JULY 12 - 14, 2024

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

160 TEAMS - 48 HOURS - 14 FIELDS
RENO/SPARKS, NV

TEAMS AND ROSTERS MUST BE REGISTERED WITH NCS

Rosters must be managed through NCS. Only NCS rosters will be accepted.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

You may register and hold a spot by paying the full registration or with a $100 non-refundable deposit. Only the first 160 teams will be accepted. If you choose the deposit option at registration, you may pay your balance at tournament check in.

Once we sell out (sometime in late May / early June), you can join the waitlist for $50. If a spot opens up, your team will be contacted for either the deposit or full payment. If you do not return the call, text or email within 24 hours with at least the $100 non-refundable tournament deposit, you will be dropped and replaced. If we reach out and you decline, the $50 is non-refundable. If you are not contacted, your $50 will be refunded. Only the first 160 teams with a deposit or full payment will be accepted.

Special arraignments may be taken under consideration, just call or text 775.846.2628. You can mail a business check to: 748 South Meadows Pky. Suite A9 #275 – Reno, NV 89521. No personal checks will be accepted. Business checks must be from the Reno/Sparks area and must be received June 1st. After June 1st, we except cash, credit card, or money order only.

CHECK IN

You will be emailed a receipt once you register, SAVE IT! It works just like a ticket. We will scan your team in. We can also scan the email straight from your smart phone. The official check in starts Friday night from 6pm to 11:00pm at the Reno Sports Complex at Rancho San Rafael. Teams may not check in after 11:00pm Friday night. All team balances and rosters will be due at time of check in.

A $60 NCS fee will be required to regisiter with NCS, however, if your team is already registered with NCS, no fee will be due. Teams and rosters must be registred with NCS before check-in.

TEAM LIST

The 2024 Boneyard XVII team list will be posted in June and will ONLY be listed on this website. Do not register anywhere else. This site is the only one that accepts and tracks team registration. Any other team list will be either be fake or inaccurate.

THE GATE

There is a $10 gate fee at the Reno Sports Complex location only. Kids under 5 free. This fee is good for the entire weekend and provides access to all events and activities. It allows you to take part in the opening night celebration with Amplified Entertainment, Happy Hour Specials, dancing, amazing contests and we will hand out more than $5,000 in prizes the 1st night alone. All paid entrants will get an All World/ Boneyard wristband and a $5 coupon towards the purchase of any Boneyard Blast merchandise.

* You must wear or have visible the Boneyard Blast Entry Bracelet at all times while inside the parks. Players do not have to wear it during their games. One bracelet per person, it cannot be shared. The gate proceeds benefit the 50+ people and City of Reno staff and security working around the clock to ensure that you have the best / smoothest experience possible.

COMPLEX RULES

No glass containers allowed at any of the complexes or parking lots. Outside beer & alcohol is prohibited inside the complexes. Please no sun flower seeds or gum inside the Golden Eagle Park location. That stuff ruins the turf!

STAYING OVERNIGHT

There is no camping at any of the parks in Reno or Sparks. We have partnered and put together fantastic Boneyard Blast hotel rates and perks with local hotels. Just click on the hotel link. Every hotel room booked with our partners will be rewarded with a pitcher of Coors Light at one of the Boneyard Blast ball fields. Just bring your hotel receipt at check in to receive the coupon.

PARKING INFO:

Parking is strictly limited to 2 cars per team for the Friday Night Kickoff Party! Those without a parking pass can park less than a block away at the North parking lot at the University of Nevada. A shuttle will be provided beginning at 6:00 pm with the last drop off at University of Nevada at 1:00 am.

Parking passes for registered Boneyard Softball Teams will be emailed out to the email at registration on July 1st. Please print or screen shot them to your phone.

OPEN SHUTTLE MAP

THE BRACKET REVEAL:

Brackets will be revealed Friday Night, July 12th at the Reno Sports Complex at 11:30pm. You must have a team representative check in before 11:00pm. After you turn in your roster and the remainder of your registration fee, you will be given a receipt tag. This receipt tag, MUST be presented to the umpire before your games. If you do not have your receipt tag, your game will not begin and it will be considered a forfeit.

TOURNAMENT LOCATIONS:

The tournament takes place in three locations.

1 – CITY OF RENO SPORTS COMPLEX (AKA Rancho San Rafael) – the overnight facility – 4 fields – RECENTLY UPGRADED with new amenities each year

DIRECTIONS TO CITY OF RENO SPORTS COMPLEX

2 – GOLDEN EAGLE REGIONAL PARK – 6 fields – one of the top recreational parks in the country

DIRECTIONS TO GOLDEN EAGLE REGIONAL PARK

3 – SHADOW MOUNTAIN – 4 fields

DIRECTIONS TO SHADOW MOUNTAIN SPORTS COMPLEX

BONEYARD PLAYER MATRIX:

NCS Rankings and Info:
https://playncs.com/slowpitch/rankings

*If a player is not listed on our NCS ranking’s list, we use the current year’s HIGHEST USSSA ROSTER to determine what a player is ranked with us. If not on a current USSSA roster we will revert to previous years highest USSSA roster. Please use link above for more info.

Roster information taken from National USSSA / All World rankings – For player rankings click here

MEN’S OPEN (GOLD)

It’s simple, it’s open. There aren’t any classification restrictions. This bracket gets all the benefits: more homeruns, better games times, triple elimination format, and teams will play the majority of their games at Golden Eagle Regional Park (one the highest ranked parks in the country). However, if you can’t hang, don’t worry. Teams that start 0-2 will battle it out against each other and the winners will drop into the winner’s bracket of the Silver Division. Top 4 will be rewarded with All Tourneys, MVPs and Gold Gloves and a tier 1 champions prize package, tier 2 prize package for 2nd and tier 3 for 3rd place.

MEN’S SILVER

All other men’s teams will start here! To start in this division you can have one of the following scenarios based the following point system:

Can have 4 points max!

D or below = 0 points

C = 2 points each

NO B or higher players

Top 4 will be rewarded. Top 4 will feature All Tourneys, MVPs and Gold Gloves and a tier 1 champions prize package, tier 2 prize package for 2nd and tier 3 for 3rd place.

MEN’S BRONZE

Teams that lose 2 games in the first 4 rounds of the Silver Division will get dropped into this division. Top 2 will feature All Tourneys, MVPs and Gold Gloves tier 3 champions prize package.

COED GOLD

All teams will start in this division! To register in this division you can have one of the following scenarios based the following point system:

Can have 6 points max!

Women Players = 0 points

Men’s E or below = 0 points

Men’s D or D+ = 1 point each

Men’s C or Higher = 2 points each

Top 4 will be rewarded. Top 4 will feature All Tourneys, MVPs and Gold Gloves and a tier 1 champions prize package, tier 2 prize package for 2nd and tier 3 for 3rd place.

COED SILVER

Teams that lose two of the first 4 rounds in the Gold Division will drop into the Coed Silver Division. Top 4 will feature All Tourneys, MVPs and Gold Gloves and a tier 2 champions prize package and tier 3 prize package for 2nd place.

COED BRONZE

Each team that loses one of their first two games in the Silver Division will drop in the Bronze Division. Top 2 will feature All Tourneys, MVPs and Gold Gloves and a tier 3 champions prize package.