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The 2025 North Star Classic Softball tournament will use 2024 iPride Softball guidelines for team and player rating caps*.

iPride Softball

• A Division – There is no maximum team or individual player rating for the A division. No team rated lower than 170.
• B Division – All teams rated 180 or lower; no players rated over 20.
• C Division: All teams rated 140 or lower; no players rated above a 15.
• D Division: All teams rated 110 or lower; no players rated above a 12.
• Open E Division: All teams rated 75 or lower; no players rated above an 8.
• Legends C:  All teams rated 140 or lower; no players rated above a 15. Players must be 50 or older, or turn 50 in 2025.
• Legends D: All teams rated 110 or lower; no players rated above a 12. Players must be 50 or older, or turn 50 in 2025.

*Final division breakdown and team assignments are at the discretion of the tournament committee based on the number of teams registered and to create parity where possible.

We will use 2024 ratings that your league has submitted to iPride or ASANA when verifying rosters. 

How to request a PIP

1. The requestor must have a medical provider fill out the  iPride PIP Physician Form.
2. The requestor or team manager should send the completed iPride PIP Physician Form to northstar@tcgsl.org by Friday, May 16.
3. Upon submission of the form signed off by a provider, we will provide you with a PIP card in your manager packet.
4. Managers must indicate PIP players on the line-up cards by placing an asterisk (*) next to the player's name.
5. Managers must present the PIP card to the umpire before each game.

Tournament Rules

1. This tournament cannot support the request for a runner from home plate.
2. At the beginning of the game, a player with a PIP accommodation can choose to use a designated runner for each at bat.
3. The player must indicate the use of the designated runner at the end of their at bat.
4. The designated runner must be the last recorded out.
5. If it is the first inning and no outs have been recorded, the designated runner will be the last batter in the submitted lineup.
6. The PIP player can only advance to first base on a hit, unless they hit an out-of-the-park home run.

FIELD LOCATIONS

All North Star Classic games are conveniently located in Eagan, MN, at two separate field complexes. Each complex is only a 25-minute drive from downtown Minneapolis, and only a 5-minute drive between complexes.