Columbus, Ohio | July 4-6, 2025 | 14U, 16U, 18U, 18+

Buckeye RecruitFest

All teams are guaranteed 5 games. This is a USA Softball sanctioned tournament. Sanctioning is available at the event.

Buckeye RecruitFest Information

Links will be posted and updated as information becomes available

Buckeye RecruitFest Clinic Info Buckeye RecruitFest Clinic Schedule All Star Game Nomination Form and Info All Star Game Day Instructions Roster/Player Profile Book Submission Instructions Pregame Warm up Instructions Colleges Registered to Attend Thursday Player Development Clinic Player Profile Addendum Buckeye RecruitFest Rules Tournament Check-in Instructions

Lou Berliner Sports Park 325 Greenlawn Ave Columbus, OH 43223 Map of Berliner Park Sign Up for text alerts USA Softball Team Registration Form College Coaches Registered to Attend Buckeye RecruitFest Tournament Tshirt Information Weather Updates What if I am not getting emails?Coaches Code of Conduct

Scoreboards, Pools, Schedule and Brackets

Tournament Information

Join us at the biggest recruiting tournament east of the Mississippi at Berliner Park! With over 100 college coaches in attendance, Columbus is the place to be seenin July. All teams get a 5 game guarantee!
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What’s a game with no fans? We provide a no admission fee for all parents and fans. Please note the city of Columbus does collect a $5/day parking fee.
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Please note: Metal cleats are prohibited at Berliner Park!

Tournament Partners

We are continuing our partnership with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association to offer free one year membership to coaches new to our events.

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We are excited to offer you free educational materials on Nutrition and Sportsmanship from our partners at TrueSport.

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Player Development and Recruiting Clinic

Thursday July 3 | 8am - 4:30pm

We will have college coaches and assistants in attendance to instruct the players on the skills that college coaches are looking for in potential recruits, followed in the afternoon by games coached by the college coaches.

Clinic General Information and FAQ

$1050 - 14U-18U - 5GG / $725 - 18+ 5GG (Sat/Sun Only)

Create Account
If this is your first time enrolling your team with Fastpitch you will need to create an account, otherwise sign in.
Register
If you are the Head Coach of the team you are registering, select yourself as the Enrollee. Otherwise, click “Add Enrollee” and enter your Head Coach’s information.
Enroll
For enrollment type click "General".
Checkout
You can pay in full by clicking “Place Order” or down payment of a non-refundable $100 deposit with “Partial Pay”.

Accommodations

Hotel Infomation

For this tournament booking team hotel rooms through HelmsBriscoe is a requirement of ours, and using HelmsBriscoe is in our contract with Berliner Sports Park. No other hotel agency can be used for a tournament at Berliner Sports Park and you cannot book hotels independently. Any non-local team (more than 70 miles away) that does not abide by this requirement will not be permitted to participate in the tournament. To book please click on the link below or contact them directly at 614-689-1148 or crpdhotels@gmail.com.

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Local Attractions

Experience Columbus

Columbus Clippers - AAA Baseball

The Ohio State University

Zoombezi Bay

Player Profile

At the college coaches' request, this year we are going to compile a player profile book for the college coaches in attendance. Information will be collected from the rosters submitted by coaches. For more information on how to submit your roster, please check out the link below.

Submission Instructions