Schedules are posted here on the Tuesday before the event date.

• Top-Tier Challenge Fall Showcase Tournament. Rosemont, IL October 9-11, 2026

  14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  	(2) SYCOS 15U JP	(1) Firecrackers Wechter
  	(5) IL Wave 2029 Rodriguez	(3) Wheatland Spikes BL
  	(6) IL Wave 2028 Nerini	(4) IL HawksKarnatz
  	(7) KR Premier 16U	(8) KR Premier 18U
  	(9) Stingers JP	(10) Cannons
  	(12) Chicago Force 16U Blue	(11) Chicago Cheetahs Coyner
  		(13) Midwest Aftershock ES

• Colleges commited to attending one or several of our events

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  Alverno College Coach commited to attending player showcase and tournament.	Lakeland University Coach commited to attending player showcase and tournament.	Judson College Coach commited to attending player showcase and tournament.
  St. Mary of the Woods College Coach commited to attending player showcase and tournament

• Season Opening Day Round Robin in Rosemont, IL, Sep. 6

  14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  IL Lightning 2031	CTW (15U KD)	USA Prime Northern IL
  Oswego Liberty DH	Freeport Thunderstix	Canes Great Lakes (Scout)
  Athletics Mercado Ventura	KR Fastpitch Parenti	Athletics Mercado Moyett
  	Oshkosh Extreme
  	Midwest Aftershock NS
  	Finesse Fastpitch Asidao

• Season Opening Day, Rosemont, Sunday 09/06/2026

  Times	Stadium
  9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Freeport Thunderstix	vs.	CTW
  10:25 AM - 11:40	Oshkosh Extreme	vs.	Midwest Aftershock
  11:50 AM - 1:05 PM	IL Lightning	vs.	Oswego Liberty
  1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Finesse Fastpitch	vs.	Athletics Mercado Moyett
  2:40 PM -3:55 PM	USA Prime	vs.	Canes Great Lakes
  4:05 PM - 5:20 PM	Athletics Mercado Ventura	vs.	KR Fastpitch

• Season Opening Day, Rosemont, Sunday 09/06/2026

  Times	Field 1
  9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Canes Great Lakes	vs.	Athletics Mercado Moyett
  10:25 AM - 11:40	USA Prime	vs.	Athletics Mercado Moyett
  11:50 AM - 1:05 PM	Freeport Thunderstix	vs.	KR Fastpitch
  1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	IL Lightning	vs.	CTW
  2:40 PM -3:55 PM	Oshkosh Extreme	vs.	KR Fastpitch
  4:05 PM - 5:20 PM	USA Prime	vs.	Oshkosh Extreme

• Season Opening Day, Rosemont, Sunday 09/06/2026

  Times	Field 2
  9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Midwest Aftershock	vs.	Oswego Liberty
  10:25 AM - 11:40	Finesse Fastpitch	vs.	Freeport Thunderstix
  11:50 AM - 1:05 PM	Midwest Aftershock	vs.	Canes Great Lakes
  1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Athletics Mercado Ventura	vs.	Oswego Liberty
  2:40 PM -3:55 PM	Athletics Mercado Ventura	vs.	IL Lightning
  4:05 PM - 5:20 PM	CTW	vs.	Finesse Fastpitch

• Top-Tier Challenge Prospect Games In Rosemont, IL, Sep. 13

  High School Teams	High School Teams
  SYCOS 15U JP	KR Fastpitch Streske
  OP Windmills	Windy City (Cirrincione)
  AQH Fastpitch MM	AH Thunder 15U Black
  Select Fastpitch	USA Prime Midstate Johnson
  Midwest Aftershock AD	All American Legacy
  CTW JH	ESP Elite

• Top-Tier Challenge Prospect Games In Rosemont, IL, Sep. 20

  HS Teams	HS Teams
  SYCOS 15U JP	Geneva Foxes
  Ryno Softball Lamb	Finesse Fastpitch BRW
  KR Fastpitch Parenti	IL Bombers Gold 15U
  Finesse Fastpitch BRW-AT	Starved Rock Bandits 16U
  Select Fastpitch	Midwest Aftershock AD
  Stingers JP	IL Lightning

• Top-Tier Challenge Prospect Games In Rosemont, IL, Sep. 27

  14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams

• Top-Tier Challenge Prospect Games In Rosemont, IL, Oct. 18

  16U Teams	18U Teams
  KR Fastpitch Sara	Select Fastpitch of IL INC
  Tripple Crown Boomstix	IL Hawks Karnatz
  Midwest Aftershock 16U AD

• Top-Tier Challenge Prospect Games In Rosemont, IL, Oct. 24

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams

• Fall FastPitch Round Robins, Morton Grove, IL 9/13/26

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  	NL Lightning STC 13U	Arlington Heights Thunder 15U Teal
  	Glenview Titians 13U	Park Ridge Pistols 16U
  	KR Fastpitch 14U	KR Fastpitch MT
  		Rhino Wuske

• Fall FastPitch Round Robins, Morton Grove, IL 9/20/26

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  	SYCOS 14U	Reds Softball Academy
  	Chicago Elite 13U

• Fall FastPitch Round Robins, Morton Grove, IL 9/27/26

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  Highland Park Broncos	Avalanche	Arlington Heights Thunder 15U Teal	Chicago Force 18U Black
  Rhino Chromcak			Stingrays
  			CTW JH

• Fall FastPitch Round Robins, Morton Grove, IL 10/4/26

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  		Rebels Premier	Geneva Foxes
  			KR Fastpitch Streske
  			IL Wave 2027 McIntosh

• Fall FastPitch Round Robins, Morton Grove, IL 10/18/26

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  		DG Outlaws

• Fall FastPitch Round Robins, Morton Grove, IL 10/25/26

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  		Slammers 15U

• Fall FastPitch Round Robins, Morton Grove, IL 11/1/26

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  			Geneva Foxes

• Top-Tier Challenge Holliday Classic Tournament, Rosemont, IL Dec. 18-20

  12U Teams	14U Teams	16U Teams	18U Teams
  CRS 12U	CRS 14U	CRS 16U	Firecrackers Wechter
  	14U Panthers Faspitch	MP Devils	CRS 18U JH
  	MP Devils	IL Wave 2028 Nerini	CRS 18U
  			CSB Softball
  			Heat Premier Fastpitch TM