EVENT DETAILs

HOTEL INFORMATION
This is a Stay to Play event and teams must use our housing agency in order to participate in this event. We use the company “Traveling Teams” for our housing needs and all teams will need to go through them for their hotel arrangements.

Welcome to the 2027 SE National Championship “Music City USA” style! Congratulations on an outstanding season and thank you for choosing our event as your post season destination. This webpage will consist of valuable information and will serve as your tournament guide to the event itself. Please check this page frequently for possible updates.

MONDAY: Opening Ceremonies (July 12th)

TUESDAY: Pool play begins

WEDNESDAY: Pool play concludes

THURSDAY: Bracket play begins (No teams will be eliminated)

FRIDAY: Bracket play continues (Winners and Losers bracket games, some teams will be eliminated)

SATURDAY: Bracket play / Championship Day

SUNDAY: Will only be used for a rain day.

QUALIFYING INFORMATION
Teams must qualify for this event. Please note that if your team DOES NOT have any USSSA points, they will be placed in the OPEN division or moved up an age division.

ENTRY INFORMATION
To guarantee your team a spot in this event, your team must complete the online registration process and pay the $750 entry fee. Simply registering for the event does not guarantee you a spot in the event.

ENTRY FEE INFO
The team entry fee for this event is ($750) and must be made to secure your spot into the event.

TEAM SPECTATOR GATE INFO
We charge a team gate fee ($595) for each team in place of the normal individual gate fee for spectators where they have to wear wristbands, stamps etc.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
This event will feature a 5 game format, three pool games followed by double elimination. The teams will play a combination of 3 pool games on Tues & Wed. Example: 1 pool game on Tues & 2 on Wed or 2 pool games on Tues & 1 on Wed. Teams will NOT play 3 pool games in one day, even if requested to do so.

POOL PLAY/BRACKET SCHEDULE
The pool play and blank bracket schedule will be released one week prior to the event. Pool play results will seed teams in bracket play. **No special requests for pool game times will be granted.

GAME TIMES
70 minute pool games and 75 minute bracket games, both finish the inning. We will play one inning of tie breaker in pool play and if it is still tied it will remain that way.

TOURNAMENT RULES INFORMATION
All playing rules shall be governed by the official USSSA Fastpitch Softball Rule Book and national by-laws. Note that the rulebook online at www.usssa.com will always supersede the latest printed version if a discrepancy exists.

*Teams will be seeded into bracket play based on pool play results.
*Game balls will be furnished by the tournament
*Teams will flip for home team in pool play and the higher seed has the option of being home or visitor in bracket play. In the championship game if the higher seed is in the losers bracket, then there will be a flip to determine home team.
*Protest fee is $200 cash and is refundable if upheld by the tournament director or UIC. All protests must be made prior to the next pitch.

ROSTER/GUEST PLAYERS
All teams must have their rosters completed online by logging into their USSSA account, clicking your team name and then clicking on “Manage My Players”. Teams can pick up Guest Players and this needs to be done online by logging into your USSSA account and clicking on “Manage Guest Players”. If you are not sure how to do this and are an out of state team, you will need to contact your state director. The maximum amount of guest players a team can pick up in this event is three.

UNIFORMS
Per the USSSA rulebook, uniforms must match in National Championship play. A final determination will be made by the tournament director of the event, if a uniform doesn’t match.

INSURANCE/BIRTH CERTIFICATES
If you do not have USSSA insurance, a copy of your COI must be emailed to [email protected]. Your birth certificates need to be in your possession at all times in case another team protests the age of one of your players.

COACHES MEETING
We will have a virtual coaches meeting a few days prior to the event. We will send information out when it is scheduled.

VENUES
Games will be played at Drakes Creek and Veterans Park in Hendersonville, TN.

INFIELD SURFACES
All infields are dirt, except for field 5 at Drakes Creek Park and all three fields at Veterans Park. No metal cleats are permitted on these fields, only molded or turf shoes. No gum or spitting seeds as well.

TOURNAMENT THEME
Music City USA and Country Music

HOTEL INFORMATION
This is a Stay to Play event and teams must use our housing agency in order to participate in this event. We use the company “Traveling Teams” for our housing needs and all teams will need to go through them for their hotel arrangements.

T-SHIRTS
Will be presold prior to the event and additional information regarding this will be posted a few months prior to the event. Shirts will also be sold at opening ceremonies and a limited amount will be sold at the event each day. We encourage teams to order them when we do the presale as we have sold out in the last few National Championships we have hosted.

NO TOLERANCE POLICY
Music City Sports and USSSA have in place a no tolerance policy for any coach, parent, player or fan that physically or verbally abuses a staff member, director, umpire or park official. Anyone abusing this policy will be asked to leave the park for the day and possibly the week depending on the severity of their actions.

REFUNDS
No entry fee refunds will be issued to any team dropping out 30 days prior to the event or once the event is full.

No refunds of any kind (Entry Fee, Team Gate, T-shirts, Etc….) will be issued to any team dropping out 14 days prior to the event.

$750

$595