AFA American Hero-National Qualifier Rogue-Matranga

Good Morning Coaches-

16u DIVISION:
Please double check your schedule/opponents for tomorrow's pool play on the lower fields (5&6) at Festival Fields Park in Avondale, AZ.

We had one 16u team drop, so we had to adjust accordingly. I tried to keep everyone's schedules as close to the original as possible. Thank you in advance for your understanding and thank you to the team for helping to pick up the 4th game with the odd number of teams.

***In support and recognition of Veteran's Day, on fields #1 and #5 we have all teams head to those fields at 8:50am before the first game of the day to play the national anthem (player, coaches, umpires all on field) and parents in stands to support. Please let the site lead on your fields know if you have a speaker on that field that we can borrow ot play the anthem.

Thank you all and best of luck tomorrow at our event!!!

Stacey Stepek
AFA State Director of AZ
630-335-6830

AFA AMERICAN HERO 11.11-11.12 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 has paid the $45.00 membership fee to play AFA events. The AFA season runs August 1st-July 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 (if same seed-coin flip Sunday as well).
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-Arizona modification)
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 20 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 20 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
(The Tasty Taco) & variety of food trucks Saturday night
*Clean restrooms will be available on site
*Tournament t-shirts will be available in youth and 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.

***Games played at the City of Avondale Festival Fields Park begin at 9am and run through 8pm. Gates open at 7:30am for warm-ups for the first round of games.

Thank you in advance for participating in our event!
Best of luck to you and your girls!
Stacey Stepek
AFA State Director (AZ)
630-335-6830

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Good Morning Coach-

If you haven't already done so, please submit payments for next weekend's event!
Payments are now due to lock in! (by midnight on 11.04.2023)

AFA American Hero
November 11th & 12th
Festival Fields, Avondale AZ
$725.00 per team for 4GG

We are taking the first 8 teams paid for each division
10u-12u-16/18u (we do not have enough teams for the 14u division)
First to pay, will play!!!

10u:
1. AMDG Crocs-PAID
2. Arizona Storm-Rodriguez-PAID
3. Athletics Mercado AZ Mo-PAID
4. AZ OnSite-PAID
5. Hype-Rios (NM)-PAID
6. Saguaro Sluggers-PAID
7. Tucson Fury-PAID
8. Valkyries Softball Club-PAID

Waiting List: Arizona Storm Premier Babe 10u

12u:
1. Athletics Mercado AZ Mo 12u
2. Lady Cubs
3. L'il Saints 12u Gil
4. Marucci 12u Campbell
5. Paladin-Bane-PAID
6. Pono Athletics
7. Power5five Softball
8. Rancho 12u-PAID
9. Team Hustle West-PAID
10. West Valley Diamond Girls-PAID

16u/18u:
1. AZ Force-Felix 16u
2. AZ Hotshots-Murphy 16u
3. AZ 100-Reed 16u
4. Firecrackers AZ Premier-Honea 16u
5. Hustlers Elite 16u
6. Team Hustle-Blackjack 18u
7. Pono Athletics 16u
8. x

Please send payments to Venmo @Stacey-Stepek or
Zelle to sstepek.azafa@gmail.com (S&G United, LLC)

Please make sure that your team has an up to date AFA Membership number and that you have paid the $45.00 fee for the 2023-2024 season.
https://afasoftball.com/shop/fastpitch-team-membership/

Thank you!
Stacey Stepek
AFA State Director of AZ
630-335-6830

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Good Evening Coach-

Payments are now due for the AFA American Hero
$725.00 per team
Venmo @Stacey-Stepek
Zelle sstepek.azafa@gmail.com (S&G United, LLC)

We will be running our 10u and 12u divisions (14u and 16/18u must have 4 teams to be scheduled).

AFA American Hero
November 11th & 12th
Festival Fields Park-Avondale AZ
All Ages
$725.00 for a 4 game guarantee

10u:
1. Arizona Storm Premier-Babe
2. Arizona Storm-Rodriguez
3. Athletics Mercado AZ Mo
4. Hype-Rios (NM)
5. Softball 101-Pagan/Zunno (NV)
6. Valkyries Softball Club
7. AMDG Crocs 10u**
8. Tucson Fury-Castro
9. x
10. x
11. x
12. x

12u:
1. Lady Cubs
2. Marucci 12u Campbell
3. Paladin-Bane
4. Power5five Softball
5. Rancho 12u
6. Team Hustle West
7. West Valley Diamond Girls
8. MoJo AZ 2K11-Moeser
9. Lil Saints 12u-Gil
10. x
11. x
12. x

14u:
1. Lady Cubs-White
2. x
3. x
4. x
5. x
6. x

16u/18u:
1. AZ Roadrunners 18u
2. Team Hustle-Blackjack 18u
3. x
4. x
5. x
6. x

Please register online now and submit payments to participate!!!
National Qualifying event for 2024 AFA Nationals in St George, Utah June 12-16th
softball.exposureevents.com

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Stacey Stepek
AFA State Director of AZ
630-335-6830

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