So our team enters a local tournament but only 8 teams enter and there are a few teams that have player conflicts with High School homecoming. So the tournament organizer decides early in the week that the tournament moved to a Sat/Sun tourney to a Sunday only tourney. No big deal.
Specifics on the tournament
• 4 Game Guarantee (Weather Permitting) • 3 Game Pool Play seeded into Single Elimination Tournament • Tournament Bracket may be split into Gold/Silver Divisions (based off number of entries) • USSSA National Berths awarded in each age division • Team Trophies and Individual Player Awards •
So we arrive at the tournament today and find out that the tournament changed. We played 3 pool play games (we went 2-1) and then were told that we will play the 2nd place team in the other pool, and that was it. No elimination bracket. no second game if we win. Nothing. No chance to work into the championship game regardless if we win (which we did).
So the tournament host had both of their teams that was entered in the final game and awarded the state berth and the championship to the team without a playoff.
Sorry for my rant, but after a long day at the ball field it is disappointing to see our players play so hard but to come up short on playing in the championship game that they earned.
Anyone else have this problem or is this an isolated issue. This was an USSSA sanctioned event. Contact them?
Specifics on the tournament
• 4 Game Guarantee (Weather Permitting) • 3 Game Pool Play seeded into Single Elimination Tournament • Tournament Bracket may be split into Gold/Silver Divisions (based off number of entries) • USSSA National Berths awarded in each age division • Team Trophies and Individual Player Awards •
So we arrive at the tournament today and find out that the tournament changed. We played 3 pool play games (we went 2-1) and then were told that we will play the 2nd place team in the other pool, and that was it. No elimination bracket. no second game if we win. Nothing. No chance to work into the championship game regardless if we win (which we did).
So the tournament host had both of their teams that was entered in the final game and awarded the state berth and the championship to the team without a playoff.
Sorry for my rant, but after a long day at the ball field it is disappointing to see our players play so hard but to come up short on playing in the championship game that they earned.
Anyone else have this problem or is this an isolated issue. This was an USSSA sanctioned event. Contact them?