South Beach Slam 2

35+ Baseball Tournament

Flash - Suncoast Suns beat Benihana Bonsai 5 - 0 in 2003 Florida Cup championship.  The Benihana bats went cold on the wrong day and the Bonsai let one slip away.  Congratulations to the Suncoast Suns - a well deserved championship!

2003 Suncoast Suns Team Picture

Tournament Brackets

This year's tournament has been divided into two brackets, the American and National Division and the seedings have been set by the League Office.

Final Tournament Standings

American Division:

National Division:

Tournament Schedule

American Division:

Suncoast Suns

Miami Red Sox

Orlando Select

National Division:

Bartley's Bombers

Benihana Bonsai

Naples Baseball Club

Playoffs - Semifinals

Florida Cup Championship

Pre-Tournament Information

The South Florida Baseball League is proud to present the fourth annual Florida Cup.  However, this year the Florida Cup had a twist and was turned into a 35+ baseball tournament played on the beach - appropriately named South Beach Slam 2.  The tournament took place on Labor Day Weekend, August 30-September 1, 2003 and featured teams from Orlando, Tampa-Clearwater, Naples, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.

Manager's Meeting

August 29, 2003 - Managers Meeting  8pm - 9pm  at "Monty's on the Beach" poolside

Mandatory Managers Meeting is at the waterfront restaurant, Monty's on the Beach, on South Beach on Friday evening at 8:00pm poolside (twist my arm).  Managers are to submit rosters, fees and waiver forms and receive tournament kits and baseballs. Players are encouraged to attend.  Cash Bar.  Address:  300 Alton Road , Miami Beach, Florida 33139.  Link to Map

Tournament Format

This year's tournament brackets consist of two divisions with a total of 6 teams.  All teams are guaranteed a minimum of three games played in round robin format against teams within their respective divisions.  Two games are played on Saturday, August 30 with the third game played on Sunday morning, August 31.. 

Playoff Qualifiers:  The first place and second place teams in each bracket after the 3-game elimination round will advance to the semifinals.  The placement of each team will be determined by the format below.

Tie Breakers:  Tie breakers are applied in the following order:

1.  Point System:    1 Win = 2 points, 1 Tie = 1 point, 1 Loss = 0 points.  The team with the greatest number of points wins the first tie breaker.

2.  Head-to-Head Result:  The second tie breaker is the head-to-head outcome between teams with equal number of points.

3.  Fewest Runs Allowed:  In case of a tie in total points and no head-to-head result, the team with the fewest runs allowed wins the third tie breaker.

4.  Net Runs:  If still tied, an equation of net runs will be employed and the team with the greatest number of net runs wins the fourth tie breaker.  

     Net Runs = (Runs Scored - Runs Allowed).

5.  Coin Toss:  In case of another tie, a best-of-three coin toss will determine the final tie breaker.

Playoffs:  The two semifinal games are scheduled to play Sunday afternoon, August 31.  The winners of the two semifinal games advance to the championship game to be played Monday morning, September 1 at Flamingo Park in Miami Beach.  The playoff team seedings will be determined by a ranking system.  The four teams making the semifinals will be ranked according to the tie breaker criteria listed above.  The top team in the American Division will face the 2nd place team in the National Division and vice versa.

Tournament Locations

The Florida Cup will be played in two different locations in Miami Beach and Coral Gables. 

1.  Flamingo Park - Miami Beach

2.  Coral Gables High, - Coral Gables

3.  Sunset Park, - Plantation

Tournament Rules

The Florida Cup is played under the rules undertaken by the South Florida Baseball League.  A Rules Book will be provided to each participating team.  Some imperative rules are as follows:

1.  In each team's offensive line-up, a minimum 10 batters must be used.  You may add to this minimum at any time during the game but you may not shrink the line-up once expanded.

2.  Free defensive substitution.  As implied, no restrictions on defensive changes except for the pitcher re-entry rule.

3.  Pitcher Re-entry Rule:  In the case of a pitching change, once a pitcher is removed, he can only be re-entered as a pitcher after one complete inning  has been played.  This move can only be done once per game.

4.  No deliberate physical contact between base runners and defensive players, i.e. NO BARRELING INTO THE CATCHER, SECOND BASEMAN, etc.  Automatic ejection penalty.

5.  3 hour time limit = no inning shall start after 3 hours has elapsed.  Tie games permitted - see tie breaker rules. Playoff games are not subject to time limits.  Mercy Rule (15 runs after 5 innings./ 10 after 7) applies.

6.  In case of rain, official game only after 5 full innings completed.  Games started but not registering 5 complete innings will be suspended and completed later.  Offensive line-ups remain frozen and the suspended game must pick up where it left off.

7.  All team managers must call in game results - win or lose- to the SFBL office 305.663.2521 within 30 minutes of game completion or suspension.  All results will be posted to this website page live throughout the tournament.

Base Hits as of 8/26/03