EVENT DETAILs

Great Lakes/Midwest National Championship

  • Tournament Date
    Jul 13 - Jul 18 2027
  • Entry Fee
    $798
  • Stature
    National Championships
  • Age Groups
    10U - 18U
  • Entry Fee

    $798

  • Gate Fee

    TBA

Tournament Division

Division Entry Fee Gate Fee Max Entries Teams
Entered
Game
Guarantee
Format

Event Ballparks

Venue Name Address Maps link
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
Venue Name
O'Fallon Family Sports Park
Address
301 Obernuefemann Rd, O'Fallon, IL, 62269
Venue Name
Plummer Family Sports Park
Address
7757 Goshen Rd, Edwardsville, IL, 62025

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
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
Venue Name
O'Fallon Family Sports Park
Address
301 Obernuefemann Rd, O'Fallon, IL, 62269
Dates
Jul 13-18
Venue Name
Plummer Family Sports Park
Address
7757 Goshen Rd, Edwardsville, IL, 62025
Dates
Jul 13-18

Game Center

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Event Updates

Fields and Format

The O'Fallon Family Sports Park fields are Turf! No metal cleats, sunflower seeds or gum allowed on the field. The complex is very serious about this policy and any team who violates this policy will be fined $250 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. 

August 26, 2026 - 01:06pm

Additional Event Details and Information

For additional information on this event, please visit the Great Lakes/Midwest National Championship website at 

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

August 01, 2026 - 01:08pm

Event Information

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 and the last day to receive a refund 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.

Entry fees will be due June 1st, 2027

Gate fees: We a team gate fee of $575 which is due July 1st. 

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
Mail To: 587 Pebble Brook Ln, Shiloh, IL 62221



August 01, 2026 - 12:59pm

Event Info

Teams must enter and pay to hold a spot in the event. If a team on the waiting list pays before a team in the event, the team from the waiting list will be moved into the event and the last, unpaid team to enter will be moved to the waiting list. 

The fields in O'Fallon, Edwardsville, Marion and Cape Girardeau are turf. No metal cleats, sun flower seeds or gum allowed on the fields. Complexes impose a $200-$250 fine to teams who violate these rules.

Please download the USSSA App to receive notifications about the event.

For additional information click on the event info tab above or go to https://playitforward.usssa.com/

July 31, 2026 - 11:49pm

Leaderboard

For more information in regards to this event, please contact:

Play It Forward Sportz

[email protected]

217.840.7929