Teams ages 10u, 12u and 14u qualify to participate in the AA World Series by being classified as an A or AA team & playing in their USSSA State Championships. Teams must be registered with USSSA. Please check with your USSSA State Director for additional qualifying information and qualifiers in your area.

Teams must enter the USSSA AA World Series at www.usssa.com on a first come, first served basis, so enter now. Teams that qualify will not be assured a spot at a specific World Series location. Qualified teams may play in multiple World Series (Global and AA). The entry is $583.

• Open to A and AA classified teams.
• Age’s 10u, 12u and 14u
• Pool Play followed by Multiple Championship bracket play. 5 Game Guarantee

• All teams will play 3 games within pool play. After pool play is complete teams will be seeded 1-XX and placed into a championship bracket. Seeding for championship play is based on USSSA pool play / tie breaker criteria.
• Pool seeding is based on: 1) USSSA Classification, 2) USSSA Points, 3) Geographical Location
• The tournament director has the final decision on seeding teams into pool play.
• USSSA World Series pool play may vary dependent on the number of teams participating in the event.

• Championship Bracket play will be played. Depending on the number of entries per age group, multiple flights may be used.
• USSSA World Series championship play may vary dependent on the number of teams participating in the event.

USSSA AA World Series will be governed by the USSSA National Baseball Bylaws and rules unless noted differently.

USSSA Rosters will be the Official Rosters at the USSSA AA World Series. Team may add additional players to the official roster at check-in at the USSSA AA World Series. All rosters MUST be in compliance with USSSA National Baseball Bylaws and rules.

USSSA Baseball reserves the right to alter, change, or abbreviate the tournament format when necessary to complete the tournament due to weather.

Team and individual awards will be presented to the champion and runner up. If multiple brackets/flights are used, awards will be awarded to the champion and runner up in those brackets.

Team Check-in will be held at the Hitmen Fields. Teams must email Heath Smith at [email protected] for their 15 minute check-in time between 11-2. All players must be at check-in with copy of original birth certificate. PLAYERS MUST BE PRESENT or arrangements must be made for special situations. In an effort to save time, please have players lined up at check-in as they appear on the roster with birth certificates in hand.

Pick up at Team Mom’s Meeting.

The USSSA AA World Series Opening Ceremonies will be held at Modern Woodmen Park (Voted #1 Stadium in Minor League Baseball), home of the Houston Astros Class A Affiliate, Quad City River Bandits. The gates will open at 6:15, program will start at 7:00.

After the Opening Ceremony program, Modern Woodmen Park will have attractions available for players, parents and families. Please enjoy yourselves!

Address: 209 S. Gaines Street, Davenport, Iowa 52802

Teams will check-in and go straight to skills competition. Skills Competition will be held at Hitmen Fields at Epperly Park.

The overall objective of the skills competition is to have every player on each team participate and enjoy the social interaction of this tremendous event. No player may enter more than one event. Awards will be presented to the Champion and Runner-up in each age division in each skills competition at the Opening Ceremonies. If a team has more than 12 players, the additional players can participate in either the accuracy throw or base running.

Round the Horn (5 Players) – 5 players from a team will participate in this event. The catcher will throw the ball to the 3rd baseman who will be located on 3rd base, 3rd will throw to the 2nd baseman who will be located on 2nd, 2nd will throw to 1st who will be located on 1st, 1st will throw to the shortstop who will be located on 2nd, then the shortstop will throw the ball home to the catcher. Time starts when the catcher is told to go and ends when the catcher has control of the ball thrown by the shortstop. The ball and clock are live from the start to the finish so all over throws are live. The ball may not be advanced to the next position until the player has caught the ball and touched the base.

Accuracy Throw (3 players) – Three players on each team can participate. Each player will get five (5) throws to hit the target. Plays must throw from behind the mark position on the field.

Base Running (4 Players) – Four (4) players from each team will be allowed to participate. Each player will start inside the batters box and run the bases. Time will start on first step and end when touching the plate.

Official World Series Shirts and Apparel will be available. Teams are encouraged to PRE-ORDER. Information regarding shirts and apparel will be available at a later date.

Admission during the World Series for persons 13 years of age and older will be $10 per day or $30 per person for a World Series Pass. Children 5 – 12 years of age will be $6 per day or $20 per child for a World Series Pass. Children 5 years of age and younger are admitted free.

Admission applies to everyone except participating uniformed players and a maximum of three coaches per team.