Now that we have more information, I'll post the tournament rules and and umpire schedule below.  At the very bottom of the page is the actual schedule of who's working what for the games.  If you see a name with a question mark after it, it means that that umpire has not confirmed their games.  If you have those times available and you're willing to work those times if the umpire doesn't confirm by tomorrow afternoon, the first one claiming those times wins! 

Now back to the rules of the tournament...  Tanner Pride Web site directions and rules will bring you direct to Paul Greene's web site.  This site will have all up-to-date changes most likely before I can post them.  I'm going to copy and paste all info below, but please use Paul's site in case of changes. 

I'll post a separate page for directions.

Tournament Rules!

2008 TANNER PRIDE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT RULES (to be verified at field)

•  TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR -PAUL GREENE ©781-640-4367

•            -BOB CAMPBELL @339-927-374

•  RAIN LINE ONLY 781-238-2379

•  UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF: JOE ALFONSE 978-314-7955

¨ ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION (ASA) WITH EXCEPTIONS NOTED HEREIN.

¨ 4 GAME GUARANTEE (WEATHER PERMITTING). 3 GAMES IN POOL PLAY (FRIDAY & SATURDAY). SINGLE ELIMINATION ON SUNDAY. SEEDING FOR ELIMINATION ROUND WILL BE BASED ON STANDINGS AFTER POOL PLAY.

TIE BREAKERS AFTER POOL PLAY:

*2 WAY TIE - HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS

*LEAST RUNS ALLOWED

*COIN FLIP

SUNDAY SINGLE ELIMINATION FORMAT - Because each age group has a different amount of teams, each elimination round is different.

¨ ALL GAMES WILL BE 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES. NO INNING MAY START AFTER THE TIME LIMIT HAS EXPIRED. POOL PLAY GAMES CAN END IN A TIE. ELIMINATION ROUND GAMES MUST PRODUCE A WINNER. THE INTERNATIONAL TIE BREAKER RULE IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING WITH THE 8 TH INNING OF A TIED ELIMINATION ROUND GAME. THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT FOR THE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

¨ COACHES MUST HAVE A ROSTER, BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR EACH PLAYER, INSURANCE CERTIFICATE, EVIDENCE OF ASA REGISTRATION, ASA TRAVEL PERMIT FOR ALL NON-METRO BOSTON TEAMS. FAILURE TO PRODUCE BIRTH CERTFICATES UPON REQUESTS WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT. PLAYERS AGES MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASA AGE CHART FOR ALL AGES.

¨ ONLY PLAYERS, COACHES, SCORERS AND A SINGLE BAT PERSON ARE ALLOWED IN THE DUGOUT/BENCH AREAS.

¨ NO INFIELD OR BATTING PRACTICE ALLOWED ON THE INFIELDS PRIOR TO THE GAMES. TEAMS MAY USE THE OUTFIELD AREAS TO WARM UP PRIOR TO GAMES.

¨ A DOUBLE COIN FLIP WILL DETERMINE THE HOME TEAM FOR POOL PLAY GAMES. HIGHER SEED has their choice IN ELIMINATION ROUND GAMES.

¨ LINEUPS MUST BE PRESENTED TO YOUR OPPONENT AND THE UMPIRE 10 MINTUES PRIOR TO GAME TIME. THE HOME TEAM'S SCORE BOOK IS THE OFFICIAL SCORE BOOK. SCORERS FROM EACH TEAM SHOULD CHECK BETWEEN INNINGS TO CONFIRM SCORE. ALL SUBSTITUTIONS MUST BE REPORTED TO UMPIRE AND OPPONENT PRIOR TO MAKING SUBSTITUTION.

BECAUSE THIS IS A LATE SEASON TOURNAMENT AND TEAMS ARE LOOKING AT PLAYERS. ALL AGE GROUPS (EXCEPT U10'S) CAN BAT 10 PLAYERS (listed as EP in starting line-up) AND PLAY ANY 9 PLAYERS ON DEFENSE. The DP and FLEX rule still applies. Flex hitting for the DP will still be a substitution. ANY CHANGE TO THE BATTING ORDER S/B MADE TO THE UMPIRE.IF YOU START WITH 10 PLAYERS YOU MUST END WITH 10 PLAYERS.

¨ GAMES MUST START ON TIME. NO EXCEPTIONS.

¨ PLAYERS MUST WEAR MATCHING UNIFORMS. NO METAL CLEATS. NO JEWELRY

¨ ALL PROTESTS MUST BE SETTLED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE NEXT LIVE PITCH OR PLAY. HOME PLATE UMPIRE HAS FINAL AUTHORITY ON ALL PROTESTS. THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE MAY CONSULT WITH THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR CONCERNING SPECIAL TOURNAMENT RULES. ONLY THE HEAD COACH IS ALLOWED TO DISCUSS PROTESTS WITH THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE. ALL PROTESTS MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE IN A CIVIL MANNER. THE UMPIRE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO CONSIDER PROTESTS WITHOUT DISCUSSION OR CONSULTATION WITH THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR.

¨ SHOULD ANY GAME BE SUSPENDED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER BUT RE-STARTED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL 1 HOUR 30 MINUTE TIME LIMIT THE GAME WILL BE RESUMED FROM THE POINT AT WHICH THE SUSPENSION OF PLAY WAS CALLED.

¨ THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE TOURNAMENT FORMAT BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OTHER UNFORSEEN REASONS. THESE CHANGES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SHORTENING OF GAMES OR ELIMINATING GAMES. IN THE EVENT OF A RAINOUT AND CANCELLATION OF THE TOURNAMENT ON SUNDAY THE HIGHEST REMAINING SEED WILL BE THE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION. REFUNDS WILL BE MADE ONLY IF THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT IS CANCELED. IF A GAME IS STOPPED BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OTHER UNFORSEEN REASON AND NOT RESTARTED WITHIN THE 1 HOUR 30 MINUTE TIME LIMIT, THE SCORE OF THE GAME WILL BE OFFICIAL BASED ON THE SCORE AT THE END OF THE LAST COMPLETE INNING OR HALF INNING IF THE HOME TEAM IS AHEAD. A MINIMUM OF TWO COMPLETE INNINGS MUST BE PLAYED FOR THIS RULE TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

¨ ANY PLAYER OR COACH EJECTED FROM A GAME BY AN UMPIRE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR TEAM'S NEXT GAME. EJECTED PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON THE BENCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CURRENT GAME AND THE NEXT GAME. EJECTED COACHES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON OR NEAR THE BENCH/DUGOUT AREA FOR THE CURRENT GAME OR THE NEXT GAME. WE HOPE THAT THIS RULE WILL NOT BE USED.

REMEMBER THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF 1 UMPIRE GAMES AND THEY WILL NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST ANGLE, SO THEY WILL HAVE TO USE THEIR BEST JUDGEMENT.

¨ MERCY RULE WILL BE 12 RUNS AFTER 3 INNINGS, 10 RUNS AFTER 4 INNINGS OR 8 RUNS AFTER 5 INNINGS OR 4 ½ INNINGS IF THE HOME TEAM IS AHEAD. BOTH WINNING AND LOSING COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO REPORT SCORES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMPLETION OF GAMES TO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE.

Please make sure we RETURN ALL game balls to umps or concession stand. This will help a lot because some fields lose more balls than others and everybody wants to play with new balls. Thanks ahead of time for this help.

¨ TEAMS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN FIRST AID NEEDS.

¨ COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP TRASH IN AND AROUND THEIR BENCH AREA AFTER GAMES. PLEASE LEAVE THE BENCH AREA PROMPTLY TO ALLOW TEAMS FOR THE NEXT GAME TO MOVE IN.

¨ A TEAM TROPHY AND INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. A TEAM PLAQUE AND INDIVIDUAL MEDALLIONS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP

¨ GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND MAKE IT A FUN WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 UMPIRE ASSIGNMENTS ARE POSTED THIS YEAR ON A COMPLETELY SEPARATE LINK OFF OF THE HOME PAGE.