2023 Southeast District Softball and Baseball
Online Seeding and Voting Instructions

 

All team seeding and voting will be submitted on www.baumspage.com.  Teams will be seeded based on the ranks submitted by all the coaches in their tournament. 

 

SOFTBALL - Please follow the time frame below.  Coaches are reminded that this is a two-step process.  Team Assignments Southeast District Softball

Step 1: Enter Team Seed Bio

A.    Window opens: 12:01 AM on Sunday, April 23

B.    Window closes: 11:59 PM on Wednesday, April 26

Step 2: Cast Your Vote

C.    Window opens: 12:01 AM on Thursday, April 27

D.    Window closes: 11:59 PM on Friday, April 28

 

BASEBALL - Please follow the time frame below.  Coaches are reminded that this is a two-step process.  Team Assignments Southeast District Baseball

Step 1: Enter Team Seed Bio

A.    Window opens: 12:01 AM on Sunday, April 30

B.    Window closes: 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May 3

Step 2: Cast Your Vote

C.    Window opens: 12:01 AM on Thursday, May 4

D.    Window closes: 11:59 PM on Friday, May 5

1.      Before the tabulation of the votes, a team’s highest and lowest votes will be discarded and not be counted in the final tabulation.

2.      A coach cannot vote for his/her own team.  If cast as such the vote will be discarded.

3.      Any team/coach who DOES NOT VOTE will have their team's second highest vote discarded.

4.      During the team seed bio phase (step 1) of the process, the coach will only have access to his or her own data while the team seed bio window is open.

5.      After the team seed bio window closes late Wednesday evening, team seed bio information becomes available to all coaches within their assigned sectional.

6.      When submitting team bio information, coaches may comment on his/her own team, strength of schedule, key wins and other pertinent information (i.e. return of injured player, etc).  Coaches are not to comment on other teams in their sectionals.

Login Procedures:

Coaches that have accounts may login to www.baumspage.com anytime during the season.  You are encouraged to login now to ensure you can access your account when you need to.

1.     If you had an account last year, login using that e-mail address and password.

2.     If you do not have an account, click on Apply here and create an account.

3.     After you login, use Coaches | Select Teams | {select your school} click Get Available School Teams | click Select Sport | select Softball/Baseball| click Make me the Coach.

4.     Under Coaches on the left sidebar, click on Softball/Baseball | Event Seeding | {select your team} click Get Available Events | click Get Event Details | click Submit Seeds and Vote

Use the Submit Seeds and Vote link to access the event voting screens.

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Technical Support:

If you have problems accessing your account or submitting the forms, use the Contact Us link on baumspage to submit a Help Request or e-mail terry@baumspage.com. If the deadline is imminent, call (do not email/text) Terry Young 740-517-0195.

Southeast District Athletic Board Seed Policy and Procedure:
Per the direction of the Southeast District Athletic Board, all teams in a bracketed tournament will be seeded using a NCAA bracket.  The board will distribute online voting materials/instructions prior to the online voting period.  There will be no draw meeting held.  Each coach will need to submit their team’s bio information by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, April 26 for softball and Wednesday, May 3 for baseball.  Furthermore, each coach will need to vote and have his/her ballot submitted by Friday, April 28 at 11:59 PM for softball and Friday, May 5 at 11:59 PM for baseball.  Ties will be broken by highest frequency (total votes at that seed line or higher).  If a tie is not breakable a coin-flip will be conducted by the SEDAB.  Seeded teams will be placed on the NCAA bracket according to their seed. 

For softball and baseball, divisions are organized into a super sectional with all teams in a division being seeded.  Teams will be placed on an NCAA paired bracket according to their voted seed.  The higher seeded team will the host site and home team in all games through the district semi-finals.  District championship games will be at neutral sites to be determined.

The final tally and voting breakdown will be available on baumspage and the brackets will be posted at Southeast District Softball  at 3:30 PM on Sunday, April 30 for softball and at Southeast District Baseball 3:30 PM on Sunday, May 7 for baseball.

Any school that does not submit their team bio or cast their vote by the respective deadlines will not be permitted to submit their team bio or vote later. 

Please direct any baseball tournament questions to SEDAB Baseball Tournament Liaison Tony Williams tony.williams@redstreaks.org or 937-779-6966 and any softball tournament questions to SEDAB Softball Tournament Liaison Stephanie Evans sevans@fhlancers.com or 740-591-2409.