Twelve weeks. MLB Replica fields. Lights til midnight. The week your team — and your family — remember forever.
The full 2027 BPoA-run lineup — May through August, organized and operated by Ballparks of America. Click any tournament for the dedicated page and to join the interest list.
Open the season under the lights. Friday-night Home Run Derby.
Six days. The big stages. The week summer actually begins.
Fathers and sons. Father's Day on a baseball field.
Long days. Long fly balls. The longest week of summer.
Honor the ones who served. Play for the ones at home.
Independence Day. Under the lights. Fireworks optional.
Five days. One bracket. The whole campus playing.
Teams from across the country. Some from across the world.
The same things come with every BPoA tournament, regardless of which week you pick or which format it runs. Add-ons — photography, Family Feast, extra trading-card packs — attach in EventConnect at registration.
Teams come for the baseball. Families come back for everything around it.
MLB Replica fields. Skills, Home Run Derby, BPoA-trained umpires.
Custom jerseys in pro-style lockers. Trading Cards. White Water passes. Ballparks After Dark.
Silver Dollar City. Table Rock Lake. Big Cedar golf. The Branson Landing.
Element Hotel next door, or Thousand Hills Vacations rentals.
Same campus. Same MLB Replica fields. Same lockers waiting with your name. The difference is how many days you stay and how many games you play.
Sat: Check-in, opening ceremonies, locker reveal. Sun: Skills competitions, pool play begins. Mon–Wed: Pool play, Home Run Derby. Thu: Off-day for Branson. Fri: Single elimination + championship.
Fri: Check-in, Home Run Derby, locker reveal. Sat–Sun: Pool play. Mon: Single elimination + championship.
Max roster 14 players, 4 coaches. Pool games 1h 40m, bracket 1h 45m, championship untimed. MLB official rules with youth modifications.
Several partner organizations host their own tournaments at Ballparks of America — different rules, different sign-up, different cost. You're playing on our campus, but you're registering with them. Babe Ruth League's Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series (hosted here since 2017) lives there too.
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A few quick answers. The full FAQ page covers everything else — packing lists, check-in, refunds, lodging policies.
$1,000 non-refundable deposit at registration. $3,000 due Nov 30, $3,000 due Jan 30, balance due Apr 1 (weeklong). Per-tournament page has exact amounts.
Teams traveling 75+ miles book a minimum number of room nights via HousingConnect (EventConnect's lodging tool). $1,200 lodging-opt-out fee if unmet on weeklong tournaments ($1,000 on 4-day).
Yes — no additional cost. Two umpires per game (four for semis/finals). BPoA manages the umpire relationships so quality and consistency stay high across all games.
Max 14 players, 4 coaches. Suites hold 18 beds / 14 lockers. MLB official rules with youth modifications by age group.
Roughly one week before tournament start. Posted in EventConnect — sign in from Registered Teams.
Yes. Free admission and parking on campus for summer tournaments. Branson is built around family — the off-day Thursday is in the schedule for a reason.
Tell us your age group and we'll send the 2027 Info Pack and let you know the moment registration opens — before public launch.
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