Event Description

The 2026 Xposure Sports Great Eight Knockout is an invitation only, compass bracket style tournament with winner's advancing towards the Championship starting game one. A true tournament where every pitch, every play, every game - matters! This tournament has a strict Invitation Process (see below) and is designed to pit the teams that have performed best in recent Xposure Sports Tournaments against one another in an ultra-competitive, high stakes, exciting winner take-all championship. This tournament has featured several past Xposure Sports Tournament champions, runners-up, and other top teams from across the region in its first two years! 

As standard at Xposure Sports tournaments; EXPOSURE of the athletes continues to be at the forefront. Every game will be covered by members of our staff, providing unrivaled video highlights, pitcher velocities, and tournament leaderboards. In-game, edited, video highlights will be posted on our social media platforms to promote players to college coaches across the country and ALL video highlights, pitcher velocities, and game stats will be uploaded to each player's personal Xposure Sports profile to further aid in their college recruitment process. 

Invitation Process: All interested teams are encouraged to request an invite to this event. Accepted invitations will first be awarded to past Champions and Runner's Up of Xposure Sports Tournaments. At large bids will then be awarded to interested teams beginning with those that have played in past Xposure Sports Tournaments. 

Past Champions 

15U: (2025) Barrel Nation 15U Premier, (2024) Dirtbags Mid-Atlantic 15U

16U: (2025) 2027 US Elite Mid-Atlantic, (2024) Upper Allen Wildcats

17/18U: (2025) Tides Baseball 16U, (2024) Savage National

Location: Greater Baltimore Area High School and College Fields 

Travel: Teams will remain at the SAME field for games on both days - NO TRAVEL BETWEEN GAMES!

Age Restrictions:

15U: 2029 GRADUATE OR YOUNGER OR BORN ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 2010

16U: 2028 GRADUATE OR YOUNGER OR BORN ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 2009

17/18U: 2027 GRADUATE OR YOUNGER OR BORN ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 2008 / 2026 GRADUATE OR YOUNGER OR BORN ON OR AFTER MAY 1, 2007

Games Guarantee: 3 (Weather Permitting)

Bat Type: Metal

Home/Away: Coin Flip

Baseballs Provided: Yes

Game Time Limits: 2 Hours - No New Inning (however each game MUST have a winner so there will never be a tie). 

Stay To Play: No

Team Gate Fee: $250 (Individual Gate Fees WILL NOT be collected on site).

Refunds: No refunds will be issued at anytime after payment. Xposure Sports will hold a credit to a future event if notice of cancellation is given at least three weeks prior. 

• If Zero Games are played 75% of the entry fee will be returned as a credit for a future event run by Xposure Sports. 
• If 25% of your guaranteed tournament games are played 50% of the entry fee will be returned as a credit for a future event run by Xposure Sports. 
• If 33% of your guaranteed tournament games are played 40% of the entry fee will be returned as a credit for a future event run by Xposure Sports.
• If you play (2) two or more of your scheduled games, that is considered a full tournament. 
• Credits are valid for 12 months from the time of the canceled event. 
• Teams that pull out within 90 days of an event will not receive any refund or credit. 

** THE ONLY WAY TO SECURE A SPOT IN THIS EVENT IS TO FIRST, HAVE AN INVITATION ACCEPTED, AND SECOND, PUT DOWN AT LEAST A 25% DEPOSIT OR PAY IN FULL. **