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. Your team must enter online at www.usssa.com on or before July 11, 2010. Your State Director will need to approve your entry to confirm your team has met all eligibility requirements. The cost to enter the tournament is $575, which includes a $20 on-line payment fee.
 
The official team roster must be entered on-line at www.USSSA.com to be considered valid for the World Series. This roster must be the one that was submitted to your state director when your team qualified for this tournament. Failure to comply with this rule will result in your team not being allowed to participate in the tournament.

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. 

3&2 Baseball will post a list of teams after the registration deadline for teams to verify that they are entered.

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 USSSA on-line roster.
2. Any player addition forms (must be signed by their State Director).
3. Cell number and hotel of where you are staying.
4. Copy of birth certificates for each member of your team.

Failure to have a copy of the original birth certificate or approved photo ID available upon demand will result in the offending team losing the game, being ejected from the World Series, being placed last in the standings and forfeiting all awards that would have been awarded at the World Series.

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

At the same time as the check-in meeting, a Team Mom meeting will be held.  The purpose of this meeting is to pick up any pre-ordered items and distribute information about the entertainment possibilities in the area and events going on during the tournament.  (A maximum of two people per team due to space issues)

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 area.  Our host hotel is the Crowne Plaza Hotel 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 format for the consolation bracket (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 the 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 18 (Shawnee Mission North High School (7401 Johnson Drive, in Overland Park)

• 1:30-3pm – Team check in  - Managers Only
• 3-4pm – Mandatory manager’s meeting (Auditorium)
• 3-4pm – Team Mom meeting to learn about what to do in the area other tournament details. (Little Theatre)
• 3-5pm – Base Running Skills Contest (Football Field)
• 4-5:30pm – Player social, pin trading, TEAM PICTURES. (Please remove pins from the plastic bags prior to trading and dispose of bags properly.)
• 5:30pm – Line-up for parade at SM North Football Stadium (7401 Johnson Drive, in Overland Park)
• 6pm – Team parade starts.
• 6:45pm – Opening ceremony

PLAYER SOCIAL, TEAM PARADE, OPENING CEREMONY
To open the World Series tournament, a team parade and players social will be held on Sunday, July 18th at the football stadium at SM North High School, located at 7401 Johnson Drive. Overland Park. 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 for the 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 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, 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. Three coaches passes will be issued. Please see the paragraphs concerning “Pre-Selling Items” for an order form to pre-order your tournament passes.

PRE-SELLING ITEMS
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 18th. Click here for an order form.

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) 888-8055 ext. 7 then 1
West complex (fields 10-26) field manager’s office – (913) 888-8055 ext. 8 then 2
3&2’s Rainout line – (913) 643-3113

E-mail:
Neil Rutkowski, 3&2’s Director of League Operations,
neilrutkowski@3and2baseball.com

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