The flagship that started it all — two weekends of baseball played in honor of those who serve. Three championship brackets for most age groups, military-theme team trophies, individual dog tags, and tournament pins for every player and coach.
Two weekends, split by age group — your age plays one of them. See the breakdown below.
The Armed Forces SlugFest runs over two June weekends in Frederick, MD. Age groups are split between them, so find your age and mark your weekend.
Saturday & Sunday · Frederick, MD
Saturday & Sunday · Frederick, MD
8U is offered both weekends — pick your date when you register.
Before the zombies, there was the salute. The Armed Forces SlugFest is the original — a spring gathering of youth baseball teams that plays to honor the men and women who serve, and the families who serve alongside them.
It returns in Frederick, MD over two June weekends — June 5–6 and June 12–13, 2027 — as the sincere companion to October's SlugFest. Same trusted crew, same guaranteed games, a different reason to take the field.
Every team is guaranteed a full weekend of baseball, seeded fairly and umpired properly. The colors come out, the anthem plays, and for two days the diamond belongs to those who wear — or wore — the uniform.
Two pool-play games Saturday set the seeding, then single-elimination Sunday decides it.
Most age groups run three championship brackets so more teams play for hardware (8U excepted).
Every team is guaranteed at least three games, weather permitting — no long drive for one and done.
Two umpires and game baseballs are provided for every game — you just bring the team.
Rules are set by the tournament director and may be adjusted before the event.
Champions and runners-up take home military-theme team trophies. The standout players earn something they'll actually keep — individual military-style dog tags, handed out on the field. And every player and coach gets a tournament pin.
No team goes home empty-handed. It's the kind of hardware that means a little more when the whole weekend is about honoring service. Kids don't leave these in the trunk.
Military-theme team trophies for first place and runner-up, individual dog tags for first place and runners-up, and tournament pins for every player and coach. No team goes home empty-handed.
This tournament is more than a weekend of games. It stands with the organizations that support service members, veterans, and their families — the reason we take the field in June.