City of Kelowna

General Information:

• No outside alcohol permitted at all softball diamonds. Teams found bringing alcohol into licensed city facilities will be withdrawn from the tournament. Teams found consuming alcohol at non-licensed city facilities will also be withdrawn from the tournament.
• Do not bring dogs or other pets to sports facilities.  Teams allowing dogs on the field will be asked to leave.
• Smoking is prohibited in all Kelowna parks, including sports fields. Please use the designated smoking areas next to softball diamonds.
• Spectators, like participants, are expected to adhere to the Participant Code of Conduct. Please ensure children are spectating in a safe manner.
• Please stay off the infield during warm-up, use the outfield.
• Be prepared to play. Games are to start and finish on time to maintain the tournament schedule.

Pool Play:

Tournament Format & Rules:

• All City Slo-Pitch League Rules apply.
• Home Run Rule: Intermediate – 2; Recreational – 1; Beginner – 1 (Auto out following this).
• Tournament format: Round robin pool play followed by single-knockout playdown
• For pool play, home/away is indicated in TeamLinkt. For playdowns, the team with the higher seed is the home team. In case of a tie (i.e. 1^st in pool A plays 1^st in pool B), the home team will be decided by a coin toss with the winner choosing. The home team supplies balls and has last bats. Teams will ump their own batters as in league play. Umpires are supplied for all semi-finals and final games as availability allows (allocation based on division level).
• Time slots are 1 hour and 30 minutes in length from scheduled start time. 
• No new innings are to start after 1 hr. 15 min. from scheduled start time.  Between 65-75 minutes from the scheduled start time, if starting a new inning, this will be the “open” inning.
• 5 run limit per inning, with the last inning being the “Open Inning”
• “Mercy rule – 12 runs” will be in effect for tournament (See City Slo-Pitch League Rules).
• “Tie break / extra inning rule” in effect for tournament (See City Slo-Pitch League Rules).
• Teams will play against teams from other nights.
• Your league standing will determine in which tournament division you will compete.
• Prizes are awarded to 1^st and 2^nd place in each tournament division.
• Teams are responsible for ensuring that all players playing in the tournament are valid players listed on their team roster. It is up to the team captains to consult TeamLinkt rosters prior to starting a game. Official roster checks are not provided to teams during the tournament.
• Teams not ready to play with the minimum number of players by 10 minutes past the scheduled start time will forfeit the game.

Tournament Weather Policy: ​Do not assume a field is closed or a game is cancelled due to rain. If a field has not been closed by the City of Kelowna, both teams must show up for their game. Failure to do so will result in a forfeited game. Teams can decide at game time, in person, if it is not safe to play due to weather. Please let a 10-minute delay expire to see if the rain lets up. If thunder can be heard less than 30 seconds after visible lightning, the game is paused for 30 minutes after the last visible lightning strike. If the game has less than 30 minutes left, the game is concluded with score at the end of the last full inning. Watch for alerts and messages in the TeamLinkt app should any tournament games be rescheduled/cancelled.