The 2020 Liberty Bell Classic has been designated as an ASANA Softball World Series Qualifying Tournament.

From the ASANA Code:

4.3 Eligibility

A. Team Eligibility

1. A team that meets all of the following requirements is eligible to play for the berth to the ASANA Softball World Series:

a) Must not have been a member of a local ASANA association for a period of at least three years. (Wâ??17)

i. Commissioner of the local association may provide a waiver, at their discretion, to allow a former member team to become eligible if they do not meet the three-year requirement. (Wâ??17)

b) Team roster may be comprised of no more than 33% existing ASANA members. (Wâ??17)

c) Must notify the Qualifying Tournament Director of their intent to obtain a berth for the ASANA Softball World Series

2. If qualified as a team, all players on the Qualifying Tournament roster must attend the ASANA Softball World Series with the same team as they attended the Qualifying Tournament with.

a) Exception: Individual players who meet the criteria listed below in â??4.3 B. Player Eligibilityâ?? may attend the ASANA Softball World Series as described in that section.

b) Exception: Individual players who are current members of an ASANA Member Association may play with any team attending the ASANA Softball World Series in accordance with the ASANA Code.

3. If qualified as a team, the team must attend the ASANA Softball World Series under the same team name as they attended the Qualifying Tournament

a) A sponsor name may be added to or removed from the team name if necessary.

4. If qualified as a team, the team may not add players that did not attend the Qualifying Tournament to their roster for the ASANA Softball World Series

a) Exception: The team may add any player that is a current member of an ASANA Member Associated and meets all criteria as outlined in the ASANA Code.

b) Exception: A team playing in the â??Bâ?? Division or higher at the ASANA Softball World Series may add up to 4 players that did not attend the Qualifying Tournament and do not qualify through an ASANA Member Association.

i. These players will be automatically assigned a player score of 100.

ii. A â??Bâ?? team may not exceed a total of 4 â??Aâ?? players, including players already on the team who have been rated as â??Aâ?? players. (Wâ??17)

B. Player Eligibility

1. Individual players that attended a Qualifying Tournament that meet at least one of the following requirements are eligible to attend the ASANA Softball World Series as described below:

a) Any player rated â??Bâ?? or higher may play with any team attending the ASANA Softball World Series that is rated â??Bâ?? or higher

b) Any player rated â??Eâ?? may play with any team attending the ASANA Softball World Series that is rated â??Eâ??

i. An â??Eâ?? player will only be able to qualify through a Qualifying Tournament one time. In order to qualify in the future, the player must join a Member Association.

ii. If there is no â??Eâ?? division, the player may join a D team.

c) Any player that lives more than 1 hour and 30 minutes by car from a Member Association may play with any team attending the ASANA Softball World Series as long as they meet the team composition requirements as described in the ASANA Code.

i. Drive time from player residence to Member Association will be determined as follows using Google Maps or equivalent tool

â??        Use zip code of player residence to zip code of closest field location used by the Member Association

â??        Use arrival time function to determine drive time on the day of the week when the majority of Member Association games are scheduled at the time when the majority of the first games are scheduled

ii. Zip Code of player residence will be verified by the Qualifying Tournament Director and confirmed by the Member Association located nearest to the player by reviewing the playerâ??s government-issued ID.

â??        A copy of the playerâ??s government ID may NOT be retained by any entity and should be reviewed in-person if possible.

2. An individual player need not notify the Qualifying Tournament Director in advance of the Qualifying Tournament.

3. An individual player that has qualified through a Qualifying Tournament must notify the Qualifying Tournament Director of their intent to attend the ASANA Softball World Series no later than 30 days before the ASANA Softball World Series

a) A petition may be filed for special consideration if this deadline is not met.