CELEBRATING OUR 20th ANNIVERSARY in 2024

THE 2024 GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL SESSION I

JUNE 17-23, 2024

THE PUBLIX SPORTS PARK, FRANK BROWN PARK & GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE

World Series Session I Schedule of Events for Sunday, June 16, 2024

8:00-9:30 AM:  Coaches Meetings for 7U, 8U, 9U, 10U & 11U teams @ Rockit Lanes, Richard Jackson Blvd., PC Beach, FL.

9:30-11:00 AM:  Coaches Meetings for 12U, 13U & 14U teams @ Rockit Lanes, Richard Jackson Blvd., PC Beach, FL.

2:30 PM:  Opening Ceremonies Team Parade Line-Up in the parking lot behind The Grand Theater @ Pier Park

3:30 PM:  Opening Ceremonies Parade presented by Visit Panama City Beach at Pier Park

4:30-6:30 PM:  Pin Trading presented by The Trading Pin Zone at Rockit Lanes on Richard Jackson Blvd., PC Beach, FL.

** Team Entry Fee of $1,050 is due on Friday, March 1, 2024 to secure and guarantee your spot in the event!  A standard 3% convenience fee will be added to all CC payments.  There will NOT be a Team Gate fee in 2024.  We will have a $15 daily admission fee for all fans or a $50 week long pass that will get you in the gate all 7-days of the event.  There will be a chance to pre-order admission passes for TEAM ORDERS ONLY as we get closer to the event!

HERE ARE SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL EVENT.....

1.  When does the tournament start and end?  Coaches meetings, Opening Ceremonies Parades, Pin Trading and more starts on Sunday morning June 16.  Each team will play a Pool play doubleheader on either Monday or Tuesday, June 17 or 18 with the day you don't play as your designated day off.  Double Elimination bracket play starts on Wednesday, June 19, no team is eliminated prior to Thursday, June 20 and Championship games are set for Saturday, June 22.  Sunday, June 23 is the rain date.

2.  Is the event a Stay to Play tournament?  NO, you can stay wherever you like.  We do strongly encourage you to reach out to one of our host properties to get the best rates and top notch customer service!  These properties are listed under LODGING on the event page you are signed up for.

3.  Will you have a team and individual skills competitions?  YES!  We will offer three individual competitions (HR Derby, Golden Arm & Roadrunner) as well as one team competition (Around the Horn).  See Skills under the Documents tab.

4.  When are the entry fee and team gate fees due?  Your team entry fee of $1,050.00 is due by March 1, 2024 or whenever the event sells out.   Again, there is NO team gate fee in 2024!  Individual daily admission of $15 for fans each day or a $50 week long pass.

5.  Will age divisions be separated into classes?  YES, provided we have a minimum of 10-days in an age division.  The 14U age division is OPEN in all WS events.

6.  Do we have to qualify to play in this event?  Depends!  If you team is based out of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee (Chattanooga or Nashville areas), *Northern Kentucky/Southern Indiana (Louisville area) .....you must play in any THREE (3) Sanctioned Grand Slam events.  EVERY event listed under Events on this website is considered a qualifier.  If your team is based in any State other than the aforementioned, you do NOT have to qualify and can sign up on a first come basis. ** Northern Kentucky/Southern Indiana teams can play in the Charlestown, Indiana events listed on our website.  ONLY 1-Fall event counts towards your 3 required events.  One of your events must also be your State's Spring Championship.

7.  Do you supply baseballs?  YES, we supply two new Mizuno NFHS sanctioned baseballs per game.

8.  Will you have official World Series merchandise for sale and/or pre-order?  YES!  Pre-Order Forms will be available under the documents tab on the WS I Event home page no later than May 1, 2024.  TEAM ORDERS ONLY (no individual orders) for official World Series merchandise including Dri Fit T-Shirts, WS logo pins, WS logo pin trading towels, The Game Hats and more!  This pre-order form will be available under the documents tab to the left on this page.

9.  When will we know what park our team will be playing at?  We will not make this determination until we get closer to the event and have an idea how many teams are in each age division.  Please understand that BOTH parks are immaculate facilities.  Frank Brown Park has played host to our World Series events the past 19-years and the All turf Publix PCB Sports Complex is moving into it's 5th full year of operation.  Both parks are located off of PCB Parkway (Back Beach Road) approx. 6-miles from one another.  We will also use Gulf Coast State College as well as local high schools for this event to allow for as many 14U and up teams as we have enter!

10. What rules does Grand Slam play by?  We play by National Federation High School Rules with the exceptions found under the rules link on this website.

11. Do you offer 8U CP or KP and does your 13U age division play 54/80 or 60/90?  We offer BOTH Coach Pitch and Kid Pitch for the 8U division and we offer BOTH 54/80 and 60/90 in the 13U age division.

12. Are there fields for us to practice on upon arrival?  N0!  There are NO fields available for practice.  There are plenty of batting cages available on a first come basis at both parks.  There is also a large grass area (Festival Site) at Frank Brown Park where you can hold a practice.

13. Are we allowed to bring pop up tents, coolers or outside food into the park?  NO outside food period!  Team Coolers with water for the players is allowed.  We encourage you to bring your tents and chairs as their is limited shaded areas and covered bleachers.

14. OK, we are in, how do we sign up?  Click on Sign up in the upper right hand corner of the home page at http://www.grandslamtournaments.com  After you have signed up, click on account and fill out the information and save.  Next click on teams, register new team, pay sanction fee and register team.  Next go to events, find the event you want to sign up for, click register, follow the prompts and you will be good to go!

If you have any further questions, please email us at grandslamtournaments@gmail.com
We hope you can join us at the Beach in the Summer of 2024 for arguably the Finest Youth Baseball  World Series event in the entire Country as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary!!