Last updated 2/19/2025
CALL FOR 2025 TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
I am now accepting Regional Tournament announcements through June of 2025. Please submit your tournament information to Randy Coryer at apba66nyslp@yahoo.com.
Please keep the announcement to 150 words or less and include the tournament date, name, location, theme, price, any deadlines or restrictions, and tournament director contact information. Longer submissions will be edited.
Only links to tournament web sites and email addresses will be posted – no links to YouTube videos or individual documents.
APBA REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The APBA Regional Tournament schedule is as follows. Please mark your calendars accordingly and be sure to attend and participate in one of these fine events. You will not regret the experience of face-to-face gaming and tournament play.
Saturday, November 9, 2024 (and every 2 weeks thereafter, through February 2025) – APBA Computer (5.75) Sim Auction Tournament.
Test your GM skills by creating a powerhouse team via an auction. We take 5 great historical teams, or teams with great individual performances, we make all the players free agents. We use that player pool and a $260 salary cap per participant to build 5 brand new teams via an auction. The auction is held live via ZOOM – 9:30 to 3:00. After the auction, the participants submit lineups, rotations and select a Micro Manager. A few days after the auction, a World Series is played via ZOOM (1 hour) to determine who created the best team – each “game” of the series is represented by the simulation of an entire season, the team that wins 4 out of 7 seasons, wins the World Series!
For more details, please check my website: https://baseballsimauctions.com/
Please contact Andy at baseballsimauctions@yahoo.com, if you are interested in participating or have any questions.
Saturday, February 22, 2025 – The Charlie Fouche APBA Shootout Tournament, Chattanooga, Tennessee. The tournament will be held In The Hamilton Room at The Embassy Suites by Hilton, 2321 Lifestyle Lane, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421. Eligible teams are any non-playoff MLB team from 2005 – 2015 released by the APBA Game Company. Team selection will be by draft starting at noon on Saturday November 30, 2024. Participants are to e-mail Steve Ryan at Festsgrber@aol.com their top three team choices with the e-mail time stamp to be the tiebreaker for team preference. Please contact Steve Ryan at Festsgrber@aol.com or Mike Kehrer at Mike.Kehrer.66@gmail.com with any questions.
Saturday, March 1, 2025 – The 11th Annual Greater Michigan APBA Baseball Tournament (GMABT), Jackson, Michigan.
The GMAT will be held Saturday March 1st at The Loomis Park Baptist Church, 2301 North Elm Road, Jackson, Michigan 49201 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The tournament theme will be
1st Loser (1901-2023); The Team with the 2nd best record in the American or National League that season. There are 256 available teams; the following 4 teams are ineligible…
2015 Toronto Blue Jays – 2018 GMABT Champ
2020 Minnesota Twins – Sample Size Too Small
2020 Oakland A’s – Sample Size Too Small
2020 Atlanta Braves – Sample Size Too Small
The entry fee is $25 and the cancellation fee is $20. The 2025 Registration Link is below. I will need your name, contact info, season and team.
https://gmabt.straybaseball.com/2024/03/02/11th-annual-gmabt-saturday-march-1st-2025/
* Note: Those who owe a cancellation fee from 2024, of whom there is currently just one, will not be able to reserve a team for 2025, until the cancellation fee is paid. *
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – APBA Spring Training Baseball Tournament, Tempe, Arizona. The tournament will be held at Dave and Buster’s, 2000 East Rio Salgado Parkway, Suite 1100, Tempe, Arizona 85281. Eligible teams include any team from 2000 to 2024 excluding 2020 teams. There will be a 6-game schedule with a 3-man rotation. The top four teams make the playoffs. The tournament is free to play but the deadline to enter is March 1st. The tournament director is Chris White. For more information e-mail Chris at vsusports23@gmail.com.
Saturday, April 5, 2025 – The Twin Cities APBA Baseball Tournament (TCABT) XXIII will be held in Shakopee, Minnesota. The event will be held at The Shakopee Community Youth Building at Lion’s Park, 1099 Adams Street South, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379. The entry fee is $25 (pays for site rental and APBA Gift Certificates for top finishers). Team selection is now in full swing. The tournament director is Jim Fraasch and he may be contacted at jwfraasch@gmail.com for additional information on payment, team selection, and tournament rules. To see teams selected to date, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/jimsapbabarnTCABTXXIII.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 – 2nd Annual Toronto Classic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The tournament will be held at 3 Ryan Drive, Toronto, Ontario M2K 3C2. Teams between 1962 and 2024 (excluding 2020) with a winning percentage of .420 or lower will be eligible. The cost is $35. Please contact Dan Prizzon at 416-294-5213 and/or follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1239461300608764.
Saturday, May 10, 2025 – Charm City Classic, Timonium, Maryland. The Charm City Classic returns for the fourth consecutive year with the theme Born4Baseball. Participants will select a team on which a player shares your birthday (month and day). Team selection is first come-first served. The tournament location is the Holiday Inn Hotel in Timonium, Maryland (just North of Baltimore on I-83). The tournament is limited to 48 entries and has a fee of $25. For rules and all necessary information, please e-mail apba66charmcity@gmail.com.
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Kansas City APBA Baseball Tournament, Gladstone, Missouri. The KC tournament will be held at the Gladstone Community Center, 6901 N Holmes Street, Gladstone, MO 64118. Any team from 1920 to present (except teams from the 2020 season) is eligible and will be available for selection. Early team selection will begin in mid-March with a closing selection date of May 1. Please contact Jeff at buffalojeff13@gmail.com for questions or to register. An email with tournament rules and past champions will be available soon. Jump on the bandwagon and come see us in Kansas City for a little APBA baseball and BBQ!!!
Saturday, June 7, 2025 – South Bend APBA Baseball Tournament, South Bend, Indiana. The 2nd Annual SBABT will be held at the Holiday Inn at the intersection of Michigan Street and Ireland Road. The theme is “100 Loss Teams.” Teams are chosen on a first come, first served basis, with 28 teams/managers currently registered, but there is room for a total of 50. The tournament is Basic Game format, three-man rotation, and the DH will be used. The cost is $20 which includes lunch. For a copy of the tournament rules, list of eligible teams, or any questions, please contact Bob Winenger at rwinenger@sbcglobal.net.
Thursday through Sunday, June 19-22, 2025 – APBA National Convention and Tournaments, Alpharetta, Georgia. Be sure to reserve these dates to attend the APBA National Convention. More information will follow as the game company is currently finalizing arrangements. Once the final cost is established the company website will be updated for registration.
Monday through Wednesday, July 21-23, 2025 – 2025 Vegas APBA Baseball Championship, Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament will be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. There will be a 14-game schedule played over the first two days, with the 8-team playoffs on the third day. Any team from 1949 to 1999 with a winning percentage of .600 to .625 is eligible. The cost is $60 per person with food and beverages provided each day. Please contact Chris White at vsusports23@gmail.com to register.
Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Southern Illinois APBA Tournament (Shiloh, IL) – Tournament Director John Kalous. E-mail John at jabakalous@gmail.com for information. This is a new tournament.
Saturday, August 16, 2025 – Sioux Falls Tournament – Tournament Director Dave Druk. Email Dave at dave@northlandhockeygroup.com for information. This is a new tournament.
Saturday, August 23, 2025 – 10th Annual Glass City APBA Baseball Tournament, Maumee, Ohio. The tournament will be held at the Maumee-Bowling Green Elks Lodge #1850, 137 W Wayne Street, Maumee, Ohio 43537 starting at 9 am. The cost is $20 and the theme is MVP and/or Cy Young Award winners. Your team must be from 1921 to present (excluding 1981, 1994, and 2020) and have an MVP and or Cy Young Award winner on the team. A random draft order for team selection will be held June 1st with team selection to follow. The DH and 3-man rotations will be used. If interested, or for a copy of the rules, please contact either Ron Emch at rce@emcher.com, Norm at drzacu@yahoo.com, or Zach at zzavela@gmail.com.
THE GRAND SLAM OF SOUTHERN REGIONALS!
This is a free and additional add-on contest where the APBA player accumulates wins from across all four of the southern APBA baseball tournament regionals.
The four Southern APBA Regionals in 2025 will be:
1) Charlie Fouche’s Chattanooga Shoot-Out (02/2025) in Chattanooga, TN
2) Shoeless Joe Jackson Dead Ball Tournament (08/2025) in Greenville, SC
3) Old Dominion Tournament (09/2025)
4) RollAPBAlooza: The Madison Bumgarner Seasons (omit the 2020 season) (10/2025) moving to beautiful Bluffton, SC (hoping no hurricane this time)
