LODGING INFORMATIONThe Texas Season Opener is a 'Stay to Play' NIT event.
EVENT DETAILSCome Play in the WORLD'S ONLY OMAHA SLUMPBUSTER PAID BERTH QUALIFIER! Compete with the best in the Southwest for a chance to win a FREE entry into the Largest Youth Baseball Event in the World! The Omaha SlumpBuster
This event has a 15-year history of being the true testing ground for teams in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana as they shake off the rust from wintertime and start to get serious about the year to come. Triple Crown has established relationships with field complexes, umpire groups and well-located hotels to make this an easy "yes" for teams ready to make a mark in their age group. Any team who pays or pencils into D2 or D3 will receive a short, 4-minute survey about your team. Triple Crown requires all teams to fill this survey out to ensure teams are playing in the correct divisions!
Schedules will be posted on Tuesday, February 28 by 9pm CST Stay to Play Lodging Tournament: Teams that are located 75 miles outside the center location of our playing sites are required to stay with our hotel partners. The address that will be measured from your home address to determine if you are "local" or "non-local" will be: 2613 S I35E, Lewisville, TX 75067 10 "Room Nights" must be booked with our hotel partners or pay the $200 surcharge to be bracketed into the tournament. Details on hotels will be released in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned! Event Format: 3-game minimum. All teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket. *Format subject to change based off team numbers, facilities, and weather conditions. Awards: 1st Place: Team Plaque, Individual Awards. 2nd Place: Team Plaque, Individual Awards. Equipment Required: Two new and one used baseball per game; get your baseballs back after the game. Please make sure your online digital roster is COMPLETE before the event. (Each team must carry packet of birth certificates throughout tournament). Omaha SlumpBuster Qualifier FAQsIs there a team limit on a division to win the SlumpBuster qualifier?
ITINERARYWednesday, February 22: Deadline for payment of entry fee. Tuesday, February 28: Game times posted on this website by 9 p.m. CT. Friday, March 3: Tournament pool play games begin (6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.) Saturday, March 4: Pool play games continue (8:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.) Sunday, March 5: Bracket Play (8:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.) FACILITIES
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PAST CHAMPIONS2022 Champions: 14uD1 Gold -- Duran Baseball 14u 14uD1 Silver -- Highland Village Storm-Rodriguez 14uD2 Gold -- Oklahoma Fuel 13u 14D2 Silver -- TCR Bobcats-Harvey 13uD1 -- Dallas Tigers-Killian 13uD2 Gold -- Storm 13uD2 Silver -- Dallas Tigers-Cecil 2027 12uD1 -- HVA Storm-Bird 12uD2 -- TCR Bobcats-Hunter 12uD3 -- Coppell Cowboys-Wiseman 11uD1 -- Texas Stix 11uD2 -- Excel Knights 11uD3 -- Texas Stix 10uD1 -- Texas Throwdown 10uD3 -- Texas Wizards 9uD2 -- NTXBC Dirtbags-Den Braber 8u Coach-Pitch -- Canes 2021 Champions: 14uD2 -- Warriors (Lucas, TX) 14uD1 -- GPS Legends (Austin, TX) 13uD3 -- Cooperstown Cobras-Owen (Fort Worth, TX) 13uD2 -- Keller Aces (N. Richland Hills, TX) 13uD1 -- Dallas Tigers-Reynolds (Prosper, TX) 12uD3 -- Cooperstown Cobras-Hawthorne (Fort Worth, TX) 12uD2 -- Keller Knights-Mench (Keller, TX) 12uD1 -- Texas Edge North (Justin, TX) 11uD3 -- Texas Pistols (Burleson, TX) 11uD2 -- Southlake Dragons-Pazera (Southlake, TX) 11uD1 -- Baseball Youth Elite Red (Louisville, KY) 10uD3 -- Buzz Stone (Hewitt, TX) 10uD2 -- Impact Baseball Club-Gray (N. Richland Hills, TX) 9uD3 -- Texas Edge-Lovera (Keller, TX) 9uD2 -- Texas Rattlers-Bradley (Flower Mound, TX) 8u -- Texas Edge-Mitcham (Granbury, TX) 7u -- Patriots (Burleson, TX) 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 10 or fewer days prior to the start of the event. Otherwise, if a team cancels 11 days or more prior to the event start date, they may transfer the registration to another Triple Crown Baseball 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. ![]()
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