RAIN SHORTENED POLICY

Bracket games are official after 3 innings or after 2 ½ innings if the home team is ahead.

Tournament Directors reserve the right to play WINNERS BRACKET games ahead of LOSERS BRACKET games (possibly eliminating LOSERS BRACKET entirely) if necessary, or to reduce game times down if tournament can be completed with those revisions.

If the tournament cannot be completed by any other method, the following will be used:

**Note that all games in the tournament should be used when average runs scored or allowed are being computed. This includes both pool and bracket play.

SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKETS:

In the event a SINGLE ELIMINATION tournament cannot be completed due to weather or other reasons, the following will be used to determine placement and/or awards:

1. All teams still in the Bracket are ordered first, using the following:

• Winning percentage including Pool and bracket play. A Bye in the first round of bracket will count as a win if bracket play has begun and only first round of bracket is complete.
• Least average runs allowed per game played
• Highest average run differential per game played (8 run limit)
• Coin toss

1. If only two teams remain in the tournament, then those teams will be declared co-champions.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKETS:

In the event a DOUBLE ELIMINATION (Winners’ and Losers’ Bracket) tournament cannot be completed due to weather or other reasons, the following will be used to determine placement and/or awards:

All teams still in the Winners’ Bracket are ordered first, using the following:

• Winning percentage including Pool and bracket play. A Bye in the first round of bracket will count as a win if bracket play has begun and only first round of bracket is complete.
• Least average runs allowed per game played
• Highest average run differential per game played (8 run limit)
• Coin toss

1. Next, teams in the same spot in the Losers’ Bracket are ordered by the following:

• Head-to-head (this is used first when only two teams are in the same spot)
• The team which advanced farthest in the Winners’ Bracket before losing
• Least average runs allowed per game played
• Highest average run differential per game played (8 run limit)
• Coin toss

2. If only two teams remain in the tournament, then those teams will be declared co-champions.