Las Vegas Road Trip V

The brackets have been drawn for the 5th edition of the Las Vegas Road Trip.  Please press the links to the left to view the schedules.  All games will be played on Saturday and Sunday with the championship games in all divisions being played at 3:00PM on Sunday.  Good luck to all teams.

Rooms at Arizona Charlies are still available at the tournament rate until Wednesday night, March 28th. At that time the block will be expire and the remaining rooms will be released to other groups booking that weekend.  If you need a room please do so before Wednesday night as I will NOT be able to get the rate after that. They have already extended the rate for 2 weeks after the original deadline and cannot do so again.

We have secured a rate of $46 per night for Friday and Saturday and $29 for Thursday and Sunday night if you book directly with the hotel using their 800 number.  The hotel is nice for the teams as the rooms are set up in a dorm type setting and being able to talk or hang out with each other is very easy.  Arizona Charlie's Boulder offers a casino, buffet and sit down dining along with live music in the downtown bar/lounge.  Please help the tournament by booking with Arizona Charlie's by using their 800 number to receive the special rate.  The number is 800-362-4040 and the reference code is C-SCIFL or mention So Cal Independent Fast Pitch League.

Also, to help keep tournament costs down, if your team books at least five (5) rooms and stays at Arizona Charlie's Boulder, you will receive $25 back on your entry fee.  Bookings will need to be done using this number (800-362-4040) and code (C-SCIFL), rooms booked any other way cannot be confirmed through the hotel and are not used toward our count.  If you need to book more than three (3) rooms on the same credit card, please contact Kathy Brennan at 702-951-5942 in the group sales department and she will be more than happy to assist you.  If she is not there, leave a message and she will get back to you. 

Arizona Charlie's Boulder
Full service hotel/casino/restaurants/bowling alley
www.arizonacharliesboulder.com
4575 Boulder Hwy, Las Vegas, NV
800-362-4040 and reference "C-SCIFL" or So Cal Independent Fast Pitch League as the group name

Room rates:
Fri/Sat - $46 per night plus taxes for either a standard room or suite
Thur & Sun - $29 per night plus taxes for a standard room or suite
Please note that the suites will be available on a first come first served basis

Arizona Charlie's Boulder is located 7 miles from the parks but the money saved on the rooms will be a plus for teams compared to some of the other quotes that have been received. Teams can also save at the buffet by joining the casino player program when they arrive to check in.

NAFA and the SCIFL are pleased to announce the fifth edition of the "Las Vegas Road Trip" fast pitch tournament.  The date of this tournament will be April 13th, 14th and 15th.  Depending on the amount of teams, games can start on Friday afternoon after 1:00 PM with the hope of having the games completed by 8:00PM Friday night and 9:00 PM on Saturday night.  There were many complaints last year of the aggressive schedule that the managers voted on to have all games played on two days.  The choice now is to limit the amount of teams or play over three days.  The  Championship games will be scheduled for 3:00 PM on Sunday, with "IF" games immediately following if necessary.

This will be a NAFA sanctioned event with the participating teams separated in the following divisions:

A
A-Major/AA (depending on amount of teams)
AA/AA-Major (depending on the amount of teams)

The splits in the higher classifications will be based on the amount of teams that enter.  The NAFA pitcher’s list will be used to monitor pitchers in the tournament as well as the team’s current classification.  No Open class pitchers are allowed to pitch in this tournament.  It is anticipated that 36 teams can be accommodated for this event if played over a three day period and confirmation into the tournament will be based on the entry fee and roster being received.  Last year we had 30 teams competing and the schedule was very tough on the first day.  Please do not delay in getting back to me if your team will be entering into the event.  Once the tournament is full, teams providing their entry fee will be placed on a waiting list and entered if any teams drop out. We currently have 7 fields reserved for the event.

The entry fee for the tournament is $400 and the NAFA 3-game guarantee bracket will be used for all divisions.  It is open to all fast pitch teams and if your team has not yet paid their NAFA registration fee, there will be an additional $20 fee which will be forwarded to your State Director.  With a minimum of eight (8) teams in a division, the winner will have their 2011 NAFA World Series entry fee paid for the division they played in.  Also, to help keep tournament costs down, if your team books at least five (5) rooms and stays at our host hotel you will receive $25 back on your entry fee.  I am currently negotiating hotel rates and will send the information out shortly on our host hotel and how to book the rooms for the rebate on your entry fee. 

Information regarding the event, game results and player statistics will be posted on www.scifastpitch.com .  This year's tournament once again will be played at Sunset Park and Warm Springs Park, both are located with 1/4-mile of each other and are located by the Las Vegas airport.  Game times will be available once the tournament is filled or by March 19th.

Team interested in playing should contact Robert Hernandez at rmh323@roadrunner.com or 714-392-1387.  All teams will need to submit a roster listing all their players with their entry fee and identifying there pitchers.  Checks can be made out to "SCIFL" and forwarded to Robert Hernandez, P.O. Box 1891, Anaheim, CA 92815-1891.  

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this tournament. I look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas.