THE 2019 GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL SESSION IV

SKILLS COMPETITION RESULTS

Home Run Derby
Age	Player	Team
8u	Detavious Poole	South Georgia Mariners
9u	No Winner	No Winner
10u	Logan Willhoite	Southwest Stampede
11u	Coleman Borthwick	Bama Starz
12u	Cooper Moss	Bama Starz
13u	Madox Jernigan	MC DIRTBAGS
14u	Connor Jones	Southeast Elite
Golden Arm
Age	Player	Team
8u	Rayner Cope	MVP Jones
9u	Sawyer Rush	Strikers
10u	Peyton Cawthon	Strikers
11u	Logan Livingston	MVP
12u	Cooper Moss	Bama Starz
13u	Patrick McKenzie	INFERNO
14u	Tyler Brown	Southeast Elite
Around The Horn
Age	Team
8u	Patriots Baseball
9u	Strikers
10u	Southwest Stampede
11u	MVP
12u	North Texas Wolfpack
13u	MC Dirtbags
14u	Fieldhouse Hitmen

*** Plaques can be picked up at the merchandise area on Friday/Saturday. Congrats to all of the winners!

THE 2019 GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL IV

Presented by Captain Jacks Family Restaurant

***  There is a good chance that the lights at the new PCB Sports Complex will NOT be operational next week, thus we have had to adjust schedules to make sure we do not have any games scheduled past 4:00 PM.  We had to separate the 16's & 18's to make this happen.  Sorry for the confusion.  Please check your schedules.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR ROSTER ONLINE!

July 22-28, 2019, Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida & The Panama City Beach Sports Complex, Chip Seal Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida.

*** Please see some of the rules for the NEW PCB SPORTS COMPLEX below.

PLEASE CHECK THE DOCUMENTS TAB ON THE EVENT PAGE FOR WORLD SERIES SESSION IV

REMEMBER, ECONOMIC IMPACT forms are MANDATORY and must be filled out completely prior to participating in this event.  ALSO, ALL TEAM PRE-ORDER FORMS FOR WORLD SERIES MERCHANDISE is due Wednesday, July 17.  BOTH of these forms are under the DOCUMENTS TAB on the home page of the event on our website.  You can also find flyers promoting the Cobra & Emerald Falls Amusement Park Special Offer.  !

Please use the following as a check list to make sure you have everything in order prior to arrival in Panama City Beach on Sunday, July 21, 2019! 

The 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U & 12U age divisions will be played at Frank Brown Park and the 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U & 18U age divisions will be played at the NEW PCB Sports Complex.  13U plays 54/80; 14U-18U plays 60/90 and ALL 14U-18U teams must swing -3 bats.

UPDATED >>  We are combining the 9U & 10U age divions; the 11U & 12U age divisions & the 14U & 15U age divisions. We had to go back and separate the 16's & 18's to make sure we had no games scheduled past 4:00 PM due to the possibility of the lights not being fully operational.  This will allow for larger brackets after pool play in the age divisions where we are combined.  In pool play where age groups are combined, you will play 2-pool games vs teams from your same age division.  The Top-3 highest finishing teams in each age division in combined brackets will be awarded trophies and/or rings and/or championship banners based on order of finish.  

*  Pool Play schedules for ALL age divisions have been posted as of Saturday, July 13th at 10:45 AM (CT).   PLEASE check these schedules often prior to arrival for any changes that may have to be made.  If we have a minimum of 3-teams in an age division, WE WILL PLAY.  if we don't, the team(s) are allowed to play up if they so choose.

*  ANY FEES, entry or team gate fees, must be paid at the Coaches meetings in cash or credit card.  The deadline for online payments has passed.  NO CHECKS accepted, NO exceptions.

*  Remember, your Economic Impact Form is MANDATORY and must be filled out in its entirety prior to your first game.  You will NOT be allowed to take the field without this form turned in.  The form is available on the World Series IV page under DOCUMENTS.  Again, please take your time filling this form out as we will not accept partially filled out forms.  You can scan and email the form to us or bring it with you to the coaches meetings.

*  The deadline for TEAM PRE-ORDERS for Official Grand Slam World Series Merchandise is WEDNESDAY, July 17.  This form is also available on the World Series IV page under DOCUMENTS.  You must scan and email the form to us prior to your arrival so we can have all of your items ready for pick up at the Coaches meetings.  You do NOT have to prepay for merchandise as you can pay when you pick it up.  This is for TEAM ORDERS ONLY, NO Individual orders.  We will have all Grand Slam official WS merchandise available at the parks all week long.  We are currently out of the bucket hats.

*  Every team must have an online roster.  Please make sure you have done this prior to the coaches meetings.  NO EXCEPTIONS!  

*  Skills Competitions for World Series IV will take place from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday July 22-24 on Field #8 at Frank Brown Park.  You can sign up for a date and time slot at the coaches meetings.  This had to change based on long range whether forecasts and the USFA Softball World Series having to potentially play on the 21st due to rain.

*  IF you have not already secured rooms or have some folks on your team still looking for rooms, contact Mekenna Scott at By the Sea Resorts at Mekenna@bythesearesorts.com

*  Schedules for Sunday, July 21st is as follows:

        8:00-9:30 AM:  Coaches & Team Mom Meetings for ALL age division teams at Rockit Lanes, Richard Jackson Blvd., Panama City Beach, Fl.

        3:00-4:00 PM:  Opening Ceremonies Parade Team Lineup at Pier Park in the Dillards back parking lot.

        4:00-5:00 PM:  Opening Ceremonies Parade presented by VISIT PANAMA CITY BEACH (ALL teams are REQUIRED to participate as this is MANDATORY in 2019!)

        5:30-7:30 PM:  Pin Trading & Trading Card event at Rockit Lanes, Richard Jackson Blvd., Panama City Beach, Fl.

Please keep in mind the new PCB Sports Complex is still under construction in a lot of places.  The playing fields are immaculate!  There are no useable batting cages at the new complex as of this email, however, they may be operational by the time our event rolls around.

*   NO metal spikes, rectangular shaped cleats, metal cleats, screw-in cleats of any kind or bare feet permitted at the New PCB Sports Complex.  ALL players are only allowed to wear tennis shoes, turf shoes or molded plastic or rubber cleats.  The entire playing surface on all fields is synthetic turf.  

*  Smoking, All tobacco products, E-cigarettes and vaping of any kind is strictly prohibited at the new PCB Sports Complex.

*  NO Gum, sunflower seeds or any type of shelled nuts are allowed at the new PCB Sports Complex.

*  NO coolers, outside food or drink including alcoholic beverages are allowed at the new PCB Sports Complex.  Water will be provided for teams in the dugouts.

*  NO bikes, ATV's, rollerblades, skateboards, scooters or any unauthorized vehicles are allowed at the new PCB Sports Complex.

*  Grand Slam will provide two new Wilson 1030 NFHS official baseballs per game.  You are welcome to keep HR balls, just be prepared to throw in a new NFHS stamped baseball.

 WORLD SERIES SESSION IV IS AN OPEN EVENT IN ALL AGE DIVISIONS.  

GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL SKILLS COMPETITIONS

 

 

**SKILLS COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD FROM 8:00 AM-12:00 Noon ON Field #7 at FRANK BROWN PARK on Monday & Tuesday, July 22nd & 23rd for age divisions 8U through 14U.  This had to be changed from our original date of Sunday, July 21st due to anticipated rain over the next few days and the park being used for USFA Softball.  There will be THREE Competitions, ONE TEAM competition and TWO INDIVIDUAL competitions.   We will award champions in each age division.  Coaches must sign their players up ahead of time at the coaches meetings on Sunday in order to participate.   

 

** Dates and Times are subject to change based on weather and other factors.

 

THE TEAM COMPETITION will be the AROUND THE HORN competition (9-players)  

 

•    Each team will have 9 position players.

•    Each outfielder will have a base placed in a standard outfield spot which they will have to touch before they can throw.

•    Each infielder will have to touch the base before they can throw.

•    A wrong throw must be thrown back to that player and player must re throw to correct spot

•    A 5 second penalty will be given for each missed base

•    How the competition works

•    Pitcher throws to catcher

•    Catcher to second (shortstop covers)

•    Shortstop to first

•    First to third

•    Third to second (second baseman covers)

•    Second to right field

•    Right field to center field

•    Center field to left field

•    Left field to home

Time will start when the catcher has the ball and steps on the plate. Time will end when catcher has the ball and steps on the plate.

Make sure you have players backing up each throw, your other players my retrieve a missed ball and give it back to the player that has to throw it. The player backing it up may not throw the ball to the next base only the player that is playing that base. The player 

backing up the play must be one of your nine player's being used in the competition

 

THE INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS will be the HOME RUN DERBY & GOLDEN ARM competitions!  Max of 4-players per team can participate in the individual competitions.

 

HOME RUN DERBY:  Must provide your own COACH pitcher and shaggers.  Each player gets 8-pitches or 5-swings, whichever comes first.  If a tie occurs, players will have their balls over the fence measured to determine winners.  

 

GOLDEN ARM:  Player will stand 150-feet from home plate in CF and have 4-throws to try and hit a target at Home Plate.  Most targets hit wins.  Balls      can hit target on the fly or only bounce ONE time to be counted as a hit target.  In case of a tie, we will go to sudden death, one try for each player tied    until we have a winner.  Some age divisions may be moved closer to target.