2026 6th Annual Memorial Day Patriotic Bash – Providence

• Home Run Derby on Friday evening: Open to all 11U and 12U players with proceeds benefiting charity...learn more today and Click here to register!
• Team Skills Competition: Hosted on Friday evening alongside the Home Run Derby: Team(s) sign up for free, more information coming soon.

• Games: (3) weather permitting
• Dates: May 23rd - 25th, 2026
• Locations: There are 3 events this weekend, Providence, RI , Mystic, CT and Worcester, MA. Final 2 teams from the Providence and Mystic regions will advance to championships on Monday.
• Pool Play: Saturday, May 23rd through Sunday, May 24th, 2026. Teams will play a DH on both days. We may ask some local teams to play Friday evening, May 22nd.
• Premier or Champions Divisions: Sub-Divisions for 9U - 14U Division for pool play and playoffs that allows for true skill and competition to be matched together. If teams register for a division that does not match their regular league play, they will be moved to the appropriate division before scheduling or removed.
  • Premier Division is for the top level travel teams PG, AAU or USSSA elite tier programs.
  • Champions Division for the 2nd tier of travel teams that pull from 1 town, a local LL program that travels or lower level AAU or USSSA tier programs.
• Playoff/Championships:  Sunday, May 24th and Monday, May 25th. All teams will be seeded at the conclusion of Saturday (once all teams have played 2 pool play games). Top 6 teams from each sub-division will advance to playoff brackets, with remaining teams in consolation brackets. The final 2 teams of the playoff brackets will advance to Monday, along with the final 2 teams from the Mystic event to determine an overall Memorial Day Patriotic Bash Champion.
• 9U - 12U Registration Fee:  $1149.00.
• 13U & 14U Registration Fee:  $1349.00
• Gate Fees: NONE EVER! (Savings of $250.00 per team based on competitor's prices)
• Bats:  9U - 14U Metal Only *Please view our tournament rules tab above, for age specific event rules**
• Umpires and Baseballs are Included. (9U Division, will only have 1 umpire per game)
• Maximum Registrants: First travel teams registered are guaranteed entry into this tournament within each division.
• Waitlist:  A waitlist for this tournament above and beyond the first teams registered in each division will be kept.  If logistics allow, teams on the waitlist will be notified by Firecracker Sports of their acceptance as soon as soon as possible. If you have any questions please email your inquiry to operations@firecrackersports.com
• 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!
• Special Attraction:  Our annual FanFest on the night of Friday, May 22nd features opening night games (for local teams only), Skills Competition and a Home Run Derby for 11U and 12U plus music, food and more.

Special Notes: 

1. Teams outside of 75 miles must comply with our hotel policies or you will be removed from this event.  https://firecrackersports.com/hotels-policies/
2. Teams MUST submit rosters 2 weeks before the first day of pool play. Any violation of this requirement will result in removal from playoff/bracket play.
3. All teams are subject to play at any time at tournament director's request.
4. Full payment is due on February 1, 2026. Your registration into this tournament is not guaranteed or secured until full payment is received. Teams who have registered and have not paid in full by February 1, 2026 are subject to being replaced by another fully paid registrant if other payment options have not been made.