Style: Mix of singles and doubles play ... no poly and no freestyle.
There will be 16 teams total -- 8 will play in a United States bracket and 8 play in an international bracket.
Each eight-team grouping play in double elimination style.
The United States winner will face the International winner in one final championship game to decide the tournament winner.
PRIZES --
Team prizes
World Series champion -- 250 CC credits/player
World Series runner-up -- 125 CC credits/player
US bracket runner-up -- 75 CC credits/player
International bracket runner-up -- 75 CC credits/player
Individual statistic prizes (I will be tracking baseball stats throughout the tourney).
Hitting champ (highest batting average) -- 50 CC credits
Most runs scored -- 50 CC credits
Most RBIs -- 50 CC credits
Strikeouts (pitcher with the most Ks) -- 50 CC credits
*Each CC player will have their stats accumulated across their four 1 vs. 1 spots in the lineup
Game play --
Little League games go 6 innings -- if tied extra innings will be played until a winner is decided. If extra innings are used, teams start with a runner at 2nd base.
The batting order will go 9 spots deep with the bottom spot in the lineup being a doubles match.
The first time through the order will be played on the visitors team settings.
The second time through the order will be played on the home team's settings.
The third time through the lineup will be played on a rotation of the geographical maps.
Additional at-bats will be played on random map.
Settings for geographical and random maps will be escalating, chained, foggy.
Results of each at-bat are listed in the chart below ... win quickly to have a more impactful at-bat.
The game will be scored like a regular baseball game, string hits together and score runs.
Three outs and we are onto the next inning.
LLSW HittingChart by David Ball, on FlickrThe first four spots in the lineup will be Player 1 vs. Player 1 and Player 2 and Player 2.
The spots 5-8 in the lineup will match Player 1 vs. Player 2.
So everybody will face everybody throughout the game.
Sample boxscore
LLWS SampleBoxscore by David Ball, on FlickrI expect players will get 3-4 at-bats in a typical game.
A reminder lose twice and your team is eliminated.
Bracket will be released once sign-ups are complete.
Team sign-ups...
I am open to considering other geographical doubles maps if you have suggestions.
LLWS SignUps by David Ball, on FlickrSingles to pair up...
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