EVENT DETAILS

COH – Inaugural Mother’s Day C/Rec Grand Slam-Leg One Event – May 9-10, 2026, Highland Community Park – Sparta, OH.

This event is the kick-off of our new C/Rec Grand-Slam program. See C/Rec Grand-Slam homepage for details on this series!

This event is open to 9u-C, 10u-C, 11u-C, 12u-C, & 13u-C. This event is capped at 6 teams per age division. If entries are small in another division, then we will expand to 8 in division’s that have interest but 30 is the total # of teams in the event for Saturday.

Event Info: This event will feature 2 Sat pool games seeding into a Sunday Single-Elim bracket. We can take a max of 6 teams in each age group. We may be able to expand a couple of age groups if the pick-up in another is slower. Reach out to Mike Craig-Ohio USSSA if you want to be put on a wait list in case an age group is filled.

Awards: Champion and runner-up will pick up to 12 USSSA Medals along with a team award for each team. Team awards are typically a team plaque or banner. We normally also award 3rd place medals if more than 12 teams enter an age group.

Additional Info: This event is also a USSSA National Championship qualifier for the top two finishing teams with an unpaid berth to a USSSA National Championship of their choice. Contact Mike Craig at 614.895.2253 or at [email protected] for more details on this qualifying event. Teams can also follow this link which explains qualifying procedures for USSSA National Championship Events: USSSA Qualifying Procedures

Points Race Info: This event earns team points in our National/State Points Race-for-the-Rings program. This program is a state, regional, and national program that uses the USSSA point system to determine the winners of these custom rings. Click here for more information on this exciting program for Ohio USSSA: 2026 USSSA Points Race

Ohio All-State Games: Teams also get to nominate players for our All-State Games August 8, 2026, in Marion. OH. The top team will have 5 selections, then runner-up will have 4, 3rd place will have 3 each and the remaining teams will have 2 player nominations. Click here for more info on this exciting program for Ohio USSSA: Ohio All-State Games

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