The 50th Annual Jamie Parsons Memorial Rainball Tournament is scheduled for July 24-27, 2025! 

Important dates and information:

Deadline to register: July 11 by 5pm
Classifications: July 12
Team fee: $400
All games will be hosted at Dimond Park, located in the Mendenhall Valley in Juneau, AK
Men’s, Women’s, and Coed teams are invited to participate

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 

Please download and complete the fillable “TEAM REGISTRATION FORM” below and email to info@juneausoftball.com or deliver a printed copy to a JSA representative. Your team will be registered by JSA and you will receive a notification from LeagueApps once complete.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

Register before or by June 11 and receive 10% off your team fee. The discounted team fee must be paid by EOD on June 11.

2025 RAINBALL RULES & TOURNAMENT FORMAT

FORMAT: Round Robin & Double Elimination with NO IF GAME in the finals. Each team is guaranteed 4 games. Pool Play may be used to determine seeding, depending on the size of divisions.

Divisions of Play (with enough team entries): 

Women’s C, D, E; Men’s C, D, E, F; Coed C, D, E, F 

USA Softball National Championship Qualifier: The highest placing C team in the Men’s and Women’s Divisions receives an invitation to USA Softball Northwest Regional Qualifier of the USA Softball National Championship Tournament. The highest placing D team in the Men and Women’s Divisions receives an invitation to the “D” Northwest National Championship Tournament.

Awards: 1st and 2nd place teams receive tournament plaques. Champions receive 15 shirts or hoodies. There is a 10-member All-Tournament Team including Tournament MVP in each division, and an MVP award to one player on each winning team. 

Registration Fee: $400.00 — Due July 11th, 2025. JSA must receive registration forms, team roster, and entry fee no later than Friday, July 11th, 2025 at 8:00pm.

Schedules: Tournament schedules will be available online and in your manager’s packets prior to your first game. Games for local teams may start on Thursday evening at 6pm, with possible games during the day Friday. Out of town teams/players must be ready to play no later than Friday, July 25th, 2025 by 12:00pm. 

Each player must be a registered member of USA Softball or their Canadian counterpart. If you are not a member of either organization, you will be required to register before you take the field. All players must be registered with JSA, or registered with an USA Softball approved league. 

TOURNAMENT RULES

  • Tournament rosters are due by Friday July 11th, 2025 no later than 8:00pm. Your team’s regular reason roster will be your default roster for the tournament. You may add players to your roster. After your team has been classified by JSA, you may add up to two (2) players to your roster until 15 minutes prior to your first round robin game, subject to the following conditions:
    • The pick-up player may not be from a higher division than the division in which the team is playing in the tournament. i.e., Division F may not pick up a Division C or D Player.
    • Players may not be on more than one team in the same league (men’s, women’s or coed) playing in the tournament
  • The Tournament Director or their appointees make the final decision regarding eligibility of players or team participation. 
  • HOME RUN LIMIT: Division C – 5 over-the-fence home runs per team, per game. Division D – 3 over-the-fence home runs per team, per game. Division E & F – 1 over-the-fence home run per team, per game. For any in excess, the ball is dead, the batter is out, and no runners can advance. 
  • USA SOFTBALL RULES AS MODIFIED BY JSA WILL APPLY: Please reference the current JSA Handbook available online: www.juneausoftball.com/forms. (The local sub rule is not in effect for the tournament). All players must have a signed JSA Player Agreement on file or complete one prior to participating in their first game. 
  • FLAGRANT UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT: Ejection from a game (except for illegal substitution) results in an additional 1-game suspension (regardless of league). Ejection from local season play carries over into tournament play and vice versa. In the event of an ejection, the offending team must have a legal substitute to replace the ejected player or the game is declared a forfeit. 
  • FORFEITS: ***Any team forfeiting two games (Round Robin and/or Double Elimination) will be dropped from the tournament.***
  • GAME TIME, NO GRACE PERIOD: Game time is play time. There will be no grace period. You must have 8 players to begin a game. You must finish a game with no less than 8 players. In the event of a compression out, the JSA rule is used (1 compression out at the dropped player’s first appearance in the lineup, no further outs will be assessed due to the compression). Teams falling below the required minimum 8 players will be assessed a forfeit. 
  • PROTESTS: All protests will be handled by the Tournament Director or their appointee at the time of the protest. Protests are allowed on player eligibility and rule interpretations only. Judgment calls cannot be protested. A rule interpretation protest must be given to the plate umpire before the next pitch. A player eligibility protest can happen anytime during the game. The umpire will stop the game at the time of the protest and consult with the Tournament Director or their appointee for a ruling. The decision of the Tournament Director or their appointee shall be final.
  • TIME LIMITS: Round Robin: 60 minutes; Double elimination: 70 minutes. No time limit during Championship games.
  • PITCH COUNT: One ball and one strike pitch count when the batter comes to the plate will be in effect for the entire tournament. 
  • MERCY RULE: Games will end after 5 innings, (4 ½ if the home team is ahead) if one team is ahead by 15 or more runs. Games will end after 4 innings (3 ½ if the home team is ahead) if one team is ahead by 20 or more runs. The Flip-Flop rule will NOT be in effect for this tournament.
  • TIEBREAKER RULE: The tiebreaker rule in accordance with USA Softball rules is in effect for all games. During time limit games, a tie-breaker will be invoked at the top of the inning following time expiration or the 8th inning, whichever comes first.
  • HOME TEAM: Home team is determined by coin flip prior to each game. In the Championship game the undefeated team has their choice of home or visitor. 
  • APPROVED EQUIPMENT: Approved equipment can be found online: www.juneausoftball.com/approved-equipment/
  • No warming up on the infield prior to any game.
  • Teams are bracketed to Double Elimination Round as follows:
    1. Best overall win-loss percentage.
    2. Best head to head record versus opponents tied with. (If teams tied did not play each other, then use C).
    3. Highest run differential i.e., overall runs scored less runs allowed in all round robin games.
    4. Flip of a coin.
  • Lineups need to be turned into the umpire 10 minutes prior to scheduled game time. All lineups need to include first & last names.