FLORIDA STATE CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

                                                                             DOUBLES       

                                                        THURSDAY          APRIL 28, 2011

                                                                        St. Cloud, Florida

 

NAME: ___________________________________________  ENTRY FEE         $30.00

 

NAME: ___________________________________________  ENTRY FEE         $30.00

 

                                                                     TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED         $_____

CIRCLE CLASS ENTERED      MEN'S      WOMEN'S      SENIOR'S      JUNIOR'S

 

Junior pitchers requirement is one FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournament.  Junior entry is free.

The FSHPA Inc. FLORIDA STATE CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT is open to only those Florida resident members that have competed in at least 5 FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments or a sanctioned league (400 shoes or more) and 4 FSHPA Inc. sanctioned tournaments between the dates of April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011 excluding the 2010 Florida State Closed Championship Tournament.  Entries must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2011.  Late entries will be accepted only with the approval of the FSHPA Inc. Executive Council.  Send entry form and entry fees to the FSHPA Inc. Sec/Tres (address listed below).

 

Marcela Santoyo     FSHPA Inc. Sec/Tres.                                    NO REFUNDS AFTER APRIL 1, 2011

10166 Pink Carnation Ct                                                                    UNLESS TOURNAMENT IS

Orlando, FL  32825                 Phone 407-399-4908                         CANCELLED

 

                                                                See back of this entry form for pitching format and starting time

 

 

 

                                       FLORIDA STATE CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

                                                                               DOUBLES

                                                         THURSDAY 8:30 AM  APRIL 28, 2011

                                                                    ST. CLOUD,  FLORIDA

            Look to the doubles entry form for entering qualifications, starting time 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 rain the doubles will be cancelled.  No entry refunds after April 1, 2011 unless tournament is cancelled.