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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PERFECT GAME ANNOUNCES RECORD-BREAKING

2026 EVENTS SCHEDULE

Sanford, Florida (Monday, October 20, 2025) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced an historic 2026 schedule with over 7,000 scheduled events, another record high for the company, which includes new markets both domestically and internationally.

With baseball and softball games scheduled in over 40 U.S. states in 2026, Perfect Game will host events in 80% of the country. Texas leads all states with over 20,000 teams expected to participate in PG events while Georgia will host premiere Perfect Game events such as the World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) National Championship featuring 1,200 teams and the Youth 8U-12U World Series which will see over 350 teams competing.

Building on record-setting participation nationwide, Perfect Game will place a major emphasis on Illinois and Texas in 2026, two regions experiencing rapid growth and strong community engagement in youth baseball. These states will serve as anchors for new facilities and expanded tournament offerings designed to elevate the experience for players, families and coaches alike. The following ballparks and locations will all be hosting Perfect Game events throughout 2026:

-       Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex – New Lenox, Illinois

-       Scheels Sports Park – Springfield, Illinois

-       Fields at Station 63 – Mansfield, Texas

-       CTX Field of Dreams – Dripping Springs, Texas

-       Black Star Athletic Complex – Kyle, Texas

Perfect Game will return to the following legacy markets in 2026:

·       Fort Myers, Fla. – Will host the BCS and Fall Underclass WWBA World Championship (250+ teams)

·       Jupiter, Fla. – The iconic home of the WWBA World Championship every October which attracts over hundreds scouts and college recruiters.

·       Houston, Tex. – Will once again play host to the Super Regional in March which features over 1,000 travel baseball teams from all over the U.S. and is the unofficial kickoff to the travel baseball season.

·       Hoover, Ala. – Will be home to the High School Showdown, National Elite and 14U WWBA National Championship.

·       Sanford, Fla. – The Boombah Sports Complex will house the High School World Series and youth Best of the Best.

In addition to the over 7,000 events taking place in the U.S. in 2026, Perfect Game will continue to expand on events held in countries such as Japan and Australia with more tours and tournaments expected to be announced soon.

Perfect Game has contributed to the development of more than 2,000 young athletes who have gone on to play Major League Baseball after appearing in PG events during their amateur years. Since 2003, 15,797 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB Draft. 

As the global leader in amateur baseball and softball, Perfect Game continues to set the standard for player exposure, development, and community. Through its unrivaled network of events, scouts, and coaches, PG provides young athletes with opportunities to showcase their talents, mature both on and off the field, and build lifelong friendships through the shared love of the game.

To view the entire 2026 Perfect Game event schedule, please visit the PG Event Schedule.

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Media contact:

Greg Casterioto / Gcasterioto@perfectgame.org / (267) 246-5709

About Perfect Game

Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing nearly 10,000 events, hundreds of thousands of games and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more than 2,383 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,797 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2025 Draft, for example, 92 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the Draft’s first day had previously attended Perfect Game events.