Sparkler Juniors

Format:
6-Game Format. 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:
‍August 31, 2024
Triple Crown Sports age restrictions are as follows NEW FOR 2025: The age of the player on August 31 indicates what division they must play (example: if a player is 12 on August 31st, they can still play 12U, if they are 13 on August 31st they must move up to play 14U).

Awards:
1st-4th place team awards. 1st & 2nd place individual awards.

Game Times Available:
June 3rd, 2025, after 5 p.m. MST.

All Star Games:
We will once again have special games for 12U and 14U divisions on Monday, June 30th. These will be open for you to register after the first of the year.

Elite College Camps:
On Monday, June 30th 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 and Christopher Fields 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!

2025 Schools Attending

This list will be updated frequently, more schools to come.

Adams State University - NCAA DII - CO
Arizona Christian University - NAIA - AZ
Arizona Western College - JUCO - AZ
Arlington Baptist University - NCAA DII - TX
Ave Maria University - NAIA - FL
Barstow Community College - JUCO - CA
Bethany College - NAIA - KS
Black Hills State University - NCAA DII - ND
Bucknell University - NCAA DI - PA
Calumet College - NAIA - IN
Claflin University - NCAA DII - SC
Colby Community College - JUCO - KS
Colgate University - NCAA DI - NY
College of Southern Idaho - JUCO - ID
Colorado School of Mines - NCAA DII - CO
Columbia International University - NAIA - SC
Concordia University Chicago - NCAA DIII - IL
Cornell College - NCAA DII - IA
Cottey College - NAIA - MO
Dakota County Technical College - JUCO - MN
DePaul University - NCAA DI - IL
Drake University - NCAA DI - IA
Eastern Kentucky University - NCAA DI - KY
Emory University - NCAA DIII - GA
Florida Atlantic University - NCAA DI - FL
Florida State University - NCAA DI - FL
Franklin Pierce University - NCAA DII - NH
Friends University - NAIA - KS
Fullerton College - JUCO - CA
Gordon College - NCAA DIII - MA
Guilford College - NCAA DIII - NC
Harvard University - NCAA DI - MA
Henderson State University - NCAA DII - AR
Howard Payne University - NCAA DIII - TX
John Jay College of Criminal Justice - NCAA DIII - NY
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte - NCAA DIII - NC
Lasell College - NCAA DIII - MA
Lewis & Clark College - NCAA DIII - OR
Livingstone College - NCAA DII - NC
Loyola University Chicago - NCAA DI - IL
Manhattan University - NCAA DI - NY
Manhattanville College - NCAA DIII - NY
Miami University - NCAA DI - OH
MidAmerica Nazarene University - NAIA - KS
Midland University - NAIA - NE
Minnesota State University Moorhead - NCAA DII - MN
Minot State University - NCAA DII - ND
Mississippi Valley State University - NCAA DI - MS
New Mexico State University - NCAA DI - NM
Northeast Community College - JUCO - NE
Our Lady of the Lake University - NAIA - TX
Otero College - JUCO - CO
Peru State College - NAIA - NE
Purdue University Northwest - NCAA DII - IN
Rider University - NCAA DI - NJ
Robert Morris University - NCAA DI - PA
Sarah Lawrence College - NCAA DIII - NY
Siena College - NCAA DI - NY
South Dakota State University - NCAADI - SD
South Mountain Community College - JUCO - AZ
Spoon River College - JUCO - IL
Stephens College - NAIA - MO
Sterling College - NAIA - KS
Tennessee State University - NCAA DI - TN
Towson University - NCAA DI - MD
Union University - NCAA DII - TN
University of Dayton - NCAA DI - OH
University of Illinois - NCAA DI - IL
University of Louisiana-Monroe - NCAA DI - LA
University of Maryland Eastern Shore - NCAA DI - MD
University of Northwestern-St. Paul - NCAA DIII - MN
University of the Ozarks - NCAA DIII - AR
University of Wisconsin Platteville - NCAA DIII - WI
University St Thomas Houston - NCAA DIII - TX
Washington University in St. Louis - NCAA DIII - MO
York University - NAIA - NE

LODGING- 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 at Erie Park and Christopher Fields.

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, July 1 at Barnes in Loveland for the Open & Supplemental Power Pool Divisions and on Thursday, July 4 at the Aurora Sports Park in Aurora for the Power Pool teams. 12u will be on Monday, July 1 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.

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