IOWA GLOBAL WORLD SERIES
July 21-24 , 2022
8 & Under
10 & Under
12 & Under
14 & Under
9 & Under
11 & Under
13 & Under
Tournament Format
Tournament format for the 2022 Global Sports World Series Event:
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4 Day Event
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Open to all Classifications
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Elite World Series participating teams are ineligible to play
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Ages 8 - 14
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Limited to 24 teams per age group
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7 Game Guarantee - 4 pool play followed by GSWS multiple modified double elimination brackets.
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2 pool games Thursday
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2 pool games Friday
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2 Championship games Saturday
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At least 1 game Sunday
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Multiple World Series Champions
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650 USSSA points for Champions
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Great Awards
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Opening Ceremonies/Skills Competition held at the brand new Waukee Stadium/Triumph Park!
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EVENT LOCATIONS
Walnut Creek
600 Boone
Clive, IA
James Cownie Sports Complex
SE 22nd & East Hartford
Des Moines, IA
Holiday Park
1620 HOliday Park Road
W Des Moines, IA
Prairie Ridge
Sports Comlex
1510 NW Ash Drive
Ankeny, IA
ADDITIONAL RULES
TIME LIMITS:
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Pool Play: 1:45
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Bracket Play: 1:45
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Championship games in bracket play: No time limit.
HOME TEAM:
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Pool Play: Flip coin
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Bracket Play and Championship Play: Higher seed has choice
TIES:
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Pool Play: Yes
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Bracket Play: TIED GAME AFTER TIME ELAPSED
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If game is tied after time limit has elapsed, teams will play additional inning(s) with the following rule:
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Each team will place the last two players who batted from the line-up the previous inning on 2nd and 3rd base (last batter on 2nd base and 2nd to last batter on 3rd base).
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The inning will start with one out.
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The game will continue with this format until a winner is declared.
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This rule is not in effect for the championship game only.
LINE-UP:
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Teams may bat 9, 9 with an EH or the entire line-up. Coaches must declare their line-up to the opposing score keeper before the start of the game. NO DH.
BALKS:
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Balks will be called with no warnings
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8.05.C.1 ONE DAY MAXIMUM TO PITCH THE THE NEXT DAY: The maximum number of innings a player can legally pitch in one (1) day and still pitch the next day.
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8.05.C.2 ONE DAY MAXIMUM: The maximum number of innings a player can legally pitch in one (1) day.
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8.05.C.3 THREE DAY MAXIMUM: The maximum number of innings a player can legally pitch in three (3) consecutive days.
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8.05.C.4 MANDATORY DAYS OF REST;
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8.05.C.4(a) A player that pitches more than three (3) innings in one day MUST rest the next day.
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8.05.C.4(b) A player that pitches eight (8) innings in two (2) consecutive days MUST rest the next day.
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8.08.C.4(c) A player that pitches eight (8) innings in three (3) consecutive days MUST rest the next day.
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8.08.C.4(d) A player that pitches three (3) consecutive days (regardless of total quantity of innings pitched) MUST rest the next day.
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8.05.C.5 For all cumulative totals in this rule, one (1) out equals one-third (1/3) of an inning, two (2) outs equals two-thirds (2/3) of an inning and three (3) outs equals one (1) full inning. A pitcher that pitches in a game and records no outs is not charged with any innings pitched.
Pickard Park
1457 Iowa 92
Indianola, IA
Raccoon River Park
2500 Grande Ave
W. Des Moines, IA
