July 12-14
Lou Berliner Park, 325 Greenlawn Ave, Columbus, OH 43223
Visit www.teamsideline.com/fastpitchshowdowns
May 1
We do not accept checks. Payment must be made through our online registration system at www.teamsideline.com/fastpitchshowdowns
A $100 non-refundable deposit or payment in full is required to sign up for each Fastpitch Showdown Tournament. If the team decides to withdraw before the tournament is sold out (or May 1, whichever comes first ), a full refund will be issued less the $100 non-refundable deposit. If a team drops out after May 1 or the tournament has sold out earlier and we have turned away teams, no refund will be issued.
This event is open to all sanctioned teams. Please provide proof of sanctioning from any sanctioning body when you check in. If you have not yet sanctioned with any nationally recognized sanctioning body, please complete the form below prior to the event and bring proof of completion to check-in or upload proof of sanctioning prior to the event.
USA Softball Ohio Team Registration Form
Prior to the event you will need to submit your proof of insurance, proof of sanctioning and roster online via your Team Sideline account. If you are not currently sanctioned with any nationally sanctioned body, you can sanction with USA Softball when you check in and pick up your coach's packet.
Instructions on submitting sanctioning and insurance
Instructions on submitting roster
There is no admission fee. The City of Columbus charges a parking fee of $5 per day per vehicle.
All teams have a 5 game guarantee. 18+ will play Saturday and Sunday only.
All teams will play 4 pool play games. Single elimination bracket play will begin on Saturday afternoon for some teams. At 16U and 18U, brackets will be divided into Platinum (teams finishing in the top half of their pool) and Gold (teams finishing in the bottom half of their pool). The brackets will not play each other. 18+ will have one bracket. The winner and finalist for each bracket will receive a team trophy and individual player trophies.
The schedule should be emailed out to coaches and posted on our web site approximately 14 days before the tournament.
The tentative rules are posted on the World Series tournament page. Final rules will be in the coach's packet that is picked up at registration.
As of 2020, in order to maintain the highest quality turf fields, Berliner Park has prohibited metal cleats by all players on all fields at the park. Plastic cleats, turf shoes and sneakers are permitted. There will be no exception to this rule.
Clinic information can be found on the 16U, 18U, 18+ World Series page
The list will be posted on the 16U, 18U, 18+ World Series page beginning April 15th and updates as coaches confirm.
The list will be posted on the 16U, 18U, 18+ World Series page beginning April 15th and updates as coaches confirm.
Profiles are submitted via Team Sideline and can be done as soon as a team registers. For more information, please go to Roster Submission Instructions.
July 4 at 11:59pm
You can submit your information for the Player Profile Addendum that will be sent out to college coaches after the event.
Head coaches may submit player nomination for the All Star Game via the link on the 16U, 18U, 18+ World Series page.
For this tournament booking team hotel rooms through a hotel coordinator is a requirement of ours, and using HelmsBriscoe is in our contract with Berliner Sports Park. No other hotel agency can be used for a tournament at Berliner Sports Park and you cannot book hotels independently. Any non-local team (more than 70 miles away) that does not abide by this requirement will not be permitted to participate in the tournament. To book online please click here or contact them directly at 614-689-1148 or crpdhotels@gmail.com.
A World Series tradition, each team is encouraged to bring a small souvenir(s) from their local area or hometown to present to all players on the other team before the start of the first game. This is a chance to show pride in your hometown and simply something each player will have in order to remember this World Series experience. Please do not spend a lot of money on this (we recommend approximately $5-$7 per bag price range - but it is entirely up to you)! Expect the opposing team to have 15 players.
We suggest 200 pins per team. If you need help designing/ordering your pins, we suggest using our partner – Dragonaire Pins.
The schedule for the Opening Ceremonies can be found via the link on the 16U, 18U, 18+ World Series page.
No, we require registration for the Opening Ceremonies for each team so we can plan logistically. A link to register for the Opening Ceremonies can be found on the 16U, 18U, 18+ World Series page. Have your player report to the designated field to participate.
The rules for the Opening Ceremonies skills competitions can be found via the link on the 16U, 18U, 18+ World Series page.
Yes, the events are all on Thursday but do not overlap so players may participate in all events.
TBD
