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2026 7th Annual Sweet Spot Showcase Classic

07/30/2026 - 08/02/2026
Hershey,  Pennsylvania
INFO TEAMS VENUES RULES HOTELS TOP PERFORMERS ALL EVENTS

INFORMATION

  • Age groups:
    5 Divisions 13U 14U 15U 16U 17/18U
  • Pool Play:
    Thursday, July 30th through Saturday, August 1st, 2026
  • Price:
    13U - $169914U - $169915U - $169916U - $169917/18U - $1699
  • Playoffs/Championships:
    Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
  • College Showcase Camp - Wednesday, July 29th from 6-930PM…15 college coaches on the field doing evaluations and instruction! Click here to see more information: https://firecrackersports.com/gpe_event/2026-college-showcase-baseball-camp-hershey-pennsylvania/
  • Games: (4) weather permitting
  • Dates: July 30th - August 2nd, 2026
  • 12U Pool Play:  Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st only (1 DH each day).
  • 13U - 18U Pool Play:  Thursday, July 30th, 2026 through Saturday, August 1st 2026
  • Playoff/Championships:  Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
  • Registration Fee - 12U Division: $1,199.00
  • Registration Fee - 13U -18U Division(s): $1,699.00
  • Gate Fees: NONE EVER! (Savings of $250.00 per team based on competitor's prices)
  • Bats:  *Please view our tournament rules for age specific bat rules*
  • Umpires and Baseballs are Included.
  • Maximum Registrants: Each division has limits. Teams registered and paid 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 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.

Past champions

2025

13/14U

Champions: CT Hurricanes (CT)

Finalists: CT Aces (CT)

15U

Champions: CT Crush (CT)

Finalists: CT Hurricanes (CT)

16U

Champions: Rostraver Force (PA)

Finalists: Fulton Fury (NY)

17/18U

Champions: CT Hurricanes (CT)

Finalists: Philadelphia Reds (PA)

MVPs

2025

13/14U: Cole Rosen (CT Hurricanes)

15U: Chase Malbaurn (CT Crush)

16U: Vincenzo Francia (Rostraver Force)

17/18U: 

Registration

  • DIVISION:
    • 13U
    • 14U
    • 15U
    • 16U
    • 17/18U
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    • OPEN
    58 Teams Registered
    COST: $1699

College Coaches Attending

  1. Cornell University
  2. Wright State University
  3. Wilmington University
  4. University of Valley Forge
  5. Assumption University
  6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  7. Lehman College
  8. University of Mount Saint Vincent
  9. Mount Saint Mary's College

Teams

(5 teams) - OPEN
(6 teams) - OPEN
(11 teams) - OPEN
(11 teams) - OPEN
(20 teams) - OPEN

Locations

Central Dauphin East High School

626 Rutherford Road

Harrisburg pennsylvania , United States

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 13U
Fields
  • CDEHS Varsity Field (Field 7)
    • Grass
Earl Wenger Field

669 Legionaire Dr

Fredericksburg pennsylvania

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 15U
Fields
  • Earl Wenger Field
    • Grass
VENUE DETAILS

Wenger Field Guidelines:

  • Parking at refreshment stands for umpires, coaches and buses
  • No seeds/shells allowed (even in bag)
  • Put trash where it belongs (containers everywhere)
  • No practices swing in the grass
  • Warm up in outfield away from the foul lines, no throwing in front of the dugouts
  • Stay off the mound; cleat cleaner is for pitcher only
  • No jumping fences
  • Do not drag bat bag through the grass or warning track
  • Do not bang cleats on dugout walls on bench
  • Clean spikes over base path, home plate circle or area inside dugout corner at the cleat cleaner
  • No metal spikes in the batting cage. (Except pitcher on the mound)
  • No animals
  • See the field manager before entering the field or batting cage
  • Both the press box and scoreboard are available for your use

Support our food truck and refreshment stand as possible. New this year we have added chicken tenders and fries.

Please reach out if you have any questions.

East Prospect Baseball Field

2 Meisenhelder Rd

East Prospect pennsylvania

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 14U
Fields
  • Varsity Field
    • Grass
VENUE DETAILS

East Prospect Baseball Field

Elizabethtown College

901 East Cedar Street

Elizabethtown pennsylvania

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 16U
Fields
  • Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium
    • Grass
    • Permanent Bathrooms
Franklin & Marshall College

1325 Clayton Road

Lancaster

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 17/18U
Fields
  • Caplan Field
    • Grass
VENUE DETAILS

Franklin & Marshall College

Lebanon Valley College

101 College Ave

Annville pennsylvania

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 17/18U
Fields
  • McGill Field
    • Grass
VENUE DETAILS

Lebanon Valley College

Millersville University

164 West Cottage Avenue

Millersville pennsylvania

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 16U
Fields
  • Cooper Park
    • Lights
    • Turf
    • Portable Bathrooms
VENUE DETAILS

Due to the turf venue, the list below are not allowed on the field:

  • Metal Spikes
  • Gum
  • Seeds

Penn Medicine Park (Formerly Clipper Stadium)

650 N. Prince Street

Lancaster pennsylvania

Get Directions
VENUE DIVISIONS
  • 17/18U
Fields
  • Penn Medicine Park
    • Lights
    • Turf
    • Permanent Bathrooms
VENUE DETAILS

Due to the turf venue, the list below are not allowed on the field:

  • Metal Spikes
  • Gum
  • Seeds

schedule

HOTELS

Our Hotel Policies:

Simply stated, if your team is traveling 75 miles or more to the event’s destination city, your team MUST stay at one of the approved tournament partner hotels. Teams are required to designate a representative to block off rooms for their team through OUR hotel portal and/or staff. We do not have a full “stay to play” policy but we do require 75% of your families/coaches to stay with one of our partner hotels through our website. 

Couple of important notes:

  1. We do have a waiver policy, if teams do NOT want to book through us but want to participate in our events. Those teams will pay a waiver of $750.00 per team, in addition to their registration fee. The waiver fee will be added to your invoice once requested.
  2. Prior to schedule release, if teams are not in compliance according to our hotel policies, they can stay in the event if the waiver is paid in full or they will not be scheduled for the event.
  3. For more details on our hotel policies and to stay in compliance, please click here. 

OUR HOTEL PORTAL:

To Book as an Individual or to secure your Team's Block of Rooms: Click Here!

TEAM BLOCKS - BOOKING LINKS:

For those individuals who are booking through a team block, setup by your administrator, please click on your team name below and use your unique link.

  1. MVP South Shore 13u
  2. Erie Outlaws
  3. Springfield Sharks 15U
  4. Springfield Sharks 18U
  5. All Icon Baseball Teams
  6. 518 Velocity 17U Burdo
  7. NEA Wildcats 15U National
  8. Capital City Clippers 17U
  9. Coastal Breeze 14U
  10. Tri-County Rangers
  11. CT Flamingos
  12. Brigade Baseball 16/17U
  13. All Rawlings Prospects MD Teams
  14. RES 15U
  15. RE Red 16U
  16. All CT Crush Teams
  17. Muddogs
  18. Team Area X

Standings

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Brackets

TOP PERFORMERS

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