Six teams from Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia will vie for over $7000 in prize money during the inaugural Carp Shootout fastball tournament at the Fairgrounds in Carp Ontario, July 21st-23rd 2023.

• • The Highgate Rock, from the South Middlesex Men's Fastball League

  • The Grand Valley Expos, from the Intercounty Fastball League

  • The Kingston Axemen, a tournament team based out of Kingston Ontario

  • The Micksburg Twins, from the Greater Ottawa Fastball League

  • Team Quebec, a tournament team based out of the province of Quebec

  • The Nova Scotia East Hants Mastodons, a tournament team based out of the province of Nova Scotia

Admission is $20 at the gate (cash or credit/debit) for the weekend, or $5 for Friday evening and $10 for each of Saturday & Sunday.

Food and beverages will be available on site through our partnership with the West Carleton Amateur Sports Club.

1. The tournament will use the ISC rules of play.

2. The two-out catcher rule is optional.

3. All games are 7 innings. No new inning will start after 1h45m in the round robin. Once an inning has started it must be completed. Round-robin games can end in a tie after seven innings or if the time limit is reached.

4. There is no time limit on shootout games; the game will go to the international tie-breaker rule if it is tied after 7 innings.

5. The mercy rule is 15 runs after 3 innings, 12 runs after 4, and 7 runs after 5.

6. Each team may have 18 players on their roster. Players must play in the Friday or Saturday games to be eligible for Sunday playoff games (SO 4 and beyond).

7. All pitchers must pitch in a game Friday or Saturday to be eligible to pitch in the Sunday playoff rounds (SO 4 and beyond).

8. Any player or coach ejected from a game will serve a 1 game suspension.

9. All decisions made by the tournament committee will be final.

10. Consumption of alcohol is to be limited to the designated areas.

11. Tie breaker rules are as follows:

    1. Wins

    2. Head-to-head

    3. Plus/minus: runs scored minus runs allowed (maximum of 7 per game)

    4. Fewest runs allowed

    5. Most runs scored

    6. Coin flip

12. Line-up cards are to be handed in at the scorer’s table 30 minutes before the game, at which point a game ball will be given to the team.

13. The coin toss for home/visitor will happen at the coaches meeting with the umpires prior to each round-robin game.

14. The highest seeded team will be the home team for all shootout games. If both teams have the same rank, ex. A1 vs B1, tie-breaker rules will be used to determine the home team.

15. Teams must be ready to play at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.