Fact Sheet
Competition Dates 5 to 12 October
Age Categories*
Men: 35+, 45+
*Age determined at 31 December 2002.
Competition Details
Proposed Competition Format
Hours of Competition: 8.30am - 5.30pm (There may be one night game per day scheduled)
Competition will commence on Saturday 5 October 2002 with a full round of games, to enable Games participants to attend the Games Opening Ceremony in Melbourne on Sunday 6 October. Games on Sunday 6 October will be restricted to one round on all diamonds in the morning.
Finals will be completed on Saturday 12 October. The Games Closing Celebration will be held in Melbourne on Sunday 13 October.
The program will be scheduled over eight days and, depending on team entries, 5 diamonds will be utilised with a total of 15 games per day. Each game will consist of 7 innings or will be of 2 hours duration. Finals will last for 9 innings regardless of duration.
The competition will be run in pools of six teams per age group providing a minimum of 5 games plus finals. There may be more that one pool per age group.
Scoring
Games will be played under the normal rules of baseball except for some modifications applicable to Masters play. Final placement will be based on the number of Games won and, if necessary, a count back, head to head. If no clear advantage emerges then finals placements will be decided by percentage (runs divided by the total runs for and against). If teams are again equal then placement will be by the total number of runners on base, regardless of whether those runners scored or where retired while on base.
Competition Standards
The Baseball competition at the Melbourne 2002 World Masters Games will be conducted under the auspices, rules and regulations of the International Baseball Association and the Australian Baseball Federation and will conform to any special requirements of the International Masters Games Association.
The Victorian Baseball Association will conduct the competition.
Practice Facilities
Two on-site batting tunnels will be available for pre game hitting and a full field will be available at Deakin University throughout the Games for teams to practice and take hitting. Deakin University is a five-minute drive further along the Princes Highway from the baseball centre.
Other Information
Each team will be required to provide a qualified umpire to officiate the competition. Proof of qualifications must be presented. Umpires provided by teams for baseball DO NOT pay a registration fee. All umpires will receive a complimentary accreditation pass and kit as thanks for the service they are providing to the Melbourne 2002 World Masters Games.
Umpires MUST accredit at the Games Centre to receive their accreditation pass.
Games competitors and registered accompanying persons based at Geelong will be provided with free return transport to Melbourne to attend the Opening Ceremony.
*Please note: all information is proposed and subject to change.
