• 4.01 State Directors shall have the authority to amend these National By-laws & Rules to accommodate the needs of the Qualifying Tournament with the approval of the National Director of Baseball Operations.
• 4.02 The State Director or directors appointed by the State Director shall conduct all Qualifying Tournaments to assure that the USSSA Baseball National By-laws & Rules are being followed at all times.
• 4.03 Amounts to be charged as entry fees for Qualifying Tournaments shall be at the discretion of the State Director.
• 4.04 The quantity of awards to be presented for Qualifying Tournaments shall be at the discretion of the State Director.
• 4.05 Each State Director shall adopt an acceptable system to qualifying teams for State Championship and / or World Series participation. Sanctioned league participation may be included in such a system is so desired.
• 4.06 No Qualifying Tournament shall be considered as sanctioned by the Association if all applicable fees and registrations are not paid to the Association within seventy-two (72) hours after completion of the tournament.
• 4.07 Only USSSA licensed baseballs shall be used in Qualifying Tournament play.
• 4.08 All players must be listed on the team’s online roster before the start of the first game of all tournaments of any stature.
• 4.09 Each State Director with approval of the National Director of Baseball Operations shall set refund policies.
• 4.10 Teams may only accumulate points from one event per weekend.
• 4.11 Pool Play / Tie Breaker Criteria: Once advanced to subsequent tie breaker criteria, do not return to a previous criterion.

These Tie Breakers will be for all events: Qualifying, State and World Series.

1. Winning Percentage – Descending
2. Number Wins – Descending
3. Number Loses – Ascending
4. Tied Teams (vs. each other) Winning Pct. – Descending (more than 2 teams tied, skip this tie breaker)
5. Avg. Runs Allowed – Ascending
6. Avg. Run Differential with a maximum of (8) – Descending
7. USSSA Points – Descending
8. Date Team Entered USSSA Database
9. Coin Flip