2005 HWSA World
Series Details
Atlanta,
Georgia
May 22-26, 2005
HOTEL
Please make your
hotel room reservations today! Call Salley at Connections toll-free at 1-800-262-9974 or e-mail
her at [email protected]. Tell Sally that you are booking rooms under
the Homeschool World Series contract.
Please do not call the hotel directly because the special rate is only
valid through Connections Housing.
HWSA has booked rooms
at the:
Wyndham Hotel
1775 Parkway Place NW
Your special
tournament rate is $69.00/night plus tax. All rooms reserved have two double beds and
are non-smoking rooms. The rooms do not
have a microwave or refrigerator because the Wyndham is a full-service hotel
with restaurant and lounge on property. The Wyndham has agreed to allow the
HWSA guests to enjoy a full, hot continental breakfast each day on the house.
Your hot breakfast will be included in your $69.00/night room rate.
Please keep in mind that the Wyndham is a full-service hotel with a pool and
other amenities to help you enjoy your stay in
Please mail your team’s
EVENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 22nd
*MANDATORY ORIENTATION
(Coaches—7:30 p.m., Team Reps.—8:30 p.m., Field Mgrs.—8:30 p.m.):
The tournament will officially begin on
Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. ALL
baseball coaches will attend
the MANDATORY Coaches Meeting at
Coaches
Meeting (
1) Distribution of specific game schedule
2) Brief review of HWSA rules/expectations
3) Time of encouragement
4) Gathering of contact information
Team
Representatives Meeting (
1) Distribution of programs to each Team
Representative
2) Distribution of team souvenir order (t-shirts,
caps, polos, programs)
3) Distribution of maps, directions, and other publications
4) Gathering of contact information
MONDAY, MAY 23rd
ALL-TOURNAMENT OPENING
CEREMONY (
A
tournament-wide Opening Ceremony will occur at the EAST COBB BASEBALL COMPLEX
(Field #3) at
TUESDAY, MAY 24th
THE
GATHERING (
We will have an
opportunity for the players, coaches, and families of each team to gather
together at the Wyndham Hotel (specific room TBA at the Team Representatives
meeting). All teams, coaches, and
players are expected to attend. There
will be a time of Team introductions, Graduating Senior Recognition, and also
Testimonials. The Gathering will begin
at
GAME INFO
GAME SCHEDULE:
Game |
Field:
East Cobb Baseball Complex Field #3 |
Field:
East Cobb Baseball Complex Field #2 |
MONDAY, MAY 23rd |
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Opening Ceremony |
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Game
1 |
10:00 a.m. Pool
A Game |
10:00 a.m. Pool
B Game |
Game
2 |
12:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes after Game 1) Pool
A Game |
12:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes after Game 1) Pool
B Game |
Game
3 |
3:30 p.m. Pool
A Game |
3:30 p.m. Pool
B Game |
Game
4 |
6:00 p.m. (or 30 minutes after Game 3) Pool
A Game |
6:00 p.m. (or 30 minutes after Game 3) Pool
B Game |
TUESDAY, MAY 24th |
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Game
1 |
Pool
B Game |
Pool
A Game |
Game
2 |
1:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes after Game 1) Pool
B Game |
1:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes after Game 1) Pool
A Game |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th |
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Game
1 |
Semi-final
Game #1 A2 at B1 |
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Game
2 |
Semi-Final
Game #2 1:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes after Game 1) B2 at A1 |
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THURSDAY, MAY 26th |
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Game
1 |
11:00 p.m. Loser SFG #1 vs. Loser SFG #2 |
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Game
2 |
Championship
Game 1:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes after Game 1) Winner SFG #1 vs.
Winner SFG #2 |
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NOTE: On Monday’s pool play games,
the team listed second is the HOME team.
On Tuesday’s pool play games, a coin toss will determine the HOME team.
On Wednesday’s games, the higher seed is the HOME team. On Thursday’s medal
round games, a coin toss will determine the HOME team.
Baseball
games will be governed by NFHS 2005 rules. Umpires are
college level and certified in NFHS code.
Pool-Play: Extra innings may be played
to break a tie. However, in Pool Play, a 2.5-hr time limit will be instituted
Mercy rules are enforced (20/3, 15/4, 10/5).
Pool-play will take place on Monday, May 23rd,
and Tuesday, May 24th. Each
baseball team will play two pool-play games on Monday and one game on
Tuesday. After pool-play, the top four
teams (i.e., the top two (2) teams from Pool A and the top two (2) teams from
Pool B will advance to the Semi-final games that will be played on
Wednesday. The bottom four teams (two
per each pool) will be eliminated from the tournament. Semi-final teams will be seeded per in their
own pool: A1 and A2 and B1 and B2.
A = Pool A
B = Pool B
1 = 1st place after pool-play
2 = 2nd place after pool-play
Semi-finals: All
games are played to completion with no time limits. Mercy rules are enforced.
Baseball semi-final games will be played on
Wednesday, May 25th. A2 at B1
will play first in semi-final game #1 on Wednesday followed by the B2 at A1
semi-final game #2. Winners of each
Semi-final game will advance to the Championship game on Thursday, and the
losers of each Semi-final game will play in the
Medal Round: All games are played to
completion with no time limits. Mercy rules are enforced.
The purpose of the Medal round is to determine
overall placement of the top four teams in the World Series. The two losing teams of the Wednesday
Semi-final games will play in the 3rd place game (11:00 a.m.
Thursday). The two winning teams of the
Wednesday Semi-final games will play in the Championship game at 1:30 p.m. on
Thursday. An Awards Ceremony will immediately
follow the Championship Game.
FIELD MANAGERS:
HWSA
Field Managers will be present on the field during every game. They may be identified by a tri-colored HWSA
logo polo shirt. They will also be
wearing a nametag to identify themselves by.
Please respect these men as they will serve as the final HWSA authority
while on the field. Your cooperation and
support of the 2005 Field Managers (Jim Kill, Tim Day, Tom Griffin, and Dave
Irwin) is greatly appreciated. We expect full support of these men as they
handle disputes/protests, ensure that the game(s) are played according to the
correct rules and schedule of game times, and serve to maintain a
smooth-running World Series that honors the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ!
The
Field Managers have the authority to adapt game schedules, implement
tie-breaker rules, etc. if necessary due to weather limitations or other
circumstances that conflict with the original “plan”. Field Managers will communicate special rules
and/or procedures to the Umpires prior to each game start. Again, full cooperation and support of
decisions made by Field Managers is expected.
At
the start of each game, the Field Managers will make sure that each team has a
scorekeeper and will also ask if there is a person in the stands that would be
willing to announce the game. Field
Managers will also notify the scorekeeper of each team if they are Home or
Visitor. If you have been designated as
a scorekeeper and/or have the desire to serve as a game announcer, please
present yourself to the Field Manager prior to the start of the game.
TIE-BREAKERS
In an effort to determine a
clear winner of each game and avoid recording a tie after seven innings of
play, the following guidelines have been set in place.
Pool-Play
Games may go into extra innings up to 2 ½ hours. If the game is still tied at this point, the
Pool-Play Game is declared a tie. Semi-final and Medal Round games are played
to completion. Mercy rules are enforced for all games.
After
pool-play to determine the seedings, 2-way ties will
be broken by the head-to-head record of the tied teams. Three-way ties will be broken based on the
comparison of the 1) runs allowed per inning of each tied team, followed by the
number of 2) runs scored per inning.
RAIN DELAYS:
In the event of any rain delays, the
World Series will proceed as follows:
Plan #1 - Games will be shifted to
include playing on Friday.
Plan #2 -
If that is not sufficient, remaining games in the tournament will be reduced
to five-inning games. Hopefully, the
Play-off,
Please note that
schedule changes will be based on the good of the tournament as a whole, not an
individual team.
AWARDS
ALL-TOURNAMENT PLAYERS (ATPs):
(1) Players and Coaches will cast a vote to determine their own team’s 2005
Each
player will receive one ballot
to make his ATP selections, and PLAYERS CANNOT
VOTE FOR THEMSELVES. If player/coach
selections are very close, then the following point system may be used to help
determine team ATPs.
(1)
Players/Coaches should list their selections in the following way—first choice,
second choice, third choice, and fourth choice.
If votes are close, the Field Manager will award points to players in
the following way:
1) First choice = 4 points
2) Second choice = 3 points
3) Third choice = 2 points
4) Fourth choice = 1 point
(2)
The number of ATPs per team will be determined by
each team’s overall placement in the World Series. Below is a breakdown of the number of ATP
Awards that will be given per placement.
1) Teams in
Championship Game = 4 ATPs each
2) 3rd
place team = 3 ATPs
3) 4th
place team = 2 ATPs
4) 5th
through 8th place teams = 1 ATP each
(3) The determination of ATPs will be conducted by a
three-way system that is based on player, coach, and Field Manager votes.
Player votes = 1 point each
Coaches’ votes = 2 points each
Field
Managers will total each team’s votes at the end of each team’s final
game. If there are any tie decisions,
the Field Managers will cast the final selection votes for the team.
TOURNAMENT AWARDS:
2005 Baseball World Series Awards include:
CHAMPIONS
Silver Cup
Championship T-shirts (one per player/coach and a
total of 18 per team)
Gold HWSA Medallion, engraved and with red, white,
and blue neck ribbon (18/team)
Silver HWSA Medallion, engraved and with red, white,
and blue neck ribbon (18/team)
Bronze HWSA Medallion, engraved and with red,
white, and blue neck ribbon (18/team)
All-Stars
Resin-style ball and glove, engraved (17
baseball)
SALES and
SOUVENIRS
CONCESSIONS:
Assorted
drinks and snacks will be sold at the games.
Please bring small bills and quarters.
Thank you! Concessions will be
provided through a third party, and all proceeds will benefit them.
PROGRAMS:
Each
player and coach will receive a World Series program (complimentary) to
remember their participation in the 2005 Homeschool World Series. Additional programs may be purchased for
$5.00 each. No extras will be ordered,
so act fast while supplies last!
SOUVENIRS:
Commemorative
World Series t-shirts, caps, visors, and polo shirts will be may be pre-ordered
today!
2005
All-Tourney World Series Shirts will have a three-color front and each
player’s name and team will be listed on the back of the shirt.
Pre-ordered
(orders e-mailed to [email protected]
and checks postmarked by Tuesday, May 10th) shirts/caps/visors/polo’s will be “pre-packaged” and given
to your team’s Representative to distribute.
All-orders must be paid for prior to the World Series. Mail ONE
CHECK for the entire team order to the following address:
HWSA
Administrator
3904
John Simpson Trail
*Orders
that have not been paid for may not be picked up until payment has been made.
A
limited number of extra all-tourney shirts and caps will be ordered and will
cost $20.00 each at the World Series.
Purchase your All-Tourney baseball T-shirts and/or caps while supplies
last! These items will be sold during
the games. No extra polo’s will be
ordered.
LAUNDRY
LAUNDROMAT:
The Wyndham Hotel
offers dry cleaning services only. No
laundry facilities are on property.
We would like to
recommend that you use Mary’s Coin Laundry for your laundry needs during your
stay in
Mary’s Coin Laundry
Phone:
(770) 427-7299
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Washers = 30 total; Dryers =
20+
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Cost to wash: single load ($1.50), double load ($1.75), triple load ($2.50), quadruple
load ($4.00), or 50 lb. load ($4.00+)
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Cost to dry: $0.25/8 minutes of dry time avg. of $1.25/load (may be more or
less depending on load size and material)
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Full Service = Drop off wash and fold service; costs $0.70/lb.
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Hours of Operation: Monday thru Friday
Directions to Mary’s Coin Laundry from the
Wyndham Hotel:
Start: |
1775 Parkway Pl SE, |
End: |
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Total Distance: 4.4 Miles |
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Estimated Total Time: 10 minutes |
Directions |
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