theswitchMONEYBALL Plus Fitness 24/7 Windsor Home Run Contest brings together the biggest hitters to slug it out for a massive $1000 winner’s prize on the afternoon of Saturday October 11, 2014.
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Below are the rules for this competition:
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·        Each team competing in theswitchMONEYBALL Open Men’s Fastpitch competition will select one batter and one pitcher from their team list to compete. Participants names must be notified to a theswitchMONEYBALL Organising Committee Member by no later than midday on Saturday, October 11
·        Additionally, there will be one competitor chosen by the sponsor to compete for the prize at the sponsors discretion
·        All pitches must be delivered as a “legal†softball pitch as per the rules governing theswitchMONEYBALL Open Men’s Fastpitch competition. Blue umpires will be officiating all activities
·        Pitches can be as fast or as slow as desired, provided they are a “legal†delivery
·        Any hit that is not an automatic home run over fair territory is an “outâ€
·        Not every pitch must be swung at by the batter, but, in the event that four pitches in a row are left by the batter this constitutes an “outâ€
·        Each batter has a total of five “outs†before their turn is complete
·        After one completed round, the top three batters (and any equally tied participants) advance to the final
·        For the final- all scores are returned to zero
·        Each finalist receives an additional five “outs†each
·        In the event that a tie remains after these outs, sudden death will be entered where all batters tied on the most home runs will have one “outâ€. After this single “outâ€, it will be the other competitors turn
·        This will continue until a winner has been found in “sudden deathâ€
·        There will only be one winner
·        Any arguments or objections will be handled by the umpires on the field officiating the event
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Spectators should have their gloves ready and their eyes peeled. Juniors will have the opportunity to be involved by being paired with a participant assisting as their bat boy.             Â
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theswitchMONEYBALL Fastpitch Softball Tournament
Proudly Supported by Ipswich City Council
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
October 10-12, 2014
The Switch Is On!