2025 NSA POLK PUMPKIN PALOOZA - COSTUME & CARVED PUMPKIN CONTEST PRIZES & HALLOWEEN RINGS!!

We have a limited number of tournament shirts available for this weekend!  If you would like to pre-order and pay to make sure you get the size you need, please text your last name, team name, age division and order to Mike Gardner at (863) 274-0081 starting at 8 am on Thursday.  Once your order is received and we verify the sizes are available, you will be given information on how to pay electronically.  Order will not be complete until payment is received.  Design is the tournament graphic on this page.  Shirts are white, short sleeved, dri-fit material.  They are $27 each and we have sizes youth medium, youth large, youth x-large, adult small, adult medium, adult large and adult x-large.  Your pre-ordered shirt can be picked up from the site director on Saturday.  Thanks for playing NSA!

IMPORTANT INFO FOR COACHES/PLAYERS  

Because of the number of special time requests, 14U will play their 3^rd seed game on Sunday.

10U - will play a 2/2 format with a modified double elimination which means no "if game".

12U - will play a 3-1 format and be split into A & B group on Sunday

 14U - will play a 3/1 format with 3^rd seed game being played on Sunday.

  HS - will play a 3/1 format

COSTUME CONTEST INFORMATION

1.    You are permitted to wear your costumes on both days if you choose to. The costumes do not have to have numbers on them.

2.    Please see your site director before your first game is played on Saturday so they can take a picture of your team. 

3.    Voting for the contest will begin on our Facebook Page once every team has checked in for the tournament and photos can be taken. The time for voting for each age group is as follows:

10U - 3:30pm - 6:30pm

12U - 2:30pm - 6:30pm

14U - 12:30pm - 4:30pm

HS - 12:30pm - 4:30pm

The winners will be decided by the most likes your team receives on their specific photo on our Facebook Page. Please encourage all your friends and family to find our page ahead of time and to follow it so they can vote. Please explain to them that all the pictures will be in 1 post and that is not where they vote. They must click on the specific picture in that post that they like the most and vote for that 1 picture.

PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST

1.    The pumpkin carving contest will be judged on Sunday.

2.    Each team that wants to participate must purchase their own pumpkin ahead of time and decorate it prior to coming to the fields on Sunday. Turn it into your site director Sunday morning and they will place it on a table under the concession awning for everyone to see.

3.    Voting for the contest will begin on our Facebook Page once every team has arrived for their 1st elimination game on Sunday and photos can be taken. The time for voting for all the pumpkins will be 12:30pm to 3:30pm.

4.    The winning pumpkin will be decided by the most likes a team receives on their specific photo on our Facebook Page. Please encourage all your friends and family to find our page ahead of time and to like it so they can vote. Please explain to them that all the pictures will be in 1 post and that is not where they vote. They must click on the specific picture in that post that they like the most and vote for that 1 picture.

MORE INFORMATION:

·      ALL TEAMS MUST BE SANCTIONED FOR THE NEW SEASON (2026) TO PLAY THIS WEEKEND!  IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT CHRISTY RANDOLPH AT (727) 348-7301.  ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR INSURANCE IS CURRENT.

·      EVERY TEAM IS REQUIRED TO HAVE AN ONLINE ROSTER. YOU MAY ALSO CONTACT CHRISTY IF YOU ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH YOUR ROSTER.

·      PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU OR A REPRESENTATIVE FROM YOUR TEAM CHECKS IN WITH THE SITE DIRECTOR BEFORE YOUR FIRST GAME, EVEN IF YOU HAVE PRE-PAID. CASH & CHECK PAYMENTS ONLY!

·      ANY PLAYERS NOT ON ONLINE ROSTER THAT ARE PLAYING WITH YOU THIS WEEKEND WILL NEED TO BE ON A GUEST PLAYER FORM (SEE BELOW BY SEEDING SCHEDULE). 

*PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE OFTEN FOR WEATHER UPDATES & SCHEDULE CHANGES.

*ALL BATS MUST HAVE NSA STAMP. (NO EXCEPTIONS!)

*PITCHERS IN ALL DIVISIONS MUST WEAR FACEMASKS.

*PAPER SCOREBOOKS ARE REQUIRED.

*ALL CHANGES ON DEFENSE ARE SUBSTITUTIONS AND MUST BE REPORTED TO THE UMPIRE.

INFO FOR THIS WEEKEND:

FEE:  $575

SITE DIRECTOR:    MIKE (863) 274-0081.

We have a limited number of used softballs for sale. 1^st come 1^st served. --- 2 Buckets of 11inch softballs ( roughly 3 dozen ) $65 & 2 dozen 12inch balls at $25 per dozen. If interested in purchasing text Pat Affrunti at 727-409-9683.