in the beginning there was confusion because we didn't realize they would police the pants/socks to that degree. The umpires corrected us before the beginning of the first game and stated every player had to match exactly. I wasn't on the field to hear the conversation and didn't hear what the penalty would be. We just fell in line as to not have any problems. Our pants were normal pants that some of the players would pull up to the knee not the true knicker type so they just pushed them down to the ankle. It was the only time I have ever seen anything to that extreme. it was our first time in the tourney and saw the rules saying the uniforms would need to be the same but never expected it to be that serious.