Lone Star Shootout Info

2008 QUALIFIER LOCATIONS

Date	Complex	City	Contact	Phone
February 2-3	Big League Dreams/League City	League City	Phyllis Williford	(281) 316-3400
February 16-17	Time Warner Park (formerly Ancira)	San Antonio	Maria Tehelan	(210) 545-2700
March 1-2	Big League Dreams/League City	League City	Phyllis Williford	(281) 316-3400
March 8-9	Bryan Regional Athletic Complex	Bryan	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669
March 15-16	Big League Dreams/Mansfield	Mansfield	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669
March 15-16	Time Warner Park (formerly Ancira)	San Antonio	Maria Tehelan	(210) 545-2700
March 22 (Sat. only)	Grady T. Wallace Park	Texarkana	Chris Bates	(903) 908-1327
March 29-30	Kreig Park	Austin	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669
April 5-6	Big League Dreams/League City	League City	Phyllis Williford	(281) 316-3400
April 5-6	Killeen Athletic Complex	Killeen	Pete Vento	(254) 699-6562
April 12-13	Big League Dreams/Mansfield	Mansfield	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669
April 19-20	Harlingen Sports Complex	Harlingen	Frank Tamez	(956) 245-0264
April 19-20	Centennial Park	Pearland	Robert Borden	(281) 652-1675
April 26-27	Lindsey Park	Tyler	Van Jordan	(903) 531-1377
May 3-4	BUDWEISER FESTIVAL	College Station	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669
May 10 (Sat. only)	Riverbend Park	Waco	Cynthia Simms	(254) 750-8071
May 17-18	Big League Dreams/Mansfield	Mansfield	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669
May 24-25	Time Warner Park (formerly Ancira)	San Antonio	Maris Tehelan	(210) 545-2700
May 31-June 1	Big League Dreams/League City	League City	Phyllis Williford	(281) 316-3400
June 14-15	Big League Dreams/Mansfield	Mansfield	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669
July 5-6	STATE FINALS (Men's D, E)	Mansfield	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669
July 5-6	STATE FINALS (Men B, C, Women)	League City	Greg Huchingson	(979) 575-5669

LONE STAR SHOOTOUT SERIES:
The Lone Star Shootout is a series of tournaments to be held throughout Texas during the 2008 softball season. Each tournament will have at least 3 divisions -- Men's Class B, Men's Class C and Men's Class D. Other divisions (such as Men's Class E, Co-ed, Women's) may be added for selected qualifiers. The top 5 finishers at each tournament will qualify for the Lone Star Shootout State Championship Finals. In addition, any team that participates in any 3 qualifiers will be invited to the State Championship Finals, which will have an outstanding WORTH prize package including Worth bats, bat bags, fielder's gloves, batting gloves and other great prizes.

SHOOTOUT STATE FINALS DIRECT BERTHS: The top 5 finishers in each division at each qualifier will receive direct berths to the Lone Star Shootout State Championship Finals. If one of those qualifiers is unable to accept for any reason (already have berth, decline berth, misses deadline, disqualification, etc.) the berth would be offered to the next highest finisher from that tournament until all slots are filled.

SHOOTOUT STATE FINALS INVITATIONAL BERTHS: A team which competes in any three Lone Star Shootout Qualifiers, regardless of finish, will receive an automatic invitation to the Lone Star Shootout State Finals.

WORLD SOFTBALL LEAGUE N.I.T.'s: Some Lone Star Shootout qualifiers will also serve as NIT's for the World Softball League. In addition to a berth earned to the Shootout State Finals, the first place team in each division at those selected qualifier will also receive a berth to the World Softball League North American National Finals in Panama City, Florida. In addition, any team that qualifies for AND participates in the Lone Star Shootout State Championships will also receive automatic berths to the WSL North American Finals in Panama City. (This offer is not applicable to Qualifiers played under USSSA rules.)

SHOOTOUT AUXILIARY TOURNAMENTS: Certain quality tournament have been designate Lone Star Shootout Auxiliary Tournaments. These events offer all the same berths and series points of Lone Star Shootout Qualifiers, with the only difference being they are hosted by promoters other than Lone Star Shootouts. These events operate independently of Lone Star and have their own prize packages, rules, etc.

Date	Complex	City	Contact	Phone
March 8-9	9th Annual Reds Tournament	Houston	Mike Talley	(832) 818-6701
March 15-16	The Brothers Tournament	Houston	Rodney Miles	(713) 212-9132
March 29-30	Jokers Spring Fling	League City	Rene Hinojosa	(713) 269-1012
April 19-20	Top Dog Classic	Beaumont	Frank Neal	(409) 549-4254
April 26-27	Laredo Shootout	Laredo	Gilbert Mancha	(956) 285-3411
June 14-15	The Gamblers Tournament	Lake Charles, La.	Hollin Chretein	(337) 478-1650
June 21-22	Hub City Shootout N.I.T.	Lubbock	Bobby Drum	(806) 787-9117
June 28-29	Louisiana ASA/WSL	Hammond, La.	Bill Skinner	(985) 507-0092

SHOOTOUT POINT SYSTEM: 1st Place = 10; 2nd Place = 8; 3rd Place = 6; 4th Place = 4; 5th Place = 2; All Others = 1. In addition, Bonus Points will be awarded for participation in multiple events (2 Bonus Points for 2nd tournament, 3 Bonus Points for 3rd tournament, etc.). For example, a team participating in four tournaments would be guaranteed 13 points -- 4 participation points (1, 1, 1, 1) and 9 Bonus Points (0, 2, 3, 4) even if they went 0-2 in all four tournaments. This system rewards teams which participate in multiple Shootout events. The Budweiser Festival in Bryan-College Station awards double points because of the size.

PRIZE FOR POINT SYSTEM WINNER: The overall leader in the Points System in every division will receive a team set (12) of Rover Plus Nine softball pants.

SEEDING FOR FINALS: The Point System will help determine some seeding and priority order for any possible byes at the State Championship Finals. For example, seeding for the top 4, 8, 16, 32, etc. positions (depending on number of teams entered) will be set according to the Point System Standings.

For immediate information, send questions to: info@lonestarsoftball.com