Schedule for Saturday & Sunday – August 9-10, 2014 NOTE: For attendees, it would be wise to print off this info Saturday 8:30 ME/MW Player Check-in 9:15-9:35 Both teams: Player Meeting in RF Bleachers 9:35-9:50 Both teams: Individual & team pictures (RF bleachers) 9:50-10:00 Both teams: 60-yard dash instruction and warm-up 10:00-10:10 60’s 10:20-10:40 ME Batting Practice 10:40-11:00 MW Batting Practice 11:05-11:13 ME INF/OF 11:13-11:21 MW INF/OF 11:25 Ceremonial First Pitch 11:30 Mideast vs Midwest* (7-inning game) 12:00 NW/NE Player Check-in 1:00-1:20 Both teams: Player Meeting in RF Bleachers 1:20-1:50 Both teams: Individual & team pictures (RF bleachers) 1:50-2:00 Both teams: 60-yard dash instruction and warm-up 2:00-2:10 60’s 2:20-2:40 NW Batting Practice on field 2:40-3:00 NE Batting Practice on field 3:05-3:13 NW INF/OF 3:13-3:21 NE INF/OF 3:25 Ceremonial First pitch 3:30 Northwest vs Northeast* (7-inning game) 4:00 SW/SE Player Check-in 5:00-5:20 Both teams: Player Meeting in RF Bleachers 5:20-5:50 Both teams: Individual & team pictures (RF bleachers) 5:50-6:00 Both teams: 60-yard dash instruction and warm-up 6:00-6:10 60’s 6:20-6:40 SW Batting Practice on field 6:40-7:00 SE Batting Practice on field 7:05-7:13 SW INF/OF 7:13-7:21 SE INF/OF 7:25 Ceremonial First Pitch 7:30 Southwest vs Southeast* (7-inning game) Sunday 8:00-8:45 MW/NW BP in cages 8:50-9:00 MW INF/OF 9:00 Midwest vs Northwest* (9-inning game), Post-Game Ceremony 10:00-11:00 NE/SW BP in cages 11:45 Northeast vs Southwest* (9-inning game), Post-game Ceremony 12:00-1:00 SE/ME BP in cages Following Gm 2 ME INF/OF 2:30 Southeast vs Mideast* (9-inning game), Post-game Ceremony Key: SW-Southwest, SE-Southeast, MW-Midwest, ME-Mideast, SW-Southwest, SE-Southeast -Rosters- *Denotes Home Team; 1B Dugout-Home Team, 3B Dugout-Visiting Team. ***NOTE: FYI, If games end quickly, the next contest will begin ahead of schedule. All other times will remain as scheduled unless weather hits, or the threat of rain, forces us to speed ahead. –Mercy Rule: For games on Sunday, there will be a ten-run rule after seven innings. There is no mercy rule for Saturday games. -In the event of inclement weather, a game is considered official after 5 innings on Saturday, 7 innings on Sunday. Player/Parent Notes -Players are responsible for bringing baseball pants, HS hat, helmet, indoor shoes and any other equipment that you may need. DP will provide your jersey. –This is a BBCOR event. Players are encouraged to bring their own BBCOR bats. -Wood bats will not be used in games but will be used Saturday in batting practice on the field. Please bring your own lumber. -The registration tables will be stationed on the concourse directly behind homeplate at Gate 4. -Overflow parking will be available to players and parents in the centerfield lot. Please park there and enter through the Gate 4 behind homeplate, FYI it is a 0.2 mile walk. Limited and handicap parking does exist beside the stadium on the 1B/RF side. -No spikes are allowed in the cages or in the stadium, only on the field. No sunflower seeds in the cages. -Individual and team pictures will be available courtesy of All-American Imaging. -Concessions will be available courtesy of Lexington HS. -DP apparel will be available all weekend. Admission: $15 Event Pass, $10 Day Pass; Ages 10 and under are FREE Hotel info: We have secured a reduced rate at a Columbia hotel, be sure to mention Diamond Prospects for the aforementioned discount. Sleep Inn – 803.731.9999, $69.99 + tax For more info and directions to this Sleep Inn, click here. Directions: To Carolina Stadium, 431 Williams St, Columbia 29208. For Carolina Stadium info, click here. -Please be familiar with the schedule and be on time, or early, when your team is scheduled for activity. You are free to leave after your games. If games end early and allow us to move ahead of schedule, please understand that we will quickly roll into the next phase of the schedule. Tournament Info -Palmetto Games champions will be based on the following info/tie-breakers: 1. Overall Record (1 point for a win, .5 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss) 2. Head-to-Head 3. Run Differential 4. Runs Allowed 5. Runs Scored 6. Coin Flip -If game is tied after 7 innings on Saturday, one additional extra inning will be played. Each game will feature seven complete innings, even if the winning team hits last. No extra innings on Sunday. -No inning will feature more than 8 hitters. If 8 hitter rule is envoked, one run will be added for each remaining out, ie 0 outs=3 runs, 1 out=2 runs, 2 outs=1 run. *Most Important Thing: Please stay tuned to TheDiamondProspects.com in the days leading up to the event for any announcements/last second adjustments. Also, in the case of inclement weather during the event, the DP website will be our way of communicating with you along with Twitter @diamondprospect
