EVENT DETAILS

Congratulations to the St. Louis Fusion 07 and Shooting Stars Frost and Millstadt Xplosion Capell and Tomahawks!2024 Great Lakes/Midwest National Champions and Finalists! Great job ladies! Thank you to all of the teams who participated. We appreciate you!

We have very few shirts left for sale. We also have a few lanyards, national pins and coins available. The sales table is located under the pavilion at the center of the quad. They will only be there for a couple of hours.

Don't forget to check out the hat bar! Really cool stuff! She has every teams logo! She is set up near the concession

The Custom Hat Bar is now set up at the RED QUAD! Fields 5-8. It is located in the center of the quad!

As a reminder, the selfie Scavenger Hunt ends tonight. The winner will be announced and receive their prizes tomorrow when they arrive at the park, prior to their first game. Tag me, Lori Strode. For some reason Play It Forward Sport isn't working.

We only have a few shirts left for sale. If you are wanting a shirt, please visit the sales table at the center of red quad.

Fun Fact...The umpires have trading pins too :)

Gates will open at 10:30 this morning.

CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT: We will meet in the back of Dogwood Social House by the Axe Throwing at 6:30PM. The tournament will start at 6:45PM! It is a single elimination tournament. We will draw for seeds!

Dogwood is ready for teams whenever you want to show up!

when coming off 64. Take exit 16. Get on Green Mount and head towards complex. Turn right at the CVS, onto Rt. 50. Turn left on Lincoln, right on E. Third and left on S. Vine. The Statio will be in front of you. Main st. Is blocked so you won't be able to go that way.

Dogwood Social House 1206 Central Park Drive, O'Fallon, IL Tuesday is Family night: Large Pizza, wings, drinks and two, 30 min gaming cards for $25.99. Plus they will be providing each player with an additional 30 min gaming card for our National Championship teams.

Due to rain and what we are seeing on the radar, the following changes are being made to today's schedule. Please be flexible as we monitor the situation. We are working on an indoor solution as well. Team Rep Mtg & Coaches Mtg - 2:00 Skills Competition - 4:00 Corn Hole ‐ 4:30 Parade of Teams - 5:30 Pin Trading and Arcade ‐ 6:30 @ Dogwood Social House Reminder: If you didn't pre-order weekly passes, you will need to purchase them at opening ceremonies. Weekly passes will not be offered after opening ceremonies.

Coaches, please limit attendance at coaches meeting to 2. No players. Team Rep meeting, no more than 2 and no players. Thank you! Parking is in the back or on the street. See you soon!

The information for the gift exchange times have emailed to the coaches. I willnalso discuss at the team rep/coaches meetings.

Please check out this link for the skills competitions. We have modified them a bit. Please have your list of participants when you arrive at the Team Representative/Coaches meeting. We will have the forms printed out, you just need to fill them in. You can also print prior to and turn in. https://playitforward.usssa.com/skills-competition/ Pre-ordered passes will be handed out at the Team Rep (Mom's) meeting. Passes can be purchased at Opening Ceremonies as well but will not be available after Opening Ceremonies. Daily passes will be available after Opening Ceremonies. Coaches passes will be handed out at the coaches meeting Pre-ordered t-shirts can be picked up at the sales table at the Red Quad during Opening Ceremonies or throughout the tournament. Rosters will be reviewed at the coaches meeting. If you need to add a guest player, she must be added by 8am on Wednesday, July 17th. Please make sure everyone on your team downloads the USSSA App. Information and updates will be shared there. We will have a DJ, games, pin trading, skills competition and parade of teams at Opening Ceremonies. Please attend. Players and coaches typically wear a team shirt of some kind and carry a team banner during the parade. Bring a chair. There are bleachers but they will fill fast. One of the competitions is the "Selfie Scavenger Hunt." This starts on your way to the tournament. We will provide a list of required selfies at the Team Rep meeting but the first one is "take selfies of your team while traveling to the tournament." Post your pics on Facebook and tag Play It Forward Sportz - USSSA. The more likes, comments and shares, the more chance to win. Rules of this competition will be provided at the Team Rep meeting. The winner of this competition will win a dozen softballs and a Bownet OR a Dudley hitting station (hitting net, tee, and ball caddy). Looking forward to a great week of softball! See you soon

The schedule is live! If you haven't already sent me your coaches names and your desire to participate in the gift exchange, please do so asap!

The schedule will be posted no later than July 8th. Please respond if your team plans on participating in the gift exchange and with the names of 3 coaches for free admission. The deadline to pre-order weekly passes is July 12th. They can be purchased at opening ceremonies, but starting Wednesday, spectators who have not purchased weekly passes will have to purchase daily passes. The weekly pass is $40 (Wed-Sat) Daily pass is $15 per day. Here is the link: https://www.playitforwardsportz.com/tournament-t-shirts-and-sweatshirts

Coaches and parents, we are getting closer to your National Tournament in O'Fallon/Edwardsville, IL. Please click on this link to familiarize yourself with the event. https://playitforward.usssa.com/great-lakes-midwest-national-championship/ Also, please let me know if your team is planning on doing the gift exchange? You can text or email me at 217-840-7929 or [email protected] Thanks, and let me know if you have any questions. See you soon!

Discount

This event is discounted $75 until January 1st.  On January 2nd the event fee will go up to $675

Gate Fee

This event will have a per person gate fee. The gate fee will be charged as you enter the park and can be purchased daily or as an event pass.  

Daily per person gate fee: $15 (4 day event)

Event per person gate fee: $40

Turf Fields

The O'Fallon and Edwardsville fields are turf.  No metal cleats, sunflower seeds or gum allowed on the field

Event Information

For additional information about the Great Lakes/Midwest National Championship, please click on the link below:

https://playitforward.usssa.com/great-lakes-midwest-national-championship/