HR Derby – September 5th at Pullman Park
Double-Elimination Playoff – For Top 6 teams in tournament.

Teams that entered the Steel City Classic will also receive (not available to other teams in tourney):
One dozen D1 baseballs
Commemorative T-shirts
Five Guaranteed Games
Commemorative BWP Bat

The Steel City Classic will also be providing Championship T-shirts for the winner of the tournament.

PITTSBURGH, Pa – The Steel City Classic Tournament Committee has announced a special promotion with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2009 Steel City Classic.  The Pirates will be offering outfield box seats for $13 per ticket for Friday (September 4, 2009) night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals at a discount to all tournament entrants.  The seats have a normal selling price of $20, which is a savings of $7 per ticket.  Friday night’s game promotion is a Pirates Knit Ski Cap (seen below), which will be presented to all fans in attendance.  Dollar Dog Night is also featured, where fans can get a hot dog for $1 each.

In addition, the Pirates also offer tours of the ballpark on that same Friday for anyone that is interested.  Why not spend an entire day exploring everything this fine city has to offer?

The Pirates will also be offering an autographed baseball to be raffled off to ticket buyers.

Please print this Promotional Flyer and mail in with your completed registration to reserve your tickets.  Orders should be placed by August 17th.

More information can be found by emailing Kyle Lefeber at the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Additionally, the opportunity for a discount on the entry may be established based upon the number of tickets that are purchased by a team.  More information will follow.

First Annual 2009  Steel City Classic

Hosted by the Pittsburgh NABA – Home of the Pittsburgh Blues

Tournament Information and Registration

DATES: Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7, 2009

DIVISIONS: 18A, 18AA, 25A, 18 Rookie,  25 Rookie, 35 Rookie, 45 Rookie (Division will occur if 4 or more teams register by the final deposit date)

FORMAT: “Pool” Play consisting of 3 games, Semi-final playoff and Championship game

PLAYOFFS: Semi-Final games either Sunday or Monday morning.

CHAMPIONSHIPS: Monday, September 7, 2009

AWARDS Sponsored by BWP Bats: Champions:  Team Champion Award &  Individual Awards

Runner-up:  Championship Finalist award & Individual Awards

Pool Winner: Pool Champion award

ENTRY FEE: Team Fee: $750 (If deposit is received before 8/03/09)
$850 (If deposit is received after 8/03/09)
* Team fee is for 13 players.  Each additional player over 13 is $50.

*FINAL PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUGUST 19, 2009*

**NOTE:  No teams will be accepted after August 19, 2009

Entry fee includes a Steel City Classic t-shirt, team liability insurance, baseballs, fields, umpires, guaranteed 3 games, individual and team champion and runner-up awards, and  pool champion award.

DEPOSITS: All teams must submit a $500.00 (non-refundable) deposit to reserve a place in the tournament.  The balance of the team fee must be submitted by August 19, 2009.  All fees must be in money order or cashier check.   Any team making more than 50% or more of its final team payment at check-in will be subject to a $50.00 late payment fee.

ACCOMMODATIONS: TO BE DETERMINED – Centered in Cranberry, PA

INFORMATION: For further information pertaining to the Steel City Classic, visit our website at www.NABASteelCityClassic.com.  Information pertaining to tournament rules, tiebreaker rules, eligibility rules, schedule requests, refund policies, hotel – airline – car rental information, roster forms and schedules are posted there.

SEND FEES TO:

Pittsburgh NABA
Attn: Steel City Classic
524 Harmony Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

2009

Refund Policy and Special Requests Policy

Adverse Weather

The Steel City Classic baseball tournament may be played in adverse weather conditions.  The Pittsburgh NABA reserves the right to change the format of the tournament to lesser time limits, fewer innings, or reduce the playoff format in whatever means possible to complete the tournament.  Participating coaches, managers and players accept these conditions when entering the tournament.

Refund Policy for Adverse Weather

There will be a $100.00 administration fee charged for complete rain out of the tournament; if one (1) game is played = 50% of entry fee will be refunded; if 2 or more games are played = no refund.

Refund Policy Prior to Tournament

No refund will be given if the tournament bracket or schedule has been posted. If the schedule has not been posted and you call 15 business days before the tournament start date a full refund will be given minus the deposit.  If the schedule has not been posted and you call 8 to 14 business days before the tournament start date, 50 percent of your fee will be returned minus the deposit; if the schedule has not been posted and you call 7 or fewer business days before the tournament start date, no refund will be given.

Deleted Divisions Refund and Transfer of Balances

The Pittsburgh NABA reserves the right to add, delete, merge or create divisions or divisional formats based on the number of teams entered at anytime before the tournament, and will give every effort to give teams advance notice, however the Pittsburgh NABA may not be able to do so.  If a team planned to enter a deleted division, that team may play in another division or receive a refund minus your deposit, or transfer the balance to future Steel City Classics, provided it is at least 5 days prior to check-in.

Special Start Requests

Before entering the Steel City Classic, make sure your team has no other conflicts on listed tournament dates. The Steel City Classic can not accommodate any special game time requests! Teams need to be prepared to play at *8:00am* on the FIRST DAY of the tournament.