EVENT DETAILS

DES – 9th Annual Hits-4-Hope Event – June 6-7,2026 – JBP in Whitehall and Fryer Park in Grove City, OH

This event is our 9th annual Hits-4-Hope event formerly School’s Out Shootout. This event is open to 10u-B/C,12u-B, 12u-C, 14u-B, 14u-C, 15u-B/C, 16u B, 16u-C, & 18u-B/C teams. Note: We are offering a 15u division. There are 5 teams entered as of 5/18/26.

Also note: 10u & 12u divisions are being played at John Bishop Park-Whitehall. 14 and older will be played at Fryer Park-Grove City. Grove City has a prepaid parking fee of $150.

Event Info: This event will feature 3 pool games seeding into a Sunday Single-Elim bracket. We can take a max of 16 teams in each age group.

Awards: Champion and runner-up will pick up to 12 USSSA rings 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.

$604

There is a prepaid parking/admission fee this weekend at Fryer Park: Ohio USSSA has worked out an agreement with Grove City Parks and Rec to buy out the parking fee for the event. This means that USSSA will be collecting a flat rate upfront for the parking fee the complex normally charges each day to turn into Parks & Rec after the event. The amount is $150 prepaid or $175 the day of the event. Prepaid can be thru Venmo @ohiousssa-22. If you pay with Venmo, please notate the team’s name and event that you are prepaying your parking fees for. If you choose to wait until the day of the event, it is $175 and can be cash, team check, or Venmo at the check in table.

This eliminates the city collecting $10 per day/per car for each day of the weekend. If you have 12 people or more drive to the event for the weekend, you have saved more than a days’ worth of parking charges.