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12th Annual Fathers Day Classic – Mystic, CT

06/13/2025 - 06/15/2025
Mystic , Connecticut

INFORMATION

  • Age groups:
    6 Divisions 13U 14U 15U 16U 17U 18/19U
  • Pool Play:
    Friday, June 13th through Saturday, June 14th, 2025
  • Price:
    13U - $109914U - $109915U - $109916U - $109917U - $109918/19U - $1099
  • Playoffs/Championships:
    Sunday, June 15th, 2025

***NEW TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE - CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TAKING PLACE!***

  • 3 Game guarantee, weather permitting.
  • Pool play - Teams in all divisions will play 2 pool play games from Friday night (local teams only) through Saturday evening.
  • All teams will be seeded after their 2 pool play games, weather permitting.
  • The top 8 teams in each division will advance to the playoff bracket with the remaining teams playing a consolation bracket on Sunday, for their 3rd game.
  • The final 2 teams of each playoff division on Sunday will play for the championship on Monday vs. the final 2 teams of each playoff division from Father's Day Classic Providence/Warwick, RI event. For example, 16U Division #1 Mystic vs. #2 Providence and #1 Providence vs. #2 Mystic, then winners advance for a true championship!
  • Teams that advance to Monday...must be able to play at 5:30pm and/or 7:45pm in either the Mystic, CT or Providence, RI areas at our championship venues.
  • 13U - 18U Registration Fee: $1099.00
  • Bats: Check Rules tab above.
  • Baseballs and lineup cards are included for each team for this event.
  • Two (2) High School board certified Umpires are supplied for every game.
  • Preliminary round games will take place at area town, high school and collegiate fields with the playoffs and championship games at college facilities.
  • Above and Beyond our Competition...Expanded Social Media Coverage included during the entirety of this event. Our digital content team promotes players and teams on our various social media platforms, conducts pre and post game interviews with players and coaches, captures photographs and videos during the event and reports the days activity all on our website! Also included are live in game scores, stats and standings for everyone to follow along on our website and app!
  • NO GATE FEES EVER! (Savings of $250.00 per team based on competitor's prices)
  • All teams are subject to play at any time at tournament director's request

    Full payment is due on February 1, 2025. Your registration into this tournament is not guaranteed or secured until full payment is received. Teams who have registered and have not paid by February 1, 2025 are subject to being replaced by another fully paid registrant.

Registration

  • DIVISION:
    • 13U
    • 14U
    • 15U
    • 16U
    • 17U
    • 18/19U
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    73 Teams Registered
    COST: $1099

College Coaches Attending

Albertus Magnus
Rhode Island College
University Of St. Joseph's (CT)
Stetson University
Central Connecticut State University
Compton College
Lehman College
University of Mount St. Vincent
Eastern Connecticut State University
Post University
Cornell University
Hudson Valley Community College

Teams

(11 teams) - OPEN
(11 teams) - OPEN
(14 teams) - OPEN
(12 teams) - OPEN
(12 teams) - OPEN
(7 teams) - OPEN

Locations

Bates Wood Bark

80 Chester St

New London

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 16U
Fields
    VENUE DETAILS

    Sal Amanti Field

    Coast Guard Academy

    47 Mohegan Ave

    New London connecticut

    Get Directions
    VENUE DIVISIONS
    • 18/19U
    Fields
    • Coast Guard Academy
      • Grass
      • Portable Bathrooms
    VENUE DETAILS

    All visitors arriving to campus must present a Real ID, as the United States Coast Guard Academy is a military base. Please remind your families about the REAL ID requirement.  More information can be found on the Academy’s website: www.uscga.edu including acceptable forms of alternative ID.

    Finally, and most importantly, please communicate to the families that access to the campus on 6/30 will be through the Rowing Center Gate.  

    This is because 6/30 is our first day of boot camp or Reporting-In Day.  The Academy is trying to keep the two groups separate and the lines through both gates moving quickly.  Access to upper campus will be blocked off for the day.  I’ve attached a map for clarification.  

    On 7/1, whole campus access will be available again, and campus entry will once again be routed through the front gate (off of Route 32).

    Dickenman Field

    75 Mohegan Road

    Norwich

    Get Directions
    VENUE DIVISIONS
    • 15U
    Fields
    • Dickenman Field
      • Grass
      • Portable Bathrooms
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    1 Mansfield City Rd

    Willimantic connecticut , United States

    Get Directions
    VENUE DIVISIONS
    • 18/19U
    Fields
    • Eastern Baseball Stadium
      • Lights
      • Grass
      • Permanent Bathrooms
    Griswold High School

    267 Slater Ave

    Griswold

    Get Directions
    VENUE DIVISIONS
    • 15U
    Fields
    • Griswold High School
      • Grass
      • Portable Bathrooms
    Henry Park

    120 South Street

    Vernon connecticut , USA

    Get Directions
    VENUE DIVISIONS
    • 15U
    Fields
      VENUE DETAILS

      Henry Park

      Mercer Field

      1 Boston Post Rd

      New London connecticut , USA

      Get Directions
      VENUE DIVISIONS
      • 14U
      Fields
        VENUE DETAILS

        Mercer Field

        Mitchell College

        437 Pequot Ave

        New London connecticut , United States

        Get Directions
        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 17U
        Fields
        • Alumni Field
          • Turf
          • Portable Bathrooms
        VENUE DETAILS

        This is a turf collegiate field. There is a strict policy on no sunflower seeds, gum and metal spikes allowed. Any violations of this policy will result in the player and/or team's remove from the event for it's duration. 

        Montville High School

        800 Old Colchester Rd #1

        Oakdale

        Get Directions
        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 14U
        Fields
        • Montville High School
          • Grass
          • Portable Bathrooms
        Moriarty School

        20 Lawler Lane

        Norwich

        Get Directions
        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 13U
        Fields
        • Moriarty School
          • Grass
          • Portable Bathrooms
        Riverpoint Park

        106 Hay St

        West Warwick rhode island , USA

        Get Directions
        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 13U
        Fields
        • McCarthy Stadium
          • Lights
          • Grass
          • Permanent Bathrooms
          • Portable Bathrooms
        • Ray Silva Field
          • Lights
          • Grass
          • Permanent Bathrooms
          • Portable Bathrooms
        Senator Thomas J Dodd Memorial Stadium

        14 Stott Ave

        Norwich connecticut

        Get Directions
        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 13U
        Fields
        • Senator Thomas J Dodd Memorial Stadium
          • Lights
          • Grass
          • Permanent Bathrooms
          • Concession Stand
        Sprague Memorial Complex

        179 Kingston Road

        Narraganset rhode island

        Get Directions
        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 13U
        Fields
        • Narragansett Little League baseball field
          • Lights
          • Grass
          • Portable Bathrooms
        Stonington High School

        176 S Broad Street

        Pawcatuck

        Get Directions
        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 16U
        Fields
        • Stonington High School
          • Lights
          • Grass
          • Portable Bathrooms
        Veterans Memorial Field

        120 Cedar Grove Avenue Post Hill Historic District

        New London connecticut , United States

        Get Directions
        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 13U
        Fields
          VENUE DETAILS

          Veterans Memorial Field

          Washington Park

          155 Meridian Street

          Groton

          Get Directions
          VENUE DIVISIONS
          • 17U
          Fields
            VENUE DETAILS

            Washington Park

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            HOTELS

            To Hold a Team Block: Click Here!

            To Book Using your Team Block or to Book as an Individual, Not Within a Team Block: Click Here!

            Our Hotel Policies

            ALL TRAVELING TEAM MANAGERS/CLUB ADMINISTRATORS MUST REVIEW OUR HOTEL POLICY & RULES PRESENTED 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 a Firecracker Sports event this organization has put in 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. Teams are required to designate a representative to block off rooms for the entire team through our hotel portal or staff. These participating hotels are reviewable by clicking on the “hotel” links on the tournament event page or on the main page of Firecracker Sports. We do not have a full “stay to play” policy but we do require 75% of your team/coaches to stay with one of our partner hotels through our website. Reservations should be made ASAP as the hotels fill up quick.

            We do have a waiver policy, if teams do NOT want to book through us, but want to participate in our events. Please see below.

            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:

            • We only require 75% of your team to stay with one of our hotels. This allows 25% of your team to use points for their stay at another hotel, use Air BNB or camp sites for their travel preferences.
            • 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.

            Monday's Playoff Schedule:

            13U Championship

            5:30pm at Max Read Field (Pawtucket, RI):

            RI Nationals vs. CT Crush

            14U Semifinals and Championship

            5:15pm at University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI):

            US9 Prospects vs. Southeast Elite

            5:45pm at Sprague Field (Narragansett, RI):

            CT Crush vs. Gap2Gap Blue

            8:00pm at Sprague Field (Narragansett, RI):

            Winners of semifinal matchups

            15U Championship

            5:30pm at Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT):

            Post 96 vs. Gap2Gap Black

            16U Championship

            7:45pm at Max Read Field (Pawtucket, RI):

            CT Crush vs. Bandits Baseball Club

            17U Semifinals and Championship

            5:15pm at Dickenman Field (Norwich, CT):

            CT Mayhem - Kennison vs. CT Crush

            5:45pm at Dodd Stadium (Norwich, CT):

            BRB Rose vs. KR Express Elite

            8:00pm at Dodd Stadium (Norwich, CT):

            Winners of semifinal matchups

            18/19U Championship

            7:45pm at Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT):

            CT Hurricanes vs. Diamond Baseball

            Standings

            #TeamWLTRARSRDW%

            Schedules

            DateTimeGameDivisionLocationTeamScoreTeamNotes

            Brackets

            TOP PERFORMERS

            RULES

            There is no rules.

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