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2024 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (2023 Roster Event)
Polk County, FL
Jan. 24 - Jan. 28, 2024Director: Senior Softball-USA, 916-326-5303, E-mail
Winners receive free rings
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Entry Fee: $595
Deadline: Entry fee payment must be received by: Jan. 2, 2024
Note: Senior Softball-USA charges a 4% convenience fee for all payments other than cash or check.
Important reminder: The US Postal Service is experiencing delays in their deliveries, so please let us know if you intend to play in this tournament. Team lists for tournament are published on the tournament pages at the entry deadline. If your team is not listed, please call immediately. Teams are not officially entered until payment is received.
Refund policy: Entry Fees are non-refundable after the deadline. Full refunds are given to teams withdrawing BEFORE the deadline. NO refunds are given after the deadline.
Tournament Format
Note: SSWC reserves the right to combine divisions of three or fewer teams within one age level and/or skill level.
Special Events
Hitting Clinic
Wednesday, January 24, 10am-Noon, Diamondplex.
This clinic will give players a chance to warm up and to sharpen their skills before the tournament with some of the best hitters in the sport. Only open to players on TOC participating teams.
To register, email Stephanie at: stephanie@seniorsoftball.com by January 2. Click here for the Hitting Clinic Registration Form.
TOC All-Star Game
Wednesday, January 24, 6pm, Diamondplex.
Each TOC-competing team will select one player to compete in the game. Two TOC managers will be selected for the All-Star teams.
Do not forget to list your player on the Main Registation Form or email your choice player to Stephanie at: stephanie@seniorsoftball.com.
Click here for the main registration form.
Skills Contests
Thursday, January 25, 9-11am, Diamondplex.
Contests in five divisions (40/50, 55/60, 65/70, 75/85, Women) including: Precision Hitting, Home Run, Speed, and Pitching. Awards range from bats, shoes, or gloves.
To register, email Stephanie at: stephanie@seniorsoftball.com by January 2. Click here for the Skill Competition Registration Form.
Optional Team Practice
Thursday, January 25, Noon-3pm.
Team Managers choose a complex in order of preference. SSUSA will schedule the practices and notify managers of their practice time and location. Time and complex preference to be submitted with team registration form.
Welcome Reception
Thursday, January 25, 6:30pm, Nora Mayo Hall - 500 3rd St NW, Winter Haven, FL. 33881.
There will be a free reception for participating TOC players, their friends and family during which each team will be recognized.
Final Standings:
Skill Competition Winners:
Precision Hitting Contest - Sponsored by Baden Sports and Senior Softball USA
Men's 40/50 - Bradley Bell - Heros 50s (NE)
Men's 55/60 - Mark McCann - D'Amore Law (WA)
Men's 65/70 - Roger Ingram - Mike's Bar & Grill (WA)
Men's 75/85 - Bruce Fairchild - Venom 75s (FL)
Women's - Heather Lange - Arizona Desert Belles
Home Run Contest - Sponsored by Baden Sports and Senior Softball USA
Men's 40/50 - Wayne Harris - Drouillard/Break Away Gaming Centre (ON, Can.)
Men's 55/60 - Denny Doerr - Southern Illinois 55 Softball
Men's 65/70 - Fred Calloway - Top Gun Stealth (CA)
Men's 75/85 - Bruce Fairchild - Venom 75s (FL)
Women's - Anna Feliciano - TM Force (FL)
Speed Contest - Sponsored by Adidas
Men's 40/50 - David Pritchett - First Capital (NY)
Men's 55/60 - Dean Eldorado - Chi-Town Ballers (IL)
Men's 65/70 - Gerard Stigliano - Team Mars (FL)
Men's 75/85 - Barry Cohen - JAG-ONE/Jersey Masters (NJ)
Women's - Keri Sulonen - Dynasty Sisters Mood Swings (CA)
Pitching Contest - Sponsored by Senior Softball USA
Men's 40/50 - John "Yahya" Hammound - Drouillard/Break Away Gaming Centre (ON, Can.)
Men's 55/60 - Chris Hernandez - Texas Silverbacks
Men's 65/70 - Jerry Dejongh - MP Components/Bomb Squad (MI)
Men's 75/85 - Bill Nees - KC Kids 75 (MO)
Women's - Marie Gaudreau - Fireballs (MA)
Tournament Standings:
Women's 40+ AAA:
1. Lady Panthers (ON, Can.)
2. Dyansty Sisters Mood Swings (CA)
3. TM Force (FL)
Women's 40+ AA:
1. Arizona Desert Belles
2. FIGO Islanders (GUAM)
Women's 50+ AAA:
1. Shots Fired (RI)
2. Takin' Chances (CA)
Women's 50/55+ Major:
1. Kryptonite W 50s (FL) - W50+ Major Champions
2. Arizona Dream Team 55s
Men's 40+ Platinum:
1. BT Bombers/Six Pac (CA) - 40+ Major Champions
2. First Capital (NY)
3. Certified Ground Breakers (MD)
Suncoast Adidas 40s (FL) - 40+ Major Plus Champions
Men's 40+ AAA:
1. Barkley Heating & Air/O.P.P. (DE)
2. Gigantes O.C. 40s (MD)
Men's 50+ Platinum:
1. Yeager's/Max Batz (FL) - 50+ Major Champions
2. Chi-Town Ballers (IL)
3. Suncoast/Adidas 50s (FL) - 50+ Major Plus Champions
Men's 50+ AAA:
1. 4 Season Paint & Remodeling/Evil Sports/Sundial Cocktails (MA)
2. SSC/Persuaders (KS)
3. Volusia Top Gun (FL)
Men's 50+ AA:
1. Emerald City (WA)
2. NW50s/A-Affordable (WA)
3. Lobos 50 (TX)
Men's 55+ Platinum;
1. Regeee's Rams (ON, Can.) - 55+ Major Champions
2. Damage NV
3. Vectra International/Big Buscuit (KS)
Suncoast/Adidas 55s (FL) - 55+ Major Plus Champions
Men's 55+ AAA:
1. Xtreme Home Improvements and Restorations/New York Fitness Clubs/Fredrick's (PA)
2. D'Amore Law (WA)
3. Scrap Iron Mile High (CO)
Men's 55+ AA:
1. So Cal Riptide 55/RMK Trucking (CA)
2. California Coast Plumbers Inc.
3. Buddies, Sampson's, Mid-Michigan Merchants
Men's 60+ Major:
1. Team Florida/Phoenix Tube 60
2. Hawaii Five-O
3. Top Dawgs (FL)
Men's 60+ AAA:
1. Team Mars (FL)
2. CPOA Cleveland/Northern Ohio Printing
3. Hudson Valley Cyclones (NY)
Men's 60+ AA:
1. Road Warriors (AZ)
2. New York Capitals
3. Lobos 60 (TX)
Men's 65+ Major:
1. Empire Monroe 65 (NY)
2. Prime Time (IL)
Men's 65+ AA:
1. Shanonn Fence/CPOA (OH)
2. Scrap Iron 65s Rockies (CO)
Men's 65/70+ Gold:
1. Top Gun Stealth (CA) - 65+ AAA Champions
2. Northern Virginia Force 65
3. Steve Levin Ameriprise (FL)
Men's 70+ AAA:
1. Northern Virginia Force 70
2. JAG-ONE/Jersey Masters Red (NJ)
Men's 70+ AA:
1. Scrap Iron Diamonds 70 (CO)
2. Spikes (WA)
3. Doc Martens/Ropes Courses (MI)
Men's 75+ Platinum:
1. 75 Scrap Iron Diamonds (CO) - 75+ Major Champions
2. Midwest Fossils (NE)
3. Maverick Construction 75s (TX)
Venom 75s (FL) - 75+ Major Plus Champions
Men's 75+ AAA:
1. JAG-ONE/Jersey Masters (NJ)
2. KC Kids 75 (MO)
Men's 80+ Gold:
1. Bucs and Bulls 80s (FL) - 80+ AAA Champions
2. NorEasters (NY)
3. Scrap Iron 80 (CO)
Florida Investment Properties - 80+ Major Plus Champions
Men's 85+ Gold:
1. Center For Sight (FL) - 85+ Major Champions
2. Main Street Pub (MI) - 85+ AAA Champions
3. Team Rehabilitation (MN)
Sponsors:
Tournament Results
Women's Divisions
Men's 40 Division
Men's 50 Division
Men's 55 Division
Men's 60 Division
Men's 65-75 Divisions
Men's 80-85 Divisions
DRAFT Game Schedules & Brackets (PDF's)
• Men's: 50's & 55's | 60's & 65's | 70's thru 85's
• 40+ Masters: Men | Women & 50/55+ Seniors
• Complete: All Ages & Divisions [Large file: 35 pages]
Tournament Administration (PDF's)
• Master Games & Field Grid: T.O.C. 2024
• Participating Teams List: T.O.C. 2024
18th ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS:
Polk County Is ‘The County of Choice’
POLK COUNTY, FL. • The Crown Jewel of Senior Softball enters its 18th year here in 2024, pitting the best of the best on the softball diamonds.
There simply is no other tournament in the sport that comes close to the SSUSA Original Tournament of Champions: FREE QUALITY rings for winners, prizes for MVPs, a welcome reception for players and their families – and that does not even include the hitting clinics, skills contests and the All-Star Game!
This year’s tournament will be held January 24-28, and only winners of qualifying tournaments are invited. In short, it’s the tournament for champions, only. Second-place teams stay home. This is the original Tournament of Champions and it’s only for those teams that have been previously crowned king of the hill at a Senior Softball USA sanctioned tournament during the 2023 season.
“The TOC here offers the most elite event in the sport to celebrate winners of the top tournaments in the country,” said Terry Hennessy, chief executive officer of SSUSA. “No one offers a tournament that even comes close.”
“It’s a battle of tournament champions taking on tournament champions to determine which team is truly the top team of the year,” he said. “There’s really nothing like it and that’s why teams go all out to come back each year.”
The Tournament of Champions handsomely rewards its winners who received free championship rings and each player earns a TOC certificate. In addition, the most valuable players in each division win a prize, which in years past has included bats, bat bags, and more.
Playing Facilities
99 Florida Citrus Blvd.
Jan Phyl Village, FL 33880
85 PSC Access Road
Winter Haven, FL 33881
500 W. Carter Rd.
Mulberry, FL 33860
1035 Walker Road
Lakeland, FL 33810
Hotel Information:
NEWLY OPENED: Staybridge Suites - Winter Haven-Auburndale
305 5th Street NW
Winter Haven, FL. 33881
863-229-5145
Group name: Senior Softball USA Tournament
Book by January 10. (EXTENDED!)
Click here to book online.
Rates: (Subject to local/state taxes and fees)
1/23 - 1/27: $179/night (2 Queens w/sleeper sofa and full kitchen)
1/23 - 1/27: $169/night (King w/sleeper sofa and full kitchen).
Newly opened with fully equipped kitchens in each suite and pet friendly! - fee applies. Includes: Hot breakfast, complimentary washer/dryer, Social Hours 5.30pm-7pm – Mon-Wed. (Appetizers, Wine & Beer), outdoor living space with grills and fire pit. In-room coffee, fridge, and microwave.
Holiday Inn - Winter Haven
200 Cypress Gardens Boulevard,
Winter Haven, Florida 33880
Book by December 25.
Block Code: TOC
Click here to book online.
Rates: (Subject to local/state taxes and fees)
1/23 - 1/28: $139/night (2 Queen Beds)
1/23 - 1/28: $145/night (King Bed)
Hampton Inn - Winter Haven
202 Cypress Gardens Boulvard
Winter Haven, Florida 33880
1 863-299-9251
Book by December 25.
Block Code: TOC
Click here to book online.
Rates: (Subject to local/state taxes and fees)
1/23 - 1/28: $139/night (2 Queen Beds)
1/23 - 1/28: $145/night (King Bed)
Days Inn & Suites - Lakeland
4502 North Socrum Loop Road
Lakeland, FL 33809
863-683-5095
Book by November 30.
Group code: "TOC", mention to receiving group discount.
Rates: (Subject to local/state taxes and fees)
1/23 - 1/29: $139/night (2 Queen Beds - 1-2 Guests, $10 per extra person, kids free).
1/23 - 1/29: $139/night (Oversized room with 1 King and 1 Queen beds - 1-2 Guests, $10 per extra person, kids free).
1/23 - 1/29: $139/night (Oversized room with 1 King bed and softa - 1-2 Guests, $10 per extra person, kids free).
All rooms include HD Flat Screen, Microwave, Mini Fridge, Safe, Iron and board, hair dryer and free wifi. Free breakfast ib bag to go.
Dates of Play
Manager Meeting
Thursday, January 25, 5pm, Florida Room of Nora Mayo Hall
Nora Mayo Hall
500 3rd Street NW,
Winter Haven, FL. 33881
Managers Only.
FINAL Field Assignments
The following are the Field Assignments for the 2024 SSUSA Tournament of Champions in Polk County, FL.
AUBURNDALE SPORTS COMPLEX (Auburndale) - 30 Teams
• Men's 55-AAA (8)
• Men's 55-AA (4)
• Men's 60-AAA (8)
• Men's 60-AA (5)
• Men's 70-AA (5)
DIAMONDPLEX SPORTS COMPLEX (Winter Haven) - 26 Teams
• Men's 50-Major+ (1) & 50-Major (2)
• Men's 50-AAA (7)
• Men's 50-AA (3)
• Men's 65-Major (2)
• Men's 70-Major (1) & 65-AAA (8)
• Men's 65-AA (2)
LOYCE HARPE PARK (Lakeland) - 24 Teams
• Men's 40-Major (6)
• Men's 40-AAA (2)
• Men's 55-Major+ (1) & 55-Major (5)
• Women's 40W-AAA (4) & 40W-AA (2)
• Women's 50/55+ Seniors (4)
WALKER ROAD SOFTBALL COMPLEX (Lakeland) - 23 Teams
• Men's 60-Major (6)
• Men's 75-Major+ (1) & 75-Major (3)
• Men's 70-AAA (2) & 75-AAA (2)
• Men's 80+ Division - ALL (6)
• Men's 85+ Division - ALL (3)
Ratings Notes
Teams play in the 2024 SSUSA Original T.O.C. at the age and rating level they had when they won their invitation. If a team won multiple T.O.C. qualifying events in two different ratings, their invitation is at the higher of those ratings.
Revised 01/19/2024