EVENT DETAILS

Freedom Festival Details:

Very important info on how to enter the complex: The main gate will be blocked off. There will be signs posted to guide you into the parking lot. The address to use for GPS is 1250 TR-16 – Marengo, OH. 43334. This will take you to the elementary school. There will be parking lot attendants to get you to the correct places to park. With the number of teams this weekend, it is necessary to follow instructions for parking please.

Huge Attention Items: All rosters for the event will freeze at 9 pm on Thursday – June 25, 2026. There will be no roster add-ons after this point. If you are somehow able to add a player to your roster during the event and it brought to a tournament officials’ attention, your team will be disqualified from the event with no event or pre-order refunds. That will be the roster policy for 2026.

Highland Community Park-Housekeeping items: PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE SOFTBALL FIELD SITE. No alcohol is permitted to be brought on site at all. Violators will be asked to leave the premises! Remember that this is a youth event! Campers are not permitted anywhere on the property. This is not a campground! Community Park does permit coolers, etc.

Please check in with a tournament rep: There will be a rep inside the complex near the gate. Look for the USSSA/Dudley tent. This is where you can pick up pre-ordered shirts also. Please check in right away and pick up/inspect your team pre-order before starting your first game. You will need your roster online and a copy of your team insurance to show at check in. If you have insurance through USSSA, then you do not need to show it but still be courteous and check in, so the TD knows you are there. Brackets and scores will be only posted online.

Roster items: USSSA permits the use of Guest players. Our terminology of a guest player is a player already on a USSSA roster. If the player is not currently on a USSSA roster, then that is considered a roster addition, and the player is to be added. The guest player system shuts down 3 hours before the first start time of the event (Fri morning by 6 am). Also, all player additions on the roster by then. If you have a frozen roster (Class C), then any player additions/subtractions must be done by Thursday evening before 9 pm. Any add-ons after this point will not be done until Monday morning.

Gate/Admission Charges: Admission fee is $10 per day, $15 for a 2-day pass, and $20 for the weekend pass. Up to 3 coaches will be permitted in free of charge and will be given a coaches pass. Be kind to the gate personnel. They are just doing their jobs. If you are rude to these folks, that is considered a violation of our no-tolerance policy and subject to immediate dismissal for the weekend.

Coaches Packet: This has all items needed to stay informed at Ohio USSSA events. This packet has all items roster related along with other Ohio USSSA rules and policies: 2026 Coaches Packet.

Tournament Rules: 2026 Ohio USSSA Tournament Rules. We use the rules from the Tournament Rules – Single Elim format link. The only deviation from this will be that ALL GAMES will be 70 minutes. Champ games will be 75 minutes. Be aware that we WILL start games as much as 15 minutes early. This is self-explanatory and helps us stay ahead as much as possible.

Please provide your own first aid supplies including ice packs: If needed, also bring your own towels to wipe softballs off with. The concession stands nor are the tournament staff responsible for treatment of YOUR players!

There will be some additional souvenir t-shirts for sale on site: Teams can pick up merch pre-orders at the check-in tables. Pre-ordering for the event has been completed. We will have a small number of on-site T-shirts. You can also order event merchandise afterwards here: Ohio USSSA/Freedom Festival 250-After Event Merch

There will be a raffle for a new Easton Ghost bat. Choice will be 32-10 and 33-10. Tickets will be $10 each or 3 for $25 a piece. Go to the USSSA/Dudley tent to purchase tickets. Draw will be at noon on Sunday, and winner does not need to be present to win.

We will provide the softballs during the event: Please be kind and help chase the balls when necessary so we can keep a good game ball on the field for the players to always hit. Community Park does have some netting near the concession area but still be aware as softballs seem to find holes in the net a few times thru out the day.

Weather updates: Will only be given via updates from the Rain Out Line App. Hopefully, this should not be an issue during the weekend. If so, we will update by 6:15 am each day-Sat/Sun. We will use an app called Rain Out Line. You can click here to download or see real time event updates: Rain Out Line. You can also call a dedicated rain line at 380-220-1980 to hear any updates. No update means no delays! We will use this set up in case of weather issues during the event.

Download the USSSA Mobile App: This is a great time to download the USSSA Mobile App if you have not already done so. Stay current on events, scores, weather and tournament updates, and other important USSSA information. Get important “push” notifications for event information. Download it for Apple platforms here: Apple USSSA App. And download it for Android platforms here: Android USSSA App

We will see you at the park and let’s have a safe weekend and play some ball!!!!!

Thank you,
Mike Craig | Ohio USSSA | 614.895.2253

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Gate/Admission Charges: Admission fee is $10 per day, $15 for a 2-day pass, and $20 for the weekend pass. Up to 3 coaches will be permitted in free of charge and will be given a coaches pass. Be kind to the gate personnel. They are just doing their jobs. If you are rude to these folks, that is considered a violation of our no-tolerance policy and subject to immediate dismissal for the weekend.

Cash or Venmo is accepted for admission fees.