2025 Baseball Tournament Detailed Information

(Last updated 4/20/25 @ 4:00 pm)

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!!

TEAMS

• DOB submitted on the roster form to TAIAO
• Entrance payment made before April 6th 

GATE TIMES & WRIST BANDS:  

The gate will open at 8:00 AM on Thursday and 7:00 AM on Friday.

Games will be played on fields 1, 2, 3 and 6.

Every coach will need to be wearing (or on their person) a wristband.  These will be issued at the entry table to the head coach. A maximum of three free passes per team.

Coach/Volunteer Passes
Coach/Volunteer passes can be ordered by athletic directors by clicking here. The max per team is 3 passes.

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ADMISSION & PARKING:

Please park in the main parking lot.  This is the FIRST RIGHT after you enter the facility.  Click here to view an image. Please DO NOT park in the upper parking lot

Ticket sales will be conducted at the entry of each facility and  can be purchased in advance online

• One Day $15 for adults and $10 for students (ages 6-18 with children under 5 are free)  by clicking here. 
• Two Day $25 for adults and $15 for students (ages 6-18 with children under 5 are free)  by clicking here. 

We will not be accepting cash.  Credit, Debit, CashApp or Venmo are accepted. 

Immediate Family Tournament Pass (2 Day Only) = $80

*Immediate is defined as parents and their children who are 18 and under. 

Family Pass must be purchased by April 20th. They will not be available for purchase at the gate.

PURCHASE FAMILY PASS HERE

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SCHEDULES: 

The schedule can be viewed on our website. Please click here for schedules.

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TOURNAMENT SHIRTS/FAN GEAR:

Shirts will only be available for purchase at the tournament.

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EMERGENCY TOURNAMENT CONTACTS:
** These contacts have no ability to change the schedules.  Please contact them only the days of the event.  These are emergency contacts, please DO NOT contact them for general information.

Jeff Clements 
Charlie Hilgers

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RULES

• 1:45 time limit per game, 15 min between games
• No new inning can start after 1:30 min mark
• Inning starts the second the last out is made (not first pitch)
• No steel spikes. Plastic cleats only (will be strictly enfaced)
• No sunflower seeds
• All teams will have two play in games for seeding, Home team is listed first on the bracket for pool play.
• During elimination round, higher MaxPrep ranked team is home.
• Single game elimination on Championship day
• Each team must furnish one dozen new NFHS baseballs for tournament use.
• TASO sanctioned umpires
• Two umpires per all games except three umpires for championship games.
• Bats must be BBCOR -3.
• Game ends with 15 run differential after 3 innings, 10 after 4 and 8 after 5. 
• If a game is called (for whatever reason) before inning ends, all scores refers back to last full inning score .
• Only the Manger is allowed to challenge judgement calls, if it is a rule issues, managers can appeal thru umpire behind plate.
• Maximum Pitches Per Game: A pitcher can throw up to 110 pitches in a single game.
• Maximum Pitches Total Day 1: A pitcher can throw up to 110 total pitches the first day
• Maximum Pitches for Tournament: A pitcher can throw a total of 140 pitches for the tournament.

Inclement weather rules:

To manage the tournaments with potential rain delays and keep the pace of play moving, TAIAO implements the following rules for games that might be cut short. These rules aim to ensure fairness, maintain the tournament schedule, and prioritize player safety:

• A game is considered official if at least 4 innings are completed (or 3.5 innings if the home team is ahead).

• If a game is stopped due to rain before it’s official, it’s suspended and resumed from the same point (same count, runners, etc.) when conditions allow, ideally on the same field. 

• If resuming isn’t possible (e.g., due to tournament progression or field constraints), the game may be declared a tie (in pool play) or decided by a tiebreaker (in elimination rounds, see below).

• For elimination games that can’t be resumed, use a tiebreaker to determine the winner if the game isn’t official:

  • Team with the lead after the last completed inning, regardless of innings played.

  • If still tied, use head-to-head performance in the tournament or coin flip as a last resort.

3/29/25 added Divisions
4/14/25 added pitch count and clarified cleat rule
4/20/25 added inclement weather and seeded teams
4/23/25 corrected pitch count