Tournament Format

Eight state champions will each play three games against three random opponents during the course of “pool play” beginning on Saturday. At the conclusion of the pool play round Monday, the top four seeds as well as any team with a winning record (2-1 or better) will advance to the single elimination bracket round.

Teams will be seeded based on Little League seeding procedures.

The tournament will see 4, 5, or 6 teams advancing to the single elimination bracket round. The schedule for Tuesday will depend on the number of teams that finish pool play with winning records.

Ties that cannot be decided by head to head or defensive runs per inning will be decided by a blind draw if the teams involved have at least 2 wins and the only reason for needing to break the tie is for seeding purposes. If 1 win teams are needed to fill out the four team semi final field then the head to head and defensive runs per inning will once again be applied to fill out the field.

If there are two teams tied, that haven’t played each other and have the same defensive runs per inning then there would be a 1 game playoff to determine who gets in the four team single elimination. If three teams are tied and head to head and defensive runs per inning don't break the tie then a blind draw would eliminate one team and the other two would have a 1 game playoff to advance to the final four.

If only 4 teams advance to the single elimination round, Tuesday’s schedule will be as follows:
10:00 – Semi Final 1 - #2 vs. #3
12:45 – Semi Final 2 - #1 vs. #4

If five teams advance to the single elimination round, Tuesday’s schedule will be as follows:
10:00 – Quarter Final - #5 vs. #4
12:45 – Semi Final 1 - #2 vs. #3
3:30 – Semi Final 2 - #1 vs. Winner of Quarter Final

If six teams advance to the single elimination round, Tuesday’s schedule will be as follows:
10:00 – Quarter Final 1 - #3 vs. #6
12:45 – Quarter Final 2 - #4 vs. #5
3:30 – Semi Final 1 - #2 vs. Winner of Quarter Final 1
6:15 – Semi Final 2 - #1 vs. Winner of Quarter Final 2

The winner of the two semi final games will play in the Championship Game on Wednesday morning at 11:00.

ednesday morning at 11:00.