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This year's tournament will once again be "draft style" and will be held at Champion Fields in Normal, IL.

"Draft style" means players will sign up as individuals and not as a full team.  Designated captains will draft their teams the week before the tournament and teams will be posted online so that everyone knows which team they're on and what time they play.

Starting in 2010, the Swinging Bunt Superdraft Tournament will be a 2-day tournament. Saturday (May 1st) will consist of round robin play and Sunday (May 2nd) will feature the single elimination tournament.

The cost per player will be $30 and each participant will receive a free tournament t-shirt.

Each team will receive a 5-game minimum and the winning team will receive individual prizes. There will also be a variety of raffles and giveaways featuring prizes from local businesses as well as national vendors. All proceeds from the tournament will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

This tournament is not sanctioned by any of the governing bodies of softball and we will therefore be able to play by some customized rules.  Official A.S.A. slow pitch rules will apply unless modified by these rules and regulations set forth below.

1. We will be using the USSSA list of legal bats (http://www.usssa.com/usssa/usssa-general/LegalBats.asp).  PLEASE check the bat list before you show up.  We don't want to spend a lot of time policing bats.

2. No juiced, painted, or shaved bats of any kind.  This is for a good cause and the last thing we want is someone to get hurt using an illegal bat.  Leave those bats at home. If you are caught with one of these bats, you will be kicked out of the tournament.

3. HR limits will be 5 (1-up). The home team will not be able to go "1 up" in the bottom of the last inning.

4. No stealing.

5. Games will have a 60 minute maximum time.  No new inning will start after 60 minutes.

6. NO ALCOHOL PERMITTED AT THE FIELDS OR IN THE PARKING LOTS ADJACENT TO THE FIELDS.  Sorry…the fields are run by the local park district and they make the rules. There are drinking establishments nearby.

7. All players will sign a waiver that will waive liability for SwingingBunt.org and the Normal Parks and Rec Department of any injuries.

8. There will be a Force Out Line between 3B and Home. Once a runner crosses the line, the out at home becomes a force out. This is designed to reduce the risk of injuries during the weekend.

9. "Shooting Middle" will NOT be tolerated during the Swinging Bunt Tournament. We understand that the middle of the field is in play but if anyone goes at a pitcher on purpose or with intent to injure, they will immediately be ejected from the tournament. We have seen too many instances of games getting completely out of hand after players intentionally taking shots at the opposing pitchers. If you are the type of player that feels the need to go after the pitcher, then this tournament is not for you.

10. We will enforce the "HIT AND SIT" rule when you hit a HR.  There is no need to run out a HR and there is no need to touch 1B after hitting a HR. 

Many other details about the tournament can be found on the FAQ page.

Come out and have some fun playing softball while raising money for an extremely worthwhile cause!