2025 SwING INTO SPRING

FORMAT: 3-game minimum (weather permitting).  Two pool play games on Saturday (some teams may play one game on Friday night).  Single elimination brackets on Sunday.  Seeding for brackets based in order on 1) win percentage (win/loss/tie record), 2) head to head results (if only two teams have the same record), 3) average runs allowed, and 4) coin flip.  The tournament director may adjust format as needed based on weather or other extenuating circumstances.

LOCATION: Bell Branch Park, Crofton Woods Elementary School, Crofton High School, Loch Haven Park

DIVISIONS: 8U (coach pitch), 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, and 15/16U.  All players must be division age or younger as of May 1, 2025.  For ages with sufficient teams and field space, we will have Gold and Silver divisions.  

COST: $600 per 8U/9U/10U team, $700 per 11U/12U team, $750 per 13U/14U team, $800 per 15/16U team.  Cost includes umpire fees (one for 10U and below / two for 13U and up), game balls, and awards for the top two teams in each division (individual medals and team trophy). 

REGISTRATION: Please register by filling out this online form and paying by April 13, 2025.  Based on previous tournaments, many divisions will fill up before this deadline.  Teams will be waitlisted until payment is received, so electronic payment is preferred to avoid the risk of losing your spot while your check travels through the mail.  

1. 1. Payment (electronic payment preferred): 

      • • Venmo (@Crofton-Tournaments)

        • PayPal (@CroftonTournaments) using friends and family option (if prompted name is Carl Aten, country is United States, phone is 240-485-4559)

        • Check (made out to “Crofton Athletic Council”) and mailed c/o Carl Aten, 2509 Chelmsford Drive, Crofton, MD 21114

   2. COI: Please email a copy of your Certificate of Insurance (COI) naming Crofton Athletic Association, PO Box 3402, Crofton, MD 21114.  If you have multiple teams playing from the same organization, we only need one COI.  

   3. Schedule requests:  Email any special requests to Crofton.Tournaments@gmail.com or include in your registration.  We will do our best to honor your requests, but only if received by the same deadline.  

   4. Roster: We are no longer requesting team rosters.  However, you should have copies of all players’ birth certificates available if challenged.  Players can only play on one team per age bracket.  

REFUNDS:  Full refunds until schedule is published.  Then, 75% refund if no games played and 50% if 1 game played.  No refund if 2 or more games played.  First pitch thrown constitutes a game for the purposes of refunds.