DOUBLES
THURSDAY 8:30 AM
APRIL 22, 2010
We would like to see more teams this
year. Look to the doubles entry form for
entering qualifications and fees.
Teams will be placed into
classes according to their teams combined entering ringer percentages. The pitching format will be cancellation
scoring and 48 shoe games. Classes with
a ringer percentage spread greater than 10% will be handicapped at 80%. No championship classes will be
handicapped. The team member with the
highest ringer percentage will pitch against each other and so will the lowest
ringer percentage members from each team.
The highest ringer percentage pitchers will flip a shoe to determine
which team starts the game. All games
will start with the highest ringer percentage pitchers throwing the first shoes
of each game. The scoring team, as in regular cancellation scoring, will pitch
first from the opposite end. The lowest
ringer percentage players from each team will throw down and then back and then
the highest percentage players will throw down and back and the game shall
continue in this manner through 48 shoes.
This format means that on alternate pitches a team member will determine
first pitch for his partner and then first pitch for themselves.
In
the event of a tied game the teams will pitch four additional shoes, two
innings, each team member throwing two shoes.
In the event of a tied game after the two extra innings the game will
continue with four more shoes, two shoes by the lowest percentage pitchers
followed by two shoes from the highest percentage pitchers, etc, etc, until a
winner has been determined. Tied games
in handicapped classes will remain as a tie and will not be pitched off.
Their
win/loss record will determine class winners.
Class winners and positions in class will be determined as per the FSHPA
Inc. BY-LAWS.
In the event of a tie for
the Championship class then a one game play off will be used to determine the
championship. In the event of a
three-way tie the teams will be ranked by ringer percentage. The two lowest ringer percentage teams will
play a 48 shoe game with the winning team moving on to play a game against the
highest percentage team for the championship and the loosing team will be
placed third in the class. In the event
of a four-way tie the teams will be ranked by ringer percentage. The highest ringer percentage team will play
a 48-shoe game against the 4th lowest ringer percentage team and the
second and third ranked teams will play a play off game. The winners of the play off games will play a
one game play off for the championship with the winner being declared State champion
and the looser will be placed second in the class. The losers of the first play off game will
play a one game play off for third and fourth positions in the class. Five six or seven way ties, should this
happen, will be explained at that time.
In the event of rain the doubles will
be cancelled. No entry refunds after
April 1, 2010 unless tournament is cancelled