Bishop was diagnosed fetally with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a condition where the left side of the heart doesn’t develop. It requires a series of 3 open-heart surgeries over the span of a few years to reroute blood flow where the right side does the work for the entire heart. Bishop had his first surgery at 6 days old, the second surgery at 4 months old, and just recently had his third surgery in May at 4.5 years old. This summer he has spent a total of 43 days in the hospital across multiple discharges and re-admissions while battling complications that include dehydration, pleural effusions (fluid outside of his lungs), and blood clots inside his heart. In efforts to overcome these issues, he has remained on a significant medication regimen and has had extended periods with chest tubes. His diet has been restricted for months, beginning with water only and has now progressed to minimal fat intake. We are hopeful the effusions will resolve on their own with rest, time, medication, and diet. If not, we’re in contact with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for additional treatment.
Bishop has a 9-year-old brother and an 11-year-old sister. He has an outgoing, fun-loving personality. He loves baseball, Star Wars, and anything else that his big brother is into. He never shies away from a good wrestling match, nerf war, or dance-off. Bishop is the center of attention in any room he is in and has been an absolute blessing for us as his parents. We are thankful for every day that we’re home, getting to spend time with him and our other two children.
Event Details
All age groups will have $50 entry fee
8u will have $35 Pay at plate
9-12u - $50 Pay at plate
GATE INFO
ONLY payments accepted will be cash or card
Saturday
$20 for a 2 day pass
$12 for a daily pass
Sunday
$12 daily pass
COMPLEX RULES
Any patron that uses profanity toward a gate worker or enters without paying will be removed from the park by the local PD.
No sunflower seeds are allowed at any complex. Teams could face a $500 fine from the city and/or a forfeit from the tournament. This is for players, coaches & fans.
Music must be played at a respectful volume
NO steel spikes at any complex.
Armbands must be shown to re-enter the complex
Protest fees are $300 - No exceptions.
For protest of players not on the roster or illegal age or any other player eligibility question, the protest must be initiated from the 1st pitch of the game to before the 1st pitch of the 2nd at bat of the player who is being protested. Once a player has had 1 pitch thrown to him of his second at bat, he is no longer eligible to be protested.
Any other protest that isn't a player eligible protest, must be done between the first pitch of the game and end of the game(unless the last out of the game causes a protestable situation,in this case the coach who wants to protest must call it to the umpires attention before they leave the field).You get the $300 back for a successful protest.
We will provide baseballs for each game. However, teams need to be prepared to throw in game balls if the umpire runs out until we get more. Also, teams are responsible for retrieving foul balls & returning them to the field.
Any timeout called by the offense or defense within 5 minutes of the game time, the clock will stop until the umpire starts it back when play resumes.
8U time limit is 50 minutes
9U-12U time limit is 1:20 minutes
Pay attention to your post game score cards before signing. When you sign you are approving the score and all pitching records.
Catchers must wear a helmet that covers the ears.
Run rules are 12 after 3 .... 10 after 4 ....8 after 5
Extra innings - Bases Loaded with 1 Out - Last 3 batters placed on base.
3rd to 1st pick off is legal.
Head first slides are legal to any base unless a face mask, cflap, or chin strap is being worn. First offense is a team warning. The 2nd offense is an out. This only applies to ages 12 & under.
9-u will have a 6 run per inning limit in pool & bracket
Grand Slam plays by National Federation High School rules...with the exception of rules listed here, Grand Slam Rules. State Directors have the discretion to modify corporate rules.
Always keep birth certificates on hand. Digital copies are allowed.
Teams who have players that meet the grade exception (hold back) must have a progress report, report card or letter from the school confirming current grade if challenged.
Guest Players
· Players are considered A, AA, AAA, or Major based on the team they are rostered with.
· Teams are not allowed to add guest players from a higher classification.
· Single A teams from an age group can add AA players or lower from lower age group
· AA teams from an age can add AAA players or lower from lower age group
· Guest players that are found to be ineligible because of their classification will result in the team forfeiting.
· Teams are allowed to add a guest player a higher age division as long as the player qualifies age wise. For ex. A 10AA team can pick up a player from a 11AA or 11A team as long as they are 10U age eligible.
· Guest players or active players on a roster with no Grand Slam roster history will be researched on their status with other organizations & an eligibility ruling will be made based on that information or lack of information, whichever applies.
If you have any on field issues, please make sure to contact a director before leaving the field or during the game. We can't help you once the game is over & teams have left the field.