2021 4th of July Showcase Tournament
Thursday, July 1st – Monday, July 5th, 2021 | Providence, RI & Southeastern Massachusetts
College Showcase Camp
Wednesday, June 30thUniversity of Rhode Island
9AM – 4PM
Colleges/Organizations Who Attended This Event In The Past
14th Annual “4th of July Showcase Tournament” presented by Firecracker Sports
College Showcase Camp – Individual Players only: Wednesday, June 30th, 2021
Age groups: 13U, 14U; 15U, 16U/17U and 18U/19U (5 Divisions)
13U-19U Pool Play: Thursday, July 1st – Saturday, July 3rd, 2021
13U Playoffs and Championships: Sunday, July 4th, 2021
14U-19U Playoffs: Sunday, July 4th, 2021
14U-19U Championships: Monday, July 5th, 2021
- Please Note: – Teams will be accepted on a “First Paid-First Accepted” basis and entries will be limited only to the first 180 paid registrations. (*Past 4th of July Showcase tournaments typically have filled up before December 31st.*)
- Registration Fee: $1,299.00 (*Registered & paid for on or prior to December 31, 2020*)
- Registration Fee: $1,399.00 (*Registered & paid for on or after January 1st, 2021*)
- Teams who register, but do not pay are not in the tournament and placed on the waiting list until payment is received. To avoid being placed on the waiting list and secure entry, payment must be made.
- 4 Game Guarantee: Pool play format will be used with all teams entered (*weather permitting*).
- Baseballs are included for this event as an added bonus to all teams and programs.
- Two (2) High School board certified Umpires are supplied for every game.
- Preliminary round games will take place at area high school and collegiate fields with the playoffs and championship games at college facilities. We use the top fields in MA and RI to include Brown University, Salve Regina University, Stonehill College, Bryant University, University of Rhode Island, Bridgewater State University, Worcester State University and more!
- Current and past college and professional coaches are employed to evaluate the teams at the prime recruiting age groups during our events.
- Above and Beyond our Competition…We provide on-field reporting, pre and post game interviews with players and coaches, live streaming on You Tube TV, social media staff to promote players and teams, live in game statistics, player assessments and videos which get added to our player database and much much more!
2021 Pro & College Coaches Attending |
Please check out our website regularly as we approach the our summer events for confirmed attendance of coaches, schools and scouts. Our rotator above will show you the quality of programs who attended this event previously and have expressed their interest in attending again for 2021.
- American International College
- Anna Maria College
- Assumption College
- Arizona Diamondbacks – MLB organization
- Becker College
- Brandeis University
- Bridgewater State University
- Clark University
- Coast Guard Academy
- Community College of Rhode Island
- Concordia College
- Dean College
- Eastern Connecticut State University
- Endicott College
- Fitchburg State University
- Framingham State University
- Houston Astros – MLB organization
- Johnson & Wales University
- Lesley University
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Misercordia University
- Mitchell College
- New England College
- Nichols College
- Rhode Island College
- Rivier University
- Salem State University
- Salve Regina University
- Southern Maine Community College
- Springfield College
- St. Joseph’s College of Maine
- Texas Rangers – MLB organization
- Trinity College
- University of Massachusetts-Boston
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Western New England University
- Westfield State University
- Wheaton College
- Worcester State University
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- American International College
- Anna Maria College
- Assumption College
- Arizona Diamondbacks – MLB organization
- Becker College
- Boston College
- Brandeis University
- Bridgewater State University
- Brown University
- Bryant University
- Castleton State University
- Clark University
- College of the Holy Cross
- Coast Guard Academy
- Colby Sawyer College
- Community College of Rhode Island
- Concordia College
- Dayton University
- Dean College
- Eastern Connecticut State University
- Endicott College
- Fitchburg State University
- Framingham State University
- Houston Astros – MLB organization
- Husson University
- Johnson & Wales University
- Lesley University
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Manhattan College
- Manahattanville College
- Merrimack College
- Misercordia University
- Mitchell College
- New England College
- Newbury College
- Nichols College
- Northeastern University
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Pine Manor College
- Post University
- Rhode Island College
- Rivier University
- Salem State University
- Salve Regina University
- Skidmore College
- Siena College
- Southern Maine Community College
- Southern New Hampshire University
- Springfield College
- St. Joseph’s College of Maine
- Stonehill College
- Texas Rangers – MLB organization
- Trinity College
- University of Massachusetts-Boston
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
- University of Rhode Island
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Western New England University
- Westfield State University
- West Virginia Wesleyan University
- Wheaton College
- Worcester State University
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2021 Teams Registered |
We are very excited about this year’s event as we have expanded to 180+ teams for all divisions. We started with 6 teams in 2008 then in 2019, we had 157 teams coming from Canada, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Who’s next? We have plans to make this event even bigger and better for 2021 as dates are set through 2022! Want in game stats? How about player interviews, social media exposure for your program? Want More…Look no further as we had 100+ college coaches in attendance on top of all of this…If you are interested in participating in one of the East Coast’s biggest and most scouted events, please secure your spot today or inquire for more information at operations@firecrackersports.com for more details.
- GBG Hawks Blue (MA)
- GBG Hawks White (MA)
- Ocean State Outlaws – Monahan (RI)
- Ocean State Outlaws – Pereira (RI)
- Northeast Gators (MA)
- Giants Futures (MA)
- Bay Sox (MA)
- East Coast Eagles Blue (MA)
- East Coast Eagles White (MA)
- NH Prospects (NH)
- MDB Knights Blue (MA)
- MDB Knights Yellow (MA)
- CT Capitals Red (CT)
- CT Capitals Blue (CT)
- CT Moose 13U (CT)
- West Hartford Post #96 (CT)
- CT Whalers (CT)
- L&M Baseball
- Dugout Dawgs (MA)
- GBG Hawks Blue (MA)
- GBG Hawks White (MA)
- Nor’easters Blue (MA)
- Nor’easters West (MA)
- South Shore Seadogs (MA)
- Ocean State Outlaws – Albino (RI)
- Ocean State Outlaws – Daley (RI)
- Northeast Gators – Smith (MA)
- Northeast Gators – Whealan (MA)
- NY Nighthawks (NY)
- Giants Futures (MA)
- Bay Sox (MA)
- East Coast Eagles (MA)
- Ocean State Makos (RI)
- NH Prospects (NH)
- BBU Tigers (MA)
- South Jersey Young Guns Pride – (NJ)
- MDB Knights Blue (MA)
- MDB Knights Yellow (MA)
- CT Capitals Red (CT)
- CT Capitals Blue (CT)
- New England Scorpions (RI)
- Mizuno NE Runbirds (MA)
- Mizuno NE Roadrunners Red (MA)
- Mizuno NE Roadrunners Navy (MA)
- Bandits Baseball Club (RI)
- US9Prospects (CT)
- Dirt Dawgs (MA)
- Team Maplewood (MA)
- CT Whalers (CT)
- Dugout Dawgs (MA)
- GBG Hawks Blue (MA)
- GBG Hawks White (MA)
- Brian Rose Baseball (MA)
- MWS Devils Gold (MA)
- Nor’easters National (MA)
- Nor’easters Regional (MA)
- Brigade Baseball (MA)
- Ocean State Outlaws 15U Showcase Navy (RI)
- Ocean State Outlaws 15U Showcase White (RI)
- Route 2 Blue Sox (MA)
- NY Nighthawks (NY)
- Giants Futures (MA)
- New England Premier (MA)
- East Coast Eagles Blue (MA)
- East Coast Eagles White (MA)
- Middlesex Reds (MA)
- NH Prospects (NH)
- Bay Sox (MA)
- Stampede 15U Red (NY)
- South Jersey Young Guns Pride (NJ)
- New England Huskies (MA)
- MDB Knights (MA)
- CT Capitals (CT)
- CT Moose (CT)
- New England Scorpions (RI)
- Bandits Baseball Club (RI)
- Freelake Cardinals (MA)
- Titans Elite (NY)
- CT Fury (CT)
- Northeast Gators (MA)
- Crush Baseball (MA)
- CT Whalers (CT)
- Western Maine Mountaineers (ME)
- SNE Stealth (MA)
- NEB-NH (NH)
- Overlook Blacksox (CT)
- New England Roadrunners (MA)
- North Attleboro Post 49 (North Attleboro, MA)
- MWS Devils (MA)
- Boston Prospects (MA)
- Brian Rose Baseball (MA)
- New York Blue Sox (NY)
- Brigade Baseball (MA)
- North Shore Freedom 16U Blue (MA)
- North Shore Freedom 16U Red (MA)
- North Shore Freedom 17U Red (MA)
- North Shore Freedom 17U Blue (MA)
- GBG Northeast 17U Black (MA)
- GBG Northeast 17U (MA)
- GBG Northeast 16U (MA)
- GBG Northeast 16U Black (MA)
- GBG Northeast 16U Blue (MA)
- Giants Futures (MA)
- Bandits Baseball Club (RI)
- Nor’easters 16U National (MA)
- Nor’easters 17U National (MA)
- Nor’easters New England (MA)
- Nor’easters Regional (MA)
- Show NE 16U Showcase American (MA)
- Show NE 16U Showcase National
- Show NE 17U Showcase National (MA)
- Middlesex Reds American (MA)
- Middlesex Reds National (MA)
- Bay Sox (MA)
- NH Prospects 16U (NH)
- NH Prospects 17U (NH)
- River Rats 16U Prospects (ME)
- Nokona Braves 16U (MA)
- East Coast Eagles 17U Blue (MA)
- East Coast Eagles 17U White (MA)
- East Coast Eagles 16U (MA)
- Ocean State Makos (RI)
- Ocean State Outlaws 17U Showcase (RI)
- Sluggers Fury (MA)
- Powerhouse Bulldogs Prospects (CT)
- Powerhouse Bulldogs Select (CT)
- Powerhouse Bulldogs 16U (CT)
- BBU Tigers (MA)
- CT Capitals 16U (CT)
- CT Capitals 17U (CT)
- CT Moose 16U (CT)
- CT Moose 17U (CT)
- Silver City Baseball (MA)
- EVO 3N2 17U (MA)
- Coffey Post #3 Defenders (NH)
- Mizuno NE Runbirds 16U (MA)
- Mizuno NE Runbirds 17U (MA)
- Sharks Baseball Academy (NY)
- Capital Renegades (NY)
- Northeast Eagles 17U Showcase (MA)
- Northeast Eagles 16U Showcase (MA)
- Titans Elite (NY)
- ECNE Expos 16U (MA)
- ECNE Expos 17U (MA)
- US9Prospects (CT)
- NE Prospects (MA)
- Niagara Expos (NY)
- Clinton County Mariners (NY)
- CT Mayhem 2022 Showcase (CT)
- CT Rivals (CT)
- Team Maplewood (MA)
- Vermont Strikers (VT)
- Crush Baseball (MA)
- Yorktown Rebels (NY)
- CT Hurricanes 16U (CT)
- CT Hurricanes 17U (CT)
- Providence Sports and Leadership (RI)
- Diamond Zone (CT)
- Northeast Baseball (RI)
- Shrub Oak Tigers (NY)
- 17U NH Cannons (NH)
- Concord Cannons 18U (Concord, NH)
- Boston Prospects 22 (MA)
- Brian Rose Baseball (MA)
- GBG Hawks (MA)
- CT Crush (CT)
- Team Cape Cod (MA)
- Sluggers Fury (MA)
- NY Nighthawks Showcase (NY)
- NE Ruffnecks (MA)
- Bandits Baseball Club (RI)
- East Coast Eagles (MA)
- NH Prospects (NH)
- Nokona Chiefs 18U (MA)
- New England Huskies (MA)
- Powerhouse Bulldogs 18U (CT)
- BBU Tigers (MA)
- Ocean State Makos (RI)
- CT Capitals (CT)
- CT Moose (CT)
- Coffey Post #3 Defenders (NH)
- Providence Sports and Leadership (RI)
- Whitehouse Post #284 (NJ)
- Spinners Showcase (MA)
- CT Rivals (CT)
- Northeast Eagles 18U Showcase (MA)
- Clinton County Mariners (NY)
- Dirt Dawgs Showcase Team (MA)
- SNE Stealth (MA)
- Samurai 18U (MA)
- Brooklyn Bonnies (NY)
- EVO 3N2 18U (MA)
*UPDATED NOTE 2.1.20* PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE HOTELS DIRECTLY AS THIS CONFUSED ROOM NUMBERS, BLOCKS AND ALSO THE OVERALL RATES THAT THE TOURNAMENT NEGOTIATES ON EVERYONE’S BEHALF. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT OPERATIONS@FIRECRACKERSPORTS.COM FOR MORE DETAILS!
ALL TRAVELING TEAM MANAGERS/CLUB ADMINISTRATORS MUST REVIEW OUR HOTEL POLICY & RULES BELOW. FAILURE TO KNOW OUR POLICY COULD SUBJECT YOUR TEAM TO NON-ACCEPTANCE OR REMOVAL FROM THE TOURNAMENT
To insure the quality of service provided during Firecracker Sports events, there is a Hotel Obligation Policy.
WHAT IS A “HOTEL OBLIGATION” TOURNAMENT?
Simply stated, if your team requires hotel accommodations (team traveling 75 miles or more to the event’s destination city) your team MUST stay at one of the approved participating tournament partner hotels. These participating hotels are reviewable by clicking on the “hotel” links on the tournament event page or on the main page of Firecracker Sports. Reservations can be made prior to being accepted and should be made ASAP as the hotels fill up quick.
WHY DOES THIS TOURNAMENT HAVE A “HOTEL OBLIGATION?”
We work very hard to keep our costs down and also balance the economic impact a tournament like ours can have towards the communities and programs we serve. The approved hotels on this website assist with both concerns and the following are the benefits to our programs:
- To make it manageable we have room nights “blocked” for our out-of-town teams from our participating tournament partner hotels.
- Because we do not use a Third Party Housing Group and we negotiate large blocks of rooms with the hotels directly, you’ll find a wide variety of best pricing and amenities from our hotels.
- Care in selecting location and proximity to our playing field. See our “fields/facilities” tab to find out where your team most likely will be playing so you can lock down hotels near your fields.
- All of our tournament hotels have been approved due to their quality and desire to give our guests the best event experience.
- Room inventory which is shared with the tournament to ensure that room demands can be met from year to year.
- By using participating tournament partner hotels, Firecracker Sports can offer our “Act of God” Clause. This states “Should this event be cancelled for reasons beyond the Event Organizer’s control (including weather), all outstanding reservations will be released at no charge to the participants.”
WHY ARE THERE PENALTIES FOR NOT ABIDING BY OUR HOTEL “HOTEL OBLIGATION” POLICY?
In order to best serve our out-of-town teams we need this to be a win-win for our guest teams and our hotel partners…If the rules are not followed then we jeopardize our relationships with these hotels and this could potentially add more costs to the teams.
WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR NOT FOLLOWING OUR POLICY?
- Any accepted team to the 2020 tournament(s) who requires overnight accommodations and does not stay in one of our approved partner hotels will not be accepted to the tournament.
- An accepted team to the 2020 tournament(s) who requires overnight accommodations and double books their team at more than one hotel will not be accepted to the tournament or will be removed from the tournament.
- Teams who do not stay in our partner hotels will risk forfeiting their games and not be allowed to return to the tournament next year.
WHAT IF OUR TEAM DOES NOT GET ACCEPTED AND WE HAVE A HOTEL RESERVATION?
Teams will be able to cancel their hotel reservation if they are not accepted to the tournament.
Newport Gulls/NECBL Night with Firecracker Sports! |
Open to all participants, families, coaches and friends of the 4th of July Showcase Tournament, presented by Firecracker Sports.
TICKETS COMING SOON!
Vs. Cancer Fundraiser |
2021 Fields & Facilities |
We try to give all our student athletes and their families a first class experience by securing and enabling all our teams to play on the top facilities here in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. We are getting close to our goal of securing all college fields for every age group! We would like to see all our teams play all their pool play and playoff games on top fields, including collegiately. Unfortunately with the ongoing health pandemic, we have been unable to rent and utilize collegiate facilities in 2020, like we have in the past. These fields and facilities are tentatively scheduled to host in 2021 but until schedules are finalized please inquire about your location before securing your hotels and travel plans.
18U/19U Division: Pool Play Fields
2021 Tournament Rules |
Thank you for your interest in Firecracker Sports and support for our baseball events. We have updated several rules so there is more clarity to lineups, tie-breakers and other dynamics like home vs. away. We answer all of your biggest questions regarding rules by checking out our “Team Information” section which includes event rules such as age requirements, tie-breakers, lineups and much more like insurance, rosters and payments. Please click on the button below for more advanced details.
If you have any questions or concerns please hit the chat button at the bottom of your screen or email operations@firecrackersports.com for more details.
2021 Playoffs/Tie-Breaker System |
13U Division
- Coming soon!
14U Division
- Coming soon!
15U Division
- Coming soon!
16U/17U Division
- Coming soon!
18U/19U Division
- Coming soon!
Tiebreaker System
1. Overall Record in Tournament
2. If two teams are tied, Head to Head winner. If three teams are tied, if one of the teams has defeated other 2 teams, that team advances. If not we proceed to #3.
4. Run Differential (Maximum differential of 10 runs per game, either way)
5. Runs Scored
6. Coin Flip
2021 Team Roster Forms |
Thank you for your interest in Firecracker Sports and support for our baseball events. In order to provide you the best experience possible, we request the entry of your team’s roster via the link below. The deadline for all 2021 summer tournaments is April 1st. This will allow us to promote your student athletes to the attending college coaches ahead of time along with promote the players who have committed to play in college, giving an extra boast not only to the student athletes but your programs as well!
We have created a brand new and innovative website that is user-friendly for our parents, players and coaches. With this exciting new addition, we have created a one-stop shop for all your showcase baseball needs. You can create a user account, setup your teams, register for any event, make payments plus enter your roster one time and being done for the entire calendar year! This platform also will be where you see hotels, shopping, schedules, scores, standings and playoff implications right from your mobile device. We hope you enjoy this special benefit and make your life easier.
- First and Last Name
- Jersey Number
- Position(s)
- High School
- Graduation Year
- Email Address of a Parent or Player
- College Commitment (not required but asked)
2021 Tournament Schedule |
We work on releasing our schedules 2 MONTHS prior to any event we host and run throughout the calendar year. Once our event becomes full we begin to put the teams, fields and pool play together so you can plan your trip better to Providence, Rhode Island. This allows everyone to plan in advance their hotels, social events but also let the college programs you’re interested in know the playing times of your team if they are interested in attending.
We try to maintain first class customer service from the point of registration, all the way through our final Championship game of our events, so your experience always remains first class!
4th of July Showcase Tournament Scores & Standings |
We have partnered with another valued member in the baseball industry, Tournament Machine to make your experience even better. Now you can see scores, schedules and standings right from your mobile device as soon as the games are concluded. No more calls, emails to find out where, when and who you are playing. Through our app and Tournament Machine, you can find the GPS location of fields, get notified of time changes, incase of inclement weather but more importantly know where your team is placed for standings after your wins or unfortunately, losses.
Please check out the latest scores and standings of our events, past and present, held in Providence, Rhode Island
4th of July Showcase Tournament Scout Books |
College coaches and professional scouts we provide up to the date scout books for your recruiting needs. There is no extra charges with Firecracker Sports to get these books or have them right on your phone at our events. Just click on the button below and download each event/division you are looking for. For password protection, please contact operations@firecrackersports.com for this password. You MUST be an active college coach or MLB scout to have access to our database!
Providence, RI Destination Information |
More information to come soon from our friends and partners at the Providence/Warwick Convention and Visitor’s Bureau!