillbeallowedinthebacklot.