CELEBRATING OUR 22nd ANNIVERSARY in 2026
THE 2026 GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL @ THE BEACH SESSION II
JUNE 22-28, 2026
NO QUALIFICATIONS, ANYONE CAN SIGN UP AND PLAY!
Open to Age Divisions 7U, 8U CP, 8UKP, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U & 14U!
THE PUBLIX SPORTS PARK, Chip Seal Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida & Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida!
World Series Session II Schedule of Events for Sunday, June 21, 2026
8:00-9:30 AM: Coaches Meetings for 7U, 8U, 9U & 10U teams @ Rockit Lanes, Richard Jackson Blvd., PC Beach, FL.
9:30-11:00 AM: Coaches Meetings for 11U, 12U, 13U & 14U teams @ Rockit Lanes, Richard Jackson Blvd., PC Beach, FL.
World Series Session II Schedule of Events for Sunday, June 21, 2026
The Location and Times for The Opening Ceremonies to include Parade of Teams, Pin Trading and Skills Competitions will be announced at a later date!
ALL Age Divisions will be separated by class (A, AA & AAA) when possible. We must have a minimum of 7-teams in a class to separate. Teams are classed by their respective State Directors. ANY team that does not play with Grand Slam or Training Legends on a regular basis will be classed at the highest level where they are classed in other major Travel baseball organizations.
The Trading Pin Zone is the official Pin supplier for Grand Slam Sports!
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 21, 2026. Each team will play a Pool play doubleheader on either Monday or Tuesday, June 22 or 23 with the day you don't play as your designated day off to enjoy the beach and area attractions. Double Elimination bracket play starts on Wednesday, June 24, no team is eliminated prior to Thursday, June 25 and Championship games are set for EITHER Saturday, June 27 or Sunday, June 28 depending on number of teams entered and/or weather delays that may be experienced during the week.
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!
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 $1,295.00 is due no later than April 15, 2026 OR when a particular age division is close to being SOLD OUT! There is NOT a team gate fee as we will offer Individual daily admission for $20 for fans (12 & Under is admitted free of charge) or a $80 week long pass. NO REFUNDS or EXCHANGES for daily or weekly admission passes for any reason! TEAM Pre-Orders for weekly admission bands will be made available closer to the event and the link will be posted here.
5. Will age divisions be separated into classes? YES, provided we have a minimum of 7-teams in an age division. The 14U age division is OPEN in all WS events. Please see top of this page for explanation.
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 will be available at a later date. TEAM ORDERS ONLY (no individual orders) for official World Series merchandise including Dri Fit T-Shirts, WS logo pins, Towels, Challenge Coins and more! This pre-order form will be available here at a later date. Individuals may purchase merchandise at the opening ceremonies events and at the parks each day. We urge you to purchase your official WS Tourney T-Shirt early as they sell out EVERY SINGLE YEAR very early in the week!
8. 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 20-years and the All turf Publix PCB Sports Complex is moving into it's 7th full year of operation. Both parks are located off of PCB Parkway (Back Beach Road) approx. 6-miles from one another. The Publix Sports park will be adding THREE(3) additional turf fields for 2026 as well!
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 either park. Tennis or Turf shoes ONLY for ALL players at Publix Park. Please familiarize yourself with Grand Slam Rules and Park rules....
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. IF the 13U 60/90 division does not make, teams have the option of playing 13U 54/80 or in the 14U 60/90 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 there 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 2026 for arguably the Finest Youth Baseball World Series event in the entire Country as we celebrate our 22nd Anniversary!!
