The CERN Softball Club's and Geneva Softball League's Bernie Tourney for GSL and invited teams.

Introduction

Bernie Tourney 2006 will take place on July 29, 30 and will be hosted at Higgs field at CERN Prevessin site. Participants will include six regular teams from the Geneva Softball League (two regular teams playing as one merged team for the event) and an invited team from Geneva (the Dragons). They will be competing for the prized Bernie Plate, a hand-crafted trophy designed and constructed by local softball artist Paul Garritty.

Please note: Players are welcome to bring their friends and family, but please let the organisers know the names of non-playing members and your car license plate information via the Security Form, your coach or directly at the address "john.apostolakis at cern.ch".

Game Schedule

The complete schedule of game depends on seeding from league play and then the first day results. Updated schedules will be posted below first, and when possible also on the GSL Schedule Page. Games start at 11:00 on Saturday and Sunday and last until late afternoon. We expect that preliminary games (not the Final!) will be 60 minutes / 5 innings. Seeding for Sunday is based on Saturday's results, average beer consumption, and the alignment of the nearest comets to the scheduler's car. The Final will be a 7 inning game with no time limit. Home/Away for every game will be determined by a coin toss.

Final Schedule, Saturday, July 29

 
      11:00 Leptons - Quarks 

      12:15 ILO/Spice - Dragons 

      13:30 Rowdies - Mission/Dozers 

      14:45 Mid-day break
      15:00 Quarks - Dragons 

      16:15 ILO/Spice - Mission/Dozers 

      17:30 Leptons - Rowdies 

Sunday, July 30

 11:00 Game1: ILO/Spice (5) at Quarks (4) 

      12:15 Game2: Dragons (6) at Mission/Dozers (3) 

 Field 1: 


 Semifinals (7 innings, 5 runs/inning max, 90 minutes max)
      13:30 Semi1: Leptons (1) - Winner Game 1 (Quarks) 

      15:00 Semi2: Rowdies (2) - Winner Game 2 (Mission/Dozers) 


 Final  (7 innings, 7 runs/inning max, no time max)
      17:00 Final : Leptons at Mission/Dozers 

 Field 2: (declined) 

      14:30 - 5th place: Loser Game 1 - Loser Game 2 

      17:00 - 3rd place: Loser Semi 1 - Loser Semi 2 

 
 
Food and Drink
 
 Ice cold beverages will also be on sale at a good price -
no need to bring your own (please bring extra water.) 
 
 Grills are available next to the field.  
We will provide some prepared food (hot dogs, sausages, pastries )
- please contact 
Brenda Hagen  if you are interested in this option.
 In 2006 the event
does coincide with the CERN Hardronic
Festival, which will take place in the neighbouring field
on Saturday, July 29th. 
 There is plenty of space for picnics and other activities.
 
 
 
 
  Map of Higgs Field located the CERN site in
Prévessin, France.  
 

  
 
Map and Directions
 

Higgs Field is located on the CERN site in Prévessin,
France. A map locating the field can be found here.
 
 Information on hotels in the region can be found
at the CERN Housing web
site. The closest hotels are in St. Genis and
Ferney-Voltaire. 
  
 
About Bernie
 The Bernie Tourney is a festive celebration of softball,
organized to honor the memory of Bernard Sutton, the founding
father of CERN Softball and one of the key organizers of the
Geneva Softball League. Bernie helped to build and run the PS, SPS and
LEP colliders during his long and colorful career as an accelerator
engineer at CERN. His contributions to both CERN and the CERN Clubs
were countless. The Softball Club salutes Bernie the only way we know
how: On the field and at the BBQ grill! 

 
 
Parking/Safety
Rules
 
 A designated parking area will be provided, with 
plenty of parking spots near the field. 
It is safer to park directly behind the fence than next to it.
If you are afraid of your car getting hit by a softball, it is
recommended to park in the restaurant parking lot. CERN does not accept
responsibility for damage or injury caused by tournament activities, 
including normal softball play (for example home runs). 
 
 Families are welcomed and encouraged to show up. 
Parents, however, are asked to
take care that children and small domestic animals, stay clear of
the playing field, to prevent injury.   Players and guests need to remain
in the area of the tournament and the surrounding field, and not wander around
the site, respecting the host site request.  Thank you.