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Welcome to the Indiana USSSA Fastpitch Tournaments. Indiana USSSA is the leader for the largest events across the Great Lakes Region. Here are some things you will need to know for playing rules and park rules for playing in Indiana USSSA Tournaments.

Indiana USSSA mission statement:

We want to provide the best and fairest playing field for our teams that allows them to play in a competitive but fair enviroment. Our goals are to acheieve to be the best events in the country. Our office is always open to visit.

Players with any disabilities such as hearing, talking or seeing please let our staff know. We want to ensure our staff of this, so we can communicate with them so we can do everything we can to ensure the communication is made for the safety of all players. 

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Seating:

Indiana USSSA does not have the ability nor do their parks to do a seating chart. Spectators are responsible for where they sit. We recommend you do not sit in home run areas, foul balls areas, areas of overthrown balls or where teams warmup. Note that you are soley responsible for your safety attending any USSSA events. 

Rosters:

All rosters must be on line prior to playing USSSA events;

Any teams using guest players , then they must be on line four hours prior to the start of the event.

Tournament rules:

All rules are goverern under USSSA rules.

Any rules not covered in the USSSA rules we will refer to the National Fedewation book for clarification. 

Some events may have special rules for events and if so we will send out emails to coaches. 

Run Rules:

12 after 3 inning of play

10 after four inings of play

8  after five innings of play.

(exception) 8U has no run rule after 3 innings. 

Time limits:

Most all events will be 70 minute pool play games finish the innings. 

Pool play may end in ties.

Bracket play is 70 minutes finish the innings must have a winner.

NIT events, State Tournament events and National events will have special time limits. 

They are all 75 minute games following the same rules as if we were playing 70 minute games. 

Seeding into brackets:

The USSSA data seeds teams to bracket play. What the website says is what we go by.

Home team: 

Will always be deisgnated as the official scorebook. We recommend teams use a a book but game changer is approved. 

We also recommend you sit by the area of where the homeplate umpire is, so they can confer with subs, time or any protests. We ask that home team writes down the start time of each game.

We recommend that you stay in contact during the game with the opposing teams scorekeepers. 

In case of any issues the umpire has the right to designate the visiting team to become oficial book during th game. 

Protest fees:

All protest fees are $100 cash money.

Protest must be done when play happens if a play occurs.

Judgments calls are not protestable. 

Protest of rosters can happen anytime during the game. 

If a team protest and wins the protest fees will be returned to the team. 

If a team loses protest they will forfeit their fees. 

Start time for games:

Games may start up to 15 minutes early after the first game of the day

Teams failure to comply may result in a forfeit being issued to your game. This is not up for discussion.

Each game will start with five warmup pitches, three pitches or one minute per inning after that.

After plate meeting games will start one minute from that. 

Rain out infomation:

Indiana USSSA rain out line is 812-350-5129 we will not update anything until at least two hours prior to games times.

We will also send out email to both coaches and parents.

Teams can also use our usssa app. 

Tournament director has the option and all rights to change the format of the event in case of inclement weather. The director can change but not limitedto amount of games played, time limits shorten, innings played shorten, losers brackets drop if using losers bracket. 

Refund policies:

Three games played there will be no refund issued.

Two games played 25%  refund issued

One game played 50% refund issued. 

Indiana USSSA has a zero tolerance policy

At any time a coach is ejected they will sit the next game.

If ejected the last game of the tournament, then that coach will have to sit ut the first game of the next rournament. 

We will report ejection of coaches to the tournament director of their next event if ejected the lst game. 

Parents ejections 

Any parent/spectator ejected from an event will be ejected for the remainder of that tournament.

If  parent/spectator is ejected twicw durin th season, then they will be removed from attedning any USSSA events for the remainder of that season.

Park rules:

No parks allow pets, so please do not bring pets. 

No smoking allowed or no use of tobacco products allowed. This includes vaping.

No RV parking in parking lots. RV's take up too much room. 

If turf is being played on then no gum or sunflower seed of ay kind are allowed.

Anytime turf fields are used np metal clats allowed. Turf Shoes, tennis shoes and molded cleats allowed. 

All Indiana USSSA events have gate fees:

Spectators will be issued an armband at the entry of the park when they pay. That armband must be worn at all times. If at anytime you lose that band you will have to buy anoher band. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Gate fees are for most all events are as follows. Special events such as Stae and Naionals may be moe.

Weekend fees: $25

Daily fees:        $15

Seniors            $15 senors only pay one fee. The band is a weekend band 

Children           10 under are allowed in free.

Parents you are responsible for watching your children. Please do not leave them unattended. 

Please do not allow children to be throwing balls in spectator areas. Injuries a have oocured to spectators. 

Our goal is to keep everyone as safe as possible. 

USSSA State office address:

1549 Southpark Court

Columbus, Indiana 47201

Office hours Monday-Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM March-October 

Office hours Monday-Thursday 9:00Am to 5:00PM November-February 

Indiana USSSA office staff:

State Director                 Tim foster        [email protected]

State UIC                       Chad Roach   [email protected] 

State Office admin:        [email protected]

Marketing director         [email protected] 

Area Directors:

Tim Foster State Director      [email protected]             central Indiana events metro indy area

Central Indiana C Director   [email protected]         central Indiana events 

Southern Indiana Director   Gametimessporting [email protected] New Alanby/Louisville area

Southerwest Director           [email protected]          evansville southwest Ky events

Northern Indiana                  [email protected]         northern indiana events

Mark Feller                           [email protected]          northen indiana events

John Reyonlds                     john,reyonlds@usssa,com      terre haute, yorktown area

Firecracker

Welcome to the 2026 USSSA Firecracker event. This event was an excellent event last season with over 130 teams entered. We expect this event will once again fil up.

Fees are due no later than 21 days prior to the start date of this event. 

Payments can be made on line at usssa.com.... pay by venmo to @jennifer-foster-302 be sure to put what event/ 

If paying by check mail to Indiana USSSA 1549 Southhpark Ct Columbus, In 47201

This is an USSSA sanction event and all teams must meet guidelines to play.

a. Be USSSA Sanction

b Provide insurance

c. Have all rosters on line

Awarded are awarded for 1st and 2nd place teams

Rules for event:

a. All rules are under USSSA.

b. Rules not covered in the usssa book then we will refer toNational Fereration rules. 

c,  Protest fees are $150 cash. 

d. run rules are 12 after 3, 10 after 4 and 8 after 5

e. time limits are 70 minute games and finish the inning

f.  pool play may end in tie. 

g. brackets are seed out of pool play by the usssa system. 

h. in bracket higher seed is home team if same seed then we go to coin flip

i. home tem is official scorekeeper 

j. no dub numbers allowed on jersey

k. there is no penalty issued in this event for not having same color of uniform

Park rules:

a. no pets allowed inside any parks. this will be enforced by parks.

b. no tabacco proucts allowed includes vaping and chewing.

c. no alchol allowed at any parks. 

d. no rv parking overnight 

e. no open burning 

Zero tolerance policy

USSSA will not allow abuse to any staff member inclucing but not limited to directors, UIC'S, umpires, gate workers, vendors, park staff,etc. If deemed to be hostile to employees you will be ask to leave and be removed from the event. 

Rainout info: 812-350-3272.... emails will be sent out.... we will use app also to update. 

In case of inclement weather:

The director has the option to change the format of the event in case of weather. Event can be changed to but not limited to:

a. shorten game times

b. shorten innings played

c. reducing number of games to be played.

d. ?dropping losers bracket if one being used. 

USSSA does have gate fees at most events: At this time it is cash only

Weekend pass: $25

Day pass:          $15

Seniors             $15 we offer only one pass for seniors that gets them in all weekend.

Under 10:         Free

Gates will open 75 minutes prior to the first game time of the day.

All braclets and bands must be worn. Refusing to wear bans will result in being ejected from the park. 

Once you enter the park all sales are final. There will be no refunds on gate fees. 

Safety at the park:

If your duty to be prepared to watch for foul balls, overthrown balls, batted balls, home run balls while in the park. Indiana USSSA will not be responsible for any injures that occur. 

Please do not leave children unattended while they are at the park. 

Indiana Tournament directors for this event are:

Tim Foster                  Lincoln Park

Chad Roach               Lincoln park UIC 

Darren Brooks:           Kasting Park

Bobby Moore:            Clifty Park

Rich Day:                   Dunn  Stadium 

For info for this event or questions about USSSA email Tim Foster at [email protected] or call 812-350-5129

Thanks for playing Indiana USSSA,

Tim Foster

USSSA Ky/Indiana USSSA State Director