Buckeye Elite Hossler-9u baseball/10u softball

09/01/2026

08/29/2026

Looking to add a couple players to fill out team for fall and winter tournaments!

08/08/2026

Winter Indoor (1-Day) Tournaments
The "Go-Live" for Registration will be 12-Noon this coming Wednesday!

Buy 2 Tournament Registrations - Get 1 Free

Website: www.mwtournamentfactory.com
Questions? [email protected]

08/06/2026

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08/03/2026

Our (14u) baseball program, has a couple more spots to fill

Contact Brett (below) for more information!

08/03/2026

We've made it to August and with a new month comes new deals for our Fall Baseball and Softball tournaments!

Register for (2) tournaments and email us [email protected] and we can manually add you to a 3rd!

Register for Baseball:
https://play.mwtournamentfactory.com/season/mwtf-fall-baseball-2026-

Register for Softball:
https://play.mwtournamentfactory.com/season/mwtf-fall-softball-2026-

Photo Credits: Relive the Moment

08/03/2026

Great work by this young group of tball age players, was a great time, look forward to future camps like this. A lot of talented kids with a bright future💪

08/02/2026

Looking to add 2-3 players to our team, any position welcome! Opportunities to play multiple positions and maximize playing times in tournaments.

08/02/2026

"PUT MORE EMPHASIS ON DEFENSE." - David Birkby, National Director

One thing I find lacking in youth baseball development is the emphasis and time spent on the defensive side of things.

The following things are not focused on as much as others or deemed the “Cool” aspect of the game.

1. Glovework
2. Footwork
3. Defensive Situations
4. Playing GOOD Catch

There are many more things to list but my point is that defense is an afterthought to most players whereas pitching and hitting are always on the forefront of a players minds. A lot of factors are to consider here such as most of the country spends the winter months inside where defense can be hard to work on. Or the fact that we play way more games than we practice on an outdoor field. But there are many opportunities such as pregame defensive work that allows us to focus on some of the fundamentals.

But I can tell you one thing, the higher levels of baseball put a heavy emphasis on taking care of the baseball and playing good defense.

Below are fielding percentages for 3 D1, D2, & D3 programs in college baseball as of today.

D1:
Tennessee: 96.7%
Missouri: 95.7%
Illinois: 96.7%

D2:
Missouri S&T: 97.3%
Maryville: 95.8%
Drury: 96.8%

D3:
Webster: 96.2%
Washington University: 96.9%
Johns Hopkins: 97.2%
Average Fielding %: 96.6%

That means that whenever a baseball gets put in play 96.6% of the time it results in a clean fielding play without an error.

I have often said that if I were to coach a youth team all the way through high school, we would put almost half of our time towards defense, consistent good catch play, and game fielding situations.

Take pride in your defense and being reliable in the field. It's always nice to have your defensive abilities to fall back on when you are struggling on the mound or at the plate.

Good luck this weekend if you are getting some games in!

David Birkby
Rawlings Tigers, National Director

07/29/2026

Tournament Factory (Preview Days)

Want to play 2-games in (1) day where your only cost is umpires?

The Tournament Factory will be hosting Preview Days on August 22, 23, 29, & 30.

This will be an opportunity for baseball teams (ages 8-12) and softball teams (ages 8-18u) to register at no-cost and to get paired up with like-minded teams.

We will provide the umpires
We will provide the baseball and softballs
ALL you have to do is show up and show out, as you and your team get to showcase their talents heading into the 2026-27 SZN

More information (including a link to register) will be released soon.

Email us with questions or an early bird link to join: [email protected]

www.mwtournamentfactory.com