Rick Stevens
Phone: 512-225-4000
Blue Diamond Tournaments
PO Box 806
Round Rock, Tx 78680
email:rick@bluediamondtournaments.com

July 14, 2017

Early Check-in from 6:00pm-8:00pm(Please advise the Tournament Director if your team will be doing Early Check-in)
(TBA)

All managers must check their team in prior to competing in the National Tournament events. Every team must be available to check-in at 7:00am Saturday, July 16, 2016. Managers will be provided a check-in time by Monday July 11, 2016. Manager must have each player in uniform, original birth certificate of each player, a photocopy of the birth certificate, a copy of insurance and three copies of their Super Series roster.***Players names, date of births and addresses incorrect on the Super Series roster WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY***

Players will be interviewed by a National Director. There will be no assigned times for early check-in

July 15, 2017

Regular check-in from 7:00am-12:00pm
United Heritage Center located at the Dell Diamond (3400 E Palm Valley Rd)

All managers must check in their team at their assigned time, if the team did not participate in early check-in. Manager’s must have each player in uniform, original birth certificate of each player, photocopy of the original birth certificate, copy of team insurance and three copies of their Super Series roster.***Players names, date of births and addresses incorrect on the Super Series roster WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY***

Managers need to know the name of hotels and number of rooms their team is staying at for the Summer National.

Players will be interviewed by a National Director.

Team Mom’s Meeting12:00pm at the United Heritage Center located at the Dell Diamond (3400 E Palm Valley Rd)

Two representatives from each team will be permitted to attend.
The tournament director and a member of the Round Rock Convention and Visitor’s Bureau will speak about the Summer National and give information on area attractions and specials. All pre-order merchandise will be handed out durimg check-in.

Mandatory Manager’s Meeting12:00pm at the United Heritage Center located at the Dell Diamond (3400 E Palm Valley Rd)

All manager’s must attend and no more than two representatives per team. Pool play,Championship Brackets and coaches passes will be handed out at this time.

• Don’t forget your team pins for Super Series Summer National all time favorite PIN TRADING. Bring your team pins and trade them with other teams from around the United States and meet your competitors.
  
  
• There will also be lots of food and games for everyone including moonwalks, obstacle courses, music, food and drawings held at 3:00pm. There will be one game no player should pass up a chance to play and that is DUNK-THE-UMP. This is your one chance to get even with the man in blue before the game even begins, they are willing to take the punishment you are about to put on them.
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  Skills Competition

  9:00am-5:00pm at 3300 E. Palm Valley Rd (Old Settlers Park Baseball Complex)

• Home Run Derby
  Two players from each team will receive 5 outs (out is a failed attempt to hit the ball over the fence).
  Coaches will pitch to their own players; there will be no warm-up pitches.
  Top 5 batters will return for the second round but to qualify for the second round, a batter must hit at least one homerun.
• Around the Field
  Players are timed on their throws around the ball field. The ball will start in LF then thrown to CF to RF to 1st base to 2nd base to 3rd base to catcher to pitcher. There will be a judge with a stopwatch and the best time wins. Two attempts per team.
  
  If a team has more than 8 players present, the second attempt must include the players who did not participate in the first attempt.
• Flying Spikes
  Players will be timed on their running around the bases starting at home and finishing at home. Two players from each team may participate. Both players run times will be added together and the fastest time from the two attempts will be used.

July 17, 2017

All teams and families are invited to join us for our Summer National Tournament Parade of Teams prior to the Round Rock Express game. Teams will march on the warning track around Dell Diamond and being recognized by team on the jumbo-tron and announced. ***Teams cannot toss confetti into the crowd or onto the field***
Teams must be at the Dell Diamond by 5:15pm to line up for the Parade of Teams. (Teams can carry their team banner and state flag).

The Super Series National Tournament Director and a special guest speaker to speak before the first pitch.

All skills competition winners will be announced at the opening ceremonies.

There will be one team name drawn, from each division, to allow them to walk on the field with Express players prior to the National Anthem.

There will be one players name drawn, from each division, who will be the special guest of the tournament director and will get to bring one guest with them and enjoy the Round Rock Express vs Memphis Redbirds game from the special party deck located above 1st base.

One players name will be drawn, from each division, to have the honor to throw the first pitch of the game.

 
Any players, coaches/managers and families wishing to participate in the opening ceremonies, must purchase a game ticket. Team orders are requested. Round Rock Express has requested that all ticket orders and questions go through a Summer National Director (rick@bluediamondtournaments.com). Please do not contact the Express ticket office for any questions. You can visit the Express at www.roundrockexpress.comfor seating chart and entertainment at Dell Diamond.The price per ticket is:

$12 for Box Seats
$6 for Berm/Lawn seats

 
At the conclusion of the game, Express and Redbirds players are available for autographs down the left field line during the finale.

July 16-17, 2017

Pool play games to commence. Each team will play four pool games.

Daily Admissions:

SINGLE DAY GATE ADMISSIONS:

ADULT DAILY ADMISSION $ 7.00

SENIORS DAILY ADMISSION (65 & Over) $ 5.00

STUDENT DAILY ADMISSION (13-17) $ 3.00

CHILDREN  6 - 12 DAILY ADMISSION $ 1.50

CHILDREN 5 & UNDER FREE

July 18-22, 2017 “Championship and Consolation Bracket play to commence”

Teams and families can take advantage of what Central Texas has to offer from swimming, boating, fishing, spa’s, golfing, go-carts, laser tag, paint ball, another Round Rock Express game.

The Championship game will be the most exciting game for each team to get to. We plan on this being a special game for both teams.