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9th Annual Worth Best of the West Memorial Day
National Invitational Tournament (NIT)

Worth Sports Homerun Derby and
The Athletic Connection Base Running Challenge
 


T
OURNAMENT INFORMATION
When:
May 26-27, 2012
Where: Botetourt Complex, Burton Complex and other fields in Salem, VA
Entry Fee: $350
Format: 6gg--4gg (pool play) on Saturday. All teams will return for double elimination on Sunday (NOTE: Monday will be used as a rain date.)
Divisions: Men's B, C/D & E teams
Rosters: Rosters must be online to enter this tournament
ENTRY DEADLINE: 10:00 pm, May 23, 2012

Best of the West Tournament Entry Form

To enter this tournament, print out entry form. Send entry form, check and roster to:

VA USSSA Slow Pitch
Rich Carlyle
4137 Tanner Slip Circle
Chester, VA 23831

Entry fee: $350





 
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Trophies and T-shirts provided by Kudo's Trophies and Awards, LLC


Best of the West Tournament Awards

Awards: Worth Sports, The Athletic Connection, Kudo's Trophies & Awards and Virginia USSSA reserves the right to change this awards package based on number of teams entered into this tournament.

Champions: Champions team plaque, 15 tournament champions t-shirts, $200 certificate off any purchase from The Athletic Connection, one (1) dozen Worth USSSA softballs, PAID World berth (value up to $350), PAID National Berth (value up to $325) , unpaid State Berth and $600 team travel money. NOTE: Team travel money will be split for the highest finishing C team and highest finishing D team in the C/D division.

Runner-ups: Runner-up team plaque, $100 off any purchase from The Athletic Connection, one (1) dozen Worth USSSA softballs, $100 team travel money, unpaid World Berth, unpaid National Berth and PAID State Berth (valued up to $250).

3rd place:
Team plaque, $50 off any purchase from The Athletic Connection, half (1/2) dozen Worth USSSA softballs, unpaid National Berth and unpaid State Berth.

4th place:
Team plaque, $50 off any purchase from The Athletic Connection, unpaid National Berth and unpaid State Berth.

All Tournament Team:
Individual All Tournament Team Certificates and Worth T-shirts

MVP:
MVP Plaque, pair of Worth Batting Gloves, Worth Hat and Worth T-shirt
Offensive MVP: Offensive MVP Plaque and Worth T-shirt
Defensive MVP: Defensive MVP Plaque and Worth T-shirt

NOTE: Team travel fund is based off 10 teams in each division. To receive paid berth and travel fund, teams must enter and play in State and National and World tournaments.


Worth Sports Homerun Derby Information

When: May 25, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Where: Burton Complex in Salem, VA
Entry Fee: $10.00 per entry (all entries entered prior to 8:30 pm can re-enter after hitting one time)
Who: Anyone playing in the Worth Best of the West Memorial Day Tournament
ENTRY DEADLINE: 9:30 pm, May 25th
 
Rules:
Hitters must provide their own pitcher or borrow someone
WORTH SPORTS will provide the Worth Launch 650 softballs for this event.
All contestants must use the Worth 454 bat to hit in the Worth Sports 454 Homerun Derby. WORTH SPORTS will provide all sizes of the Worth 454 bats for the contestants to hit during this event.
All contestants will receive a Worth 454 T-shirt for participating in this event.
 
Virginia USSSA will be raffling a WORTH 454 during the Best of the West event. Raffle tickets will be sold for $5.00 a ticket. Drawing for the Worth 454 bat will be held on Sunday, May 29th at 8:00 pm.
 
Format:
Opening Round : 8 pitches and 8 swings
Top 5 hitters (including ties) will advance to Final Round
Final Round: 5 pitches, 5 swings
Final Round ties will be broken using 1 pitch/1 swing sudden death format until we have a CHAMPION.
 
Awards: Worth Sports and Virginia USSSA reserves the right to change this awards package at any time.
1st Place: $100 cash
New Worth 454 (NO RETURN) softball bat provided by Worth Sports
New Worth 454 Bat Bag provided by Worth Sports
New Worth 454 T-shirt provided by Worth Sports
Worth 454 Homerun Derby Champion Plaque
Worth 454 Homerun Derby t-shirt (bragging rights)
 
Runner-up: $50 cash
New Worth 454 Bat Bag provided by Worth Sports
New Worth Toxic Batting Gloves provided by Worth Sports
New Worth 454 T-shirt provided by Worth Sports
Worth 454 Homerun Derby Runner-up Plaque
 
3rd place: Worth 454 Homerun Derby 3rd place Plaque
New Worth Titan Pullover provided by Worth Sports
New Worth Toxic Batting Gloves provided by Worth Sports
New Worth 454 T-shirt provided by Worth Sports
 
The Athletic Connection Base Running Challenge
When: May 25, 2012 after the opening round of homerun derby
Where: Burton Complex in Salem, VA
Entry Fee: $5.00 per entry (all entries entered prior to 8:30 pm can re-enter after running one time)
Who: Anyone playing in the Worth Best of the West Memorial Day Tournament
ENTRY DEADLINE: 9:30 pm, May 25th
 
Rules:
Base Runners will run twice from home to home. Runners will be timed with 2 stop watches for each run.
Best average time will be recorded for each entry.
 
Awards: Virginia USSSA reserves the right to change this awards package.
1st Place: $50 cash
New Worth Hat, T-shirt and Batting Gloves provided by The Athletic Connection
Base Running Champion Plaque
Base Running t-shirt (bragging rights)
 
Runner-up: $25 cash
New Worth Hat and T-shirt provided by The Athletic Connection
Base Running Runner-up Plaque
 
3rd place: Base Running 3rd place Plaque
New Worth T-shirt provided by The Athletic Connection
 

Teams entered into this tournament (as of January 9, 2012):

Men's B (0)
Men's C/D (0)
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