All-Star Games Details

•    The All-Star games will take place at Berliner Park at Fields #10-13 after the clinic on Thursday July 4. The times will be approximately 5:00 PM until about 8:00 PM. The reason we are having All-Star games immediately after the clinic is that many college coaches are limited in their number of recruiting days. Some coaches just attend the clinic, and they don't want to use an extra day of their day limit, so they just leave after the camp. This way it allows those college coaches to stay longer during the same day without affecting their limit, and allows the coaches to see the prospects in a game situation. (However you DO NOT have to be in the camp to participate in the All-Star games).

•    As college coaches prefer to recruit by graduation year, teams will be consist of players graduating the same year.  We expect to have 2 teams of 2024 graduates, 6 teams of 2025 graduates and 4 teams of 2026 graduates and 2 teams of 2027 graduates however this may change based on nominations.  We divide the teams in this way to give the players closest to graduating the best opportunity to be seen by the college coaches.  We will accept 2028 and beyond graduates, but they will only be placed after all of the 2026 and 2027 nominees have been placed.  

•    The All-Star teams will be coached by college coaches/players when possible. If not enough are available, we will use former college coaches or former players. Many college coaches will be at the Buckeye Showdown RecruitFest Player Development and Recruiting Clinic, and this will give the players the enjoyment of experiencing what it is like to be coached by an actual college coach, or someone that has college softball experience.

•    Because the tournament has over 180 teams, coaches of each team at the 14u, 16u, and 18u age groups can nominate up to 4 players.  First nominees will be placed first, then second nominees and so on.  Meaning you should nominate your best player first, your second best player second, etc.  If your player is selected and is not able to play, you will not replace that player with another nominee from your team.  That position goes back into the pool of applicants to be awarded. We realize that will be difficult for the travel ball coaches to select, but we have limited fields and college coaches. We feel you know your players better than we do, and wanted it to be fair to every team.

•    Each All-Star team will consist of a maximum of 12 players - 3 pitchers, 2 catchers, 1 first baseman, 1 second baseman, 1 shortstop, 1 3rd baseman and 3 outfielders. Each pitcher will pitch approximately 2-3 innings, each catcher will catch approximately half the game, and each other position will play the entire game. All players will bat unless they choose not to. Players should be nominated to one of the above positions and will not switch positions during the game.

•    Nominees will be selected based on nomination designation (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th nominee), field position, graduating year, softball accomplishments as well as school and non - school related activities, including appropriate weight given to their GPA.

•    The cost for each player involved in the All-Star games will be $60 and includes an All Star team jersey to be worn during the All Star game and a listing in the All Star Player Profile Book.  Nominations will only be accepted by filling out the form below by June 14. The accepted nominees will be notified by June 21 (NOT BEFORE) and will have until June 28 to accept their nominations and pay their fee, or decline the nomination. The nominees that were not accepted will also be notified by June 21 (NOT BEFORE).

•    Another advantage of the games is that it gives the players a chance to meet and play with athletes from different states and other teams. They will find out that these opponents are not “the enemy” but rather just other players that have the same interests as they do. Perhaps they will even play in college together!


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