ALL Games at Gulf Coast State College are CANCELLED TODAY! (Friday, July 25)
ALL Games at Publix Sports Park have resumed.....AS OF 1:00 PM (CT), Friday, July 25th ALL AGE DIVISION BRACKETS HAVE BEEN UPDATED! As of 4:30 PM the 18U Silver Bracket has been updated! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE check these brackets as the FINAL update was made at 1:00 PM!
As of right this very moment, we are still able to complete ALL games in ALL age divisions on Saturday, July 26. ANYMORE delays will cause us to have to use our Sunday weather date to complete the event. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Please make sure you continually check your respective age division's brackets. With all the weather and delays, these brackets remain fluid. Rest assured we are doing everything we can to end the event and get ALL of the games in by Saturday as we realize a lot of teams check out of their hotels/condos/houses on Saturday.
Also, keep in mind that when we have lightning delays, once a lightning strike is confirmed within 10-miles of the park, we go into an automatic 30-minute delay. Each subsequent lightning strike within 10-miles of the park will cause the 30-minute clock to start over. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
THE 2 GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL @ THE BEACH SESSION IV
JULY 21-27, 2025
THE PUBLIX SPORTS PARK, Chip Seal Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida & GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE
There is a $850 TEAM GATE FEE for World Series Session IV as we will NOT sell individual tickets at the gate for this 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 July 20. Each team will play a Pool play doubleheader on either Monday or Tuesday, July 21 or 22 with the day you don't play as your designated day off. Double Elimination bracket play starts on Wednesday, July 23, no team is eliminated prior to Thursday, July 24 and Championship games are set for EITHER Friday, July 25, Saturday, July 26 or Sunday, July 27.
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! Dates and Times of skills competitions announced at coaches meetings as well. Skills open to 11U through 15U teams only.
Coaches will sign up their kids in person on Sunday morning at the coaches meetings ONLY! You can have up to THREE (3) players participate in a skills competition from your team. They can be the same players or different players, doesn't matter, just only 3-players from a team in an individual skills event. Skills Competition dates and times to be announced at a later date.
Coaches will pick at the most, 3 PLAYERS PER INDIVIDUAL EVENT. The same kids can participate in multiple events if the coach insists.
HR Derby - Each player gets 8 Pitches or 6 swings, whichever comes first!
Golden Arm - 6 throws to hit the target. ( Can bounce once)
Road runner - Home to home. ( 1-Attempt!!)
Around The Horn - Each team gets 2 attempts. Pitcher to home ( Clock starts when Catcher catches the ball ) - Catcher to 2nd with 2nd covering - 2nd to first - First to third - Third to 2nd with shortstop covering - Short to right - right to center - center to left - Left to home - Clock stops when the catcher touches the plate .
4. When are the entry fee and team gate fees due? Your team entry fee of $1,200.00 is due now that the event is close to being sold out. There is a separate $850 Team Gate Fee that can only be paid at the Coaches meetings the day prior to the event. We will NO sell individual admission into the park as the pre-paid team gate fee will cover EVERYONE to come into the park all week
5. Will age divisions be separated into classes? NO, World Series Session IV is an OPEN event in ALL age divisions.
6. Do you supply baseballs? YES, we supply two new Wilson A1030 NFHS sanctioned baseballs per game.
7. Will you have official World Series merchandise for sale and/or pre-order? YES! Pre-Order Forms are NOW AVAILABLE by clicking on the following link:
8. When will we know what park our team will be playing at? ALL games are played at either The Publix Sports Park or Gulf Coast State College!
9. 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.
10. NO Steel spikes allowed for pitchers at The Publix Sports park. Tennis or Turf shoes ONLY for ALL players at Publix Park. Gulf Coast State College is a natural grass field so any cleats are allowed. Please familiarize yourself with Grand Slam Rules and Park rules....
11.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.
12. 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.
13. 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 2025 for arguably the Finest Youth Baseball World Series event in the entire Country as we celebrate our 21st Anniversary!!
