2019 MSLL Super 8s “Candy Cup” Invitational

Overview

YELLOW GROUP	BLACK GROUP
Mount Seymour Highlands Dunbar Trout Lake	West Vancouver Hastings Lynn Valley Kerrisdale

YELLOW GROUP – Round Robin

Date	Time	Home	Visitor	Field	Game #
2019-07-04	6:00 PM	Mount Seymour	Highlands	NE Dirt	8-1
2019-07-05	6:00 PM	Dunbar	Trout Lake	SE Dirt	8-3
2019-07-06	10:00 AM	Highlands	Dunbar	NE Dirt	8-5
2019-07-06	12:00 PM	Trout Lake	Mount Seymour	SE Dirt	8-7
2019-07-06	2:00 PM	Mount Seymour	Dunbar	NE Dirt	8-9
2019-07-06	4:00 PM	Highlands	Trout Lake	SE Dirt	8-11

BLACK GROUP – Round Robin

Date	Time	Home	Visitor	Field	Game #
2019-07-04	6:00 PM	West Van	Lynn Valley	SE Dirt	8-2
2019-07-05	6:00 PM	Hastings	Kerrisdale	NE Dirt	8-4
2019-07-06	10:00 AM	Lynn Valley	Hastings	SE Dirt	8-6
2019-07-06	12:00 PM	Kerrisdale	West Van	NE Dirt	8-8
2019-07-06	2:00 PM	West Van	Hastings	SE Dirt	8-10
2019-07-06	4:00 PM	Lynn Valley	Kerrisdale	NE Dirt	8-12

SEMI FINALS – Higher seed is Home team

Date	Time	Team	Result	Team	Field	Game #
2019-07-07	10:00 AM	1st Place Yellow		2nd Place Black	NE Dirt	8-13
2019-07-07	10:00 AM	1st Place Black		2nd Place Yellow	SE Dirt	8-14

CONSOLATION GAMES – Home/Visitor determined by coin toss

Date	Time	Team	Result	Team	Field	Game #
2019-07-07	12:00 PM	3rd Place Yellow		3rd Place Black	SE Dirt	8-15
2019-07-07	12:00 PM	4th Place Yellow		4th Place Black	NE Dirt	8-16

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Home/Visitor determined by coin toss

Date	Time	Team	Result	Team	Field	Game #
2019-07-07	2:00 PM	Winner 8 – 13		Winner 8 – 14	SE Dirt	8-17

Little League rules apply
Tournament will be a round robin format, with each team playing three games during pool play on Friday and Saturday and one game in the placement round on Sunday. Scores will be kept awarding 2 points for a win; 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss.
Round robin games may end in a tie
Placement round games will continue play until a winner is determined
In the case of a two way tie at the end of the round robin, the head to head outcome between the tied teams will be used to determine the standings.
If more than 2 teams are tied the following order will be used to determine the standings:
1. Head to head results of all teams
2. Runs against per defensive innings played
3. Coin toss (as a last resort)
Teams are listed as Home and Visitors on the schedule
- Home team occupies the 3rd base dugout
- Visitors team occupies the 1st base dugout
For placement round games a coin toss will be used prior to the game to determine Home/Visitors

Each tournament roster shall consist of a minimum of ten (10) players up to a maximum of fourteen (14) players
All players must be baseball age 8 or younger (born 1 September 2010 or later)
Teams may have a maximum of 4 coaches
Offensive coaches are positioned 1st base, 3rd base, pitching machine and in the dugout
All players on the roster will bat in rotation
Ten (10) players will be on the field defensively each inning – the 10th fielder must occupy an outfield position
No player may sit out a second inning, until all other players on the team have sat out one complete inning
All players must play a minimum of one inning in the outfield

All games consistent of 5 innings
Three outs for each team constitutes an inning
There will be a five (5) run limit in the first four (4) innings
The last inning is open – offensive team may score unlimited runs until 3 outs are made
Mercy rule applies (game ends if one team leads by 10 or more runs after 4 innings)

Pitching machine is placed 34′ from home plate
Pitching machine operators will adjust machine as required prior to the game with assistance from the plate umpire
Only the umpire may authorize adjustments during the game as required
The pitching machine is operated by a coach from the offensive team
Any batted ball that hits the pitching machine is a ground rule single

All bats must be Little League approved aluminum bats
Batting helmets must be worn while at bat and running the bases
The catcher must wear full gear when catching, A regular fielding glove may be used instead of a catcher’s glove.
An athletic support (jock/jill) must be worn

Batters receive three (3) strikes.
The plate umpire will call strikes or “no pitch”
There are NO walks in this level
NO stealing
Bunting is not allowed
In-field fly rule does not apply
A home run line will be marked at 120′ from home plate
A ground ball that crosses the home-run line without being touched is a ground rule double
A fly ball that crosses the home-run line in the air is a home run
Runners may advance only one base on an overthrow
Runners may not advance on a throw back to the pitcher
The play is considered stopped when the ball is returned to the pitcher
Umpire decisions are final. There will be zero tolerance for any disrespect shown towards our umpires.