Gauntlet for Glory – Spartan Park
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Hosted by JP Sports 

📅 May 1–3, 2026

⚔️ Event Overview ⚔️

Step into the Gauntlet for Glory! Step into Spartan Park and work your way to be the last team standing! 

Go for the Gold and the Glory!

- Finalists of each age division will earn Custom Gauntlet for Glory Rings 

- This event is USSSA, giving your team the chance to play for USSSA points

*ALL TEAMS MUST BE USSSA SANCTIONED  AND ROSTERED BEFORE THE START OF THE EVENT*

🏟 Facility Information

• Spartan Park – Chatham, Illinois is a modern, well-maintained youth sports complex with multiple synthetic turf fields, ideal for tournament play. Spartan Park features ample parking, concessions, and spectator seating, making it a family-friendly venue. The park is designed for various levels of play with top-notch field surfaces and plenty of space to accommodate teams for warms ups.

        Facility Rules:

• NO metal spikes
• NO sunflower seeds or other shelled items
• NO Gum
• NO outside Food or Beverage 

📋 Tournament Details

• Sanctioning: Teams MUST Sanction and Roster through USSSA 
• Waivers: Teams must complete waivers via JP Sports Login
• Roster Compliance: Teams must be sanctioned and have a completed USSSA roster uploaded before the event starts
• Refund Policy: Please reference the JP Sports Rules. See Item 45 for Refund Policy.
• Rules: https://irp.cdn-website.com/6a9b086b/files/uploaded/2025-baseball-rules-3f5b0c10.pdf

📅 Schedule

• Dates: May 1-3, 2026
• Start Times: Games begin Friday no earlier than 5:00 p.m.
• Game Guarantee: 3 Games Minimum
• Format: 2 Pool Play Games followed by Bracket Play

⚾ Age Divisions & Field Dimensions

• 8u KP: 40’ mound / 60’ bases
• 9u: 46’ mound / 65’ bases
• 10u: 46’ mound / 65’ bases
• 11u: 50’ mound / 70’ bases
• 12u: 50’ mound / 70’ bases
• 13u: 54’ mound / 80’ bases
• 14u: 60’ mound / 90’ bases

⚠️ JP Sports reserves the right to modify and/or combine divisions as needed.

⚾ Bat Restrictions 

• All Bats 8u-14u AAA must be stamped 1.15 BPF per USSSA rule. All  bats for 14u Major and all high school divisions must use BBCOR per NFHS.
  
  Weight Drop Restrictions:
•  8u - 12u: No weight restrictions
• 13u: -3, -5 or -8 ONLY
• 14u A, 14u AA, 14u AAA: -3 or -5
• 14u MAJOR, High School Divisions: -3 BBCOR

💰 Entry Fees

• Gate Admission: Spartan Park Charges a $5 per person gate fee. 

🏨 Hotels – Stay to Play

Stay and Play

Our tournaments are Stay to Play events - meaning teams outside of 90 miles from the complex are required to book their hotel rooms through our hotel partner, TRAVELING TEAMS®. With questions on this policy, requirements or restrictions, please email [email protected].

We have partnered with TRAVELING TEAMS® to secure discounted room blocks at a variety of tournament approved hotels close to our venues. This is a Stay to Play event. It is required that all teams traveling to this event from 90 miles or more reserve their lodging accommodations through TRAVELING TEAMS®. Thank you in advance for your cooperation;

• Please note booking through a third party, such as Priceline, Hotels.com or Expedia is NOT allowed.
• We don't currently offer an opt out, if you have any questions please feel free to reach out at [email protected]
• Teams failing to comply with the stay to play policy are subject to removal from the event, without refund.  

📲 Event Contacts

For questions about the event, USSSA, Discounts and Promos, please see the corresponding contacts at the bottom of the page.

Take on the challenge, run the Gauntlet for Glory, and see how far your team can go! Play hard, enjoy the competition, and leave with championship rings to celebrate your weekend of teamwork and determination.

✅ Register today