Welcome to the official site of the
Battle of Omaha Baseball Tournaments
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Change in entry fee!!
The Battle of Omaha will no longer include gate fees with the entry. Our entry fees will be the same as they have been the past 2 years. Check out the format and pricing below.
Thanks to the 114 teams from 26 states, who participated in our 4 - 2009 events. This year marked the 3rd consecutive year of growth as we had 99 teams in 2008. We expect those numbers to continue to climb as we are adding a 12U tournament in 2010. This year we will be moving all of our tournaments back one week as the College World Series won't start until the 19th of June.
There are many tournaments going on in Omaha during the time of the CWS, however what sets us part from the rest is the fact that we have secured quality facilities for all of our games and the fact that all the games are in Omaha. For pictures of our fields check out the 2009 fields icon. Click on the handouts icon for the 2010 registration forms
17U - June 17 - 20
Our 17U starts with a homerun derby June 16th for 1 player from each team. This event is sponsored by Nike. Teams play 5 games - 4 in pool play with DH's on Thursday and Friday. Pool winners will play a single game in the morning on Saturday, which is the opening day of the series. Teams that didn't win their pool will play a consolation game on Sunday. In addition, teams will have Friday evening off to attend the CWS opening ceremonies. 48 teams max for this tourney. Entry $500
14U / 15U and 19U Midweek
The midweek tournaments are a great time to come and catch multiple CWS games. Teams play 4 games - 1 DH and a single on Monday and Tuesday and then a cross over game on Wednesday depending on seed. Teams play 4 games and are off the field by 3pm. Teams can expect to take in 2-4 CWS games over the 3 days. 16 teams max for each of the 4 tournaments. Entry $400 / 19U and $560 for the 14's and 15's - this will include gate fees for fans.
48 Team 19U - June 24 - 48
Teams play 5 games for pool play/ 8 pools of 6 - Thursday through Saturday. Pool winners square off on Sunday with the Championship being played on Monday. Each team will have 1 evening off to take in the CWS. Entry $500
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Ft Collins Lobos and Topeka Blue - Co champs
| Congratulations to both the Ft. Collins Lobos and the Topeka Stars (Blue) for their impressive runs through the Battle of Omaha in the 19U 48 team event. Both teams went undefeated through pool play, but due to weather conditions were not able to meet for the final gaame.
Ft Collins (from the Skutt pool) rallied in their semi-final game as they were down 7-5 to Prolific Power out of Greeensboro NC Ralston winner). After evening the score in the 6th, the Lobos struck with a 2 run - 2 out walkoff homerun to advance to the finals. In the finals they defeated 2-2 Olathe South (Burke pool) 12-2
Topeka Blue (Central winner) defeated the South Anchorge Wolverines (Bryan) 8-0. The wolverines took the spot of Gretna who was unable to play. In the finals, the Blue defeated Omaha Northwest 14-0 to capture the crown
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Dallas Yankees 17U Champions
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Congratulations to the Dallas Yankees as they took the 2009 - 17U title for the Battle of Omaha. The Yankees finished the tournament 6-0 with wins over the Macon Tigers, Omaha Bryan and Limestone, IL in pool play. In the quarter finals, the Yankees beat Watertown SD 10-0 and beat the previously unbeaten Red Lizards out of Baton Rogue 8-0.
In the finals, which were held at Millard South, the Yankees met another unbeaten in the Andrew County Kings. The Yankees held an 3-2 advantage heading into the 4th before erupting for 5 runs in the 4th. Dallas closed out the Kings 10-2
Andrew Country, out of Missouri finished the tournament 5-1. During their run to the Championship they too defeated 2 previously unbeatens in Millard North and Millard South. Congratulations to both teams
We would like to thank the players and fans for a great weekend. We hope to see you again next year. A special thank you to the host sites for getting your sites ready following the Friday rain that washed out afternoon play.
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Joe Martin takes homerun crown |
Congratulations to Joe Martin from Zachary Baton Rogue, who won the 17U Homerun Derby at Orval Smith on Wednesday evening.
Martin who led off the event, showed his competitors they needed to bring their A game, as he swatted 7 homeruns in the opening round. Martin was joined by JJ Benes (2) of Ralston, Ben Raynor (1) of the Niwot Twins, Chris Akmon (1) and Brian Fuacher (1) of USA Select, Brandon Theil (1) of the National Eagles and Quarteroli (1) of Skutt in the Championship round.
Martin picked up 3 more dingers in the 2nd round to take the title. Benes netted 2 in the 2nd round for 2nd place. As the 1st ever champ of the derby, Martin pickes up a pair of batting gloves, a new Nike mit, a plaque and a new blue CX2, which is 1 of only 60 made. We will have pictures of the champ and runner up shortly.
Congratualtions to all the players and fans on a great start to the tournament. A special thanks to Nike and Decker for their sponsorship of this event.
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Chandler Reeves tosses no-no
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Congratulations to Chandler Reeves of Parkview Baptist out of Baton Rogue, who tossed a no hitter against Danville, IL @ Gross High School. The Sr. right hander (to be)vtook a perfect game into the 5th, but was done in by a walk. Whats even more impressive about Reeves no-no is that fact that his defense came to play, as he recorded only 1 punch out. During the same game Jr. Garrett Deschamp was 1 -2 with a grand slam.
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