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ENYTB To Host June Madness Tournaments At All Ages In 2012!

posted by Administrator 12/20/2011 05:12:19

ENYTB To Host June Madness Tournaments At All Ages In 2012!


Last year's extremely popular and successful format is back for a 2nd year with a few tweaks; including:
  • Tournaments for all ages will begin on Friday night, thereby limiting weekday day games to the latter stages of the tournament;
  • All ages will begin play on June 22 and end by June 28, well before the July 4 holiday;
  • Play will be continuous i.e., no interruptions;
  • When the number of entries are sufficient, the final Phase will consist of the top 8 remaining teams, dubbed the Super 8;
  • Awards at all ages will include one berth to AABC National Championship Tournament Series (NCTS) and one berth to PONY NCTS (where available); and,
  • At 14U, one berth to the NABF NCTS will be awarded.

These tournaments employ a single elimination format very similar to that of the NCAA "March Madness" basketball tournament, complete with play-in rounds so that lesser ranked teams play lesser ranked teams in the early rounds. This tournament format is perfect for Lo and Hi Silver ranked teams. No more early round blowouts! Plus, all tournament games count in regular season standings.

The entry fee is only $125/team and will include everything except ump fees e.g., team trophies, game balls, and NCTS berths Teams also need to be eligible under at least one of the sanctioning bodies for which berths will be awarded.

The June Madness tournaments will be hosted at Devil Cats Stadium (So. Troy), Kelts Fields (WFD) and Spring (Troy). If any other member wishes to co-host these tournaments, please contact Ed Frye (518) 356-9089.
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