CELEBRATING OUR 23rd ANNIVERSARY in 2027
THE 2026 GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL @ THE BEACH SESSION II
JUNE 21-27, 2027
NO QUALIFICATIONS, ANYONE CAN SIGN UP AND PLAY!
Open to Age Divisions 7U, 8U CP, 8UKP, 9U, 10U,
11U, 12U, 13U 54/80, 13U 60/90, 14U & 15U!
THE PUBLIX SPORTS PARK, Chip Seal Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida & Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida!
The Trading Pin Zone is the official Pin supplier for Grand Slam Sports! We urge all teams to take part in our Pin Trading event the Sunday prior to the games starting on Monday! Most teams order 20-30 pins per player!
HERE ARE SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR GRAND SLAM WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL EVENT.....
1. When does the tournament start and end? Each team will play a Pool play doubleheader on either Monday or Tuesday, June 21 or 22 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 23, no team is eliminated prior to Thursday, June 24 and Championship games are set for EITHER Saturday, June 26 or Sunday, June 27 depending on number of teams entered and/or weather delays that may be experienced during the week.
Schedules are posted on the website as follows at 9:00 PM (ET).
WS I: Friday, June 4, 2027
WS II: Friday, June 11, 2027
WS III: Friday, June 18, 2027
WS IV: Friday, July 9, 2027
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? What about Opening Ceremonies? YES! We will post more information as we get closer to the event!
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 1, 2027 OR when a particular age division is close to being SOLD OUT! We will offer Individual daily admission for $20 for fans (12 & Under is admitted free of charge) or an $80 Weekly Pass that gets you in the gate at all parks all week long. NO REFUNDS or EXCHANGES for daily admission passes for any reason! 3% card fees added to all entry and gate fees.
5. Will age divisions be separated into classes? Yes for World Series I, II & III, IF we have a minimum of 5-teams in a particular class within an age division. The Grand Slam World Series Session IV is an OPEN event!
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! More information on this as we get closer to the event. This will be for TEAM ORDERS ONLY (no individual orders) for official World Series merchandise including Dri Fit T-Shirts, WS logo pins, Towels, Challenge Coins and more. 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! 3% card fees added to all merchandise sales.
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 22-years and the All turf Publix PCB Sports Complex is moving into it's 8th full year of operation. Both parks are located off of PCB Parkway (Back Beach Road) approx. 6-miles from one another.
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. Please familiarize yourself with our rules!
10. NO Steel spikes allowed for pitchers at either park. Tennis shoes, Turf shoes or soft rubber cleats ONLY for ALL players at Publix Park and for pitchers at Frank Brown 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 please. Team Coolers with water for the players is allowed. Personal coolers for prescribed medicines are also 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 2027 for arguably the Finest Youth Baseball World Series event in the entire Country as we celebrate our 23rd Anniversary!!
