A grand prize of $200, 000 will be up for grabs when the Guyana Baseball League (GBL) opens its 2015 season starting with a Softball Open Tournament at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) on Wednesday July 1.
The tournament is open to teams comprising 10 to 16 member rosters of participants of any age, sex or nationality. A league registration fee of $1000 per player is mandatory for participation.
Special night matches are planned for July 3 while the semi-finals have been scheduled for July 8 and the finals, slugged out under lights, for July 11.
As with all GBL events, all equipment will be provided by the league. The league will run practice sessions for teams on all three weekends before the tournament. Rules and regulations for the tournament will be given to all team captains upon payment of fees.
Apart from the basic rules of Softball, innovations include, a designated hitter, player transfers upon payment of league transfer fee and free hits (no strikeout) for any player deemed special by league officials before the game.
To register email admin@baseballguyana.com, text 614-4862 or contact your nearest GBL coach.
