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  • 2026
  • Youth World Series - Lake of the Ozarks - Session 1
  • Jun 17-21, 2026
  • baseball
  • MO
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Lake of the Ozarks
June 17-21, 2026

World Series Event highlights

VACATION DESTINATIONS
The Youth World Series is held at family vacation destinations close to water parks, thrill parks, beaches and more, giving your team’s families an extended weekend of games & FUN!
5 GAME GUARANTEE
Each team will play 5-9 games (weather permitting) over the course of the 4 day tournament giving you plenty of Baseball against similar competition!
SKILLS
Following check-in, teams will compete in a skills competition that will consist of Road Runner, Around the Horn, Home Run Derby, and Golden Arm.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS
Opposing coaches will nominate players from your team to be named to the Youth World Series All-Tournament Team. All nominees will receive special invitations to the prestigious Baseball Youth All-American Games held in August and late December / early January!
D2 / D3 ONLY
Finally, a World Series made for your team! ONLY D2 (Lower level AAA, AA, Silver, intermediate) or D3 (A, Bronze, beginner) level teams are allowed to participate. No D1 (Elite, Major, Gold, advanced) teams allowed. We use the popular Baseball Youth DivLevel classification system and moderate entries to ensure like competition!
UNIQUE DOUBLE-SIDED BRACKET
Teams compete in 3 pool play games before being seeded in unique double sided brackets, giving your team a chance for the Gold or Silver championship! Click Here To View The Unique Bracket!

GAME DAY ALERTS

Stay up to date with the latest UPDATES

This page provides real-time updates, important deadlines, venue information, and everything you need to prepare for this event.

 

Important Update: The Youth World Series is a cashless event. Cash will not be accepted for any on-site transactions.


Important Dates

Official Tournament Shirt Pre-Order Deadline: Sunday, May 24

General Itinerary:
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Tournament Schedule Release: Click Here

Contact Information

Youth World Series – Questions?
Tyler Fitch – [email protected] – 502-338-2450

Hotel Assistance:

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Event Location

Ballparks National

480 Kissick Way

Macks Creek, MO 65786

2024 TOURNAMENT SHIRT

SAVE MONEY & ENSURE EVERYONE IN YOUR FAMILY GETS A SHIRT BY PRE-ORDERING TODAY!

$30.00

$35.00 ON SITE!

DEADLINE: May 22, 2026

Who's Coming

*The following is a preliminary list of teams who have penciled in their interest in participating. It is important to note that this list is tentative and subject to potential revisions.

Register Early to secure your spot OR pencil in to show your interest in coming

9U

  • Team Name
    Classification
  • Cedar Rapids Prairie - Cedar Rapids, IA
    D2
  • Crusaders - Checotah, Ok
    D3
  • Drillbit Roughnecks - Magnolia, TX
    D2
  • Drillbit Roughnecks - Cimerhanzel - Magnolia, TX
    D3
  • Eldon Sting - Eldon, MO
    D3
  • FOX SPORTS SOX - NEWTON - Joplin, MO
    D2
  • KNINE - Argyle, TX
    D2
  • Prospect Baseball - Denham Springs, LA
    D2
  • Prospects Baseball - Denham Springs, LA
    D2
  • Quad City Area Knights 9U Black - Davenport, IA
    D2
  • Rawlings Tigers - Chesterfield, MO
    D2
  • Riverdawgs Baseball Club - Fredericktown, OH
    D2
  • Soldiers - Waxahachie, TX
    D3
  • TXH Baseball Club - Midlothian, TX
    D3
  • Texas Heaters - Midlothian, TX
    D2
  • The show - Amite, LA
    D3

10U

  • Team Name
    Classification
  • Choctaw Cubs - Choctaw, OK
    D2
  • Choctow Cubs - Choctow, OK
    D2
  • Dale Pirates - Shawnee, OK
    D2
  • Drillbit Roughnecks - Cimerhanzel - Magnolia, TX
    D3
  • EBC Rutledge - germantown, TN
    D3
  • Fox Sports Sox - Newton - 9U - Joplin, MO
    D2
  • Fuel - Edmond, OK
    D2
  • Katy Sting Baseball - Katy, TX
    D2
  • LBA Naturals Blue - Schriever, LA
    D3
  • MBA Mavericks-Lolli - Columbia, MO
    D2
  • MVP - 10u Hook - Fort Worth, TX
    D2
  • Mansfield Horned Frogs-10U - Mansfield, TX
    D2
  • Memphis Tigers 10U - Davenport - Memphis, TN
    D3
  • Missouri Baseball Academy Mavericks - Columbia, mo
    D3
  • Missouri Rockets 10U - Warsaw, MO
    D1
  • New Lenox Rebels Black - New Lenox, IL
    D2
  • Prairie State Expos - Litchfield, IL
    D2
  • Rated Rookies - New Albany, IN
    D3
  • The Show - Amite, LA
    D2
  • Tigers - Chesterfield, MO
    D2
  • Top Gun - Friendswood, TX
    D2

11U

  • Team Name
    Classification
  • 918 Haymakers - Henryetta, OK
    D2
  • Blue Chips 11U - Flemingsburg, KY
    D3
  • Broski Baseball - Lumberton, TX
    D2
  • Drip - Dripping Springs, TX
    D1
  • Holyland Heat - Malone, Wi
    D3
  • KC Blaze 11U - Gardner, KS
    D3
  • KC Blaze Baseball - Gardner, KS
    D3
  • Krush navy - omaha, NE
    D2
  • Lawrence Warriors - LAWRENCE, KS
    D2
  • Marion Nighthawks - Marion, Oh
    D3
  • Marion Redbirds - Marion, AR
    D1
  • Missouri Baseball Academy Mavericks - White - Boonville, MO
    D3
  • NBA Titans 11U - Hickman, NE
    D2
  • OK Prime - Norman, OK
    D2
  • OMGAA Storm 11AAA - Maple Grove, MN
    D2
  • Olathe Maniacs 11u Barr - Olathe, KS
    D2
  • Osage county outlaws - Overbrook, KS
    D3
  • Osseo-Maple Grove Storm - Maple Grove, MN
    D2
  • Premier Sports Academy - Litwiller - Lake Saint Louis, MO
    D2
  • Prescott Pine Sox - Prescott, AZ
    D3
  • Prospect Baseball - Denham Springs, LA
    D2
  • Relentless Sports - Adair, Ok
    D2
  • Richmond Rage - RICHMOND, KY
    D2
  • STL Klutch 10u - Jungermann - Chesterfield, Mo
    D1
  • Stars 11U - Norman, OK
    D2
  • Texas Lonestar Baseball 11u-Anderson - Waller, TX
    D2
  • Texas Twelve Woodlands - Maroon - Willis, TX
    D2
  • The Show - Amite, LA
    D2
  • Tx Made - San Antonio, TX
    D3
  • Wichita BlueClaws - Wichita, KS
    D2
  • Wizards Baseball - Sioux City, IA
    D2

12U

  • Team Name
    Classification
  • 3 Naciones - Pasadena, TX
    D3
  • AHQ 2032 12u - Lisle, IL
    D2
  • BYBSA Vipers 12U - Keenesburg, CO
    D3
  • Boomtown Drillers - El Dorado, AR
    D2
  • Bybsa Brighton Vipers - Brighton, CO
    D2
  • Catalyst cardinals 12u - Denver, CO
    D2
  • Chosen Baseball - Yukon, OK
    D2
  • HSC Tigers - Greenwood, MO
    D2
  • Houston Mustangs - HOUSTON, TX
    D2
  • KC Blaze Baseball - Gardner, KS
    D2
  • Kaneland Travel Baseball - Elburn, IL
    D3
  • LZ360 Bison - West Dundee, IL
    D3
  • Legacy Baseball - Cottage Grove, Wi
    D3
  • Lincoln Way Blue Demons 2026 12U - tinley park, IL
    D2
  • MBC Aces - Brownsburg, IN
    D2
  • Missouri Elite - Lake Ozark, MO
    D2
  • Nā Āiwaiwa - Wahiawa, HI
    D2
  • OK Braves - Goldsby, Ok
    D2
  • Oklahoma Exposure - Edmond, OK
    D2
  • Olathe Maniacs 12u Barr - Olathe, KS
    D2
  • PTA AAA - Oak Creek, WI
    D2
  • Performance 12u Martino - Oklahoma City, OK
    D2
  • Prescott Pine Sox - Prescott, AZ
    D2
  • Prescott Pine Sox 12u - Prescott, AZ
    D3
  • Prospect Baseball - Denham Springs, LA
    D2
  • Reds Baseball Academy - Black - Yorkville, IL
    D3
  • SBA Raiders - LITH, IL
    D3
  • Sienna Blackhawks - Missouri City, TX
    D2
  • Snappers - Franklin, WI
    D2
  • The Show - Amite, LA
    D2
  • Top tier MC Gray - Huntley, IL
    D3
  • Xtreme - Sand Springs, OK
    D2

13U

  • Team Name
    Classification
  • 225U Leopard Dawgs 13u DR - Baton Rouge, LA
    D2
  • ABA 13U - Buckley - Overland Park, KS
    D2
  • Brazos Braves Navy - Mineral Wells, TX
    D2
  • Cincinnati WestStars - Cincinnati, OH
    D2
  • DrillBit Roughnecks - Magnolia, TX
    D2
  • Gladiators 13U Red - Beaumont, TX
    D2
  • Gladiators Red - Beaumont, TX
    D2
  • Glen Ellyn Rebels Red - Glen Ellyn, IL
    D2
  • Glen Ellyn Rebels Red - Glen Ellyn, IL
    D3
  • Holyland Halos - Malone, WI
    D2
  • KC Blaze Baseball 13U - Kirgan - Gardner, KS
    D2
  • KC Blaze Baseball 13U - Slavens - Gardner, KS
    D3
  • Krush Navy - Omaha, NE
    D2
  • MVP 2031 - Dewar, OK
    D2
  • Marucci Elite TX - 13U Smith - Cypress, TX
    D3
  • Omaha Stampede - Omaha, NE
    D2
  • PACK 13U - Denham Springs, LA
    D2
  • Prospect Baseball - Denham Springs, LA
    D2
  • Prospects Sawatski - Farmington, AR
    D2
  • Riverdawgs Baseball Club - Fredericktown, OH
    D2
  • SBG Sox - Dudas - Petal, MS
    D2
  • Saints Baseball - Saint Amant, LA
    D2
  • Savage Baseball - Port Neches, TX
    D2
  • Savage Baseball-Champagne - Port Neches, TX
    D2
  • St Joe Panthers - St Joseph, MO
    D2
  • Storm Baseball - Union, KY
    D2
  • Tealios - Ville Platte, LA
    D2
  • Texas Knights - Richardson, TX
    D2
  • Topeka Rangers - Topeka, KS
    D3
  • Warhawk Baseball Club - Columbus, OH
    D2

14U

  • Team Name
    Classification
  • 405 Baseball Club 14u - GUTHRIE, OK
    D2
  • Bartlett Rebels - Bartlett, Il
    D3
  • Bombers - Scranton, KS
    D3
  • Cincinnati WestStars - Cincinnati, OH
    D2
  • Dub Town Elite - Purcell, OK
    D2
  • EBC Baseball - Anderson, IN
    D2
  • ESP Tornadoes - Plainfield, IL
    D2
  • ESPT - Plainfield, IL
    D2
  • GBN Feeder Green - Northbrook, IL
    D2
  • Glen Ellyn Rebels - Glen Ellyn, il
    D2
  • Knights 14U Gold - Jefferson City, MO
    D2
  • Lake County Stars 14U - Lake Zurich, IL
    D3
  • Midwest Dirt Bandits - Topeka, KS
    D2
  • Mizuno Kemp 14 - Bridge City, TX
    D2
  • NBA Thunder - Nashville, TN
    D2
  • Oklahoma Hustle - TULSA, OK
    D2
  • Omaha Regulators - Omaha, NE
    D2
  • ROPES-Richard - McKinney, TX
    D2
  • Regulators - Papillion, NE
    D2
  • Sparks Stallings - Glen Ellyn, IL
    D2
  • Texas Alpha - The Colony, TX
    D2
  • Yard Goats - Champaign, IL
    D2

15U/16U

  • Team Name
    Classification
  • Big Game 16U - Pittsfield, IL
    D1
  • KC Blaze Baseball - Gardner, KS
    D2
  • KC Tigers - Kansas City, MO
    D2
  • Lapeer Outlaws - Lapeer, MI
    D3
  • SBA Cobras - McHenry, IL
    D3
  • Troy Titans 16u - Shorewood, IL
    D3

The World Series experience

Pricing

Spots still open for the Baseball World Series Ozarks!

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Ballparks National - Lake of the Ozarks
480 Kissick Way Macks Creek, MO 65786

Utilizing all-synthetic turf fields, we will offer the most competitive and playable surfaces in the country. Our fields will be self-contained and will include state-of-the-art lighting, warm-up areas, bull pens, and batting cages to give every player the big league experience. Our seating and sight lines for parents and patrons will truely be one-of-a-kind.

With age-appropriate fields of state-of-the-art synthetic turf, not only will teams play on the best surfaces but they will be guaranteed to play a full tournament regardless of the weather. We will offer the “ultimate experience” for the ballplayer.

Game times and locations are subject to off site facilities if needed.

FAQs

Important - Stay-To-Play Policy

While most of our events are Stay-To-Play, this event does not require it due to limited hotel partnership opportunities nearby. Families still have options and aren’t restricted by limited availability.

Your team is guaranteed to play at least 5 games, weather permitting, but depending on your team’s success, you can play several more!

Every team can include up to 2 players who meet the grade eligibility criteria on their roster. If a team exceeds this limit, they must participate in the age group above their current one. Failure to comply with this rule, resulting in more than 2 players above the specified requirements, will lead to immediate disqualification from the tournament.

Our rules state that one player must be born after January 1st of the calendar year of the event they participate in, and another player must be born within 30 days of the age cutoff.

If you need to cancel your registration, please follow the steps below:

  1. Please notify us immediately by emailing Tyler Fitch at [email protected]
  2. If your team has already booked hotels, please log in to your online lodging portal to complete the necessary cancellation steps. If you’re unsure how to do this, contact [email protected] for assistance.
  3. Per our Terms of Service, if you cancel your registration at any time, Athletx Sports Group will issue you a credit valid through the end of the 2026 season.

This credit can be applied to any Athletx-hosted tournament, which you can find here:

TEAM EVENTS:
Youth World Series – (9U-16U)
Youth Baseball Nationals – (9U-16U)
Game Day USA – (8U-18U)

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:
Baseball Youth All-American Games – (3rd-9th Grade)
Game Day USA Junior All-American Games – (2nd-10th Grade)
Game Day USA All-Star Weekend – (8U-16U)

The event insurance is different from your team’s limited liability policy required to play in the tournament.

For more information on team liability coverage, please visit chappellinsurance.com.

The event insurance offered during registration applies if Athletx Sports Group or the Youth World Series has to cancel your age group or the tournament for covered reasons. If this is the case, then if the event insurance is purchased, you will receive a refund instead of a future credit.

If the event insurance is not purchased, then teams will receive a credit toward a future Athletx Sports Group event that is valid for 24 months.

Teams are welcome to bring pins to exchange with other teams; however, there is no designated time set aside in the schedule specifically for pin trading. We recommend coordinating with other teams during Skills Competitions or downtime between games if you’d like to trade pins.

To better serve our teams and spectators, we will no longer collect gate fees from individuals on site. Instead, we will be auto-drafting your $750.00 per team (covers your athlete and all spectators in your party) gate fee pass on 6/8/26. This will also allow free flow of passage in and out of the complexes without having to worry about gate pass lines, cumbersome on site payments, and other inconveniences. This gate fee is required for all teams, regardless of the number of games played. All gate fees must be paid prior to the start of the event.

Yes! Tournament shirts will be available for pre-order, and you’ll receive both text and email communication when the pre-order process begins in the spring.

We strongly recommend pre-ordering, as shirts always sell out on-site.

  • Pre-Order Price: $30
  • On-Site Price: $35

Please note: All communication will be sent to the email and phone number of the person who registered the team. It is that individual’s responsibility to share pre-order information with parents and players.

Once your registration fee is paid, please note the following:

  • No cash, check, or credit card refunds will be issued for any reason, unless the event is canceled by the host due to low attendance or canceled due to inclement weather. 

  • This policy applies to all registrations, regardless of the reason for withdrawal.

If the weather doesn’t cooperate, here’s what you need to know:

  • We will do everything reasonably possible to complete the event.

  • If an event is completely canceled due to weather or field conditions:

    • You will be given the option to transfer your registration to another Athletx Sports Group event in the upcoming season or the next season. Transfers are subject to event availability and registration deadlines.

    • OR if we cannot find an alternate event then we will issue a refund.

  • We are not responsible for travel, lodging, or any other expenses related to a canceled or relocated event.

Last-Minute Drops:
If you cancel or drop out within 2 weeks of your scheduled event, you will not receive a credit for a future event.

Can I transfer my registration to another event or brand?
Yes! If you’re unable to attend your originally scheduled event, you can transfer your registration to another Athletx Sports Group tournament — even if it’s under a different brand like Baseball Youth or Softball Youth.

We’re happy to help you make the switch. Just reach out to us, and we’ll assist you in finding a suitable event. Our brands work closely together, and we’re flexible when it comes to helping families make the most of their registration.

Explore all upcoming events here: athletx.com/our-events

Email Tyler Fitch at [email protected], and please allow 1-2 business days for a response.

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