Fire Cracker Frenzy - Rockford

Hosted by JP Sports

📅 July 3rd-5th 2026 

🎆 Event Overview

Celebrate America’s pastime during the Firecracker Frenzy! Spend your 4th of July weekend under the lights with competitive baseball, explosive matchups, and championship hardware. With great facilities, easy access to food and hotels, and a true holiday atmosphere, this event is the perfect way to mix summer baseball with fireworks-worthy memories.

- 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

• Sportscore Two – Rockford, Illinois
  One of the Midwest’s premier outdoor sports destinations, Sportscore Two features 20+ fields, including high-quality baseball/softball diamonds, well-maintained natural surfaces, and full amenities for teams and fans. The complex also offers concessions, tons of area to warm up and get pre game reps, and convenient access to Rockford’s hotels and dining.

        Facility Rules:

• NO metal spikes
• NO sunflower seeds or Shelled Items of any kind. 
• NO outside Food or Beverages

📋 Tournament Details

• Sanctioning: Teams MUST Sanction and Roster through USSSA 
• Waivers: Teams must complete waivers via JP Sports platform
• 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: July 3rd-5th, 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
• 15u: 60’ mound / 90’ bases
• 16u: 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:
  • Weekend Pass: $25 per person
  • Single Day: $15 per person
  • Children 12 & under: FREE
  • Each team gets 3 coaches passes for the weekend

🏨 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, Creative Travel. With questions on this policy, requirements or restrictions, please email [email protected].

We have partnered with Creative Travel 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 Creative travel. 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.

Light up your 4th of July weekend with nonstop baseball action at the Firecracker Frenzy! From the crack of the bat to the roar of the crowd, every game brings holiday energy to the diamond. Who’s leaving the Firecracker Frenzy with championship sparks flying?

✅ Register today