EVENT DETAILS

Great Lakes/Midwest National Championship
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Tournament DateJul 13 - Jul 18 2026
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Entry Fee$650 - $750
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StatureNational Championships
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Age Groups8U - 18U
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Admission
TBA
Tournament Division
Division | Entry Fee | Gate Fee | Max Entries | Teams Entered |
Game Guarantee |
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Event Ballparks
Venue Name | Address | Maps link |
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O'Fallon Family Sports Park | 301 Obernuefemann Rd, O'Fallon, IL, 62269 | Open in Maps |
Plummer Family Sports Park | 7757 Goshen Rd, Edwardsville, IL, 62025 | Open in Maps |
Event Lodging
Note: If you don't know which venue you'll be playing at and want to book in advance, click here to find hotels that are geographically centered between all venues.
Venue Name | Address | Dates | Details |
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O'Fallon Family Sports Park | 301 Obernuefemann Rd, O'Fallon, IL, 62269 | Jul 13-18 | Find Hotels |
Plummer Family Sports Park | 7757 Goshen Rd, Edwardsville, IL, 62025 | Jul 13-18 | Find Hotels |
Event Updates
Payment and Waiting List
Please reference the Event Info tab for complex maps & our Zero Tolerance Policy
PAYMENT:
Only teams who are registered and paid will show as approved. If your team is in a pending status, you are not guaranteed a spot.
Payment deadline is the “last day to enter” date on the public website. If the event is full or close to full, the payment date may be moved up to ensure commitment to the event.
If a team on the waiting list pays before a team in the actual event, the team on the waiting list will be moved into the actual event. The last, unpaid, team to enter the event will be moved to the waiting list.
Accepted forms of payment are listed below:
1. Pay online via manager page on USSSA website
2. VENMO - @Lori-Strode24 – Indicate team name and event you are paying for
3. PayPal – [email protected] – Indicate team name and event you are paying for
4. Check – must be received 1 week prior to the event. – Indicate team name and event you are paying for
Make Payable to: Play It Forward Sportz
Fields
All fields in O'Fallon and Edwardsville are turf. No medal cleats, gum or sun flower seeds are allowed on the field. Fields will be inspected after each game by the complex. If a team is found to have any of these items on the field, the complex will fine them $250 per occurrence. Please respect the playing area!
Tournament Details and 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/
Fields and Format
O'Fallon and Edwardsville fields are Turf! No metal cleats, sunflower seeds or gum allowed on the field. O'Fallon is very serious about this policy and any team who violates this policy will be fined $200 for each occurrence.
The format of this event is 2 pool games into a 3GG Bracket. Teams are guaranteed to play 3 games in the bracket and if they go to the loser's bracket, they can come all the way back to win the event.
Teams will be seeded into the pool games based on points and power ranking. Teams results in the pool will determine their seeding into the bracket.
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