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Carol - We'll let you know how it is. We had this one circled on our schedule list from the start. We have also heard wonderful things about it, and hope they all come true.
ASA Tournament 2011 Orrville Fire in the Sky 14U ASA National Qualifier
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Buckeye-you will not be disappointed. Make sure you all enjoy the carnival that goes on.
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We will have Schmidt Hall available, once again this year, for all teams and coaches to escape the heat throughout the tournament. Schmidt Hall is an air conditioned facility offering tables, chairs, and free refreshments from the firefighters. There is also plenty of shade throughout the park!
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With more teams than ever this year, am I correct to assume that play will start during the morning or afternoon of Friday July 1? I am trying to coordinate hotels/check in dates for our parents so any information would be greatly appreciated!
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Friday is the 1st, not the 3rd.
I'd hate to see you get the reservations for the wrong days.
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Thanks Merlion Have the reservations for the right date, just typed the wrong one in my post lol
Have the reservations for the right date, just typed the wrong one in my post lol
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Good luck up there. I've never been there myself, but have heard it is a great tournament.
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Thanks! There are some solid teams/organizations represented, so we're looking forward to the competition as well as the atmosphere. Have heard nothing but raves about this tourney for the past 3-4 years, and as it has grown by about 15+ teams this year, apparently others feel the same way. Good luck to you guys this season, Black has another tough team this year as always!
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First games are scheduled for 8:00 AM Friday, July 1st. You will be receiving schedules from our TD in the very near future!
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Coaches and Team Managers,
Please be checking your emails for the tournament information packet that will be sent out this week. It will include a tentative schedule, parking information, tournament rules and some vendor and carnival information. If you have not recieved it by the end of the this week or have any questions please email the TD Joe Horn at fireintheskysoftball@gmail.com.
Please be checking your emails for the tournament information packet that will be sent out this week. It will include a tentative schedule, parking information, tournament rules and some vendor and carnival information. If you have not recieved it by the end of the this week or have any questions please email the TD Joe Horn at fireintheskysoftball@gmail.com.
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Below is a copy of the TOURNAMENT INFO PACKET
Coaches,
I want to be the first to welcome you to the 2011 Fire in the Sky tournament and let you know how excited we are for this year! We have expanded to our biggest tournament ever and as you know, we have made a commitment to constantly improving our tourney to make it one of the best around. We put together this packet to help inform you on all that we have going on this year, as well as some new additions that we have made. Hopefully, this will help answer any questions you may have. We have expanded our tournament size to 44 teams this year and added an extra field. Please be sure to check out some of the changes that have been made to the time schedule this year, as well as our hospitality room. We are eager to see teams from WV, PA, KY and OH all competing in this great town. If you have questions about the area, tournament, hotels, dining or anything else, please ask me. I want this to be a great experience for you and your team!
Good Luck this Season!
Joe Horn, Tournament Director
567-204-5106
Fireintheskysoftball@gmail.com
Team List
1. Ohio Attack 14U 2. Ashland Blaze 13U 3. Cincy Doom 97 4. MC Madness 14U Red
5. Valley Extreme Blue 6. Ohio Blast 14U- Miokovic 7. Ohio Classics 96 8. Ohio Wolfpack
9. Pittsburgh (PA) Power- Frey 10. Ohio Sapphires 11. MC Madness 14U White 12. Ohio Outlaws Black
13. Ohio Outlaws Silver 14. Elyria SunDogs 15. Ohio Emeralds 16. WV Mountain Thunder 14U
17. OFC Heat 96 18. Pittsburgh (PA) Pride 19. Ashland Blaze 20. Ohio Wave 96
21. Ohio Wave 97 22. Buckeye Heat 97 23. Parma Wildcats 97 24. Silver Creek (PA) Starz- Shaffer
25. Lady Stock Pack 26. Breakers 14U 27. Ohio Stingrays- Leedy 28. Tigerlillies 14U
29. Ohio Hawks 96- Herman 30. Ohio Hawks 97- Hoff 31. Lake Erie Freeze 32. Mid-Ohio Heat
33. Ohio Hurricanes 34. WV Lady Aces 35. Pittsburgh (PA) Pride- Knochel 36. West Virginia Gold 14u
37. Grizzly Fastpitch 14u Red 38. Grizzly Fastpitch 14u White 39. Louisville Lady Sluggers (KY) 40.Twisters 14u
41. Team Pennsylvania (PA) 42. Ohio Hawks 97 Buelow 43. Diamond Dominators 44. Stow 14u
Fire in the Sky Rules
Coin Flip to decide Home Team.
The ASA DP/Flex player is allowed (9 Play the Field, 10 on the line-up card with 9 Batting)
No inning will start after 75 min. Time begins when the coaches return to the dugout after the coin flip.
There is no drop dead time limit rule this year. The last inning to start inside the 75 min limit will be played to the end of the inning.
International Tie Breaker will be used to start any inning started after the 90 min. mark for single elimination games.
Two ASA Sanctioned Umpires every game. No Protests! Umpire?s Judgment is final!
Three pool games then single elimination after teams are seeded.
Each team will be seeded according to their pool play for Saturday/Sundays Playoffs.
4 game guarantee.
First place will receive a Team Trophy, Individual Player Awards, and an automatic bid to the Class A Eastern Nationals.
Second place will receive a Team Trophy, Individual Player Awards, and an automatic bid to the Class B Eastern Nationals.
Third and Fourth place will receive a Team Trophy.
Good Sportsmanship is not only expected, it is demanded. Remember, this weekend is all about the young ladies.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY ANY CONFUSION YOU HAVE WITH THE RULES WITH THE UMPIRE BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS.
Tournament Structure
44 teams will be divided up into 11 pools of 4 teams. All pools will be determined by blind draw. Play begins at 8am on Friday morning and will continue until Saturday early afternoon. Each team will play the other 3 teams in their pool to determine their seed for the single elimination tournament that begins Saturday afternoon. Runs for and runs against will be recorded from each pool play game and tallied for use as a tie-breaker should teams finish with the same record. The first tie-breaker will be least amount of runs against, and then most runs for.
All teams will make the single elimination tournament. A copy of the bracket will be distributed before the tournament begins. Please be advised that Single elimination tournament begins Saturday afternoon. Some teams will be eliminated before Sunday. Winner of the single elimination tournament will be awarded a Class A bid to the ASA Eastern Nationals. Second place will be awarded a Class B bid to the ASA Eastern Nationals.
Tentative Schedule
This year pool play is set to begin on the morning of Friday, July 1st and continue until Saturday afternoon. Each team will play two pool games on Friday and one pool game on Saturday afternoon. Saturday afternoon the first round of the single elimination tournament will begin. The rest of the tournament will continue Sunday morning at 8am and will finish Sunday night leading up to the Orrville Firefighter?s Association Fireworks Show at approximately 10:15pm.
Rain Delays
Rain delays will be called in to the coaches immediately. If you have any questions about the weather and are unsure please contact the TD Joe Horn or Chris Bishop with the phone numbers provided. Delays will be dealt with on a situational basis and coaches will be informed promptly.
Cancelled Game Policy
If a game is cancelled and not played for any reason a percent of the entry fee will be refunded for each of the 4 guaranteed games that are missed.
Registration Tent
Coaches will need to check in at the registration tent as soon as they arrive on Friday. The tent will be located just behind (north side) the Front Diamond and will be available throughout the tournament to answer any questions, pick up brackets and post all results.
When checking in you will need to:
Provide your teams ASA# (#?s are available for purchase if your team doesn?t have one already).
Provide a contact number where a coach or team manager can be reached for the entire tournament (for updates on bracket seeding, weather, ect?).
Pay any unpaid balances.
Verify your team?s roster.
Pick up your players? goodie bags.
Hospitality Building
Similar to last year, we are providing a hospitality building for all the teams to eat and get out of the sun. All teams will be allowed to store food in the kitchen, have access to refrigerators and use the dining area to eat as a team. We will provide a host to watch over the building and answer any questions, as well as provide tourist information given by the Wayne County Visitors Bureau. The Hospitality Building will be on a ?first come, first serve? basis. Please allow only immediate members of the team into the building, as there is limited space. The elderly and team parents will be allowed in the Hospitality Building as an opportunity to get out of the heat or set up meals.
Swimming
Orr Pool is located directly behind the Front diamond at Orr Park. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children. Children under 3 years old are allowed free into the wading pool. Senior citizens with a Golden Buckeye card are eligible for half price pool passes. The tentative hours of the Orr Pool are from 12pm-9pm.
Ohio Fastpitch Connection
The OFC website will be used to post game scores immediately after they are finished. The website is available to anyone and can be accessed at www.game-ex.com.
DIRECTIONS TO ORR PARK
Address: Orr Park, 440 N Elm St. Orrville, OH 44667
From I-76
Merge onto OH-21 S via EXIT 13A toward MASSILLON. 3.3 mi
Merge onto OH-585 W toward WOOSTER. 7.6 mi
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto WADSWORTH RD/OH-57. Continue to follow OH-57. 5.7 mi
Turn RIGHT onto W HIGH ST/CR-502. 0.5 mi
Turn RIGHT onto N ELM ST. 0.0 mi
End at 440 N Elm St Orrville, OH 44667
From US-30
Continue on US-30
Turn LEFT onto OH-57. 3.2 mi
Turn LEFT onto W HIGH ST/CR-502. 0.5 mi
Turn RIGHT onto N ELM ST. 0.0 mi
End at 440 N Elm St Orrville, OH 44667
From I-71
Take the OH-539 exit, EXIT 198, toward W SALEM/CONGRESS. 0.2 mi
Turn RIGHT onto CONGRESS RD/OH-539. 0.8 mi
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto CONGRESS RD/OH-539. Continue to follow OH-539. 1.7 mi
Turn RIGHT onto S MAPLE ST/OH-539. Continue to follow OH-539. 0.7 mi
Turn LEFT onto W PLEASANT HOME RD/CR-48. 10.4 mi
Turn RIGHT onto EBY RD/TOWNSHIP HWY 73. 1.0 mi
Turn RIGHT onto FULTON RD/CR-27. 0.1 mi
Turn LEFT onto EBY RD/CR-73. Continue to follow CR-73. 3.0 mi
Turn LEFT onto W CENTER ST/CR-502. Continue to follow CR-502. 3.0 mi
Turn RIGHT onto CHIPPEWA RD/CR-502. 1.0 mi
Turn LEFT onto W HIGH ST/CR-502. 1.5 mi
Turn LEFT onto N ELM ST. 0.0 mi
End at 440 N Elm St Orrville, OH 44667
Parking
Parking in the park is limited during the tournament due to the Independence Day Festival and fireworks show. Parking lots can be found on the east side of Elm Street by the front diamond and by the back diamond. The church diamond will have its own parking lot located directly south of the field. If additional parking is necessary the Orrville High School parking lot is located a couple of blocks north of the park off of Ella Street. We suggest parking your cars there on Sunday night if you plan on staying for the fireworks show. Because so many people attend this show, exiting the city can take some time.
Coaches,
I want to be the first to welcome you to the 2011 Fire in the Sky tournament and let you know how excited we are for this year! We have expanded to our biggest tournament ever and as you know, we have made a commitment to constantly improving our tourney to make it one of the best around. We put together this packet to help inform you on all that we have going on this year, as well as some new additions that we have made. Hopefully, this will help answer any questions you may have. We have expanded our tournament size to 44 teams this year and added an extra field. Please be sure to check out some of the changes that have been made to the time schedule this year, as well as our hospitality room. We are eager to see teams from WV, PA, KY and OH all competing in this great town. If you have questions about the area, tournament, hotels, dining or anything else, please ask me. I want this to be a great experience for you and your team!
Good Luck this Season!
Joe Horn, Tournament Director
567-204-5106
Fireintheskysoftball@gmail.com
Team List
1. Ohio Attack 14U 2. Ashland Blaze 13U 3. Cincy Doom 97 4. MC Madness 14U Red
5. Valley Extreme Blue 6. Ohio Blast 14U- Miokovic 7. Ohio Classics 96 8. Ohio Wolfpack
9. Pittsburgh (PA) Power- Frey 10. Ohio Sapphires 11. MC Madness 14U White 12. Ohio Outlaws Black
13. Ohio Outlaws Silver 14. Elyria SunDogs 15. Ohio Emeralds 16. WV Mountain Thunder 14U
17. OFC Heat 96 18. Pittsburgh (PA) Pride 19. Ashland Blaze 20. Ohio Wave 96
21. Ohio Wave 97 22. Buckeye Heat 97 23. Parma Wildcats 97 24. Silver Creek (PA) Starz- Shaffer
25. Lady Stock Pack 26. Breakers 14U 27. Ohio Stingrays- Leedy 28. Tigerlillies 14U
29. Ohio Hawks 96- Herman 30. Ohio Hawks 97- Hoff 31. Lake Erie Freeze 32. Mid-Ohio Heat
33. Ohio Hurricanes 34. WV Lady Aces 35. Pittsburgh (PA) Pride- Knochel 36. West Virginia Gold 14u
37. Grizzly Fastpitch 14u Red 38. Grizzly Fastpitch 14u White 39. Louisville Lady Sluggers (KY) 40.Twisters 14u
41. Team Pennsylvania (PA) 42. Ohio Hawks 97 Buelow 43. Diamond Dominators 44. Stow 14u
Fire in the Sky Rules
Coin Flip to decide Home Team.
The ASA DP/Flex player is allowed (9 Play the Field, 10 on the line-up card with 9 Batting)
No inning will start after 75 min. Time begins when the coaches return to the dugout after the coin flip.
There is no drop dead time limit rule this year. The last inning to start inside the 75 min limit will be played to the end of the inning.
International Tie Breaker will be used to start any inning started after the 90 min. mark for single elimination games.
Two ASA Sanctioned Umpires every game. No Protests! Umpire?s Judgment is final!
Three pool games then single elimination after teams are seeded.
Each team will be seeded according to their pool play for Saturday/Sundays Playoffs.
4 game guarantee.
First place will receive a Team Trophy, Individual Player Awards, and an automatic bid to the Class A Eastern Nationals.
Second place will receive a Team Trophy, Individual Player Awards, and an automatic bid to the Class B Eastern Nationals.
Third and Fourth place will receive a Team Trophy.
Good Sportsmanship is not only expected, it is demanded. Remember, this weekend is all about the young ladies.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY ANY CONFUSION YOU HAVE WITH THE RULES WITH THE UMPIRE BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS.
Tournament Structure
44 teams will be divided up into 11 pools of 4 teams. All pools will be determined by blind draw. Play begins at 8am on Friday morning and will continue until Saturday early afternoon. Each team will play the other 3 teams in their pool to determine their seed for the single elimination tournament that begins Saturday afternoon. Runs for and runs against will be recorded from each pool play game and tallied for use as a tie-breaker should teams finish with the same record. The first tie-breaker will be least amount of runs against, and then most runs for.
All teams will make the single elimination tournament. A copy of the bracket will be distributed before the tournament begins. Please be advised that Single elimination tournament begins Saturday afternoon. Some teams will be eliminated before Sunday. Winner of the single elimination tournament will be awarded a Class A bid to the ASA Eastern Nationals. Second place will be awarded a Class B bid to the ASA Eastern Nationals.
Tentative Schedule
This year pool play is set to begin on the morning of Friday, July 1st and continue until Saturday afternoon. Each team will play two pool games on Friday and one pool game on Saturday afternoon. Saturday afternoon the first round of the single elimination tournament will begin. The rest of the tournament will continue Sunday morning at 8am and will finish Sunday night leading up to the Orrville Firefighter?s Association Fireworks Show at approximately 10:15pm.
Rain Delays
Rain delays will be called in to the coaches immediately. If you have any questions about the weather and are unsure please contact the TD Joe Horn or Chris Bishop with the phone numbers provided. Delays will be dealt with on a situational basis and coaches will be informed promptly.
Cancelled Game Policy
If a game is cancelled and not played for any reason a percent of the entry fee will be refunded for each of the 4 guaranteed games that are missed.
Registration Tent
Coaches will need to check in at the registration tent as soon as they arrive on Friday. The tent will be located just behind (north side) the Front Diamond and will be available throughout the tournament to answer any questions, pick up brackets and post all results.
When checking in you will need to:
Provide your teams ASA# (#?s are available for purchase if your team doesn?t have one already).
Provide a contact number where a coach or team manager can be reached for the entire tournament (for updates on bracket seeding, weather, ect?).
Pay any unpaid balances.
Verify your team?s roster.
Pick up your players? goodie bags.
Hospitality Building
Similar to last year, we are providing a hospitality building for all the teams to eat and get out of the sun. All teams will be allowed to store food in the kitchen, have access to refrigerators and use the dining area to eat as a team. We will provide a host to watch over the building and answer any questions, as well as provide tourist information given by the Wayne County Visitors Bureau. The Hospitality Building will be on a ?first come, first serve? basis. Please allow only immediate members of the team into the building, as there is limited space. The elderly and team parents will be allowed in the Hospitality Building as an opportunity to get out of the heat or set up meals.
Swimming
Orr Pool is located directly behind the Front diamond at Orr Park. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children. Children under 3 years old are allowed free into the wading pool. Senior citizens with a Golden Buckeye card are eligible for half price pool passes. The tentative hours of the Orr Pool are from 12pm-9pm.
Ohio Fastpitch Connection
The OFC website will be used to post game scores immediately after they are finished. The website is available to anyone and can be accessed at www.game-ex.com.
DIRECTIONS TO ORR PARK
Address: Orr Park, 440 N Elm St. Orrville, OH 44667
From I-76
Merge onto OH-21 S via EXIT 13A toward MASSILLON. 3.3 mi
Merge onto OH-585 W toward WOOSTER. 7.6 mi
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto WADSWORTH RD/OH-57. Continue to follow OH-57. 5.7 mi
Turn RIGHT onto W HIGH ST/CR-502. 0.5 mi
Turn RIGHT onto N ELM ST. 0.0 mi
End at 440 N Elm St Orrville, OH 44667
From US-30
Continue on US-30
Turn LEFT onto OH-57. 3.2 mi
Turn LEFT onto W HIGH ST/CR-502. 0.5 mi
Turn RIGHT onto N ELM ST. 0.0 mi
End at 440 N Elm St Orrville, OH 44667
From I-71
Take the OH-539 exit, EXIT 198, toward W SALEM/CONGRESS. 0.2 mi
Turn RIGHT onto CONGRESS RD/OH-539. 0.8 mi
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto CONGRESS RD/OH-539. Continue to follow OH-539. 1.7 mi
Turn RIGHT onto S MAPLE ST/OH-539. Continue to follow OH-539. 0.7 mi
Turn LEFT onto W PLEASANT HOME RD/CR-48. 10.4 mi
Turn RIGHT onto EBY RD/TOWNSHIP HWY 73. 1.0 mi
Turn RIGHT onto FULTON RD/CR-27. 0.1 mi
Turn LEFT onto EBY RD/CR-73. Continue to follow CR-73. 3.0 mi
Turn LEFT onto W CENTER ST/CR-502. Continue to follow CR-502. 3.0 mi
Turn RIGHT onto CHIPPEWA RD/CR-502. 1.0 mi
Turn LEFT onto W HIGH ST/CR-502. 1.5 mi
Turn LEFT onto N ELM ST. 0.0 mi
End at 440 N Elm St Orrville, OH 44667
Parking
Parking in the park is limited during the tournament due to the Independence Day Festival and fireworks show. Parking lots can be found on the east side of Elm Street by the front diamond and by the back diamond. The church diamond will have its own parking lot located directly south of the field. If additional parking is necessary the Orrville High School parking lot is located a couple of blocks north of the park off of Ella Street. We suggest parking your cars there on Sunday night if you plan on staying for the fireworks show. Because so many people attend this show, exiting the city can take some time.
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That is an understatement.
. Even our back road ways are filled.In all honesty, I'd highly recommend staying for the show. You won't find another specular show from a small town. The firefighters know how to put on a display. The show is awesome.
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Very nice to see OFC in your coaches packet info, thanks for your support
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Do you have a time frame when the schedules will be posted?
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Schedules will be posted and emailed to all of the coaches by Thursday night June 2nd
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Any photographers on site this year?
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Yes we will have a photographer taking photos and selling pictures on site at the tournament
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Pool Play Schedules have been emailed out. If you are a coach and have not yet received one please contact Joe Horn @ fireintheskysoftball@gmail.com
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Only 2 and a half weeks away! Can't wait!
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Please follow the link for our pool play and tournament schedules.
Please note we have sponsors for our Front and Back diamond and they will be called CenturyLink and Serpentini Field respectively. To help clarify the single elimination bracket it begins early Saturday afternoon. The letter the pool and the # represents the place the team finishes in the pool after pool play.
Less than 2 weeks away! See you soon!
http://freepdfhosting.com/f217688936.pdf ------ The Bracket
http://freepdfhosting.com/ff33bb1893.pdf ----- Pool Play
Please note we have sponsors for our Front and Back diamond and they will be called CenturyLink and Serpentini Field respectively. To help clarify the single elimination bracket it begins early Saturday afternoon. The letter the pool and the # represents the place the team finishes in the pool after pool play.
Less than 2 weeks away! See you soon!
http://freepdfhosting.com/f217688936.pdf ------ The Bracket
http://freepdfhosting.com/ff33bb1893.pdf ----- Pool Play
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