Maryland Stars & Strikes Tournament

Weather Updates for the 2021 Tournament

Final Update 5/29 - 2pm

It is with great disappointment that I have to announce the cancellation of this year’s Stars and Strikes Memorial Day Baseball Tournament. After driving around all morning assessing fields and consulting with Howard County Parks and Rec Leadership, there is no way fields will be open tomorrow and likely Monday. Also, the forecast for more rain and the 50 degree temps with no sun is not helping us at all.

After COVID-19 forced last year’s tourney cancellation, the hope was to come back this year with a great tournament for the kids and to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had a different idea in mind.

I’d like to thank everyone who helped with the planning and coordination of a tournament this size over the past 5 months.

Good luck to everyone the rest of this season!!

Thanks,

Mike Parise

Stars and Strikes Tournament Director

Update #2 - 5/29

9:45am - We are in the process of checking all fields to determine whether there is any possibility of them being playable by tomorrow morning. Further updates will be posted here.

Update #1 - 5/27

Due to the weather forecast we have decided to cancel all games on Friday and Saturday with the hopes of playing the tournament on Sunday and Monday. We are working on updating Tourney Machine for schedules. Thanks for your patience as we are doing everything possible to play ball.

Rules Updates for Pool Play

Due to inclement weather the follow rules will apply. These will be updated as we fill out the Sunday/Monday games so please check back. If no updates are posted for your division/age group then all standard rules as outlined in the Tournament Rules will apply.

9U A & B Brackets - For pool play ONLY, we will play games with a 1:45 drop dead time. If in the middle of an inning (home team does not finish their at bat) we will revert to the previous inning score to determine a winner.

12U A & B Brackets - For pool play ONLY, we will play games with a 1:45 drop dead time. If in the middle of an inning (home team does not finish their at bat) we will revert to the previous inning score to determine a winner. ONLY the top 10 seeds will advance to the Championship Round.

13U B Bracket - For pool play ONLY, we will play games with a 1:45 drop dead time. If in the middle of an inning (home team does not finish their at bat) we will revert to the previous inning score to determine a winner. ONLY the top 10 seeds will advance to the Championship Round.

14U Bracket - For pool play ONLY, we will play games with a 1:45 drop dead time. If in the middle of an inning (home team does not finish their at bat) we will revert to the previous inning score to determine a winner. ONLY the top 8 seeds will advance to the Championship Round.

15/16U Bracket - ONLY the top 10 seeds will advance to the Championship Round.

Please click link below for the 2021 Tournament Schedule:

https://tourneymachine.com/R89916

You can also find the tournament by searching in the Tourney Machine App.

2021 Bat Rules

There are no changes to the bat rules for 2021.

*Please see Rules tab for bat rules/restrictions.

Registration Fees
8U Kid Pitch - 11U - $700
12U - 19U - $750

Format
Two games played (Friday and Saturday), then re-seed for Elimination Rounds or pool play at tournament directors discretion

3 Game Guarantee
Three game minimum guaranteed for all teams, weather permitting.

Fees include balls, umpires*, and awards for champions and runner-up.

*This tournament will have 2 Umpires for all 12U and above games!!

Refunds

If the 2021 Tournament is cancelled because of any COVID-19 related restrictions, you will receive a 100% refund.
If the 2021 Tournament proceeds as normal:

70% refund if all games are canceled due to inclement weather
20% if only one game is played
No refund if two or more games are played.

Locations
Rockburn Park is the tournament headquarters. Most games will be played at Rockburn Park and surrounding Elkridge and Ellicott City fields, and local area high schools. Satellite facilities are at Severn-Danza Park and Alpha Ridge Park

Partnerships

You may have noticed that we have increased the size of several age brackets.
That is because of our continuing partnerships with the fine folks at Severn Baseball, AYRA and Western Howard County Renegades and this year we added the HCYP as a new partner.
By adding quality partners, we can add more fields and thus more teams. At the same time, these organizations agree to maintaining the tournament game sites in the same quality fashion that the Stars & Strikes tournament is known for.
We are very pleased to have these organizations as partners.

Partner facilities include: Severn Danza Park, Alpha Ridge Park, River Hill HS, Atholton HS, Oakland Mills HS, Wilde Lake HS, Hammond HS, Mt Hebron HS, Centennial HS, Marriotts Ridge HS and Buckshot Field

Tournament Testimonials

We know you'll enjoy our tournament but don't take our word for it...Look at what Coaches are saying about the tournament:

I just want to thank you and your staff for doing an outstanding job this weekend. The fields where well manicured before every game and the umps where the best I have had this season.

My team and I had a great experience. Before my son went to school this morning he told me that was probably the funniest weekend he has had!! Thanks for providing the experience.

Sincerely,Greg Varda

AYRA Manager

I wanted to drop you a line and let you know how well run I thought your tournament was. Your volunteers at each field were on top of things and your communication was complete and timely.

I also have never seen another tourney offer to pay field and ump fees for people to decide the championship at another date/location. I thought that was a great move. Congrats on a successful tourney and rest well.

Brian Edwards, Savage 13U

I just wanted to say that the Coach and his crew did an amazing job with running the 8U Stars and Strikes Tournament. This tournament is fun, well managed and the volunteers are extremely professional. The brackets and game times were always updated in a timely fashion and the field as always game ready. Thanks again,

Jason Stadel
Severn Seminoles

Handling the rescheduling and maintaining the field after the storms, you guys deserve a lot of credit. On behalf of 13U WHC, thank you and your staff for hosting and excellently running the tournament. Keep it going.

Anthony Farnella

Chris/Marc, please pass on to all your coaches (including you) and volunteers that they did an outstanding job hosting the tournament. That was an absolute first-class operation.

David Corbin, RPR, CSR, CCR

Please pass on another job well done to all the folks in the EYO org for another great tournament. We didn't do as well this year as last, but we had a great time. Your parents, coaches, staff and facilities are all top notch.”

Thanks again for a great tournament.
Tony Figlioli
Severna Park Green Hornets