FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 24, 2023
Contact: Kelly Ahrens, General Manager of Sho-Me Baseball
Company: Sports Facilities Companies
Email: kahrens@sportsfacilities.com
Nationally Known Travel Baseball Rankings Tournament Comes to Historic Facility on Table Rock Lake
(Branson, MO) October 24, 2023– Sho-Me Baseball, a Lakeshore experience by Ballparks of
America and the Sports Facilities Companies are proud to announce Travel Baseball Rankings’ TBR Mid-South Elite National Championship! The event for ages 10u-16u will take place from June 20-23, 2024 in Branson, Missouri.
The tournament will be primarily played at the historic Sho-Me facility on immaculate natural grass fields with updated amenities for 2024. All players in the 10u-13u age groups will also play one game at Ballparks of America on its world-famous MLB replica fields. Most teams will also play on other all-turf fields in the Branson area.
The Mid-South Elite National Championship will be a high-level (Major/High AAA) tournament. This four-game guarantee tournament, which will also be a part of the TBR National Points Race, expects to attract competition from throughout the region and the country.
Travel Baseball Rankings is known for its state and national travel team rankings. TBR also hosts the nation’s top-ranked travel baseball teams at some of the most iconic venues in the country, including Cooperstown and New York’s Doubleday Field, among others.
“We’re excited to host TBR’s Mid-South National Championship at Sho-Me,” says Sho-Me Baseball General Manager Kelly Ahrens. “Sho-Me has a history of hosting some of the best baseball players and coaches ever to play the game. The environment we have at Sho-Me will be a fantastic setting and experience for everyone.”
Paul Satterwhite from Sho-Me Baseball’s ownership group and Jesse Rentfrow, the owner of Travel Baseball Rankings, collaborated to make this tournament happen. Satterwhite stated, “We have followed TBR for the past few years, and we were excited when they identified Sho-Me and Branson as an opportunity for expansion of TBR’s tournament footprint. This will be a great opportunity for our Sho-Me complex and for the players and families who travel to Branson next year to compete in this great tournament!”
Gate fees for this family-friendly event are $7 for adults and $5 for kids five and under. A four-day adult pass will be $25. For more information, please visit Sho-Me Baseball’s website.
Sho-Me Baseball, a Lakeshore Experience by Ballparks of America, is located just outside of Branson, Missouri at
the home of one of the country’s oldest and more celebrated baseball schools that shared the same name. Sho-Me
Baseball features four historic baseball fields that are truly “on” the lake – the fields are nestled between shores of
the world-famous Table Rock Lake. Recently revitalized, the facility has helped generations of young baseball
players improve their skills, sportsmanship, and love for the game and has opened its doors to allow many others
to #makehistory. Sho-Me Baseball is a member of the SF Network, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing
network of sports facilities and is operated by the industry leader in outsourced operations,
Sports Facilities Companies.
