Softball

Seeding for Competition (11 teams or more)

Seeding is based on the results of the Junior Canadian Fast Pitch Championships in the year prior to the Canada Summer Games. When a Province/Territory does not compete in the Junior Canadian Fast Pitch Championship in the year prior to a Canada Summer Games, their seeding will be determined by their placing in the last Canada Summer Games. They will be placed after the last determined position from the Junior Canadian Fast Pitch Championship process.

Eleven Teams or More

When eleven (11) teams or more are entered in the Canada Summer Games, teams will be divided into two (2) sections with the teams placed as follows:

Pool A: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
Pool B: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

Competition Schedules

Ten teams or less

In the event of ten (10) teams or less, there will only be one section which will play a complete round robin competition. After the round robin, the top four teams will compete in a page playoff format. The top two (2) teams will have two “lives” in the playoffs and the next two will have a single “life”. The remaining teams will compete in a single elimination placement round. In the event of a tie between two or more teams, tie-breaking criteria will be used to determine all rankings. No tie-breaking games will be played.

Eleven teams and more

In the event of eleven (11) teams or more, two sections will be established. Each section will complete a round robin, wherein each team plays all teams in their section. The top two teams in each section will move to the Playoff round and use the above four (4) team playoff format. The 3rd and 4th place teams in each section, will move to a placement round following the same four (4) team format, while the remaining teams will move to a relegation round using a single elimination format. In the event of a tie between two or more teams, tie-breaking criteria will be used to determine all rankings. No tie-breaking games will be played.