3rd Annual - TEXAS STATE - HOMESCHOOL Baseball Tournament Sponsored by Northside Baseball Academy

Introduction

Get ready for baseball at its best as the Northside Baseball Academy hosts the 3rd Annual Texas State Homeschool Baseball Tournament, Friday and Saturday, March 14-15 at Barton Park in Conroe, Texas. This two-day, six-team tournament represents some of the best high school baseball talent in the state as six teams from Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Central Texas compete for the Silver Star trophy in a unique two-day bracket-plus-playoffs structure.

Purpose of Tournament

The purpose of this tournament is three-fold. It is first and foremost a time for homeschool baseball teams in Texas to gather early in the season for fun, Christian fellowship and friendly competition. It gives each team an opportunity to see what it has, test its strengths, discover its weaknesses, and prepare for the upcoming season, including Regional Tournament and World Series events. Secondly, it is an opportunity for Texas homeschool teams to participate in a trophy event as they compete for the honor of being the “Texas Champion” for that year. Whereas Regional Tournaments often split teams from Texas across several locations, this tournament provides an event where Texas teams can compete for a Texas trophy. Finally, it is an opportunity for college and professional scouts to see a wealth of Texas baseball talent that might otherwise go unnoticed during the course of a regular high school season. Seniors and Juniors on homeschool teams represent some of the finest baseball talent in the state, and the Texas tournament is set up to give these scouts an opportunity to see all of them in a single setting.

Participating Teams

The following teams (in alphabetical order based on team name) will be represented in the 2008 tournament: Dallas Angels Central Texas (Bell County) Chargers Northside (Houston) Falcons MtB (Montgomery County) Mustangs San Antonio Patriots West Houston Thunder

Falcons and Warriors square off in pool play (2006).

Tournament Structure

The first day of the tournament consists of bracketed pool play with three teams per bracket. The second day of the tournament consists of playoff games, a consolation game, the Third Place Game and the Championship Game. Actual game times are provided below:

Game Schedule
The Home Team is listed first and in ALL-CAPS, unless otherwise noted.

Day 1 / March 14, 2008 (Pool Play)

POOL A / RED Field
• 11:00 am - DALLAS ANGELS vs Central Texas Chargers
• 2:00 pm - CENTRAL TEXAS CHARGERS vs Montgomery County Mustangs
• 5:00 pm - MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUSTANGS vs Dallas Angels

POOL B / BLUE Field
• 11:00 am - WEST HOUSTON THUNDER vs San Antonio Patriots
• 2:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO PATRIOTS vs Northside Falcons
• 5:00 pm - NORTHSIDE FALCONS vs West Houston Thunder

Day 2 / March 15, 2008

10:00 am - Playoff Games
• Red Field:     TEAM #1 FROM POOL A vs. Team #2 from Pool B
• Blue Field:     TEAM #1 FROM POOL B vs. Team #2 from Pool A

1:00 pm - Blue Field - Consolation Game
• Team #3 from Pool A vs Team #3 from Pool B (coin toss decides home team)

2:00 pm - Red Field - Third Place Game
• Loser of Red Field Playoff Game vs Loser of Blue Field Playoff Game (coin toss decides home team)

5:00 pm - Blue Field - Championship Game
• Winner of Red Field Playoff Game vs Winner of Blue Field Playoff Game (coin toss decides home team)

  NOTE:  Actual field designations and start times may be changed with little or no notice at the discretion of the Tournament Director for the purpose of allowing an extended game to continue on another field.