2025 NBFSS National Championships – Texas, USA

General rules:  Any updates will be provided directly to the coaches prior to the event.

TOURNAMENT RULES: 

Games: 5-game guarantee. May depend on age group.

Gate:  Gate Passes will be available online and/or at the field.  Weekly passes are recommended.

Parking:  All participants park at their own risk.  Please follow posted parking signs or directions provided by any field supervisor.

Baseballs - Each team will receive 1 dozen Baseballs for the tournament. After the dozen baseballs have been exhausted then each team will supply 2 new game balls per game.  Stay on your team to get your foul balls.  All baseballs should be High School Federation or College Approved.

Bats - Wood Bat Only – with 1 (one) exception

• The 2028 and 2030 Grad Classes may use a composite wooden bat. *ONLY the 2028 -  2030 grad classes.  All other grad classes must use a wooden bat.  Any player playing up in grad class must use the bat allowed in that tournament grad class.

 Footwear - No metal cleats are allowed on turf fields.

Grad Class - Players are allowed to play in their grad class and above.  You may NOT play in a younger grad class.

• Class of 2026
• Class of 2027
• Class of 2028
• Class of 2029 & 2030

Run Rule - 10 runs after 4 innings / 8 runs after 5 innings.

Home/Away - Coin flips for the home team before each Pool game. The high seed will be home in all bracket play games.

Lineups - DH and One EH will be allowed (EH will be treated as a position when dealing with substitution) this is NOT a FREE SUB tournament.  *Each team must submit a lineup to the umpire.

Pitch Limits - No official pitching rules are enforced or maintained in this tournament.  However, it is recommended each team follows the MLB Pitch Smart Guidelines to help protect players.

Mound Visits - One (1) free visit per inning.  The pitcher must be removed if there is a 2nd charged visit in the same inning.  The pitcher must be removed on the 3rd charged visit.

 Time Limit - 2hr - Finish the inning in all games except Championship (no time limit) or changed due to weather. Ties will be allowed in Pool Play if tied and the time limit has been reached.

Tie Breaker - Will be used in all bracket play games if the score is tied after 7 innings.  The tiebreaker will be used in pool play only if the score is tied after 7 innings AND time remains in the game.

Runner on 2B with 1 out to start the inning for each team. This will continue until a winner is determined. Starting from the last out that was made: The last hitter at 2B.

Scoring – The Home team will be the official scorebook.  Scoreboards will be available in most fields.

Seeding - Bracket seeding is determined by: Pool Place, Overall Record, Head-to-Head, Runs Allowed, Runs Scored, Run Diff, and if still tied rock, paper, and scissors.

Championship Bracket Games – Top two teams from each pool will play in bracket play.  High Seed will be the Home Team.  Final Pool play, and brackets will be provided to coaches as we get closer to the tournament.

Tournament Communication & Weather - All communication will be sent to head coaches via e-mail and posted on Twitter (when possible).  Lightning is measured at 8 – 10 Miles.

If you hear an air horn or other warning from the field supervisor, you are to clear the field immediately as that means lightning is in the area.  Once the air horn goes off play cannot resume for 30 mins from the last detection.  The field director will give the all-clear and players will be given ample time to return to play.

If games are canceled due to weather those games may or may not be rescheduled for a different time.  Rescheduled games will depend on weather, player safety, and tournament options.

Sportsmanship/Conduct - Ejections - at the discretion of the tournament director and the nature of the ejection a suspension may be enforced up to removal from the tournament.  In the interest of maintaining a quality event, the tournament committee reserves the right to eject any person from the site for unruly or unsportsmanlike behavior. Any coach or player who is ejected for the second time during the tournament will be eliminated from participating for the remainder of the tournament.  Your games may be recorded and broadcast which means there may be live microphones in the ballpark.  Please be mindful and remind your families that many things can be overheard.  We will not tolerate disrespectful behavior at our events.

Our goal is for players to play, and any decision made by the staff is to put the players first.  This is not about how many and how fast we can get games in.  This is about what is right for players to get exposure and be scouted.