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2014 GSL Slugfest and Slugfest Conference
History of the Ohio Slugfest
The Ohio Slugfest has been a staple in Dayton, Ohio for 9 years. 2014 will be the 10th year for this great annual event. Slugfest has had over 40 teams since its 3rd year. It was at that time that tournament director Bryan Johnson went out on a limb and guaranteed over $4000.00 cash and $1000.00 in prizes to be given away at the event. The event places every level of softball teams against each other from A to E. Teams enjoy getting a chance to play everyone and see where they stack up against the best teams in the area. Once a team loses in the open, they move to their own division of play. So that E teams play other E teams and D teams play D teams and so on in a double elimination. We have a home run derby, 50/50 and raffles going on during the tournament. The reason we started this event, was to help sponsor my softball team. Every year proceeds made from the Slugfest goes to the Tilton Trucking/Louisville Slugger Softball team. This year, it’s time to take this event to the next level, GSL. I hope to see everyone back for 2014 and more!!!!!!
Mission Statement
The Slugfest Conference Series is the next step in the Slugfest. We have created a series for the Slugfest in Chicago, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and one more to be announced. We will not run an event every weekend, but instead run only 1 a month (we may do 2 in one month). We do not want to bog down the conference with 15 or 20 events. The reason for this is to get commitments for 3 or 4 events and they all should be great events. This conference will be for every level of play from B, C, D and even E. Teams will be able to win money in the Slugfest events and win money from the points series of the Slugfest. We are hoping to get teams to sign up for the conference and make this series an event for years to come.
How does the Slugfest conference work?
Cost $1500.00……what do you get?
3 events paid for cost ………($300 each).……………………………………………………….……..$900.00
Money for Conference points winner…………………………………………………………………..$200.00
Money for Conference Awards……………………………………………………………………..…....$100.00
WEBSITE Cost………………………………………………………………………………………………..……$150.00
Manager Conference POLO……………………………………………………………………………....…$50.00
Conference Championship………………………………………………………………………………….$100.00 total $1500.00
Break Down
3 events -are any 3 of the conference events EXCEPT the Championship Event
Website cost-we will hire a website manager to update stats every Wednesday, this will happen!
Every coach will have a form for the event they played in, they will fill it out and email it to the web manager and he will put your stats in. Stats will need to be in to the web manager by Tuesday morning. If you are unable to submit your stats by Tuesday morning, then they will be updated on the following Wednesday.
Web Manager will also get a report from the Tournament director on Monday morning and put in your teams points, MVP, DMVP, and all tourney.
Conference Awards will be awards based off of stats and managers votes. We will create a point system. Example best average in conference 5 points, 2 all tourneys 4 points, 3 managers voted for you 3 points total points 14 points……
Winners of the All Slugfest teams get TBD, we have some ideas like hoodies, nice plaques, and so on. We are always open to ideas. We hope to be not just a name but something to earn!
Conference Points Winners -$200.00 from each team will go into a pot for the end of the year the top 3 teams at EACH Level of play will win their portion of the pot. So the more events you play the more chance you have of getting extra travel money for the end of the year! This is a cash payout! I have an example of the break down I will attach to this info….
Conference Championship $100.00 per team from the conference will go to a side pot for the Conference Championship Tournament at the end of the year. So, if you get into the Championship and you are a conference team you have a chance to win the tournament money and win the side pot money set aside just for the conference teams. If a conference team does not win this event then the top finishing team will win the pot. If it’s a tie there will be a PLAYOFF GAME!!!!!
Manager will receive a Nice Dry Fit Conference Polo from MOJO!
Any team may play in any Slugfest event and does not have to join the conference to play in the events! Each Slugfest event will have its own set of awards….Example Slugfest Dayton…will be giving away $4000.00 cash…..Slugfest Columbus may give $2000.00 Cash and Something else…This is up to the director of the tournaments.
We are doing are best to work around some of the big events in USSSA (Conference). Unfortunately, we can’t always make this happen. Here are some of the early dates we are working with….One or2 may change….
DATES FOR SLUGFEST
April 5th and 6th…..Cincy
May 3rd and 4th….Frankfort, Ky
May 17th 18th…..Chicago
June-Dayton, Ohio May 31, June 1, 2…Double Points events
June 28th 29th Columbus, Ohio…Former King of the Hill
July 11th, and 12th……Youngstown, Ohio
July
Aug-Cleveland Ohio, 22, 23rd…Mayors Cup
Aug. 30th, 31st….Conference Championship (Dayton or Ciny)
Rules for event
*teams will be seeded (A will get top seed, then B’s, then C’s and so on)
*home run rule 6 and a home run hitter, in the open.
*bat testing
*if Dayton slugfest gets over 55 teams we will have a C bracket
*First 75 teams in only
*Play in as many slugfest as you wish…we will take your top 4 finishing points events.
*D and E teams (C if a C bracket) will get points for the open and points for D or E bracket.
This will reward teams for playing out the open bracket.
More to come!!!!
If you have any questions please give me a call, text or email
[email protected], or 937-304-0519
History of the Ohio Slugfest
The Ohio Slugfest has been a staple in Dayton, Ohio for 9 years. 2014 will be the 10th year for this great annual event. Slugfest has had over 40 teams since its 3rd year. It was at that time that tournament director Bryan Johnson went out on a limb and guaranteed over $4000.00 cash and $1000.00 in prizes to be given away at the event. The event places every level of softball teams against each other from A to E. Teams enjoy getting a chance to play everyone and see where they stack up against the best teams in the area. Once a team loses in the open, they move to their own division of play. So that E teams play other E teams and D teams play D teams and so on in a double elimination. We have a home run derby, 50/50 and raffles going on during the tournament. The reason we started this event, was to help sponsor my softball team. Every year proceeds made from the Slugfest goes to the Tilton Trucking/Louisville Slugger Softball team. This year, it’s time to take this event to the next level, GSL. I hope to see everyone back for 2014 and more!!!!!!
Mission Statement
The Slugfest Conference Series is the next step in the Slugfest. We have created a series for the Slugfest in Chicago, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and one more to be announced. We will not run an event every weekend, but instead run only 1 a month (we may do 2 in one month). We do not want to bog down the conference with 15 or 20 events. The reason for this is to get commitments for 3 or 4 events and they all should be great events. This conference will be for every level of play from B, C, D and even E. Teams will be able to win money in the Slugfest events and win money from the points series of the Slugfest. We are hoping to get teams to sign up for the conference and make this series an event for years to come.
How does the Slugfest conference work?
Cost $1500.00……what do you get?
3 events paid for cost ………($300 each).……………………………………………………….……..$900.00
Money for Conference points winner…………………………………………………………………..$200.00
Money for Conference Awards……………………………………………………………………..…....$100.00
WEBSITE Cost………………………………………………………………………………………………..……$150.00
Manager Conference POLO……………………………………………………………………………....…$50.00
Conference Championship………………………………………………………………………………….$100.00 total $1500.00
Break Down
3 events -are any 3 of the conference events EXCEPT the Championship Event
Website cost-we will hire a website manager to update stats every Wednesday, this will happen!
Every coach will have a form for the event they played in, they will fill it out and email it to the web manager and he will put your stats in. Stats will need to be in to the web manager by Tuesday morning. If you are unable to submit your stats by Tuesday morning, then they will be updated on the following Wednesday.
Web Manager will also get a report from the Tournament director on Monday morning and put in your teams points, MVP, DMVP, and all tourney.
Conference Awards will be awards based off of stats and managers votes. We will create a point system. Example best average in conference 5 points, 2 all tourneys 4 points, 3 managers voted for you 3 points total points 14 points……
Winners of the All Slugfest teams get TBD, we have some ideas like hoodies, nice plaques, and so on. We are always open to ideas. We hope to be not just a name but something to earn!
Conference Points Winners -$200.00 from each team will go into a pot for the end of the year the top 3 teams at EACH Level of play will win their portion of the pot. So the more events you play the more chance you have of getting extra travel money for the end of the year! This is a cash payout! I have an example of the break down I will attach to this info….
Conference Championship $100.00 per team from the conference will go to a side pot for the Conference Championship Tournament at the end of the year. So, if you get into the Championship and you are a conference team you have a chance to win the tournament money and win the side pot money set aside just for the conference teams. If a conference team does not win this event then the top finishing team will win the pot. If it’s a tie there will be a PLAYOFF GAME!!!!!
Manager will receive a Nice Dry Fit Conference Polo from MOJO!
Any team may play in any Slugfest event and does not have to join the conference to play in the events! Each Slugfest event will have its own set of awards….Example Slugfest Dayton…will be giving away $4000.00 cash…..Slugfest Columbus may give $2000.00 Cash and Something else…This is up to the director of the tournaments.
We are doing are best to work around some of the big events in USSSA (Conference). Unfortunately, we can’t always make this happen. Here are some of the early dates we are working with….One or2 may change….
DATES FOR SLUGFEST
April 5th and 6th…..Cincy
May 3rd and 4th….Frankfort, Ky
May 17th 18th…..Chicago
June-Dayton, Ohio May 31, June 1, 2…Double Points events
June 28th 29th Columbus, Ohio…Former King of the Hill
July 11th, and 12th……Youngstown, Ohio
July
Aug-Cleveland Ohio, 22, 23rd…Mayors Cup
Aug. 30th, 31st….Conference Championship (Dayton or Ciny)
Rules for event
*teams will be seeded (A will get top seed, then B’s, then C’s and so on)
*home run rule 6 and a home run hitter, in the open.
*bat testing
*if Dayton slugfest gets over 55 teams we will have a C bracket
*First 75 teams in only
*Play in as many slugfest as you wish…we will take your top 4 finishing points events.
*D and E teams (C if a C bracket) will get points for the open and points for D or E bracket.
This will reward teams for playing out the open bracket.
More to come!!!!
If you have any questions please give me a call, text or email
[email protected], or 937-304-0519