CELEBRATING OUR 23rd ANNIVERSARY in 2027

THE 2027 INAUGURAL GRAND SLAM MID SOUTH WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL

JULY 7-11, 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!

Pearl City Park, Freedom Ridge, The Quarry and Flowood Liberty parks in the Brandon & Pearl, Mississippi areas!

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 Wednesday prior to the games starting on Thursday! Most teams order 20-30 pins per player!

HERE ARE SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR INAUGURAL GRAND SLAM MID SOUTH WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL EVENT.....

1.  When does the tournament start and end?  Each team will play a Pool play doubleheader on Thursday, July 8, 2027.  Double Elimination bracket play starts on Friday, July 9, 2027 and Championship games are set for Sunday, July 11, 2027.  

Schedules will be posted on the website no later than Monday, June 28, 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 $1,000.00 is due no later than June 15, 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 $70 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, as long as we have a minimum of 5-teams in a particular class within an age division.  

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 Mid South World Series merchandise including Dri Fit T-Shirts, Mid South 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 Mid South 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.  

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 ANY of the parks.  Tennis shoes, Turf shoes or soft rubber cleats ONLY for ALL players at all parks!a

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.  

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 for our Inaugural Mid South World Series event in 2027 for arguably the Finest Youth Baseball  World Series event in the entire Country as we celebrate our 23rd Anniversary running events with Grand Slam Sports Tournaments!!