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2024 MONTANA RUMBLE TOURNAMENT

DATES:   JUNE 21 - 23, 2024
GAMES:  FIRST GAMES START FRIDAY @ 5 P.M. OR EARLIER, IF NEEDED, MOST TEAMS WILL HAVE (1) GAME ON FRIDAY EVENING/NIGHT
GAME GUARANTEE:   4 GAME GUARANTEE
GOLD & SILVER BRACKETS:  FOR EACH DIVISION WITH  16 TEAMS OR MORE 
LOCATION:   MISSOULA, MT
ALL DIVISIONS:   10U, 12U, 14U, 16U & 18U
TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEE:   $700
LIMITED ENTRY:   65 TEAMS - TOURNAMENT IS FULL, ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR WAITLIST
TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS & MAJORITY OF GAMES PLAYED AT THE NEW FORT MISSOULA REGIONAL PARK COMPLEX 
REGISTRATION LINK:   https://mtavalanchefastpich.sportngin.com/register/form/153548056

TEAMS REGISTERED OR ON PENDING REGISTRATION LIST, ARE LISTED BELOW
REFUNDS FOR WITHDRAWAL ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH 5/21/24.    IF WE ARE ABLE TO FILL YOUR TEAMS ENTRY SPOT, FULL REFUND WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH 5/21/24.

THE MONTANA RUMBLE STRIVES TO BE ONE OF THE VERY BEST TOURNAMENTS IN THE WEST   

➡TWO UMPIRES PER GAME, WHENEVER POSSIBLE
➡FIELDS DRAGGED, RAKED AND CHALKED BETWEEN EVERY ONE TO TWO GAMES
➡GREAT COMPETITION WITH A VARIETY OF TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CANADA
➡GOLD AND SILVER DIVISIONS, WHEN DIVISION SIZE REACHES 16 TEAMS
➡SEPARATE DIVISION PLAY FOR 16U & 18U TEAMS*
➡ONE OF THE NEWEST AND NICEST SOFTBALL COMPLEXES IN THE NORTHWEST (FORT MISSOULA REGIONAL PARK)
➡PLAY UNDER THE LIGHTS, WITH 7 LIGHTED FIELDS!!
➡ FULL MENU CONCESSIONS PROVIDED BY PARKS & RECREATION, AVAILABLE AT FORT MISSOULA REGIONAL PARK
➡TOURNEY MACHINE FOR POOL GAMES, BRACKET PLAY, FIELD LOCATIONS & MESSAGING
➡NO GATE FEES
➡HOMERUN DERBY ON SATURDAY EVENING!   
➡RUMBLE TOURNAMENT LOGO T'S AND HOODS PRESSED ONSITE
➡TOURNAMENT HOST HOTEL, WITH ROOMS AVAILABLE:  BROADWAY INN, 1609 WEST BROADWAY, MISSOULA.  ROOM RATE:  $159.95.  CONTACT:  LIBBY, MENTION RUMBLE HOTEL FOR GREAT ROOM RATE.  CONTACT PHONE #:  406-532-3300.

2024 MONTANA RUMBLE TEAMS

Bold - Paid in full, teams have confirmed tournament entry:  68 Teams
Tournament Limited:  First 68 teams paid teams
First Paid, First Confirmed
Accepting teams on waitlist, pending teams withdrawing for entry, refund of entry free guaranteed if team does not get accepted into the 2024 Rumble.

All USA Softball sanctioned teams must provide a copy of your teams roster by 5/31/24.
All other teams sanctioned by another entity (Canadian, NSA, USSSA, etc.) please provide a copy of your teams insurance certificate.   Rosters and liability certificates can be e-mailed to jwavalanche@outlook.com or sent via text to:  406-240-4075.
Thank you!



10U DIVISION - 8 TEAMS

Billings Force/Marso
Bozeman Stealers
Emeralds

Fury 
Lake City Thunder/Zimmerman
Mission Valley Thunder

MT Avalanche/Philbrick
MT Wildfire/Kamp

12U DIVISION - 18 TEAMS
Bitterroot Sparks/Bauman
Bozeman Stealers
Kaizen Black 
Emeralds/Bauer
Emeralds/Davis

Fearless/Gonzales
Lake City Thunder/Drake
Mission Valley Thunder

MT Avalanche/Ries 
MT Avalanche/Weldon

MT Wildfire/Lowney 
MT Wildfire/Randall
Oregon Nightmare
Regulators/Ward
Sanders County Smoke
Spokane Diamonds/Hebert
Spokane Epic/Shattuck 

Spokane Mudhens/Brittain

14U DIVISION - 18 TEAMS
Bitterroot Sparks
Billings Force
Coeur d'Alene Crush
Crossfire Fastpitch/Burke

Emeralds/Grady
Fearless/Martin 
Fury

Kaizen/Black
Lacombe Selects
Lake City Thunder/Ciraulo 

Lake City Thunder/Schultze
Mission Valley Thunder
MT Avalanche/Latrielle
MT Wildfire/Roster
Puget Sound Fastpitch Havoc

Nampa Pride/Wiedenfeld 
Spokane Mudhens/Wasley
Spokane Villain/Olsen

16U DIVISION - 12 TEAMS
Billings Force/Tryan
Bitterroot Sparks
Calgary Kaizen/Green
Emeralds/Nyman
Fury 
Lady Rebels
Missoula Riot
Nampa Pride/Chavez 
PNW Chaos
Regulators

Spokane Mudhens
Spokane Villain/Current

18U DIVISION - 12 TEAMS
406 Playmakers
Billings Force 
Bitterroot Sparks
Bozeman Stealers
GJ Mavs
Hamilton Hotshots

Menace
Mission Valley Thunder 
MT Avalanche/Cooke 
MT Avalanche/Latrielle 

Spokane Villain/Entwhistle 
Vancouver Huskies

TEAMS ON RUMBLE WAITLIST

FIRST PAID/FIRST IN:  WAIT LIST FOR ENTRY INTO RUMBLE
IF/WHEN TEAMS WITHDRAW FROM THE RUMBLE, MANAGERS FROM THE SAME DIVISION, WILL BE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THEY WANT TO ACCEPT AN ENTRY SPOT FOR THEIR TEAM FOR THE 2024 RUMBLE.  IF THERE ARE NO WAIT TEAMS IN THAT DIVISION, WE WILL FOLLOW DATE OF RECEIPT OF WAITLISTED TEAMS REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT, TO OFFER A SPOT IN THE RUMBLE TOURNAMENT.

2024 RUMBLE PAID TOURNAMENT WAITLIST:


10U
10U Coeur d'Alene Crush
10U Hamilton Hotshots
10U Lady Pirates
10U Falls Fusion/Stoll


12U
12U Hamilton Hotshots
12U Lady Pirates

14U
14U The North
14U Lady Pirates

16U
Falls Fusion

18U
18U Revolution Softball/Boyer A1 
18U Saints
18U Lady Pirates

Non-Paid Waitlist

14U Kaizen/Green 
14U Montana Rampage 
16U Montana Rampage 
18U USA Explosion 
14U Hamilton Hotshots
16U Reign
10U Lady Gators
14U Calgary Adrenaline (E-mail request/no regs)
12U Jen's Little Rugrats (E-mail request/no regs)
16U Liberty Lake Lightning
12U FC Stars
16U Venom/Rathjen
14U Medicine Hat Thunder Red
18U NCW SunDevils - Darin Radke (e-mail request)
16U Great Falls Fusion
12U LC Thunder Miller
USA Explosion 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U - Katie Butler (e-mail request)




 

HOTEL INFORMATION

HOTELS/CAMPING INFORMATION:   Will be released
We encourage our teams and parents to block rooms now for best prices and available inventory!

2024 MONTANA RUMBLE TOURNAMENT

TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS:
Jackie White:  406-240-4075; jwavalanche@outlook.com
Todd White:  406-370-1341; twhitefps@gmail.com
Larry Focher:  406-370-0138
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS:
Brent Weisgram:  406-529-4792
Tourney Machine & Brackets

UMPIRE IN CHIEF
Jeff Hibbert

DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
Steve (Dico) Dicomitis

SANCTIONED BY USA SOFTBALL

  • All teams from the United States playing in the Rumble, by tournament start date must:
    • Be sanctioned by USA Softball
    • Have team insurance
    • Have a completed roster, signed by the State or Local JO Commissioner
    • Have all coaches ACE certified with a background check
       
  • All teams from Canada playing in the Rumble, by tournament start date must:
    • Be registered to play through your local entity
    • Have team insurance
    • Have a completed roster or listing of players, that reflects that all players are age eligible to play in division registered
    • Have completed all Canadian requirements of coaches (background check, certification, etc.)

During the Rumble, all coaches must have this information available should the Tournament Director request review

HOMERUN DERBY AT THE 2024 AVALANCHE RUMBLE

PENDING INFO FOR 2024.
INFORMATION TO BE RELEASED IN MAY OR JUNE 2024


Calling all 14/16/18U players to our HOMERUN DERBY!!

*Bring your own pitcher  *15 pitch maximum for 10 swings

WHEN?               Saturday night @ 10pm (immediately following the last game)
WHERE?              Fort Missoula Field 1

Winner receives a gift card to Scheels Sports!

Spread the word and challenge your teammates!

Hosted by MT Avalanche 12U/Ries. Half of all proceeds will be donated to Watson Children’s Shelter.

MONTANA RUMBLE SCHEDULE POSTED ON TOURNEY MACHINE

Tourney Machine App
PENDING:  Search for an Event:  Softball.  Montana.  June 2024.
TOURNAMENTS:  Rumble 2024
Choose your teams for schedule, bracket games, field locations and Administrative messages during the tournament
Please pass this information onto your parents

TOURNAMENT FIELDS

Fort Missoula Regional Park, 3401-3499 South Ave W, Missoula
>Concessions provided by Missoula Parks & Recreation

McCormick Park Softball Complex located at 600 Cregg Lane, Missoula

**OVERFLOW PARKING FOR FORT MISSOULA REGIONAL SOFTBALL COMPLEX:   (1) Block West, parking available at Big Sky High School, 3100 South Avenue West.

ADDITIONAL FIELDS AS NEEDED:
Big Sky High School Fields located at 3100 South Ave W,  Missoula
Clawson Complex, Playfair Fields, 3000 South Russell, Missoula
Sentinel High School Fields (2), located at 901 South Avenue West, Missoula

Field Location Maps
Fort Missoula Regional Park
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Fort-Missoula-Regional-Park-7

McCormick Park
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/McCormick-27

Clawson Complex/Playfair Softball Fields
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Playfair-38

 

CAMPING INFORMATION

Camp sites are available at:
Missoula KOA Holiday - https://koa.com/campgrounds/missoula/
Jim & Mary's RV Park - https://www.jimandmarys.com/
Jellystone RV Park:  http://www.jellystonemt.com/
Outpost RV Park:  https://www.outpostrvpark.com/
 

2023 > No dry camping will be available at the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula.
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The city of Missoula has an ordinance against camping:  Section 10.22.190:   No person shall sleep in a parked motor vehicle on a public right of way in the city between the hours of 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM.  > This ordinance is strictly enforced, i.e. no camping is allowed in the parking lots of the softball fields.   

2023 Rumble Tournament Champions

10U MT Avalanche/Ries
12U Crossfire/Burke
14U ai Bandits, Gold Bracket
14U Sparks/Slater, Silver Bracket
16U Crossfire/Metzler, Gold Bracket
16U Menace, Silver Bracket
18U MT Avalanche/Summerfield

2022 RUMBLE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

10U Champions - Emeralds12U Champions - Billings Force
14U Gold Champions - WA Acers/Meyer
14U Silver Champions - Maniacs/Bass & Davis
16U Gold Champions - MT Avalanche/Summerfield
16U Silver Champions - MT Avalanche/Latrielle
18U Champions - Arkansas Pride Elite

2021 RUMBLE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

10U - Emeralds
12U - Rattlers/Black
14U Gold - MT Avalanche/Latrielle
14U Silver - Nampa Pride/Berg
HS Gold - MT Avalanche/Taylor
HS Silver - Sabotage NW/Hallom
 
 

2020 RUMBLE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION

COVID-19

2019 RUMBLE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

10U Gold – 406 Playmakers 
10U Silver – Sparks/Slater
12U Gold – Calgary Kaizen Futures
12U Silver – Silverstorm
14U Gold – MT Avalanche/ Ries
14U Silver – Spokane Diamonds/Browning
16/18U – Billings Force/Balsam