2023 CALZONA Instructional Camp n’ Fastpitch Showcase Tournament – Nov. 10-12 (Yuma, Arizona) Updated: 11/08/23

Date has been set and secured for our 4th annual CALZONA Instructional Camp n’ Fastpitch Showcase Tournament on Nov. 10-12, 2023. 

THIS IS NOT A STAY TO PLAY EVENT.

ONLY TAKING 24 TEAMS

We place YOU in front of College Coaches.

 Yuma, Arizona

CALZONA Instructional Camp n’ Fastpitch Showcase Tournament – NOVEMBER 10-12, 2023

Event will be held at:

Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex (and other surrounding facilities)

1700 E. 8th Street

Yuma, Arizona 85364

Entry Fee: $1,650.00 Payment due  by 9/1/23 due to limited spots and high demand (if you are penciled in, please email yumafastpitch@gmail.com to receive information on payment method before due date) Each paid entry fee includes (3) players to attend Instructional Camp

  • ALL POOL GAMES FOR ALL TEAMS WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH AT 6:00 pm.
  • INSTRUCTIONAL CAMP WILL BE ON SATURDAY, NOVERMBER 11TH  0730AM-1030AM (Each paid entry fee includes (3) players to attend Instructional Camp (7:30 am-10:30 am)
  • NEXT SET OF POOL GAMES FOR ALL TEAMS WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11th at 1200pm and/or 145pm
  • ONE ROUND OF BRACKET PLAY WILL ALSO BEGIN ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11th at 5:OOPM OR 6:45PM (SEEDING WILL BE BASED ON HEAD TO HEAD, DIFFERENTAL, RUN SCORED, RUN ALLOWED)

Campers: Please arrive early to properly prepare yourself for check in and stretching before the start of the instructional camp. 

College Coaches will be present to provide student athletes instructions in softball related drills during instructional camp.

Our CAL ZONA Instructional Camp n’ Showcase schedule will be posted and can be viewed by visiting: www.softball.exposureevents.com 
 
* Participant Release and Consent Form (Forms will be available online at www.softball.exposureevents.com)
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Instructional Camp can be attended by other players. (team not needed to be participating in showcase to attend camp) Fee $125.00 (only taking 40 additional campers to keep coach to camper ratio low) List can be located at the bottom of this page

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***$5.00 complex entry fee to enter Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex***

*Spectators ***$5.00 complex (which includes city park or high school) entry fee paid to enter PAAC and all other softball complexes (which includes city park or high school) for this tournament per day for ages 7 and up *** once you have paid your entry for the day, you will be allowed to gain access to all softball complexes (which includes city park or high school) for the entire day only.  Children 6 and under are free. Please bring cash for gate fee.

TEAMS: Update: your entry fee will be 14 player/coaches wrist bands (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) to gain entrance into our event.  You will be able to gain entrance to other field locations within Yuma with the wrist band  on your person.  All others will be charged $5.00 to gain entrance into the PAAC or any other complex related to the CALZONA tournament. Your wrist bands will be provided to you during your check in. Please ensure to read the color code of wrist band for each day of play. Umpires will allow wrist bands on the players non throwing side.

Updated: *Info added regarding COVID/Rain Out/Inclement Weather cancellation

Updated: *Info added regarding fees returned back to client within 3 business days after completion of event.

* Client Withdraw Fee:

15% fee for cancellation/withdraw after payment for tournament has been received by tournament director. A reduced registration fee shall be returned to client upon withdraw from tournament within 7 business days from withdraw. (6% covering credit card processing fees (3% x 2). Remaining  9% is a service charge applied for work on replacement team/tournament adjustments as a result of your cancellation/withdraw from tournament), this still applies if no credit card was used.

*Event cancelled as a result of COVID/Rain Out/Inclement Weather: 

Teams will be offered to carry over their paid entry fee (credit) to any Yuma Fastpitch/NFP event or entry fee will be returned minus 10% within 3 business days from the cancelled date. The CALZONA Director will forward the team credit to the requested Yuma Fastpitch event. If the event entry fee is lesser, the difference will be returned back to the team by the CALZONA Tournament Director; if the event is more than the credited amount, the team is responsible for paying the difference to the Yuma Fastpitch Tournament Director.

*IF CANCELLATION IS WITHIN 15 DAYS OF EVENT OR IF SCHEDULE HAS BEEN RELEASED , NO REFUND WILL BE RETURN. 

Limited amount of rooms under this discount code.  Cutoff is Friday, October 31, 2022

Quechan Casino 

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Group Discount Code: CALZONA

 

 

Limited amount of rooms under this discount code.  Cutoff is Friday, October 15, 2023

Who’s Coming  teams are also listed on Softball Exposure Events website

 

 

ATTENDING COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS: UPDATED ON 10/24/23

1. Arizona Western College (JUCO-AZ)

Head Softball Coach Nikki Bethurum

Email: nicole.bethurum@azwestern.edu

https://awcmatadors.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. Dakota Wesleyan University (NAIA-SD)

Head Softball Coach Tommy Downs

Email: tommy.downs@dwu.edu

https://dwuathletics.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

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3. Friends University (NAIA-KS)

Asst. Coach Dave Millspaugh

Email: dave_millspaugh@friends.edu

https://friendsathletics.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

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4. La Sierra University (NAIA-CA)

Head Softball Coach Tom Ogle

Email: togle@lasierra.edu

https://www.lsugoldeneagles.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

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5. Lincoln (Lions) University (DII-PA)

Head Softball Coach Zadaisha Waddell

Email: zwaddell@lincoln.edu

https://lulions.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

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6. Mesa CC (JUCO-AZ)

Head Softball TBA

Email:

https://mesatbirdsports.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

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7. MidAmerica Nazarene University (NAIA-KS)

Head Softball Coach Jen Felvus

Email: jjfelvus@mnu.edu

https://mnusports.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

 

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8. New England College (DIII-NH)

Head Softball Coach Ben Master

Email: bmaster@nec.edu

https://athletics.nec.edu/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9. Paradise Valley CC (JUCO-AZ)

Asst. Coach Victor Soto

Email: vcsoto97@aol.com

https://gopumas.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

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10. Pratt Community College (JUCO-KS)

Head Softball Coach Joely Rogers

Email: joelyr@prattcc.edu

https://www.gobeaversports.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

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11. College of Southern Nevada (JUCO-NV)

Head Softball Coach Ashley Johnston

Email: ashley.johnston@csn.edu

https://csncoyotes.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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12. Sterling College (NAIA-KS)

Head Softball Coach Taylor Stoltz

Email: taylor.stoltz@sterling.edu

https://www.scwarriors.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

 

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13. Montreat College (NAIA-NC)

Interim Head Softball Coach Corbin Weeks

Email: corbin.weeks@montreat.edu

https://montreatcavaliers.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

 

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14. Delaware State University (DI-DE)

Head Softball Coach Daniel Stockdale

Email: dstockdale@desu.edu

https://dsuhornets.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

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15. Elmhurst University (DIII-IL)

Head Softball Coach Scott Wachholz

Email: scott.wachholz@elmhurst.edu

https://elmhurstbluejays.com/sports/softball 

 

 

 

 

 

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17. Vernon College (JUCO-TX)

Assistant Softball Coach Natalie Hester

Email: llipscomb@vernoncollege.edu

https://www.gochapsports.com/sports/sball/index 

 

 

 

 

 

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18. George Fox University  (DIII-OR)

Head Softball Coach Jessica Hollen

Email: jhollen@georgefox.edu

https://athletics.georgefox.edu/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

 

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19. Lane College (DII-TN)

Head Softball Coach Joel Worthington

Email: jworthington@lanecollege.edu

https://golcdragons.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

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20. Taft College (JUCO-CA)

Head Softball Coach Amanda Clark

Email: clark.taftc@gmail.com

https://athletics.taftcollege.edu/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

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21. Lamar Community College (JUCO-CO)

Head Softball Coach Gregory Cary

Email: gregory.cary@lamarcc.edu

https://www.golopes.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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22. Western Oregon University (DII-OR)

Head Softball Coach Aly Boytz

Email: boytza@wou.edu

https://wouwolves.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

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23. Chandler-Gilbert CC (JUCO-AZ)

Asst. Softball Coach Sabrina Garcia

Email: sabrina.garcia@cgc.edu

https://cgccathletics.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

 

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24. San Bernardino Valley CC (JUCO-CA)

Head Softball Coach Devin Bennett

Email: dbennett@sbccd.cc.ca,us

https://sbvcathletics.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

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25. Scottsdale CC (JUCO-AZ)

Head Softball Coach Sabeana Romero

Email: sabeana.romero@scottsdalecc.edu

https://gochokes.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

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26. Glendale CC (JUCO-AZ)

Head Softball Coach Rebecca Schweitzer

Email: rebecca.schweitzer@gccaz.edu

https://www.gauchoathletics.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

 

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27. Goshen College (NAIA – IN)

Head Softball Coach Luke Wagner

Email: jlwagner@goshen.edu

https://goleafs.net/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

 

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28. University of Colorado Springs (DII – CO)

Head Softball Coach Dwight Sanders

Email: dsanders5@uccs.edu

https://gomountainlions.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

 

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29. Eastern Arizona College (JUCO – AZ)

Interim Head Softball Coach Alexis Aguirre

Email: alexis.aguirre@eac.edu

https://www.eacmonsters.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

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30. Grossmont College (JUCO – CA)

Head Softball Coach Craig Fuentes

Email: craig.fuentes@gcccd.edu

https://www.grossmontgriffins.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

 

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32. Pima College (JUCO – AZ)

Head Softball Coach Rebekah Quiroz

Email: rquiroz@pima.edu

https://pimaaztecs.com/sports/sball/index

 

 

 

 

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33. Baker University (NAIA-)

Head Softball Coach Sam White

Email: samuel.white@bakeru.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

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35. Adams State University (DII-CO)

Head Softball Coach Dane Craig

Email: dcraig@adams.edu

https://asugrizzlies.com/sports/softball

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Colleges to be added…..

*To Register for this event, click link below
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Invited Collegiate Programs as of 6/27/23
1. University of Jamestown (NAIA)
2. Hiram College (DIII)
3. Prairie View A&M University (DI)
4. William Penn University (NAIA)
5. Upper Iowa University (DII)
6. Dallas Christian College
7. Colorado Mesa University (DII)
8. Midland University (NAIA)
9. Covenant College (DIII)
10. Wentworth Inst. of Tech (DIII)
11. Stephens College (NAIA) hd
12. Hasting College (NAIA) hd
13. University of West Alabama (DII) hd
14. Ripon University (DIII) hd
15 Whitworth University (DIII) hd
16. Arizona Christian College (NAIA) hd
17. Converse University (DII-SC)
18. Oklahoma Wesleyan University (NAIA-OK)
19. Calumet College (NAIA-IN)
20. Middle Tennessee University (DI-TN)
21. Paine College (DII-GA)
22. Concord University  (DII-WV)
23. Ursuline College (DII-OH)
24. Florida Tech (DII-FL)

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