WELCOME to the 2008 USSSA Baseball 8U machine pitch, 10U, 12U and 14U “AA” World Series Tournament. Your tournament host is The 3&2 Baseball Club of Johnson County. 3&2 won the 2003 Mo-Kan “Commitment to Excellence” Award and was named as the “Outstanding USSSA AA Nationals Site of the Year” in 2002. 3&2’s has hosted the World Series to these age levels for the “AA” World Series since 2002. All of which should give confidence to your team and families that they will have a quality experience at this year’s World Series Tournament. Typically 25-45 teams participate in the 10-12-14 year old divisions and less that 20 in the 8-Under.

QUALIFICATIONS TO PLAY IN WORLD SERIES TOURNAMENT
In order to participate in this World Series tournament, you must have participated in a state qualifying tournament and in a state tournament. In addition, the following items must be turned into your state director by July 3.
• Completed ENTRY FORM.
• Cashier’s check or money order for $495 made payable to “USSSA BASEBALL”.
• Official USSSA roster.

To find information on your state director, click here. The State Director will then forward this material and a letter of transmittal to the AA World Series Headquarters: The 3&2 Baseball Club of Johnson County, PO Box 14011, Lenexa, KS 66285 to guarantee your spot in the tournament.

CHECK IN & MANAGER’S MEETING
Players should NOT attend this meeting. Team managers need to have the following items with them when they check in:
1. USSSA roster that will be compared with one submitted earlier that will be supplied by USSSA.
2. Cell number and hotel of where you are staying
3. Current birth certificates for each member of your team to verify they are the proper age.

The mandatory manager’s meeting will cover rules and procedures to be followed during the tournament. Teams can be checked in after the meeting if necessary.

TEAM MOM MEETING
The purpose of this meeting is to pick up any pre-ordered items as well as learn about the entertainment possibilities in the area and about other things going on during the tournament. A maximum of two people per team at this meeting, please.

RULES OF CONDUCT
Please follow this link to view the rules of conduct that will be adhered to at this AA World Series tournament.

HOTEL INFORMATION
We are very pleased to be working with hotels in the Lenexa\Shawnee area. Our host hotel is the Radisson in Lenexa, located at I-35 and 95th Street. To make hotel arrangements, please click here.

FORMAT
The USSSA Baseball program will use the pool-play format in this World Series tournament. Teams will be seeded into pools (based on the USSSA point totals available to the Tournament Director) where they will play a round robin within their pool. A double-elimination format will be used in the championship bracket and a single-elimination consolation tournament will be held for the teams that do not qualify for the championship bracket. The exact format of the tournament, e.g., number of pools, number of teams in each pool, etc., will be set by the Tournament Director following USSSA Baseball guidelines and being approved by the USSSA Baseball World Series Committee.

AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED
• Team awards for the 1st through 4th place teams in the championship bracket.
• Individual awards to the 1st through 3rd place teams in the championship bracket.
• Teams awards to 1st & 2nd place teams in the consolation bracket.
• Individual awards to 1st & 2nd place teams in the consolation bracket.
• Outstanding offensive player award (1st place team in the championship bracket)
• Outstanding defensive player award (1st place team in the championship bracket)
• MVP award (1st place team in the championship bracket)
• Individual awards (min. of 15) to All World Series Team

DETERMINATION OF FINALS STANDINGS
Teams will be seeded for final standings based on when they were eliminated in either of the championship or consolation bracket play and then by total record and runs allowed. The winner of the consolation bracket will not place higher than the lowest finishing team in the championship bracket.

ITINERARY (tentative)
Sunday, July 13 - Shawnee Mission North High School (7401 Johnson Drive, in Overland Park)
• 1:30-3pm – Team check in - Managers Only (Auditorium)
• 3-4pm – Mandatory manager’s meeting. (Auditorium)
• 3-5pm Base Running Skills Contest (Click Here for More Info)
• 3-4pm – Team Mom meeting to learn about what to do in the area and learn other details of the tournament. (Little Theatre)
• 4-5:30pm – Player social, pin trading, Team Pictures. (Please remove pins from all plastic bags prior to trading and dipose of bags properly.
• 5:30pm – Line up for parade Shawnee Mission North High School (7401 Johnson Drive, in Overland Park)
• 6pm - Team parade starts
• 6:45pm – Opening ceremony
Monday, July 14
• 8am - Pool play begin.
Tuesday, July 15
• 8am - Pool play begin
Wednesday, July 16
• 8am - Pool play is completed
Each team will play three pool games during pool play on Monday - Wednesday.
• Skills Contest (Click Here for More Info)
Thursday, July 17
• 8am - Championship and Consolation bracket play begins
Friday, July 18
• 8am - Championship and Consolation bracket play continues
Saturday, July 19
• 8am – Championship and Consolation bracket play continues.
Sunday, July 20
• 8am – Championship and Consolation bracket play is completed.

PLAYER SOCIAL, TEAM PARADE, OPENING CEREMONY (Layout of Activities at SMN (pdf))
To open the World Series tournament, a team parade and players social will be held on Sunday, July 13th at the football stadium at Shawnee Mission North, located at 7401 Johnson Drive, in Overland Park, KS 66204. Players and their families should arrive at 4pm and prepare to line up with your team for the parade of teams that will start at 6pm. Team banners and state flags are encouraged. Team pictures will be shot prior to the team being announced. Players and coaches should be in uniform but absolutely no cleats, metal or plastic molded will be allowed on the track during the parade. For safety reasons, candy/gum or other objects will not be allowed to be thrown into the crowd during the parade. Teams will sit in designated areas to hear a welcome address and have a group picture taken. ABSOLUTELY NO CLEATS - RUBBER OR METAL ARE ALLOWED ON THE TRACK.

The opening ceremony will start at 6:45pm or immediately at the conclusion of the team parade. It will consist of remarks by local dignitaries and tournament officials.

An area will be available for tournament t-shirts and other items, including tournament passes and other mementos.

Pin trading has become a tradition at USSSA World Series events. Players will have an opportunity to trade pins while lining up for the parade and after the opening ceremonies. Team pins are not mandatory but do add to the fun of this special event. ALL WRAPPERS FROM THE PINS SHOULD BE REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF PROPERLY BEFORE THE PARADE.

Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase from 3:30-7:30pm.

ADMISSION
Admission during the tournament will be $25 for a tournament pass or $7 per person per day for ages 14 and up. For children ages 6-13, the charge will be $20 for a tournament pass or $5 per day. This charge includes everyone except players and team coaches in uniform. A maximum of four passes will be issued. Please see the paragraphs concerning “Pre-Selling Items” for an order form to pre-order you tournament passes.

TOURNAMENT PROGRAM (Roster will not be accepted after July 7th)
A tournament program will be created that will include schedules and elimination brackets. It will also include rosters of the teams that submit their rosters on-line through the 3&2 web site. USSSA rosters will not be used for roster information that will appear in the program. This program will be sold for a price to be determined.

PRE-SELLING ITEMS (Order deadline July 13th)
There are a number of items available for purchase relating to this tournament. Orders will be accepted prior to the tournament and can be picked up at the check in meeting on July 13th.

DIRECTIONS AND FIELD INFORMATION
Follow this link to view a map to our two complexes and to view information about each field.

HOW TO CONTACT US, IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Mailing Address
PO Box 14011, Lenexa, KS 66285
3&2’s main office line – (913) 888-8055

East complex (fields 1-9) field manager’s office – (913) 888-2169
West complex (fields 10-26) field manager’s office – (913) 422-0048
3&2’s Rainout line – (913) 643-3113

E-mail:
Kent Rettig, 3&2’s Director of League Operations,
kentrettig@3and2baseball.com

Jeff Chalk, 3&2's Executive Director,
jeffchalk@3and2baseball.com