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6th Annual Showcase Battle at the Borders

07/17/2025 - 07/20/2025
Saratoga , New York

INFORMATION

  • Age groups:
    5 Divisions 13U 14U 15U 16/17U 18/19U
  • Pool Play:
    Thursday, July 17th through Saturday, July 19th, 2025
  • Price:
    13U - $179914U - $179915U - $179916/17U - $179918/19U - $1799
  • Playoffs/Championships:
    Sunday, July 20th, 2025

College Showcase Camp - Wednesday, July 16th from 6-930PM…15+ college coaches on the field doing evaluations and instruction! Click here to see more information: https://firecrackersports.com/gpe_event/2025-college-showcase-camp-capital-region/

  • 4 Game Guarantee: Pool play format will be used with all teams entered (weather permitting).
  • Registration Fee: 13U - 18/19U - $1,799
  • Baseballs and lineup cards are included for each team for this event.
  • Bats: Check Rules tab above.
  • 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.
  • NO GATE FEES EVER!
  • 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!
  • All teams are subject to play at any time at the 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
    • 16/17U
    • 18/19U
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    121 Teams Registered
    COST: $1799

College Coaches Attending

  1. Toronto Blue Jays
  2. Stetson University
  3. University of Albany
  4. Marist College
  5. Cornell University
  6. Wright State University
  7. Assumption University
  8. Southern Connecticut State University
  9. Skidmore College
  10. Bryant Stratton College
  11. Castleton State University
  12. Union College
  13. Eastern Connecticut State University
  14. Rhode Island College
  15. University Of St. Joseph's (CT)
  16. Elmira College
  17. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  18. Le Moyne College
  19. University of Mount Saint Vincent
  20. Hudson Valley Community College

Teams

(17 teams) - OPEN
(24 teams) - OPEN
(21 teams) - OPEN
(35 teams) - OPEN
(13 teams) - OPEN

Locations

Burnt Hills Little League

155 Droms Road

Glenville new york

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 14U
Fields
    Central Park Diamond A

    Ashmore avenue

    Schenectady

    Get Directions
    VENUE DIVISIONS
    • 15U
    • 16/17U
    Fields
      VENUE DETAILS

      Central Park Diamond A

      Central Park Diamond B

      Iroquois Way

      Schenectady

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      VENUE DIVISIONS
      • 15U
      • 16/17U
      Fields
        VENUE DETAILS

        Central Park Diamond B

        Central Park Diamond C

        Central Park Road

        Schenectady

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        VENUE DIVISIONS
        • 14U
        Fields
          VENUE DETAILS

          Central Park Diamond C

          Christian Plumeri Sports Complex

          20 Frisbie Ave

          Albany

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          VENUE DIVISIONS
          • 18/19U
          Fields
            VENUE DETAILS

            Christian Plumeri Sports Complex

            East Field

            175 Dix Ave

            Glen Falls

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            VENUE DIVISIONS
            • 18/19U
            Fields
              VENUE DETAILS

              East Field

              East Side Recreation Park

              226 Lake Ave

              Saratoga Springs

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              VENUE DIVISIONS
              • 15U
              • 16/17U
              Fields
                VENUE DETAILS

                East Side Recreation Park

                Fulton Montgomery Community College

                2805 State Highway 67

                Johnston

                Get Directions
                VENUE DIVISIONS
                • 16/17U
                Fields
                  VENUE DETAILS

                  Fulton Montgomery Community College

                  Geyser Park

                  10 Adams Road

                  Saratoga Springs

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                  VENUE DIVISIONS
                  • 13U
                  Fields
                    VENUE DETAILS

                    Geyser Park

                    Kelts Stadium

                    65 Middletown Road

                    Waterford

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                    VENUE DIVISIONS
                    • 14U
                    • 15U
                    Fields
                      VENUE DETAILS

                      Kelts Stadium

                      Knickerbacker Field at Lansingburgh HS

                      320 7th Avenue

                      Troy

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                      VENUE DIVISIONS
                      • 14U
                      Fields
                        VENUE DETAILS

                        Knickerbacker Field at Lansingburgh HS

                        Lansingburgh High School Varsity Field

                        320 7th Ave

                        Troy

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                        VENUE DIVISIONS
                        • 14U
                        • 15U
                        Fields
                          VENUE DETAILS

                          Lansingburgh High School Varsity Field

                          RPI

                          130 Eagle St

                          Troy

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                          VENUE DIVISIONS
                          • 16/17U
                          Fields
                            VENUE DETAILS

                            RPI

                            Schenectady Babe Ruth Field

                            Golf Road

                            Schenectady Road

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                            VENUE DIVISIONS
                            • 13U
                            Fields
                              VENUE DETAILS

                              Schenectady Babe Ruth Field

                              Skidmore College

                              120 Denton Rd

                              Saratoga Springs new york

                              Get Directions
                              VENUE DIVISIONS
                              • 16/17U
                              Fields
                                SUNY Adirondack

                                640 Bay Rd

                                Queensbury

                                Get Directions
                                VENUE DIVISIONS
                                • 16/17U
                                Fields
                                  VENUE DETAILS

                                  SUNY Adirondack

                                  West Side Recreation Park

                                  166 Division Street

                                  Saratoga Springs

                                  Get Directions
                                  VENUE DIVISIONS
                                  • 13U
                                  Fields
                                    VENUE DETAILS

                                    West Side Recreation Park

                                    schedule

                                    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.

                                    Standings

                                    #TeamWLTRARSRDW%

                                    Schedules

                                    DateTimeGameDivisionLocationTeamScoreTeamNotes

                                    Brackets

                                    TOP PERFORMERS

                                    RULES

                                    There is no rules.

                                    WEATHER

                                    As of July 20th, 2025 1:45PM

                                    Hope everyone is having a great time in the Saratoga region this weekend. It is now playoff time! Playoff brackets have been posted for all divisions at this time. Playoff games, the higher seed, has the choice of being home or away. 

                                    We are monitoring the weather with local officials and the weather bureau for this afternoon. There is a strong chance of severe weather as we get into the afternoon, so field status may be affected. Please monitor your emails and this tab for the most updated information. All playoff games will have a 1hr 45min time limit today as we try to beat potential thunderstorms in the area this afternoon. For championship games, we will evaluate the weather as those games get closer. 

                                    Field Status:

                                    1. Central Park Diamond "A" - Field is open.
                                    2. Central Park Diamond "C" - Field is open.
                                    3. Christian Plumeri Sports Complex - Field is closed due to weather/field safety concerns. 
                                    4. East Side Recreation - Field is open.
                                    5. Knickerbocker Park - Field is open.
                                    6. Lansingburg High School - Field is open.
                                    7. Skidmore College - Field is open.

                                    Thank you for your cooperation. We wish all of the teams the best of luck as we wrap up the Showcase Battle at the Borders event and safe travels to everyone as they return from the Saratoga region today!

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