Event Info
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Summer Team Status
| Team | State | Status |
| Team | State | Team Status |
| NH Lightning 16 U Monte/Wachter | NH | Accepted |
| LADY DUKES NY HORTON | NY | Accepted – Pending Payment |
| CT Lightning Gold Hoag | CT | Accepted |
| Mass Drifters Gold One | MA | Accepted |
| CT Wildcats Showcase | CT | Accepted – Pending Payment |
| Mass Drifters gold 2 | MA | Accepted |
| CT Lightning Gold Wright | CT | Accepted |
| NH Prospects 18U Lozeau | NH | Accepted |
| LI Crush Gold Terry | NY | Accepted – Pending Payment |
| LI Crush 16U Gold Terry | NY | Accepted – Pending Payment |
| Bombers Elite 18U Premier | RI | Accepted |
| Bombers Elite 16U Premier | RI | Accepted |
| NH Prospects Kraytenberg | NH | Accepted |
| Maine Thunder Caiazzo | ME | Accepted |
| Maine Thunder Showcase McGouldrick | ME | Accepted |
| New England Fastptich Academy 18U National | MA | Accepted |
| RI Fire N’ Ice Blue | RI | Accepted |
| RI Fire N’ Ice Red | RI | Accepted |
| Rapids 16U White | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| Rapids Softball 16U Black | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| Stars New England 16u Premier | MA | Accepted – pending payment |
| Ct lady knights 18u – Shirshac | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| Stars New England 16u Gold | MA | Accepted – pending payment |
| Titans Fastpitch 16u | NY | Accepted – pending payment |
| CT Mirage – Mihalek | CT | Accepted |
| Softball U | CT | Accepted |
| Softball U | CT | Accepted |
| Softball U | CT | Accepted |
| CD Crossfire 16U Orange | NY | Accepted |
| CD Crossfire 16U Gray | NY | Accepted |
| Brewster Rockets 16u Morris | NY | Accepted |
| CT Bombers Teal | CT | Accepted |
| NJ Ruthless | NJ | Accepted- pending payment |
| Polar Crush Roy | MA | Accepted |
| Western Mass Warriors 16U Gold Showcase | MA | Accepted |
| CT Eliminators 16u Gold | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| CT Eliminators 18U Gold | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| RES Angels 18U | MA | Accepted |
| Team Beast 16U | NY | Accepted |
| Team Beast 16U Gold | NY | Accepted – pending payment |
| Monarchs 16U | CT | Accepted |
| Team Beast 18U Gold | NY | Accepted |
| RI Thunder LFC 16u – Kane | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| Polar Crush Russo | CT | Accepted |
| Northeast Hurricanes | RI | Accepted |
| Fury Platinum 18U Roumelis | RI/MA | Accepted – pending payment |
| Scottie’s Elite | NY | Accepted |
| South glens falls Lady bulldogs 16u | NY | Accepted – pending payment |
| Polar Crush Salvietti | CT | Accepted |
| Connecticut Charge 16u Showcase | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| Fury Platinum Morgan | RI | Accepted |
| NE Unity Sampson | RI | Accepted |
| DiamondZone 18U | CT | Accepted |
| Diamond Zone 16U Teal | CT | Accepted |
| Rip City USA Gold National Covino | NH | Accepted – pending payment |
| CT Lightning 09 Gold | CT | Accepted |
| GSE 18U Bruneau | NH | Accepted |
| Rhode Island Thunder Gold 18U – CTS | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| Dutchess Debs Gold | NY | Accepted – pending payment |
| Empire State Huskies Rockland 18U | NJ | Accepted |
| Finch’s Aces 16U Selvaggi | NJ | Accepted – pending payment |
| Lady Ravens Gold | NJ | Accepted – pending payment |
| Stamford Stingers 16U | CT | Accepted – pending payment |
| Polar Crush Fabbo | CT | Accepted |
| GSE 18U Christie | NH | Accepted |
| Newtown Rock 18u- Cahill | NJ | Accepted – pending payment |
| Finch’s Aces- Russo | NJ | Accepted – pending payment |
| NJ Vipers 18u | NJ | Accepted – pending payment |
| Waves Premier | RI | Accepted – pending payment |
| Empire State Huskies 16U Pepe | NY | Accepted – pending payment |
| Polar Crush Gold Alexander | CT | Accepted |
| Kaboom 16U | NJ | Accepted – pending payment |
| Kaboom Kalupy | NJ | Accepted – pending payment |
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.