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2008 Discounts & Promotions

PLEASE CALL 815-932-4536 FOR CURRENT DISCOUNTS!!
 

NEW FOR 2008!!

2008 Illinois BPA Points Chase

1. New Illinois points system with FOUR WORLD SERIES BERTHS (unpaid) to for TOP FOUR POINTS LEADERS in each age group as of the Monday after the age group state tournament!  These berths can be passed down!

2. The state tournament and qualifiers will be SEEDED BY POINTS!!

2008 BPA NIT Tournaments!

NEW!!  NEW!! NEW!! ILLINOIS NITS!!!.....TOP TWO TEAMS in each age group receive DIRECT BERTHS (unpaid) to the WORLD SERIES and are NOT REQUIRED to PLAY in the STATE TOURNAMENT! The THIRD and FOURTH PLACE TEAMS also receive World Series berths (but have to play in the state to validate that berth).

2008 Illinois NIT Schedules

10u       NIT       Oak Lawn        May 2-4

11u       NIT       Pekin               May 16-18

12u       NIT       Crete                May 30-June 1

13u       NIT       Alsip                April 25-27

14u       NIT       Peotone           May 23-25        

2008 BPA World Series for 15u, 16u & 18u hosted by Illinois!
The 2008 World Series for 15u, 16u and 18u will be held in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois!

15u       WORLD            Thornwood                  4g        Thornwood HS

16u       WORLD            Chicago Heights          4g        Marian Catholic HS

18u       WORLD            Midlothian                   4g        Bremen HS

For more details, please check our website!

2008 Illinois BPA Promotions and Discounts

1.       ADDED BONUS!  If a team registers and pays for two qualifiers and the state in advance they will automatically receive an at large berth to the BPA World Series.

2.       PASS-DOWNS - if a team decides that they cannot attend the World Series then that berth is passed down to the next highest finishing team and to the next etc.

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THE BPA ADVANTAGE!

1. NO GATE or ADMISSION FEES for players, players or fans (except World Series!)

2. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TOURNAMENT GAMES PLAYED WILL BE TWO–THREE GAMES PER DAY!

3. CONTINOUS BATTING ORDER

4. FREE DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTION

5. TWO UMPIRES scheduled for all games!     All high quality BASEBALLS are provided

6. WORLD SERIES berths will be awarded to the TWO highest teams in classification at World Series Qualifiers!

7. WORLD SERIES berths will be awarded to the FOUR highest teams in classification at State Championships!

8. Unused World Series berths can be PASSED DOWN to next highest finishing teams!

9. HUGE AWARDS PACKAGE - World Series Qualifier – Team Awards (1-3 place) and individual players (1-2place)

10. HUGE AWARDS PACKAGE - Illinois State Championship – Team Awards (1-4 place) and individual players (1-3 place)!

11. Convenient and secure CREDIT CARD PROCESSING for instant payment for sanctioning and tournaments!

12. Reasonable HOTEL RATES for overnight teams!

13. All BRACKET SCHEDULES will be posted ON-LINE in advance of the tournament. on www.playillinoisbpa.com!

14. WEATHER PHONE HOT-LINE for game updates/weather delay information!

15. PHOTOS AND RESULTS posted ON-LINE after completion of tournament on www.playillinoisbpa.com!

BPA TEAM INSURANCE – Is available for sanctioned teams

and tournament directors at an economical cost

For more information click on BPA TEAM INSURANCE

        NOTE: If a team wins a berth in a tournament and already has one it will be passed down to the next highest finishing team in the tournament!