2009 11U Elite College Conference Challenge
July 2 - 5, 2009
               Dublin, Ohio                     
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Coach:

Take the opportunity to represent your college conference and school in what promises to be one of the most unique and competitive
events ever held for youth baseball. We are actively recruiting teams, so please don't delay and contact me if you are interested in
participating as spots are filling fast.

It will be a truly unique experience for the players, coaches and parents to experience great baseball in a college team/conference
challenge format.

To my knowledge, no other tournament has ever attempted a challenge type of format and it should be great fun.

When you combine the format with the quality and geographic spread of the teams, you get a one-of-a-kind experience.

Here is a summary for your review:

·         Invite-only format

·         11U age group only

·         40 elite teams (10 from each conference; looking to add Big 12)

·         6 game guarantee - depending on number of total teams and final format

·         The best fields and complexes in Ohio

·         2 umpires for every game; 3 for championship round

·         Sanctioning by the new Nations Baseball (same folks as Cooperstown Dreams Park ) and possibly others

Highlights

·         Focus on conference challenge component; award points by conference to determine conference champion

·         Individual team and conference champions & awards

·         4 pool seeding games (mixed conference)

·         Seed teams 1-10 by conference for championship bracket play, with #1 seed from each conference on top of 4 brackets and so on.

·         Cookout and skills competition (conference vs. conference) Friday night after completion of pool play

We are very experienced and committed to running the highest quality tournaments you will find.

For those who have played in Dublin , they can attest to the quality of our NIT, state and World Series tournaments.

TOURNAMENT STATS SO FAR:

        12 states represented

        Travel Baseball Select (TBS): 4 honorable mention teams

        Three state champions; Numerous runner-up and third place

        AAYBA W.S.: Champions (Colorado & Flower Mound locations)

        NABF W.S.: 3^rd Place finisher

        AAU: NE Region Champion

        USSSA AAA W.S.: Champion, 3^rd Place , 4^th Place

Here are some of the current commitments:

Big 10

1.       Dublin Green Sox (OH) - Ohio State Buckeyes

2.       Olentangy Warriors (OH) - Ohio State Buckeyes

3.       Wisconsin Rockhounds (WI) - Wisconsin Badgers

4.       Tippecanoe Wolfpack (IN) - Purdue Boilermakers

5.       Clinton Comets (IA) - Iowa Hawkeyes

6.       Howell Hawks (MI) - Michigan Wolverines

7.       Edgewood Bulldogs (IN) - Indiana Hoosiers

8.       Mid State Mavericks (PA) - Penn State Nittany Lions

9.       Plainfield Diamond Kings (IL) - Northwestern Wildcats

Big East

1.       Cincinnati Riverbats (OH) - Cincinnati Bearcats

2.       Cincinnati Sluggers (OH) - Cincinnati Bearcats

3.       Louisville Athletics (KY) - Louisville Cardinals

4.       Louisville Samurai (KY) - Louisville Cardinals

5.       Indiana Prospects (IN) - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

SEC

1.       Erwin Astros (TN) - Tennessee Volunteers

2.       Knoxville Connexion (TN) - Tennessee Volunteers

3.       Franklin Spiders (TN) - Vanderbilt Commodores

4.       DeSoto Cardinals (MS) - Ole Miss Rebels

5.       Lyndon Lightning (KY) - Kentucky Wildcats

6.       Georgia Roadrunners (GA) - interested

ACC

1.       Gainesville Cannons (VA) (verbal - to confirm) - Virginia Tech Hokies

2.       Winchester Baseball (VA) (verbal - to confirm) - UVA Cavaliers

3.       Loudon Longhorns (VA) - Wake Forest

4.       Nokona USA Baseball (MA) - Boston College

Big 12

1.       Dallas Mustangs (TX) - Texas Longhorns

2.       Quad City Hitmen (IL) - Iowa State Cyclones

3.       Omaha Pacesetter (NE) - interested

4.       Missouri Longhorns (MO) - interested