the first
Draft
tournament
in belgium
Belgium Unlimited - At a glance
The first draft softball tournament in Belgium!
Who?
40 girls who are ready to play some good and FUN softball :)
When?
Sunday, 9 February 2025 - from 10.00 to 16.00
Where?
INDOOR. Centre ADEPS "La MOSANE"
46, Rue d'Enhaive, 5100 Namur
What does draft mean?
You'll be assigned to a team for the first "Unlimited" round of games
After that, based on the points obtained by each player, an individual ranking is drafted
Top 4 will choose their teammates for the next game!
Top 4 at the end of the tournament will win a prize!
How many games will I play?
3
How many teams will be competing?
4 - blue, orange, purple and yellow
How much is the registration fee?
10 €
TOURNAMENT RULES
Find out how to score points!
Team points (given to all team members)
+10 for each inning won
+30 for each game won
MVP of the game, voted by the coaches (excluding the first "Unlimited" round)
+60
Offense
+10 single
+20 double
+30 triple
+40 homerun
+10 stolen base
+10 sacrifice hit/bunt
+8 base on balls
+5 hit by pitch
-10 caught stealing
Pitchers
+4 for each out
-5 for each run scored by the opponents (earned and unearned)
THE RULES
The first draft will be done by coaches and published in advance
The following drafts will be carried out by the first four athletes in the ranking (updated after every game) - they will become the captains of their team for the following game
4 teams of 10 players, 9 on the field, 10 in the lineup
3 warm-up pitches at the beginning of the game or for new pitchers
1 warm-up pitch before every inning
start on 1-1 count
2 foul balls max. 3rd foul ball - the batter is out
ball touching the ceiling = foul ball. If caught = fly out
change fields after 1 complete round of lineup
"Unlimited" round - 1 half-inning against one team, the other half against another team
2-inning games. The second round of lineup is reverse (10th is the leadoff, 9th is the 2nd, etc.)
PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE AND PLANNING
December 2024 - registration is open
Sunday, 26 January - registration is closed
Sunday, 2 February - draft of the first "Unlimited" round is out!
Sunday, 9 February - game on!
The idea of this tournament was freely inspired by Athletes Unlimited (US) and particularly by Softball NO LIMITS (Italy)