Just a reminder for the "Las Vegas Road Trip" fast pitch tournament. The date of this tournament will be April 13th & 14th. Due to the difficultly of trying to schedule games on Friday with both teams and the park, there will be NO games on Friday and the tournament will be limited to 30 teams and played on Saturday and Sunday. The Championship games will be scheduled for 3:00 PM on Sunday, with "IF" games immediately following if necessary. Teams flying should make their plans for late departure times in the event the brackets are running late. Â
This will be a NAFA sanctioned event with the participating teams separated in the following divisions:
A
A-Major/AA (depending on amount of teams)
AA/AA-Major (depending on the amount of teams)
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The splits in the higher classifications will be based on the amount of teams that enter. The NAFA pitcher’s list will be used to monitor pitchers in the tournament as well as the team’s current classification. No Open class pitchers are allowed to pitch in this tournament. Confirmation into the tournament will be based on the entry fee and roster being received. Last year we had 29 teams competing and the schedule was very tough on the first day. Please do not delay in getting back to me if your team will be entering into the event, money is due starting January 11th and will confirm your entry. Once the tournament is full, teams providing their entry fee will be placed on a waiting list and entered if any teams drop out. We currently have 7 fields reserved for the event.
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The entry fee for the tournament is $400 and the NAFA 3-game guarantee bracket will be used for all divisions. It is open to all fast pitch teams and if your team has not yet paid their NAFA registration fee, there will be an additional $20 fee which will be forwarded to your State Director. With a minimum of eight (8) teams in a division, the winner will have their 2013 NAFA World Series entry fee paid for the division they played in. Also, to help keep tournament costs down, if your team books at least five (5) rooms and stays at our host hotel you will receive $25 back on your entry fee.
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For the 6th year our host hotel will once again be Arizona Charlie's Boulder. We have secured a rate of $46 per night for Friday and Saturday and $29 for Thursday and Sunday night if you book directly with the hotel using their 800 number. The hotel is nice for the teams as the rooms are set up in a dorm type setting and being able to talk or hang out with each other is very easy. Arizona Charlie's Boulder offers a casino, buffet and sit down dining along with live music in the casino bar/lounge. Please help the tournament by booking with Arizona Charlie's by using their 800 number to receive the special rate. The number is 800-362-4040 and the reference code is C-SCIFL or mention So Cal Independent Fast Pitch League. Rooms booked any other way (Priceline, Expida, etc) cannot be confirmed through the hotel and are not used toward our count. If you need to book more than three (3) rooms on the same credit card, please contact Kathy Brennan at 702-951-5942 in the group sales department and she will be more than happy to assist you. If she is not there, leave a message and she will get back to you.Â
Arizona Charlie's Boulder
Full service hotel/casino/restaurants/RV Park www.arizonacharliesboulder.com 4575 Boulder Hwy, Las Vegas, NV 800-362-4040 and reference "C-SCIFL" or So Cal Independent Fast Pitch League as the group name
Information regarding the event, game results and player statistics will be posted on www.scifastpitch.com . This year's tournament once again will be played at Sunset Park and Warm Springs Park, both are located with 1/4-mile of each other and are located by the Las Vegas International Airport. Game times will be available once the tournament is filled or by March 19th.
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Team interested in playing should contact Robert Hernandez at rmh323@roadrunner.com or 714-392-1387. All teams will need to submit a roster listing all their players with their entry fee and identifying their pitchers. Checks can be made out to "SCIFL" and forwarded to Robert Hernandez, P.O. Box 1891, Anaheim, CA 92815-1891. Â
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this tournament. I look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas.
Robert Hernandez NAFA Pacific Coast VP SCIFL President P.O. Box 1891 Anaheim, CA 92815-1891 rmh323@roadrunner.com 714-392-1387
