The Rawlings Senior Circuit Program is a series of weekend tournaments to provide Masters and Seniors teams of all ages and levels an opportunity to compete on a regular basis and to earn points to determine a Senior Circuit Champion each year.
If you have a Masters or Seniors team that thinks it has what it takes to be a Senior Circuit Champion, why not give it a try?
Registration opens each year in March!
- 2020 Schedule
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- 2019 Guidelines
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A series of weekend tournaments to provide Senior teams of all ages and levels (Competitive, Intermediate & Recreational) an opportunity to compete on a regular basis and to earn points to determine the Senior Circuit Champion.
All participating teams must be registered and insured members of SPO.
Divisions
This year, the following divisions will be offered:
50+Competitive, 50+Intermediate/Recreational, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+
Fees
The Senior Circuit Registration Fee is $145.00 + HST ($163.85). Included in this fee is a full SPO Team Membership, including liability insurance and secondary accident and health insurance coverage for all players, a Scorebook and a Handbook.
The Entry Fee for each regular Senior Circuit Event will be $380 (including tax).
Registration
Registration will be done in the SPO MRS (Member Registration System). Registration (including payment) must be completed at least 14 days prior to a team's first Event.
Entries for each Event (including payment) must be completed no later than 10:00 pm on the Sunday a week prior to the start of each Event. Teams may be accepted after the deadline only if it is convenient to the Schedule and a $100.00 late fee will apply. Teams that have entered but not paid by the deadline will not be put in the schedule.
Format
3 Teams (1 Day) - Round Robin - Final 1st vs 2nd
4 to 6 teams Teams - Round Robin - Page Playoff Format7 plus teams - Modified Double Knockout
In 50+ and older, if categories/divisions need to be combined, the Equalizer rule may be used.
Equalizer Rule: The older or lower division team will be given the choice of the following: (a) 5 Runs (1 per inning through innings 2-6); or (b) 11 Players on Defense.
Rosters
Team Rosters (for use in Event #1) must be submitted prior to May 13th, 2019. Maximum roster size is 20 Players.
Teams may adjust this Roster for each Event, but an Event's Roster must be submitted by the Wednesday before each Event. A Player may be on only one Roster in a division, but may be on a team in a different division. A Player may only play in one division in any Event.
Rosters are frozen as of July 16th (after the 3rd Event).
Grandfather Age Rule
A maximum of two (2) Players that are one (1) calendar year younger than the division age will be permitted on each team. These Players cannot have an A or B rating.
Current and previous year's Rosters will be used in determining a Player's rating.
Short Bench Rule:
A Player will be permitted to play on a team in a lower division along with his own team in the same tournament. This can only be done if a team is below 12 Players and they can only add to take their team up to a maximum of 12 Players. Any addition must be done in writing and submitted to the Registration Desk prior to the first game of the Event - it cannot be done during an Event. If a Player is ejected, they will not be able to play on either team until they sit out a game from the division they were ejected from. If a Players gets ejected from the team's last game of an Event and if their other team is still playing, they will have to sit out that next game and then would be eligible. A Player may be on more than one short-handed list. Please Note: This rule has been implemented in an effort to increase participation. Please do not abuse this initiative.
Bats
For the 2019 season of the Masters Circuit, SPO will follow the USSSA Bat Certification Program. Composite bats must be marked with the new "USSSA BPF 1.20" logo on the taper of the barrel (known as the "Thumbprint"). Random bat testing will occur during all Events.
Special Rules
Courtesy Runners:
50+ & 55+ - 7 per game (same runner cannot run twice in a game).
60+, 65+ & 70+ - Unlimited (a runner may run only once per inning).
Home Run Rule:
50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+ - 3
Base Running:
No outfielder may make a force out at first base. (Mens 65+ and 70+ only.)
Point Structure
1st - 13 points;
2nd - 11 points;
3rd - 9 points;
4th - 7 points and
Participation - 5 Points.
Prizes and Payout Structures
Prize money of $100 per team/per division will be set aside for distribution at the Senior Circuit Provincial Championship Weekend. Please see Participation Requirements below to make sure you qualify. The final top 3 teams in each division will earn a berth to the appropriate USSSA World Tournament, or equivalent event, for the current or subsequent year.
Special Procedures
Any team, after participating in a Tournament, that forfeits the start of a subsequent game during that Tournament will be suspended from the remainder of the Tournament and will receive no points.
Participation Requirements
Teams must compete in two (2) of the four (4) Events to be eligible for the Senior Circuit Championship. Players must compete in a minimum of one (1) Event to be eligible to participate in the Provincials. - How to Register
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Registration for the Senior Circuit and all Events opens March 1st each year! Entry into the Program and all Events must be done on-line.
For more information, email masters@slopitch.org.
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- 2019 Final Standings
- 2019 Canada-USA Senior Border Battle - July 26 - 28, 2019
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Click HERE for all the Results from this amazing event!
