Care in selecting location and proximity to our playing field. Coach Dean started coaching for the North Attleboro Post 49 Junior Legion (MA) program in 2012 and has continued while moving up to the South Attleboro Post 312 (MA) Senior Legion program as a pitching coach. Firecracker Sports serve all baseball and softball travel teams that are looking for quality tournaments, showcases camps and college recruiting resources to promote their players and teams. Coach McCarty joins the Firecracker Staff this year as a Site Supervisor at the UMASS-Dartmouth site. Leagues. We answer all of your biggest questions regarding rules by checking out our Team Information section which includes event rules such as age requirements, tie-breakers, lineups and much more like insurance, rosters and payments. Northern Rhode Island Softball : League: 05/12/23: 08/01/23: North Smithfield Girls Softball League: FP Girls 10U Rec: Playoffs: Tournament: 06/20/23: . Tournament Details This is the 5th Annual Tournament which has featured over 12 teams per division each year. Please click on this link or the yellow button on our schedule page "Event/Weather Updates" for updates daily when weather can be an impact to your event. After state funding, what comes next for new Athletics ballpark? Firecracker Sports will be hosting a College Showcase Camp at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI. We have updated several rules so there is more clarity to lineups, tie-breakers and other dynamics like home vs. away. WHAT IF OUR TEAM DOES NOT GET ACCEPTED AND WE HAVE A HOTEL RESERVATION? Tournament Details Teams who do not stay in our partner hotels will risk forfeiting their games and not be allowed to return to the tournament next year. The championship game will take place at Warwick Continental Little League complex at 9AM. This platform also will be where you see hotels, shopping, schedules, scores, standings and playoff implications right from your mobile device. Coach Dean graduated from North Attleboro High School (MA) in 2010 after playing 4 years of HS baseball and 3 years on Varsity, earning accolades from the Hockomock League baseball coaches and the local newspapers, including the Sun Chronicle All Stars as a pitcher and third baseman.Evan went on to play 2 years at Dean Jr. College (MA) and graduated in 2012. Firecracker Sports is the largest youth baseball tournament provider in the northeast and part of one of the fastest growing sports industries in the United States. 13U and 14U Divisions play on college fields throughout the weekend! We try to give all our student athletes and their families a first class experience by securing and enabling all our teams to play on the top facilities in the Providence, Rhode Island area. Simply incredible. Now Coach Hanson has been the head coach at Scituate HS (RI) for the past 4 years leading them to the playoffs in all 4 seasons while leading the Scituate Baseball Club during the summer months. S, to find out where your team most likely will be playing so you can lock down hotels near your fields. Coach Niro has also coached over 50 players that have gone on to play collegiately and several players who has signed professional contracts, such as Lou Merloni and Mike Remlinger. There will be a short award and trophy presentation at the end of each championship game. An accepted team to a tournament(s) who requires overnight accommodations and double books their team at more than one hotel will not be accepted to the tournament or will be removed from the tournament. In 2015, Skip was named Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Carver (MA) High School. We use the top fields in the Providence, RI and Southeastern, MA areas. Coach Niro is currently in histhird season as an Assistant Coach at Dean College in Massachusetts. This will allow us to promote your student athletes to the attending college coaches ahead of time along with promote the players who have committed to play in college, giving an extra boast not only to the student athletes but your programs as well! David McCarthy is the Varsity Asstistant Baseball Coach at Blacksonte Millville Regional HS in Massachusetts. 4 Game Guarantee: Pool play format will be used with all teams entered (*weather permitting*). -$125.00, NOT IN TOURNAMENT 9:00 AM Session We hope you enjoy this special benefit and make your life easier. Book as an Individual or as a Team! -$1,399.00, 15U OPEN Coach Hanson prevsiously coached from 2007 to 2010 at Seekonk HS (MA) where he had 3 succesful teams competitng and all time high in numbers of student athletes participating. Greg was a four year varsity pitcher for South Kingstown High School (RI), graduating in 2016. USA Softball Tournament Information Return to Tournament Listing Registration Information Association: Rhode Island Type: Invitational Division: Girl's Fast Pitch Age: 14 & Under Class: Open Start Date: Friday, July 7, 2023 End Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023 Max Teams: Entry Fee: $ 760.00 Format: 3 Game Pool/Single Elim Host Information We are very excited to have Coach Niro back as a site supervisor and help out with our College Showcase Day at URI this year. List of schools/organizations who have committed to attend in 2021 (does not include multiple coaches/scouts from same program). Please check out the latest scores and standings of our events, past and present, held in Providence, Rhode Island. 2019 SMITHFIELD FIRECRACKER TOURNAMENT . Hotels Now Open! Stay tuned for more details! In 2011 his Rhode Island College team won the Little East Conference title. Overall record in tournament (If weather impacts the event and not all teams play the same amount of pool play games, teams will be seeded by winning percentage) Players can NOT be listed on 2 different rosters in the same age group. WHY DOES THIS TOURNAMENT HAVE A HOTEL OBLIGATION?. Please be advise this is not Firecracker Sports policy but the policy of Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The Storm. Please check out our website regularly as we approach the our summer events for confirmed attendance of coaches, schools and scouts. Recently Coach Salcedo was an assistant coach for two years at The Wheeler School before becoming an assistant coach and catching instructor at Dean College (Franklin, MA). 12 team pool play tournament, sponsored by Post 79, Teams must be 19 and under and register by April 1. Having Coach Salcedo back for another year as a site supervisor is a privledge and an honor as his former coach to see him give back to the community and the program where he was a part of at Rhode Island College. Through our app, you can find the GPS location of fields, get notified of time changes, incase of inclement weather but more importantly know where your team is placed for standings after wins or unfortunately, losses. Your email address will not be published. -$1,049.00. These fields and facilities are tentatively scheduled to host please inquire about your pool play location before securing your hotels and travel plans through our in house hotel booking system. Share this event on your favorite social media platform! Current and past college and professional coaches are employed to evaluate the teams at the prime recruiting age groups during our events. What an awesome way to kick off the Summer Tournament season here in Rhode Island with the Firecracker Sports 4th of July Showcase Classic. Another unique aspect of Firecracker Baseball Showcase Tournaments is the personal experience you get when traveling and competing in our tournaments. Rhode Island / Massachusetts Baseball Tournaments When you visit our advertisers or tournament directors, please mention Tournament Links!! YOUR HOME FOR SHOWCASE SPORTS, COLLEGE RECRUITING AND GREAT VALUE IN TRAVEL DESTINATION, 15th Annual 4th of July Showcase presented by Firecracker Sports, College Showcase Camp: Thursday, June 30th, 2022, Age groups: 14U, 16U and 18U (3 Divisions), Pool Play: Friday, July 1st - Sunday, July 3rd, 2022. Colleges interested in attending and evaluating Tournament Information Coaches Confirmed Teams will be seeded according to the tie-breaker system, listed below. Coach Olson was the team captain, divisional player of the year and also won the divisional MVP award by the RI HS Coaches Association his senior year. This year we are anticipating 50+ teams for softball; 240+ total teams with baseball and softball combined in Providence, Rhode Island! We will have playoffs on Monday, May 29th at the Warwick Continental Little League complex (2 pool winners). The deadline for this fall tournament is August 1st. WHY DOES THIS TOURNAMENT HAVE A HOTEL OBLIGATION?. Now you can see scores, schedules and standings right from your mobile device as soon as the games are concluded. Last year the Memorial Day Bash launched and sold out in only 3 months after publishing! And this summer, travel in and out of the State of Rhode Island is not restricted for baseball teams from and outside of Rhode Island. Public release for this event in 2023 was going to be April 14th, however due to roster compliance issues, this will now be delayed a 2nd week until April 28th. Firecracker Sports: Read reviews and ask questions | Handshake Pete went onto to play at Rhode Island College where he was a 4 year starter, 2-time Little East All conference player and on the 2005 Little East Conference Championship program. This allows everyone to plan in advance their hotels, social events but also let the college programs you're interested in, know the playing times of your team. 17U/18U Division: Pool Play Fields (Championship is at Rhode Island College), 15U/16U Division: Pool Play Fields (Championship is at Rhode Island College), 13U/14U Division: Pool Play Fields (Championship is at Rhode Island College), Other fields/facilities under consideration for this event. We work on releasing our schedules 2 MONTHS prior to any event we host and run in a normal year. . PDF 2019 SMITHFIELD FIRECRACKER TOURNAMENT - Amazon Web Services Championship game will be held on Sunday, September 5th at Rhode Island College at 3:45PM. WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR NOT FOLLOWING OUR POLICY? Also included are live in game scores, stats and standings for everyone to follow along on our website and app! A Sell-Out is guaranteed. We had a tremendous turnout of college and professional coaches in 2019-2020 throughout our college showcase camps. Room inventory which is shared with the tournament to ensure that room demands can be met from year to year. East Bridgewater High School: Glenn Gonsalez, Salve Regina University: Eric Cirella/Ryan Kelly, Strong Field (Bridgewater, MA): Matt Mandes. In 2009 Matt left for Team Connecicut Baseball where he became the 12u Director , where he also worked closely with Perfect Game USA's northeast division. Above and Beyond our CompetitionWe provide on-field reporting, pre and post game interviews with players and coaches, digital media staff to promote players and teams, live in game statistics, player assessments and videos which get added to our player database and much much more. Reservations can be made prior to being accepted and should be made ASAP as the hotels fill up quick. Coach Albquerque coached Varsity baseball at Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (Marlboro, MA) for 5 years, starting the program from the grass roots which is located in the MIAA Division 3. We will release schedules directly to the coaches when they have submitted all paperwork and payments, as early as August 1st. What Is The Rhode Island Baseball Experience? We understand weather and mother nature can impact your event experience unfortunately. We had over 125+ college coaches and professional scouts present throughout these events last summer, very excited to be one of most scouted events in the Northeast. 2023 4th of July Showcase Tournament June 30th - July 3rd, 2023 | Providence, RI College Showcase Camp Friday, June 30th, 2023 Johnson & Wales University 6-930PM Sign up today here! No more calls, emails to find out where, when and who you are playing. We hire college and pro coaches to be on the field instructing but also providing evaluations on each player so we guarantee 25+ coaches at our events. 16U OPEN 2017Firecracker Baseball Showcase Tournament. We also have personnel that are baseball coaches in the high school, college and travel ball arena plus umpires that are high school and collegiately affliated as site supervisors. Simply stated, if your team requires hotel accommodations (team traveling 75 miles or more to the events destination city) your team MUST stay at one of the approved participating tournament partner hotels. Here is a stat that will get your attention 192 teams. Please check out the latest scores and standings of our events, past and present, held in Providence, Rhode Island. An accepted team to a tournament(s) who requires overnight accommodations and double books their team at more than one hotel will not be accepted to the tournament or will be removed from the tournament. Firecracker Sports will be hosting a College Showcase Camp at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI. By using participating tournament partner hotels, Firecracker Sports can offer our, Clause. Evan transferred to Bridgewater State University in 2013 to continue his career path with a physcial eduational degree while substitute teaching in the public sector. Veteran America, A fitting tribute to trailblazers and visionaries. Baseballs are included for this event as an added bonus to all teams and programs.