PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA REGULATIONS Proposal Generated by Chuck Johnston, Papillion-La Vista, School Access Code, District 2 This proposal was submitted on: Sep 28, 2009 This proposal is submitted by: Name: Chuck Johnston School: Papillion-La Vista NSAA District: 2 The proposal deals with: Activities Manual: Baseball  Page: 16 The section/paragraph/sentence indicates what is to be added/deleted/changed to the current Bylaw/Approved Ruling: ADDITIONS are in all capital letters. (Changes/Deletions are in parentheses.) • Day Four - (May 20 [Wednesday] – Class A third-round and final losers’ bracket games at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sherman Field; Class B third-round and final losers’ bracket games at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Den Hartog Field.) THE UNDEFEATED TEAM PLAYS AT 4:00 P.M. VS. ONE OF THE ONE LOSS TEAMS. TWO TEAMS WITH ONE LOSS PLAY AT 7:00 P.M. THE 4:00 AND 7:00 P.M. GAMES WILL NOT MATCH TEAMS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY PLAYED IF POSSIBLE. IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE, A COIN FLIP WILL DETERMINE PAIRINGS. CLASSES A AND B WILL FOLLOW THE SAME FORMAT. • Day Five - (May 21 [Thursday] – Class A championship final at 4 p.m. [game 15, if necessary, is 20 min. after game 14], Hawks Field at Haymarket Park; Class B championship final at 10 a.m. [game 15, if necessary, is 20 min. after game 14], Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.) SCENARIO #1 - IF THERE IS ONE REMAINING UNDEFEATED TEAM, THAT TEAM WILL PLAY A 4:00 P.M. GAME VS THE 7:00 P.M. WINNER ON DAY #4 WITH THE "IF NECESSARY" GAME TO FOLLOW AT 7:00 P.M. SCENARIO #2 - IF THERE IS NO UNDEFEATED TEAM, THE WINNER OF THE DAY FOUR 4:00 P.M. GAME PLAYS THE WINNER OF DAY FOUR 7:00 P.M. GAME. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WOULD MATCH THE UNDEFEATED TEAM AFTER DAY THREE VS. THE WINNER OF THE 4:00 GAME FROM DAY FIVE. The section/paragraph/sentence that needs to be added/deleted/changed would read as follows: - Day Four - The undefeated team plays at 4:00 p.m. vs. one of the one loss teams. Two teams with one loss play at 7:00 p.m. The 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. games will not match teams that have previously if possible. If that is not possible, a coin flip will determine pairings. Classses A and B would follow the same format. - Day Five - Scenario #1 - If there is one remaining undefeated team, that team will play a 4:00 p.m. game vs. the 7:00 p.m. winner on day #4 with the "if necessary" game to follow at 7:00 p.m. - Day Five - Scenario #2 - If there is no undefeated team, the winner of the Day Four 4:00 p.m. game plays the winner of Day Four 7:00 p.m. game. The championship game would match the undefeated team after Day Three vs. the winner of the 4:00 game from Day Five. Cost Analysis of Proposal: Extra umpire fees. Rationale for the proposed change: The present format puts an undue amount of pressure on the teams that have one loss prior to Day #4. We are currently risking injury to pitchers by pitching on limited rest, as the current format has one team playing only 3 games while the others have played at least 4 and possibly 5 games after Day #4. The current format has the champion playing as few as 4 games while the one loss team from days 1-3 has to play at least 6 and as many as 7 games in a 5 day period.