2025 Burnsville Invitational Information 

 

GENERAL INFO & RULES
 

  • Full concessions at Community Park, Sue Fischer, Lac Lavon, BHS and Alimagnet. Please no coolers.

  • Medals for 1st through 3rd place teams. 

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

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

  • MBL and Gopher bids pending what we are approved for.

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

  • There will be no scooters, skateboards, etc allowed at any of the ball fields as well. This is for the safety of everyone trying to enjoy some good baseball!

  • Each team to provide 2 game balls per game

  • Tourney machine will be used for scores & pitch counts. Prior to the tournament, please enter your roster on Tourney Machine to help speed up the input of pitch counts. 

 

RULES & FIELD USE

 

  • MBL/MBT rules will be in play. These rules, as well as maps to our fields, can be found on the MBT website: www.mbl.bz. We will use the MBT State Qualifier Rules

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

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PITCHING RESTRICTIONS - VERY IMPORTANT

 

  • Once the umpire card is handed in, we will take that as final say. 

  • Pitch counts for each age level are in the MBT Rules

 

COMMUNICATION & CHECK-IN

In order to participate, a team roster form must be completed and turned in at check-in. As with most other tournaments, birth certificates, and concussion certificates are required to be available for inspection upon demand.

 

Prior to the tournament, please direct any questions to Mark Heckman, Burnsville Tournament Director at btb.tournament@gmail.com or (952) 454-6965.

 

**During the tournament, Mark will field questions only from the site coordinators. 

 

A site coordinator will be at every site wearing black and gold staff lanyards. 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. All questions during the tournament should be directed to your site coordinator. 

 

WEATHER

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, along with the Cities of Savage and Burnsville will determine whether there will still be play or whether we are canceling for 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. You can stay up to date via Tourney Machine for all weather updates. 

 

SCHEDULING 

We ask that coaches are flexible with requests to start games early when possible. Site directors will request an early start when an opportunity is available. Teams should be onsite 30 minutes in advance to accommodate this. 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. Please be patient as Tourney Machine does not handle tie-breakers. 

 

Thank you and good luck to all of the teams! Let's play ball!