Thee Buckeye Classic is the highest attended non-world championship senior tournament east of Las Vegas. In 2011 Seventy-two AA and AAA teams attended; in 2012 seventy-five teams attended and in 2013 the total was eighty-three!

In 2014 we are expecting between 76 to 80 teams. we are limited to 90 maximum due to field availability. Hope you can find time in your 2014 summer tournament schedule to join us.

THEE SPA 2014 BUCKEYE CLASSIC

DATES

June 2,3,4 (MONDAY.TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY) - 75's (AA,AAA); 75M IF FOUR TEAMS; 80AAA

June 5,6 (THURSDAY, FRIDAY)- 65's (AA / AAA)

June 7,8 (SATURDAY, SUNDAY) - 55's (AA / AAA)

June 7, 8 (SATURDAY, SUNDAY) - 50's (AA / AAA)

June 10,11,12 - (TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY) - 70's (AA / AAA)

June 13,14 - (FRIDAY, SATURDAY) - 60's (AA / AAA)

FATHERS' DAY JUNE 15

ENTRY FEE REMAINS $425 AND FORMAT ROUND ROBIN

THE SYLVANIA GREAT LAKES CLASSIC

JULY 31 - AUGUST 3

ENTRY FEE $475 WITH DOUBLE ELIM FORMAT

LAST YEAR DREW 36 TEAMS, RANKING 15TH OUT OF ALL (53) SENIOR SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS EAST OF VEGAS. EXPECTING TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE TO 50 TEAMS IN 2014.

SPA OHIO AND INDIANA 2014 TOURNAMENT DATES

MAY 15-18 DAYTON, OHIO FIRST FLIGHT NIT

JUNE 2-8 BARBERTON, OHIO THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC NIT (SEE ABVE)

JUNE 10-14 BARBERTON, OHIO THEE BUCKEEYE CLASSIC NIT (SEE ABOVE)

JUNE 25-29 COLUMBUS, OHIO HEART OF OHIO NIT

JULY 1-6 CLEVELAND, OHIO (BROOKPARK) BIG CAT CLASSIC NIT

JULY 15-20 SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA HOOSIER CLASSIC NIT

JULY 31- AUG 3 SYLVANIA, OHIO GREAT LAKES CLASSIC NIT (SEE ABOVE0

AUG 11-14 COLUMBUS, OHIO SPA 75 AND 80 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

VISIT THE SPA WEBSITE

http://www.softballspa.com/spadata/

THEE SPA 2013 BUCKEYE CLASSIC WRAP-UP

THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC IS NOW OVER FOR ANOTHER YEAR, WE THANKS ALL 83 TEAMS WHO ATTENDED THEE 2013 TOURNAMENT AND HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER RETURNING IN 2014.

THE FINAL STANDINGS ARE LISTED BELOW (WE ARE TWO TEAMS SHORT ON THE STANDINGS DUE TO TWO TEAMS LEAVING AFTER THE FIRST RAIN-OUT). WE WILL BE E-MAILING YOU IN OCTOBER WITH THE 2014 DATES.

UNTIL THEN THANKS AGAIN FOR CHOOSING THEE SPA 2013 BUCKEYE CLASSIC TOURNAMENT AND WE WISH ALL OF YOU AN ENJOYABLE AND INJURY-FREE 2013 SENIOR SOFTBALL SEASON.

PLAY SPA

HO AND RED

FOR FINAL RESULTS AND TEAMS ENTERED IN THE 2013 TOURNAMENT GO TO THE SIDEBAR MENU ON THE LEFT "TOURNAMENT HISTORY". IT LISTS ALL TEAMS FOR EACH YEAR AND THE ORDER OF FINISH IN EACH AGE GROUP AND RATING DIVISION.

WHAT TOURNAMENTS EAST OF VEGAS ARE TEAMS ATTENDING?

Good question, we always hear about how many teams are attending tournaments but nobody bothers to break it down so you can find out where each age and rating groups are going to play. Do you really care if a tournament is drawing SIXTY-TWO teams if only FOUR are in your age and rating group?

So what I have done based on the information available on tournament attendance figures for SPA, ISSA and SSUSA , I have a list of the attendance by age and rating for each tournament. ISSA and SPA were easy but SSUSA was a little difficult because they do not list the attendance figures for all their tournaments (have to really seasrch to other sites to find them, especially those with under 25 teams)

Anyway here are the results. Keep them in mind when determining what tournaments east of Vegas to attend next year. Listing the top FIVE DRAWS only.

50's - 1. ISSA MANASSAS 26; 2. ISSA WINTER WORLDS VIRGINIA CITY 16; 3. ISSA ROANOKE 15; 4. SPA DALTON WORLDS 12; 5. SSUSA LOUDON COUNTY 11; 5. SSUSA TOC 11.

50 MAJORS - 1. SPA DALTON 20; 2. SPA MONTGOMERY 10; 3.SSUSA BRICKYARD 8; 3. SSUSA LOUDON COUNTY 8; 3. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONALS 8.

55'S - 1. ISSA MANASSAS 12; 2. ISSA ROANOKE 9; 2. SSUSA TOC 9; 4. SPA DALTON 8; 4. SSUSA SHAWNEE NATIONAL 8.

55 MAJORS - 1. SPA DALTON WORLDS 9; 2.SSUSA WINTER NATIONALS FORT MYERS 8' 2. SSUSA LOUDON COUNTY 8; THREE TIED AT 6.

60 AA -1. SPA THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC 8; 1. ISSA MANASSAS WORLDS 8; 3. SPA SYLVANIA GREAT LAKES 6. 3. ISSA WINTER NATIONALS VIRGINIA CITY 6; FOUR TIED AT 5

60 AAA - 1. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONALS 17; 2. SPA DALTON WORLDS 14; 3. ISSA ROANOKE VALLEY 9; 4. SSUSA LOUDON COUNTY 8; 4. SSUSA TOC 8; 4. SSUSA SHAWNEE 8.

60 MAJOR - 1. SPA DALTON WORLDS 12; 2. SSUSA LOUDON COUNTY 8; 3. SSUSA TOC 7; 4. ISSA ROANOKE VALLEY 6; 5. THREE TIED WITH 5.

65 AA - 1. SPA DALTON WORLDS 11; 2. SPA THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC 8; 2. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONALS 8; 4. SPA SYLVANIA GREAT LAKES 7; 5. ISSA MANASSAS 6.

65 AAA - 1. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER WORLDS 18; 2. SPA DALTON WOLDS 15; 3. ISSA MYRTLE BEACH 10; 4. SPA THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC 9; 5 SPA GLEN BURNIE 8; 5. ISSA MANASSAS WORLDS 8.

65 MAJOR - 1.SUSSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONALS 8; 2. SPA DALTON WORLDS 6; 3. SSUSA TOC 5; 4. SPA MARIETTA 3; 4. SSUSA SHAWNEE 3.

70 AA -1 SPA THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC 10; 2. SPA SYLVANIA GREAT LAKES 8; 3. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONALS 6; 4. SPA DAYTON FIRST FLIGHT 4; 4. SPA HOOSIER CLASSIC 4; 4. SPA DALTON WORLDS 4.

70 AAA - 1. SPA DALTON WORLDS 14; 2. SPA THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC 12; 3. SSUSA LOUDON COUNTY 8; 4. SPA TOM WILLIAMS MEMORIAL 6; 4. ISSA GREENVILLE 6; ISSA NORTH CHARLESTON 6.

70 MAJOR - 1. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONALS 8; 2. SPA DALTON WORLDS 2; 2. ISSA ROANOKE 2.

75 - 1. SPA THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC 17; 2. SPA COLUMBUS 75 WORLDS 15; 3. SPA HOOSIER CLASSIC 8; 4. SSUSA TOC 7; 4. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONAL 7; 5. SPA COLUMBUS HEART OF OHIO 6; 5. SPA GLEN BURNIE 6.

75 MAJOR - 1. SPA GLEN BURNIE 2; 1. SPA DALTON WORLDS 2; 1. ISSA ROANOKE VALLEY 2; 4. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONALS 1.

TOP FIVE ATTENDED TOURNAMENTS EAST OF VEGAS - 1. SPA WORLDS 148; 2. SSUSA FORT MYERS WINTER NATIONALS 133; 3. ISSA MANASSAS WORLDS 88; 4. SPA THEE BUCKEYE CLASSIC 85 5. SSUSA TOC 84