AFA Cinco De Mayo Classic - National Qualifier at Cactus Yards Schedule

AFA CINCO DE MAYO CLASSIC NATIONAL QUALIFIER schedule and brackets are now LIVE!

Check out the exposure site to view your team's schedule or download our app "WESTCOASTAFA” to view schedule/brackets/keep an eye on scores as they are recorded as your games wrap up this weekend!

Please make sure that your team is sanctioned to play AFA events. The AFA season runs September 1st-August 31st and is $45.00 per season. This fee goes directly to headquarters. If you have not already paid your sanctioning fee and been assigned your 4–6-digit number, please do so by clicking the link: https://fastpitch.afasoftball.com/get-involved/team-membership/

1. AFA games will be 1:20 no new inning on Saturday (can end in a tie); 1:30 no new inning Sunday (must have a winner)
2. Team listed first on the pool play schedule will be in the first base dugout
(unless game before already has next opponent in dugout-please take the open dugout)
3. Coin flip for home/away on Saturday
4. Sunday the higher seed will automatically be the home team and take the 3B dugout
5. Lineup cards must be turned in at the plate meeting
6. POOL PLAY: you may bat your entire line up
7. BRACKET PLAY: You may bat 11, and play 12 (extra players will be listed on lineup card as “EP” and you may use DP/FLEX
8. Courtesy runner for pitcher/catcher must be the last batted out (okay for Saturday & Sunday)
9. Coaches are allowed one mound visit per inning
10. High School pitching rules will be in effect
11. Rule rules will be as follows:
12 runs after 3 innings ; 10 runs after 4 innings ; 8 runs after 5 innings
12. In the case of a tie breaker during bracket play, LAST OUT is placed at 2B with no outs (International TB)
13. Illegal bat: Easton Ghost-Gold
-If your player steps onto the field with the 2018 Gold Ghost bat, both head coach and player ejection for one full game. Must exit the complex completely until the next game
-If this happens a second time, player and coach are both ejected for the ENTIRE TOURNAMENT
14. Head coaches-it is up to you to make sure that your spectators, fans, assistant coaches, and players are being good sports at all times. Any unruly behavior will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal. Umpires reserve the right to eject head coaches for player/fan behavior if not corrected.
15. A team may start a contest with 8 players, however, the empty spot on the lineup card will take an out each time they come up to the plate for the entire contest until they arrive
16. If there are no substitutes, and a player gets injured during game play and must be removed, they will take an out each time they come up to the plate for the rest of the contest
17. Please be ready to start up to 15 minutes early. We will get games started if blues are ready and fields are prepped and ready to go (be ready to start up to 15 minutes early if blues/fields are ready)
18. To keep the games moving along and maximizing game times, please no huddles on the field and please do not throw the ball around
19. Protests for AFA:
Head coach must bring $60.00 cash to home plate with both umpires where the game clock will be stopped, and umpires and director of the site will meet to discuss the protest. Money will be handed to the director of the site.
Umpires, UIC, and director will make the call on the protest. If the protesting coach is correct, the money goes back to the coach and the umpire will carry out the call. If the protesting coach is incorrect, the director keeps the money and the game will resume
20. Before first game, all teams must turn in their roster/liability waiver and show proof of up-to-date team insurance with their team’s name listed as insured. Please carry copies of birth certificates with you at all times as well. Please make sure that all possible players are listed on the lineup that is turned in on Saturday (even if they are only able to attend on Sunday).
***No players are allowed to hop from one team to another within the same event regardless of what age division they are playing in

*Concessions will be available both days
*Clean restrooms will be available on site
*Tournament t-shirts will be available in adult sizes for $25.00 per shirt. Payments will be accepted in the form of cash, Venmo, Zelle.
*Used tournament balls will be available for purchase for $35.00 per dozen-if enough inventory.
See main table to put your name on the list. First come, first serve.
*Homerun balls will be available for purchase at the table for $5.00 each.

Thank you in advance for participating in our event!
Best of luck to you and your girls!
Stacey Stepek
AFA State Director (AZ)

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AFA Cinco de Mayo Classic is right around the corner!!!
May 6th & 7th @ Cactus Yards (Gilbert, AZ)

Payments can be made to AFA AZ State Director Stacey Stepek
Zelle 630-335-6830
Venmo @Stacey-Stepek
$725.00 (please include your team's name, age, event in subject)

Here is our Who's Coming list:
***Must have at least 4 paid teams in each age division to run the national qualifying age group in this event***

10u:
1. Team Hustle Scottsdale 2012
2. Team Hustle-Jefferson
3. Tucson Fury
4. x
5. x
6. x
7. x
8. x

12u:
1. Akadema Aces 12u**
2. Arizona Cats-Ramirez
3. Arizona Storm-Mares
4. AZ Banshees 2011
5. AZ Force 281
6. CCYS Chaos
7. Elevate
8. Lady Cubs-White
9. Lil Saints-Gil 12u
10. Ohana Tigers Indian 2028 (CA)
11. OV Outlaws
12. Paladin-Bane
13. Project Pegasus-Hurst (CA)
14. Team Hustle-Parks
15. Vendetta-White
16. x
17. x
18. x
19. x
20. x

14u:
1. Arizona Meerkats
2. Arizona Storm Parisi/McConchie
3. AZ Blaze**
4. AZ Bombers-Roth
5. Boom Baby 09
6. Elevate
7. Explosion-Royer
8. Hotshots-Murphy
9. Lockdown Softball
10. Rascals-Eliceche
11. x
12. x
13. x
14. x
15. x
16. x

Please make sure that your team is sanctioned to play AFA events before our first game on Saturday, May 6th. Click the link below to pay your $45.00 annual sanction fee
https://fastpitch.afasoftball.com/get-involved/team-membership/

(Please let us know if you no longer plan on attending)

Thank you very much! We are looking forward to hosting another amazing event!
Stacey Stepek & AFA team

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