Event Description

Primetime on the Prairie  – Flashin' the Leather Series 

Hosted by JP Sports

📅 May 15th - 17th , 2026 

🌾 Primetime on the Prairie 🌾
When the lights hit the fields and the sun sets over the Midwest, the stage is set for something bigger than the game. Under the wide-open skies, it’s speed, strength, and clutch moments that define champions. Teams will battle it out on the field, and division Champions will have a chance to win the “Flashin’ the Leather” glove package, featuring a brand-new A2000 glove for divisions that qualify. 

- This event is USSSA, giving your team the chance to play for USSSA points

*ALL TEAMS MUST BE USSSA SANCTIONED  AND ROSTERED BEFORE THE START OF THE EVENT*

🏟 Facility Information

• Louisville Slugger Sports Complex – Peoria, Illinois is a premier, modern youth sports complex that pays homage to the historic Louisville brand. The complex boasts a gorgeous stadium field with video jumbo-tron and built in dugouts, multiple concession stands and an indoor Louisville slugger team store. This park truly embodies the on site family experience with high-level tournament play. The facility features multiple full synthetic turf fields, excellent spectator seating, ample parking, and on-site concessions and restaurant. For more information on the Flashin' The Leather Series click HERE.

        Facility Rules:

• NO metal spikes
• NO sunflower seeds or Shelled Items of any kind. Violators will be immediately removed from the parked and not allowed back for the remainder of the weekend. 
• NO outside Food or Beverages
• NO Wagons

📋 Tournament Details

• Sanctioning: Teams MUST Sanction and Roster through USSSA 
• Waivers: Teams must complete waivers via JP Sports platform
• Roster Compliance: Teams must be sanctioned and have a completed USSSA roster uploaded before the event starts
• Refund Policy: Please reference the JP Sports Rules. See Item 45 for Refund Policy.
• Rules: https://irp.cdn-website.com/6a9b086b/files/uploaded/2025-baseball-rules-3f5b0c10.pdf

📅 Schedule

• Dates: May 15th - 17th, 2026
• Start Times: Games begin Friday no earlier than 5:00 p.m.
• Game Guarantee: 3 Games Minimum
• Format: 2 Pool Play Games followed by Bracket Play

⚾ Age Divisions & Field Dimensions

• 8u KP: 40’ mound / 60’ bases
• 9u: 46’ mound / 65’ bases
• 10u: 46’ mound / 65’ bases
• 11u: 50’ mound / 70’ bases
• 12u: 50’ mound / 70’ bases
• 13u: 54’ mound / 80’ bases
• 14u: 60’ mound / 90’ bases

⚠️ JP Sports reserves the right to modify and/or combine divisions as needed.

⚾ Bat Restrictions 

• All Bats 8u-14u AAA must be stamped 1.15 BPF per USSSA rule. All  bats for 14u Major and all high school divisions must use BBCOR per NFHS.
  
  Weight Drop Restrictions:
•  8u - 12u: No weight restrictions
• 13u: -3, -5 or -8 ONLY
• 14u A, 14u AA, 14u AAA: -3 or -5
• 14u MAJOR, High School Divisions: -3 BBCOR

🏨 Hotels – Stay to Play

Stay and Play

Our tournaments are Stay to Play events - meaning teams outside of 90 miles from the complex are required to book their hotel rooms through our hotel partner, PLEX Travel. With questions on this policy, requirements or restrictions, please email [email protected].

➡️ The Plex Travel Hotel Link

We have partnered with PLEX Travel to secure discounted room blocks at a variety of tournament approved hotels close to our venues. This is a Stay to Play event. It is required that all teams traveling to this event from 90 miles or more reserve their lodging accommodations through PLEX Travel. Thank you in advance for your cooperation;

• Please note booking through a third party, such as Priceline, Hotels.com or Expedia is NOT allowed.
• We don't currently offer an opt out, if you have any questions please feel free to reach out at [email protected]
• Teams failing to comply with the stay to play policy are subject to removal from the event, without refund.  

📲 Event Contacts

For questions about the event, USSSA, Discounts and Promos, please see the corresponding contacts at the bottom of the page.

🌾 Big plays. Bright lights. Prairie nights.

✅ Register today