Shamrock Showdown – Spartan Park

Hosted by JP Sports

📅 March 20th - 22nd, 2026

☘️⚾ Event Overview ⚾☘️

Luck of the Irish meets the love of the game at the Shamrock Slugfest! Celebrate the season with hard-hitting action, festive energy, and championship rings that shine brighter than a pot of gold. This event is the perfect early-season showdown to test your team’s skills and compete for the title of Shamrock Champion! 

- 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: March 20th - 22nd, 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.

☘️⚾ From big swings to lucky bounces, the Shamrock Slugfest is where champions rise and every game has a little Irish magic!

✅ Register today