Northern Exposure Summer Showcase

July 11-13, 2025 | 18 Gold, 18U, 16U | $1325.00 per team
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Event Info

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Thorpe Field

402 Thorpe Ave, Meriden, CT 06450

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Pragemann Park

13 Oak St, Wallingford, CT

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Panthorn Park

485 Burritt St, Plantsville, CT 06479

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Summer Team Status

Team State Status
Team State Team Status
TNT East 18U Gold-Ertel Accepted
Fury Platinum 18U Roumelis Accepted
Delaware Cobras Fury Pritchard Accepted
Rip City USA Gold National Accepted
LI Crush Gold Terry Accepted
CT Charmers Gold Accepted
RI Thunder 18U-CTS Accepted
Polar Crush CT 18U Accepted
NH Prospects Kraytenberg 2025 Accepted
CT Impact Showcase (Laliberte) Accepted
Invasion  Fastpitch Gold Simmers Accepted
RI Fire & ICE Blue Accepted
NJ Vipers Premier Accepted
LI Hurricanes Accepted
TNT PA East Elite Accepted
Lady Ravens Gold Accepted
CT Lightning Gold 2025 Cowen Accepted
Polar Crush Roy Accepted
Long Island Crush Elite Accepted
Team Beast 18 Gold Accepted
CT Wildcats Accepted
Invasion Showcase Pettine Accepted
Softball U Accepted
Long Island Pride Elite Accepted
Western Mass Warriors 18U Accepted
Empire State Huskies Faruol Accepted
Kaboom Kalupy Accepted
NH Prospects Kraytenberg 2026 Accepted
LI Shockwave Elite Accepted
KP Pride 18 Gold Accepted
Kaboom Macfie Accepted
Long Island Surge Gold Accepted
NY Nighthawks Accepted
GSE 18U Chrisite Accepted
BVSA Lady Titans Accepted
CT Shock Accepted
Rip City USA Accepted
Rhode Island Thunder 18U Premier-Gniadek Accepted
Finch’s Aces Gallo Accepted
Electric City Bombers Elite Accepted
Mass Drifter Gold Accepted
LI Surge Select Accepted
CT Lightning Showcase Greco Accepted
Dutches Debs 07 Select Accepted
Fire N Ice Red Accepted
NJ Ruthless 18U- Plaganis Accepted
CT Lightning Gold Wright Accepted
Mass Drifters Navy Accepted
Long Island Pride Gold Accepted
Softball U Accepted
Polar Crush Dre Accepted
Extra Innings Prospects Accepted
NY Jaguars Accepted
NJ Vipers Savino Accepted
Silver Bullets Accepted
LI Surge Elite Accepted
CT Lightning Hidalgo Accepted
Mass Drifters Orange Accepted
CT Eliminators  16u Gold Accepted
NJ Vipers Mercadante Accepted
Greylock Thunder Accepted
GSE 18U Bruneau Accepted
Maine Thunder Caiazzo Accepted
LI Rebels Accepted
Vermont Storm Boyer Accepted
South Shore Elite Chaos Accepted
Waves Showcase Accepted
LI Crush 08 Accepted
CT Thunder Premier Accepted
NY Nighthawks Accepted
Extra Innings Fastpitch 18U Select Accepted
CT Riptide Accepted
Queens Comets Accepted
TC Futures Regional Accepted
Waves Premier Accepted
Hudson Valley Hurricanes Accepted
Mission City Queen Cobras Accepted
CT Thunder Select Accepted
RI Thunder Gold Accepted
Empire State Huskies Rockland Accepted
Fury Platinum 16U Morgan Accepted
RITG-CTS-16U Accepted
NJ Ruthless Hersh Accepted
CT Charmers 16U Gold Accepted
Fire n Ice Accepted
CT Charmers 14U Accepted
NJ Fire 16U Accepted
NY Nighthawks Accepted
Lady Dukes Horton Accepted
Titans Accepted
LI Hurricanes Accepted
Maine Thunder Caiazzo 2 Accepted
CT Bombers Teal Accepted
Kaboom Lazier Accepted
Softball U Accepted
NJ Fire Red Accepted
NJ Vipers Schanck Accepted
Western Mass Warriors Accepted
Valley Fusion Accepted
CT Charge Accepted
Southington Lightning 09 Accepted
CT Eliminators Futures Accepted
Accepted

Details

Tournament Dates: July 11-13, 2025
Tournament Divisions – 18 Gold, 18U, 16U
Tournament Packet – click here

6 Game Showcase (Game Balls Included. Umpire Fees Pay at the Plate $75 per game)

Games will begin on Friday July 11, 2025 starting at 8am and continue till the end of Sunday, July 13, 2025. Teams must be prepared to play at any of these times

Entry Fee: $1325 per team Payable to USA Elite Training, LLC (Umpire Fee Pay at the Plate). Send check payments to:

USA Elite Training, LLC
280 Schoolhouse Rd Unit D
Cheshire CT 06410

Format & Rules

Round Robin Exhibition Games. Each team will have 6 Showcase games. Games are considered a completed game after 1 hour and 25 minutes drop dead, Mercy Rule is met, or 7 innings are completed, which ever occurs first. If time expires before the inning is completed, the batter is finished and the game is over immediately (Drop Dead) and the score will revert to the last complete inning, unless the home team is up to bat and are ahead in the score or have tied the score.

  • Pitching Mounds will be at 43’
  • 2 umpires per game
  • Game balls included
  • USA Rules will be followed with some showcase exceptions
  • Showcase Exceptions: 1) Free substitutions 2) Unlimited batters
  • Mercy Rules:  15 runs after 3 innings, 12 runs after 4 innings, 8 runs after 5 innings

Order of Finish: 1) Win/Loss records, 2) Run-Allowed and 3) Head to Head 4) Coin Toss- will be used to determine first place finishers in each bracket. All scores must be reported by winning team to the USA Elite Training LLC Table. If scores are not reported, bracket winners will be determined by whatever means available to the tournament director.

Refund Policy

Teams that cancel after being accepted in the tournament will not receive any refund. Also, there will be no refund of entry fees due to uncontrollable circumstances or not complying with tournament rules. Because of the unrecoverable expenses of a summer showcase, if the showcase gets completely rained out, $250 shall be refunded. If any part of the game is played, there will be NO refund. In the event of rain, the tournament director reserves the right to reschedule the games in any fashion, including shortening of games and or elimination games.

Additional Requirements

1. All teams must submit their team roster by March 1, 2024. The team roster is a online editable PDF form that can be found on the website – tab “Team roster”.

2. All teams are required to book their team hotel rooms through our Partner Travel Teams. This policy is mandatory. We have implemented this policy for non-local teams as this helps us secure discounted rooms for the college coaches that attend the showcase event. The list of required sponsor hotels will be posted by December 1, 2023. Failure to book your team rooms through our sponsor hotels will result in a surcharge of $50.00 per player, not to exceed $600.00.

3. All teams must check in – please see updated rules.

4. Players wristband will be provided in the team packets. Players will be provided one wristband for the entire weekend. The wristbands will indicate to college coaches the graduation year of players in the tournament. Your coaches must complete the team roster fully including player graduation year so that we can give your team the appropriate wristbands.

TOURNAMENT SHOWCASE WRISTBAND COLOR CODE

BLACK = SIGNED PLAYER
PINK = 2025 UNSIGNED
GREEN = SENIORS (2026)
BLUE = JUNIORS (2027)
ORANGE = SOPHMORE (2028)
PURPLE = FRESHMAN/ 8TH GRADERS (2029/2030)

5. There are areas Designated for College Coaches Only at each field. Please make sure your teams, players, coaches, and fans do not go into any areas that are designated College Coaches Area only. This includes the College Coaches Hospitality Tent and the areas designated at the fields.

6. Forfeits are to be avoided at all cost. You must contact the tournament director at your field or at the main tournament table. If necessary to allow the game to be played a team may borrow a player from another team. The college coaches have come to see teams play. If your team does forfeit a game, your team will not be allowed into another USA Elite Showcase event. It is each teams responsibility to ensure that a the game will be played.

7. USA Elite Showcase is not responsible to provide the supplies for individual teams during the tournament All teams must bring their own water/Gatorade/ice /first aid supplies. There will be concession stand at each field location.

8. Teams are responsible for cleaning out dugouts after each game. There will be trash bins at each field. It is important to respect the fields and the property of each League & Town.

9. There is NO HITTING ANY type of balls (this includes lite flights or wiffle balls) into the FENCES at any of the complexes. Coach must bring pop-up hitting nets for hitting off of batting tees.

10. College Coaches will be invited by USA Elite Showcases. We cannot guarantee the attendance of any coaches. We will list all coaches that RSVP as they are received. To ensure that more college coaches attend we recommend that players also contact the college that they are interested in to let them know that they will be at this showcase event. College coaches have more incentive to attend an showcase event if they know that they are players who are interested in their program.

Individual Players Needing Teams

As a service we take requests from players who would like to participate but do not have a team – if your team is in need of an extra player please contact jen@usaelitetraining.com for names. At that point it is your responsibility to contact the players and make arrangements.