2025 Motor City Classic: Pool play sites to pick from for each age group! Updated December 10th, 2024. More fields will be added as time goes on.
This is a reminder that each team needs to pick one of these pool play sites. You will remain there for pool play. The only way you could have to travel is if you advance to the playoffs.
I have included videos showing some of the venues for you to look at.
Please text Matt Sandles at 248-752-8185 regarding picking pool play sites and in regards to picking game times. Both pool play sites and game time choices will be on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to change due to the number of teams at a pool play site. If game times are important to you, please make sure to confirm them with Matt Sandles prior to the schedule being released. This is very important. We do not want to be making changes to the schedule if possible once the final schedule is released in early July 2025.
Sunday's playoffs will all be in Metro Detroit no matter what pool play site you pick.
Reminder: 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, and 13U are 3GG (weather-permitting). 14U and 15U are 4GG (weather-permitting). 16U and 17/18U are 5GG (weather-permitting). This is all prior to the playoffs.
First place teams in each age group will get a team trophy and rings. Second place teams in each age group will get rings. In addition, the first place team in each age group will win a refund plus a free (comped) entry to the 2026 tournament.
VERY IMPORTANT! If you see a pool play site that you want but was offered to another age group that does not match your team, let me know and I will see what I can do for you. This is only if the site says it has room still. If it is full, it is full.
More pool play site choices will be added throughout the year. You can always switch to a new one that still has room. Just confirm with me that you are in the one of your choice at any given time.
Please note that these prices could change slightly at a later time.
Once a schedule is released, there are absolutely no refunds. Any refund requests before that will take many factors into account including the tournament director's discretion. The schedule will be released approximately two weeks prior to the beginning of the tournament.
15U Baseball:
This is a reminder that each team needs to pick one of these pool play sites. You will remain there for pool play. The only way you could have to travel is if you advance to the playoffs.
The price is $1,375 per team. However, the first twelve teams in 15U to fill out and submit the Online Registration Form will receive a $275 discount and only be charged $1,100. This is for a four-game guarantee, weather-permitting. Teams will be able to select their pool play site and time slots.
You can register now and pay later! Just fill out the form to qualify for your discount.
The pool using Oakland University's turf field for two games (and two games played elsewhere locally) is full as of 11/20/2024.
As of 8/28/2024, Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids is full.
The pool at Novi Catholic Central High School's two turf fields has room, but any team that would join at this point must be able to play on Wednesday, July 16th for it to work.
The pool that guarantees teams two games at Madonna University's Ilitch Ballpark on Wednesday and two games elsewhere in Metro Detroit has room. The pools using Davenport University's turf field in Caledonia, Michigan and the new Meijer Sports Complex turf field in Rockford, Michigan have room. Kyte Monroe in St. Clair Shores has room. Kyte Monroe has lights. Orchard Lake St. Mary's JV field has room. Southgate Anderson High School has room. Utica High School in Utica, Michigan, has room. Huron Academy in Macomb County, Michigan, has room. Libro Centre near Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has room also. The pool featuring Jimmy John's Field in Utica, Michigan, has room (teams are guaranteed one game there but can pay extra for more games there). The pool featuring Wayne State University's turf field has room (teams are guaranteed two games here and this could be raised to four later on). Ford Field in Livonia has room and has lights! The pool featuring Rockford High School's freshman field in Rockford, Michigan, has room.
There is also a pool featuring the University of Toledo. If you play in this pool, you will be guaranteed two games there. Your other two games would be elsewhere. In addition, if you play in this pool, your team must be able to play on Wednesday, July 16th.
Madonna University's Ilitch Ballpark in Livonia, Michigan: