ESSL season is on the way

In May the season starts with a tournament in Reutlingen, Germany.  Nine teams from four different countries will play five tournaments to win the ESSL championship title 2015. But this will be a tough race because only the first 6 teams will make it to the A finals in Lubljana. The other teams will play the B finals.

Important rules for 2015:

• Playing rules for the ESSL are based on the latest ASA Slow Pitch rules.
• Only .52/300 balls are allowed. Teams will be required to bring their own balls to each round of the tournament and the ASA stamp and .52/300 must be visible.
• Stealing is allowed
• The league standings are based on points. A team receives a certain amount of points based on their tournament result, for instance, 1st to 9th place: 10 points – 8 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 0
• The first 6 teams of the ESSL are qualified for the A tournament in Lubljana in September. All other teams will play a B tournament in Ljubljana.
• All players have to be registered online at least 48 hours before the tournament starts
• To qualify as a player for the championship tournament in September the following rules apply:
  • A player needs to participate in two tournaments with at least one plate appearance in two games
  • 1 player with only one tournament
  • New registered players that are justified and accepted by the ESSL

Teams 2015

Bad News Bombers (USA/GER)
Bulldogs (SLO)
Dream Team Lubljana (SLO)
Guzzlers (USA/GER)
Los Coyotes (DOM/AUT)
Los Titanes (DOM/AUT)
PGS (AUT)
Stallions (SLO)
Toros (VEN/CH)

Tournaments

• 16/17 of May Reutlingen, Germany
• 6/7 of June Ljubljana, Slovenia
• 11/12 of July Bern, Switzerland
• 22/23 of August Linz/Lichtenberg, Austria
• 19/20 of September FINALS in Ljubljana, Slovenia