2019 BURNSVILLE INVITATIONAL
Welcome Letter

***Attention - for complete information, please visit all tabs listed under 2019 Burnsville Tournament section of our website.***

We are so pleased to welcome 116 teams to the 2019 Burnsville Invitational! Below, you'll find helpful information about the tournament this year:

• Full concessions at most locations. Please, no coolers.

• Medals & T-Shirts for 1st, Medals for 2nd through 3rd place teams

• ​Batting cages at BHS, Pacer, Sue Fischer, and Alimagnet

• ​Dirt or portable mounds on every field for all age levels

• Tournament berths to all levels for MBT, all AAA and AA levels MSF, Gopher State at all ages except 11AA, 12AA, 12AAA, 13AAA and 14AAA

• ​There will be no dogs allowed at any of the ball fields.

• ​For safety purposes, there will be no scooters, skateboards, etc. allowed at any of the ball fields.

• Each team should provide two game balls per game

• Tourney Machine Pool and Bracket availability

Our field maintenance volunteers work very hard at getting the fields ready for play. Therefore, we respectfully ask that no pre-game warm-ups take place on the infield.

TOURNAMENT RULES

MBL/MBT rules will be in play. These rules can be found on the MBT website: www.mbl.bz.

Maps to our fields can be found on this page of our website, as well as the the MBT website and the Tourney Machine site (under the button "Places").

**There is a team roster that must be completed and turned-in at check-in: Burnsville Invitational Team Roster Form
 

As with most other tournaments, birth certificates and concussion certificates are required to be available for inspection upon demand.

VERY IMPORTANT: Please note the modifications to pitching restrictions.

Please read the rule modifications for pitching restrictions! Make sure you review the umpire scorecard after each game, especially the score and pitch count.

QUESTIONS BEFORE & DURING THE TOURNAMENT

Prior to the tournament, please direct any questions to Kelli Mitsch at 952-381-4834. During the tournament, there will be a tournament site coordinator at every site. Please check-in with the site coordinator at least one hour prior to your first game. You can check in at the location where you have your first game. They will be wearing Black and Gold Staff lanyards. During the tournament, all questions should be directed to your site coordinator. Kelli will field questions only from the site coordinator.

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT STANDINGS BOARDS

Boards for each age level will be located at the following fields:

WEATHER DELAYS

In the case of rain, please do not leave the facility until the site director gives direction. The umpire may delay the game, but the tournament staff will determine whether there will still be play or whether to cancel all or part of the day.  In the event of rain, whether a rainout or delay, we reserve the right to modify the tournament structure to complete as much play as possible.

*Stay up to date on weather and other important announcements through our Twitter account, @burnsvilletrav1

TIMING & SCHEDULES
 

We ask that coaches be flexible with requests to begin play early when possible. Site directors will request an early start when an opportunity is available. Teams should be onsite a half hour in advance in the case the game can begin early. Being flexible in this will allow the tournament to flow easier for all and minimize delays.

We expect to post Sunday morning schedules on our website by 11:00 p.m. Saturday night.

Let’s Play Ball!!!

Kelli Mitsch

Tournament Director

Burnsville Traveling Baseball