Welcome to the latest news from the office of the Southeast Region.

    Please read the items under Region Information link for all the changes

    that will be taken place at the region tournament.

    We have split the state of Florida and Tennessee.

    Florida will have a North and South Division, Tennessee will have

    a East and West Division. The dividing point will be up to the individual

    states.

    What this means is, states will have a state tournament in

    each division, with the winner of each division going to the region

    tournament. If you have only one division that wants to participate

    in the region tournament, both teams will come from that one division.

    If your state wants to have a tournament to determine a single state

    champion that will be up to your individual state, but both

    teams will still go to the region tournament representing their respective

    division.

    2010 REGION CHANGES:

       The following is the <2010 CHANGES > passed by the Southeast Region State Presidents which will go into effect

          beginning in 2010. We are trying to increase participation at the region level. We hope these are some ways the Southeast

         Region would better serve the state associations involved in our program.

1.        Region Dues: (PAID BY YOUR STATE)

a.       $2.00 per team based on your current year numbers payable to your regional V.P.  Fees are to be paid at the same time you pay your national dues. One check sent to the national office for your national dues the second check to your regional V.P. for your region dues. A copy of your registration forms MUST also be sent with your regional dues.

2.   Region Qualifier Tournament Play: (STATE LEVEL) Controlled by your State.

a.   Each state would have an opportunity to have a region qualifier in each age group with the winner advancing

      to the region tournament.

 b.     States that are split will be able to have a qualifier for each side, the winner from each side

      advancing to the regional tournament.

 c.   States will still have the opportunity to have a state tournament and send their state winner to

      the regional tournament.

 d.   All tournaments MAY be played in a pool play format. Minimum of three (3) games in pool

                              play round finishing up with an elimination bracket with each pool winner. Host site to

                             determine elimination format based on the number of participant teams.

 3.   Region Tournament Play: (REGION LEVEL)

             a.   Region tournaments MAY be played in a pool play format. A three (3) game minimum in the

      pool play round is a must, finishing up with an elimination bracket with each pool winner. The

      host site will determine elimination format based on the number of participating teams.           

 b.   A host site, handling a pool play format, MUST have at least two (2), possibly three

      (3) fields available for play.

            4.   Changes to Region Tournament:

a.       A TEAM NAME that wins an AABC World Series in each individual age level will be given an automatic berth in the next year’s region tournament based on previous year’s results at the age level at which it was won.

NOTE:  The 2009 World Series winner(s) will be the first to participate in the 2010 Southeast Region Tournament new format.

EX: The TEAM NAME, carrying over from the previous year, wins a World Series, will get an automatic berth to the next years Southeast Region tournament at that same age level.

 b.      To host a region tournament, a state MUST have a team participate at ANY age level region tournament.

             5.          AABC logo on caps at the Region Level:

             a.       Each host site will be given a supply of AABC pins to sell to each participating team. The host site is to return

                   $1.00 per pin to the Region V.P. to be sent to the National Office. The pins are to be worn on the side of

                  each coach and players cap. For the teams that have purchased caps from New Era with the AABC logo on

                 the side no pins are necessary. This was passed at the National meeting by the AABC board which appeals to

                 National tournaments (Regional and  World Series) .

6.     New Era Caps:

                        b.   New Era Caps are available through New Era ONLY. For details contact you’re Regional or

                 National V.P. or contact the National office.

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