| Russmatt Baseball 2011 Central Florida Invitational |
| Disney | Greater Phoenix | Central Florida |
The RussMatt Central Florida Invitational returns for its 3rd year in February-April, 2011.
As we have strived to do from the start, RussMatt Baseball continues to offer great facilities and a high level of customer service - don't take our word for it, read testimonials from coaches who have participated in one or more of our Florida or Arizona tournaments.
If interested, you'll want to register now for the Spring of 2011 as we have a strict limit of 50 schools per week and expect to fill up quickly.
Important Information for the 2011
RussMatt Central Florida Invitational
Dates: Sunday, February 20 - Saturday, April 23, 2011.
Who's Eligible: NCAA Division I, II & III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and High Schools are all welcome. Teams only play within their own division unless coaches agree to cross over games.
Venues: RussMatt Baseball has contracted for a 2nd year of exclusive use of the major league stadium and 5 back fields at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven (former spring training site of the Cleveland Indians) plus Lake Myrtle Park, our new 8 million dollar complex (stadium and 4 back fields) 10 miles away in Auburndale, FL. Henley Field (former Tigers major league spring training stadium), Polk Community College, Southeastern University, Webber International University, Warner University, Pat Thomas Stadium and some of the area's top high school fields are also used as auxiliary fields.
Registration Fee: A non-refundable $250 registration fee (not a deposit) is due within three weeks of the date of registration. See the registration tab for more information.
Game/Practice Fees: $150 per game per team for day games ($200 per game per team for NCAA D I schools), $200 for night games, $100 for 2 hour day practice, $150 for 2 hour night practice. Charges include field rental, umpire, insurance and administrative costs.
See the registration tab for more information.
Rain-outs: Games started but not completed due to rain will not be refunded. Games not started due to rain will be refunded $100 per game. Rained out practices will be refunded $50. Practices canceled by coaches will not be refunded.
Scheduling: After registering and receiving the final list of teams in early November, each coach will submit a schedule request form on our web site between November 7 and December 1 requesting number of daily games, specific off-day(s) and desired opponents.
See the schedule request tab for more information.
Hotels/Houses/Condos: We've secured the lowest team rates of any college spring break tournament with several area hotels ($69-$109), condos($125-$139) and vacation homes for colleges playing in the 2011 RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. Hotels/Houses/Condos will fill up fast for March so we recommend that you register early as we'll book on a first come first serve basis. See the hotel tab for more information.
Vans: Special 2011 RussMatt Central Florida Invitational team rates with Budget and West Coast Vans will be posted this fall for March bookings. See the vans tab for more information.
Flights: Winter Haven is just inside of an hour driving time from either Tampa or Orlando airports. If you chose hotels, condos or vacation homes in the Davenport area, Orlando International would be the closest airport.
Teams: Last year over 200 college teams participated in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. Feel free to speak to any of those coaches about the quality of RussMatt events and level of customer service by clicking on the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational teams tab.
Contact: For more information on the 2011 RussMatt Central Florida Invitational contact:
Dave Barnard
RussMatt Baseball President
Phone: 207-899-3516
Email: dave@russmatt.com
Fax: 207-899-3516