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Rules are up to date as of July 10, 2010.
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Competition is open to boys and girls who are 13 and 14 years of age
and eligible to play VFW Baseball. A boy or girl who has reached his
or her 15th birthday by May 1st of the current year is not eligible
for the 13-14 year old programs. A boy or girl who is under 13 years
of age may play if permission is secured from the regional commissioner
prior to the time of play.
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A 13-14 Year Old Baseball team to be eligible for any tournament play
must submit a $75.00 entry fee and 13-14 Year Old Entry Form to Department
Headquarters, 3601 South Minnesota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57105 postmarked
on or before June 10th and 13-14 Roster on or before June 10th. If the
team entry fee and other information are received after June 10th or are
postmarked after June 10th the team entry fee will be increase by $25.00
and be $100.00 per team.
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Team entry forms and team roster forms must be postmarked by June 10th
and sent to VFW Department Headquarters. Team roster forms, must include
the name of the player, complete address of the player, name of school
attended the last school year and date of birth. If this information is
incomplete, it can affect the eligibility of the player. You may list up
to (25) twenty-five players per roster for each team.
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The games will be played on a regulation field.
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The 13-14 year old State A and B Tournament will be completed before any A
Varsity or B Varsity region tournaments are held. The 13-14 year old State
AA Tournament will be completed one week before the AA Varsity State Tournament
is held.
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All varsity regional tournaments shall be either single or double elimination
with the decision to be made by the coaches and regional commissioner involved;
and the A Varsity and B Varsity State Tournaments shall be single elimination.
The AA Varsity State Tournament format maybe single elimination, double elimination
or pool play divided into two classes, majors and minors to be determined by the
regional commissioners. In AA, when a four region (champion and runner-up advancing
to the state tournament) format is used the four regional champions will be awarded
home team status in the first around. All registered teams must play in a qualifying
regional tournament. If pool play format is used in an “open” state tournament,
there would be no need for a qualifying regional tournament.
During the annual VFW Baseball Committee Meeting member teams of the 13-14
year old AA, A and B classes will pick the site of the state tournaments to be
approved by vote of the members attending the State Baseball Committee Meeting.
Starting in 2009 tournaments dates and sites will be chosen one year in advance.
Starting in 2007 a State Tournament Fee of $300 will be charged to each host team
of a state tournament. The fee shall be paid to the State VFW Headquarters within
30 days prior to the tournament. Starting in 2010 the right to waive the tournament
shall be in order for all classes until November 1st of the prior year the
tournament will be play in, and if the tournament is waived it shall be offer to
another team within the region or it shall progress to the next region in order.
The Regional Commissioner shall select a host site by January 1st of the year the
tournament will be played in.
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VFW Baseball rules will apply to all games unless a change is listed above.
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