2021 GSL TOURNAMENTS YOUTH SCHEDULE

2020 was a very challenging year for everyone and we are excited and hopeful that we will be back on the diamond in 2021. We understand there will likely be some hesitation to register and pay for events – especially in the off season so we have updated our refund policy (any payments received prior to January 1st, 2021 will be fully refunded without admin fees if event is cancelled due to covid-19) and we will provide a $50.00 discount per event (Does not apply to indoor tournaments) to everyone who is willing and able to pay prior to January 1st, 2021 – CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL REFUND POLICY. All events will be priced as normal from January 1st, 2021 until two weeks prior to the event. Registrations received within two weeks of an event will have a $50.00 late registration fee added. When teams are registered and paid at least two weeks prior to an event it helps us plan for umpires, fields, staffing, prizes and other resources needed to put together quality events.

You can view more details or register for an event by clicking on the respective link.  All tournaments from March through July are 8U -14U.  All four indoor tournaments will be 8U – 12U due to field size.  Each age division will have a AAA and Majors Division for teams to best chose the appropriate level of competition for them. All 8U and 9U games will be played with no leadoff/no dropped third strikes. If either the 8U, 9U 0r 10U age groups don’t have enough teams, we will combine and play by AAA rules.  The same will apply for 11-14U as well but there will be no rule changes.  We look forward to seeing you in the 2021 season!

Earn Your Stripes League of Champions – March 13th through April 25th

If you are signed up to play with us during this time frame – you will be involved in this league. There is no minimum or maximum amount of games a team needs to play. Could be one weekend, could be all seven!

Events for Earn Your Stripes League of Champions – Spring Season (8-14U) 2 games Saturday and 2 games Sunday.

March 13-14: Shamrock Classic – Tacoma/Puyallup Area

March 20-21: Our Sister’s House – Tacoma/Puyallup/NW Sports Hub

March 27-28: Around the Horn – Tacoma/Puyallup/Gig Harbor

April 3: Easter one Day Classic – Tacoma/Puyallup/Chehalis

April 10-11: PNW Futures Weekend – Tacoma/Puyallup/Everett

April 17-18: #EarnIt Weekend – Tacoma/Puyallup/Olympia

April 24-25: Pink out the Northwest Weekend – Tacoma/Puyallup/Lynnwood/Everett

May 1-2: Super Semi-Finals Weekend – Top 4 teams from each age group and division (AAA and Majors) will play a best of 3 series. If you advance to these games, they are at NO COST. If you cannot play this weekend, we will take the next best team.
May 8-9: Championship Weekend – Winners of the Super Semis will advance to the championships May 8-9^th for a best of 3 game series. If you advance to the championships, they are at NO COST. If you cannot commit to this weekend, we will take the next best team.

After April 25^th, we will reevaluate where the state is at in regards to “Tournaments”… If by May 1^st we are still not allowed to host tournaments, we will start session 2 of our Earn Your Stripes League of Champions – Summer Season. The May 1-2 and May 8-9 weekends would work towards your win totals for this season. If you are in the Super-Semis or the Championship series, these wins will count as 2 wins per contest.

How do you “Earn Your Stripes”?
All teams will start out 0-0 within their declared division (AAA or Majors). Each weekend teams are signed up to play, they will have a double-header Saturday and a double-header Sunday (Easter weekend is only a DH Saturday). Every time a team wins 4 games, they will “earn their stripes” and level up. You will receive a different color helmet sticker each time you level up… Silver (4 wins), Gold (8 wins), and Platinum (12 wins). You will only play teams who are also on your level (or close to it if needed). For instance, once you have 4 wins, you will only play teams who also have 4-7 wins.

We are developing a special set of rings and team prize for the champions. This is a unique season and time in the kids’ lives so we want to make it memorable for them and the hard work they are putting in. The helmet stickers are meant to be worn as a badge of honor so to speak.