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The inaugural year of the Aggieland Challenge will prove to be one of the more unique formats in all of sports! What do we hear all the time from coaches, "Make Pool Play Matter More!" Well, here's your chance to put it all on the line. The top seeds have the opportunity to hand select their first round bracket opponent! Not pre-drawn brackets, just a good ol' fashioned Call Out. No pool protect, no organizational protect, no geographic protect, you earn the right to select your opponent! Come put your team to the test all weekend long and enjoy what beautiful College Station and Bryan have to offer.
Schedules will be posted on Tuesday, May 16th by 9pm CST Event Format: 3-game minimum. All teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket. Top seeds get to select their opponent for the first round of bracket play. *Format subject to change based off team numbers, facilities, and weather conditions. Awards: 1st Place: Team Plaque, Individual Awards. 2nd Place: Team Plaque, Individual Awards. Equipment Required: Two new and one used baseball per game; get your baseballs back after the game. Please make sure your online digital roster is COMPLETE before the event. (Each team must carry packet of birth certificates throughout tournament). Game Times Available: Tuesday, May 16th, by 9 pm CST Schedule Requests: All schedule requests must be made via email to brennen@triplecrownsports.com no later than Sunday, May 7th. *Each team must have a fully executed digital roster signed by a parent. There will be no exceptions! (Each team must carry packet of birth certificates throughout tournament.) ITINERARYWednesday, May 3rd: Deadline for payment of entry fee. Tuesday, May 16th: Game times posted on this website by 9 p.m. CT. Saturday, May 20th: Play Ball! (8:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.) Saturday, May 20th: Bracket selections take place after the last pool play game has completed in the age division. Sunday, May 21st: Play Ball! (8:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.) FAQWhat’s the format? The format consists of 2 pool play games into a single elimination bracket. Depending on division size, there may be more than one bracket per age group/division. Teams will play 2 pool play games on Saturday followed by a single elimination bracket on Sunday How does it work? What makes the Challenge Format different is that the top seeds get to pick who they play against in their first round of bracket games. Any undefeated team from pool play becomes a “protected seed” and cannot be picked to play against. Everybody else, regardless of seeding, is fair game to be picked. For an example, if there are 8 teams in a division and 3 teams are undefeated after pool play – the 1 seed can pick between the other 4 teams to play their first round matchup against. The one seed does not have to pick to play the 8 seed, they can play anybody they feel they match up the best against. After the one seed has picked their matchup, then the next best seed gets to pick, then the next, and so on until every team has a matchup. What happens if the 1 seed gets a bye? In the case of a bye game in bracket – the team receiving the bye picks the two teams who play against each other in the game leading up to the bye, also known as the "pigtail game" What’s the advantage to picking your opponent? There may be history between two teams, unfinished business, or just a familiarity that you want to see. It’s possible a team pitched their best in pool play and doesn’t have a lot of arms left, so you want to play against them instead of the team that saved their ace for Sunday. This helps ensure that teams give it their all on pool play to achieve a better position. There’s real incentive to compete on Saturday. One of the biggest points of feedback from coaches is that we need to find a way to make pool play matter more! This format does that. What happens if there are multiple brackets in my divisions? In the case that a division is large enough to have multiple brackets – let’s say a division has 24 teams and we do two brackets of 12 teams each. The top 12 seeds will be in one bracket, and the next 12 in another. The highest seed in that bracket can only select from teams who seeded into that bracket (seeds 1-12). Seed 13 will have the same opportunity to choose their opponent. Each separate bracket is it’s own Challenge System. How long do I have to pick my matchup after the last game? Teams have 20 minutes to confirm their opponents with the Tournament Director after seeding is set. The tournament director will make every effort to get ahold of the coach of the top seeded teams. If the coach cannot be reached after the 20 minute period, the team will be automatically assigned with the corresponding seed according to typical bracket methodology. For example, if 8 teams in a bracket, the 1 seed would match up with the 8 seed. Will the brackets still be posted on Saturday? Playoff brackets will be posted on Saturday evening in a timely manner after the selections have taken place. FACILITIESTravis Fields 2200 Bomber Dr Bryan, Texas Edible Park at Travis Field 2200 Bomber Dr Bryan, Texas Bachmann Park 1600 Rock Prairie Rd College Station, Texas Wayne Smith Athletic Complex 107 Holleman Dr College Station, Texas RULES
EVENT PARTNERSREFUND POLICYA 20% non-refundable administration fee will be charged on all registrations. There are no refunds or transfers if brackets have been posted, your age division is sold out or if a team cancels 10 or fewer days prior to the start of the event. Otherwise, if a team cancels 11 days or more prior to the event start date, they may transfer the registration to another Triple Crown Baseball headquartered event for full value or receive a refund via check minus the 20% administration fee. If an age division does not make you will be entitled to a full refund. Act of God Refund Policy If an event is lost due to weather or any Act of God (i.e. COVID-19), the entry fee will be refunded via check minus the 20% administration fee. If one game is played you will receive 50% of entry fee. If two or more games are played there is no refund. CONTACT |
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