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LODGING INFORMATION
The Sparkler Juniors is a 'Stay to Play' eventCoaches of registered and paid teams receive a custom team booking link to our convenient online lodging portal. You can VIEW our approved lodging partners with real time pricing and availability, but you will need this link to BOOK rooms. Teams are required to book via this portal and can’t book directly with the hotel or any other 3rd party site. This online lodging platform will also track and report your lodging automatically.
Contact TCS Lodging with any question or help at kriss@triplecrownsports.com.
EVENT DETAILS
2023 marks the 21st year for the Sparkler Juniors, which continues to be a magnet for the nation's most competitive and promising young talent in club softball. In 2022, 1100 teams played in the Colorado 4th of July event and more than 500 college coaches made sure to be on site to scout the deep base of skilled players.
Format: 6-game guarantee pool to elimination bracket. College exposure with 500 college coaches in town recruiting. We will once again evaluate 14U teams for placement in the following divisions: Power Pool, Supplemental Power Pool and Open Division. 14U will play in Northern CO and 12U will play in Colorado Springs.
Age Cutoff Date: Dec. 31, 2023 Awards: 1st-4th place team awards. 1st & 2nd place individual awards. Game Times Available: June 6, 2023 after 5 p.m. MST. All Star Games: We will once again have special games for 12U and 14U divisions on Monday, June 26. These will be open for you to register after the first of the year. Elite College Camps: On Monday, June 26 we will host 8 instructional clinics each run by an entire staff of a university. We will list these camps after the 1st of the year on this website. 14 & Under - all play will once again take place in Northern Colorado with The Ballpark at Erie being our hub for Power Pools and Barnes in Loveland serving as our base for all other 14U divisions. 12 & Under - will play their games in Colorado Springs! ITINERARYMONDAY, June 26 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
14 & UNDER MONDAY, JUNE 26 EVENTS @ Barnes Park, 405 S Cleveland Ave, Loveland, CO 80537
12 & UNDER MONDAY, JUNE 26 EVENTS @ Skyview Complex, 2890 Resnik, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
TUESDAY, June 27 8:00 am
WEDNESDAY, June 28 8:00 am
THURSDAY, June 29 8:00 am
FRIDAY- SUNDAY June 30-July 2 8:00 am
12U finals will finish no later than 10:00 pm Saturday, July 1 for travel planning purposes 14U finals will finish no later than 4:00 pm Sunday, July 2 for travel planning purposes. 14U Open & Supplemental Power Pool Fields- Northern Colorado - Rolland Moore, Twin Silos, Fossil Creek, Lee Martinez, Twin Rivers, Nelson Farms, Barnes, Centennial, Diamond Valley, Chimney Park 14U Supplemental Power Pool Fields- Loveland & Erie 14U Power Pool Fields-Erie & Westminster 12U Fields- Colorado Springs - El Pomar, Goose Gossage, Leon Young, Skyview FACILITIES
COLLEGE COACHES ATTENDINGCollege Coaches Only: CLICK HERE to register and be added to the College Coaches Attending List. 2023 Schools Attended: Abilene Christian University - NCAA DI - TX Adams State University - NCAA DII - CO Arizona Christian University - NAIA - AZ Arizona State University - NCAA DI - AZ Arlington Baptist University - NCAA DII - TX Aurora University - NCAA DIII - IL Ave Maria University - NAIA - FL Barstow Community College - JUCO - CA Bellevue University - NAIA - NE Benedictine College - NAIA - KS Bethany College - NAIA - KS Blinn College - Junior College - TX Blue Mountain Community College - JUCO - OR Boise State University - NCAA DI - ID Boston College - NCAA DI - MA Bradley University - NCAA DI - IL Brigham Young University - NCAA DI - UT Brown University - NCAA DI - RI Bryant University - NCAA DI - RI Cal Baptist University - NCAA DI - CA California State University - Sacramento - NCAA DI - CA California State University Bakersfield - NCAA DI - CA Calumet College of St. Joseph - NAIA - IN Carnegie Mellon University - NCAA DIII - PA Cedarville University - NCAA DII - OH Central Washington University - NCAA DII - WA Chandler Gilbert Community College - JUCO - AZ Clemson University - NCAA DI - SC Cloud County Community College - JUCO - KS Colby Community College - JUCO - KS College of Saint Mary - NAIA - NE College of Southern Idaho - JUCO - ID Colorado Christian University - NCAA DII - CO Colorado Northwestern Community College - JUCO - CO Columbia College (South Carolina) - NAIA - SC Columbia University - NCAA DI - NY Concordia University - Irvine - NCAA DII - CA Cornell College - NCAA DIII - IA Cornell University - NCAA DI - NY Creighton University - NCAA DI - NE Dakota County Technical College - JUCO - MN Dartmouth College - NCAA DI - NH Davis and Elkins College - NCAA DII - WV Dawson Community College - JUCO - MT DePaul University - NCAA DI - IL Drexel University - NCAA DI - PA East Carolina University - NCAA DI - NC Eastern Kentucky University - NCAA DI - KY Eastern Nazarene College - NCAA DIII - MA Eastern New Mexico University - NCAA DII - NM El Paso Community College - JUCO - TX Elmhurst University - NCAA DIII - IL Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - NAIA - AZ Fairfield University - NCAA DI - CT Fairleigh Dickinson University - NCAA DI - NJ Fayetteville Technical Community College - JUCO - NC Felician University - NCAA DII - NJ Florida Atlantic University - NCAA DI - FL Florida State University - NCAA DI - FL Fort Lewis College - NCAA DII - CO Framingham State University - NCAA DIII - MA Frank Phillips College - JUCO - TX Franklin Pierce University - NCAA DII - NH Garden City Community College - JUCO - KS Gettysburg College - NCAA DIII - PA Grand Canyon University - NCAA DI - AZ Haverford College - NCAA DIII - DE Highland Community College - JUCO - KS Hill College - JUCO - TX Hofstra University - NCAA DI - NY Houston Christian University - NCAA DI - TX Huston-Tillotson University - NAIA - TX Idaho State University - NCAA DI - ID Illinois College - NCAA DIII - IL Illinois State University - NCAA DI - IL Indian Hills Community College - JUCO - IA Indiana Institute of Technology - NAIA - IN Iowa State University - NCAA DI - IA Ithaca College - NCAA DIII - NY Jackson State University - NCAA DI - MS Jarvis Christian University - NAIA - TX John Wood Community College - JUCO - IL Kansas Wesleyan University - NAIA - KS Lafayette College - NCAA DI - PA Lane College - NCAA DII - TN Lasell University - NCAA DIII - MA Lassen Community College - Junior College - CA Lindenwood University - NCAA DI - MO Livingstone College - NCAA DII - NC Long Island University - NCAA DI - NY Louisiana State University - NCAA DI - LA Louisiana Tech University - NCAA DI - LA Luther College - NCAA DIII - IA Macalester College - NCAA DIII - MA Manhattanville College - NCAA DIII - NY Massachusetts's Institute of Technology - NCAA DIII - MA McCook Community College - Junior College - NE McPherson College - NAIA - KS Menlo College - NAIA - CA Michigan State University - NCAA DI - MI MidAmerica Nazarene University - NAIA - KS Midland University - NAIA - NE Missouri Western State University - NCAA DII - MO Monroe College - JUCO - NY Montana State University - Billings - NCAA DII - MT National Park College - JUCO - AR New York University - NCAA DIII - NY Newman University - NCAA DII - KS North Carolina A&T State University - NCAA DI - NC North Dakota State University - NCAA DI - ND North Idaho College - JUCO - ID North Platte College - JUCO - NE Northeast Community College - Junior College - NE Northern Illinois University - NCAA DI - IL Northern State University - NCAA DII - SD Northwestern University - NCAA DI - IL Notre Dame of Maryland University - NCAA DIII - MD Ohio University - NCAA DI - OH Oklahoma Panhandle State University - NAIA - OK Oklahoma State University - NCAA DI - OK Oklahoma Wesleyan University - NAIA - OK Onondaga Community College - JUCO - NY Oregon State University - NCAA DI - OR Otero Junior College - Junior College - CO Paradise Valley Community College - JUCO - AZ Prairie View A&M University - NCAA DI - TX Pittsburg State University - NCAA DII - KS Princeton University - NCAA DI - NJ Quinnipiac University - NCAA DI - CT Rhode Island - NCAA DI - RI Rider University - NCAA DI - NJ Ripon College - NCAA DIII - WI Sacred Heart University - NCAA DI - CT Sam Houston State University - NCAA DI - TX Schreiner University - NCAA DIII - TX Siena College - NCAA DI - NY Simmons University - NCAA DIII - MA Smith College - NCAA DIII - MA Southern Oregon University - NAIA - OR Springfield College - NCAA DIII - MA St. John's University - NCAA DI - NY St. Scholastica - NCAA DIII - MN Sterling College - NAIA - KS Swarthmore College - NCAA DIII - PA Tennessee State University - NCAA DI - TN Tennessee Technological University - NCAA DI - TN Texas A&M Corpus Christi - NCAA DI - TX Texas Tech University - NCAA DI - TX The College of Saint Rose - NCAA DII - NY Thomas College - NCAA DIII - ME Trinity College - NCAA DIII - CT Trinity Valley Community College - JUCO - TX Truman State University - NCAA DII - MO Tufts University - NCAA DIII - MA UMBC - NCAA DI - MD Union College - NCAA DIII - NY United States Military Academy - NCAA DI - NY University of Arkansas - NCAA DI - AR University of California - Riverside - NCAA DI - CA University of Florida - NCAA DI - FL University of Hawaii - NCAA DI - HI University of Illinois - NCAA DI - IL University of Iowa - NCAA DI - IA University of Kansas - NCAA DI - KS University of Memphis - NCAA DI - TN University of Minnesota - NCAA DI - MN University of Minnesota - Duluth - NCAA DII - MN University of Mississippi - NCAA DI - MS University of Missouri - NCAA DI - MO University of Montana - NCAA DI - MT University of Nevada - Reno - NCAA DI - NV University of New Mexico - NCAA DI - NM University of North Dakota - NCAA DI - ND University of North Texas - NCAA DI - TX University of Northwestern Ohio - NAIA - OH University of Northwestern - St. Paul - NCAA DIII - MN University of Notre Dame - NCAA DI - IN University of Oregon - NCAA DI - OR University of Puget Sound - NCAA DIII - WA University of Saint Mary - NAIA - KS University of South Carolina - NCAA DI - SC University of St. Thomas - NCAA DIII - MN University of Tennessee - NCAA DI TN University of Texas - NCAA DI - TX University of Texas at Arlington - NCAA DI - TX University of Texas at Tyler - NCAA DIII - TX University of the Ozarks - NCAA DIII - AR University of Wisconsin - NCAA DI - WI University of Wisconsin Platteville - NCAA DIII - WI Utah State University Eastern - JUCO - UT Utah Tech University - NCAA DI - UT Utica College - NCAA DIII - NY Waldorf University - NAIA - IA Warner Pacific University - NAIA - OR Washington College - NCAA DIII - MD Washington University of St. Louis - NCAA DIII - MO Wesleyan University - NCAA DIII - CT Westcliff University - NAIA - CA Western Illinois University - NCAA DI - IL Western Michigan University - NCAA DI - MI Western Nebraska Community College - JUCO - NE Western New Mexico University - NCAA DII - NM Western Oregon University - NCAA DII - OR Worcester Polytechnic Institute - NCAA DIII - MA Xavier University of Louisiana - NAIA - LA York University - NAIA - NE EVENT PARTNERS
RULES
PAST CHAMPIONS2023 Champions: 14u Power Pool -- OC Batbusters White (Hudson) 14u Supplemental -- Va Glory Ladia 14u Open Gold -- High Tide - Cullivan 14u Open Silver -- Bombers Gold American 14u 14u Open Bronze -- St. Louis Chaos 08 Timpe 12u Gold -- Bengals CKM 2010 12u Silver -- Athletics Mercado Walker 12u 12u Bronze -- Aces Fastpitch 12u Black 2022 Champions: 14u Power Pool -- Texas Riptide (Humble, TX) 14u Supplemental -- Arizona Storm Sheehan (Chandler, AZ) 14u Open Gold -- Athletics Jendro Premier (Winchester, CA) 14u Open Silver -- Texas Eclipse Moonshots (Manvel, TX) 14u Open Bronze -- Wasatch Fastpitch (Clearfield, UT) 12u Open -- Impact Gold National 2K9 (Mont Belvieu, TX) 12u Silver -- Warrior Academy-McDonald (San Mateo, CA) 12u Bronze -- Excel Elite Maloney (Irving, TX) 2021 Champions: 14u Power Pool -- Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier-Kaplan 14u Elite -- Carolina Elite SC-Genovese/Duzan 14u Open Gold -- Indiana Gators-Bishop North 14u Open Silver -- Athletics Mercado AMA 2024 14u Open Bronze -- OC Hustlers 2006 12u Gold -- Beverly Bandits Demarini 12u Silver -- Texas Bombers Rogers National 2020 Champions: DNP due to COVID-19 2019 Champions: 14u Power Pool -- Texas Bombers Gold HTX-Burgess 14u Gold -- All Out 04 (AL) 12u Gold -- Texas Glory 2006 RWB 2018 Champions: 14u Power Pool -- Mizuno Storm 12u Gold -- Athletics Mercado 2023 TESTIMONIALS"I continue to be amazed by TCS Tournaments as whole. TCS runs the best tournaments from start to finish than any other organization. The Sparkler specifically is quite an undertaking, and every year I walk away amazed at how well the tournament is run. From games times you can count on, to professionalism by the staff, to education of the college recruiting process. EXCELLENT!!" --Lady Hustle, CA "I have to let you know that this was the first time I had been to the Sparkler and it was everything the people said it was. It was the best-run tournament I have been involved with in 10 years of coaching. I was very impressed with everything from the fields, the umpires and the people at the fields to answer questions." --Anonymous "I wanted to thank you and tell you how grateful we were to participate in the Sparkler this year. It was with out a doubt the most professionally-run tournament we have played all year. We appreciate all that you did to arrange the (off-field) discount fun events and the overall experience of all three of our teams was totally positive! You can count us in for next year at the Sparkler!" --Missouri Revolution "I am the coach's wife and our daughter went to Virginia Tech on a softball scholarship. We have been to a lot of tournaments through the years, but we have never been to a tournament that has been so informative and helpful with anything and everything, as this one has! You guys have done a great job and I wanted to let you know it. I don't think people stop and think how difficult it is to put on a tournament of this size. We do appreciate all that you have done!! Forward this to the entire committee, our hats are off to you all." --Diamond Dusters, WV "Extremely well run from all respects. I am an executive with a Fortune 500 company and what you and your staff are able to pull off was nothing short of exceptional. The level of execution to be able to run events across multiple zip codes and involving hundreds of staff, volunteer, site directors, etc. was impressive."--Cal Breeze, CA FAQLODGING- This is a 100% stay to play event and no buyout is planned. Teams are required to book a minimum of 40 nights within the block to be bracketed into the event. Teams can not book lodging until paid and registered into the event. OPEN DIVISION LOCATIONS- The 14u division is played in Northern Colorado with the city of LOVELAND serving as the hub. All fields are within 30 minutes of Loveland. The 12u division is played entirely in Colorado Springs with the Skyview Complex serving as the hub. All fields are within 15 minutes of Skyview. SUPPLEMENTAL POWER POOL LOCATIONS- The 14u Supplemental Power Pools will be played in Loveland and Erie Tuesday- Thursday. Teams who win their pool will advance to the Power Pool Bracket Friday-Sunday. All other teams will play in the Supplemental Power Pool Bracket Friday-Sunday. POWER POOL LOCATIONS- The 14u Power Pools will be played in Erie and Westminster Tuesday- Thursday. Teams advancing to the TV bracket on Thursday will play at the Aurora Sports Park. Bracket play Friday- Sunday will take place in Erie and Westminster. PIN TRADING- We will offer formal pin trading as part of the 12u player party. We see pin trading at the 14u party but will not offer it formally. Towels will be available for sale in our Sparkler Juniors merchandise tent. GATE- There will be NO GATE at all Sparkler Juniors facilities. A gate fee will be in place at the two main complexes (Christopher Fields and the Aurora Sports Park) for 16's, 18's, and specialty events. If you are playing in the 14u Power Pool All Star Games, 14u Power Pool TV Bracket at the Aurora Sports Park, 14U All American Games or just visiting, a gate fee will be charged (coaches and players get in free). ALL STAR GAMES- 14u Monday, June 26 at Barnes in Loveland for the Open & Supplemental Power Pool Divisions and on Thursday, June 29 at the Aurora Sports Park in Aurora for the Power Pool teams. 12u will be on Monday, June 26 at Skyview in Colorado Springs. All games will be no conflict with your teams tournament games. DIVISIONS/ FORMATS- 14u will feature several divisions; Open, Supplemental Power Pools, and the Power Pools which require an application if your team did not receive an invite. Power Pool format is 4 games in a modified format to get to the "TV bracket" and then seeded into a double elimination bracket finish. Open division will play four pool seeding into Gold, Silver and Bronze modified double elimination brackets to single elimination championships for each. Supplemental Power Pools will play four pool with top seed playing in the Power Pool bracket. 12u will feature four pool seeding into Gold, Silver, Bronze modified double elimination brackets to single elimination for each. PLAYING RULES/ BATS- The event uses NFHS rules with a few Triple Crown modifiers. Please refer to the rules section of this web page for details. COOLERS, CONCESSIONS & FOOD- For the 14u event there are no cooler or outside food restrictions. Some fields will have concessions and some will not. Please plan accordingly. For the 12u event we'll have concessions/ food trucks at all parks. There are no cooler or outside food restrictions at El Pomar, Leon Young or Goose Gossage. The concessionaire at Skyview will often try to enforce a cooler restriction; bring them in and we'll fight the fight with you as best we can. REFUND POLICYA 20% non-refundable administration fee will be charged on all registrations. There are no refunds or transfers if brackets have been posted, your age division is sold out or if a team cancels 30 or fewer days prior to the start of the event. Otherwise, if a team cancels 90 days prior to the event start date, they may transfer the registration to another Triple Crown Fastpitch headquartered event for full value or receive a refund via check minus the 50% fee. Lastly, if a team cancels 91 prior to the event start date, they may transfer the registration to another Triple Crown Fastpitch headquartered event for full value or receive a refund via check minus the 20% administration fee. If an age division does not make you will be entitled to a full refund. Act of God Refund Policy If an event is lost due to weather or any Act of God (i.e. COVID-19), the entry fee will be refunded via check minus the 20% administration fee. If one game is played you will receive 50% of entry fee. If two or more games are played there is no refund. CONTACT
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