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On behalf of the Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League, we invite you to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the 2024 North Star Classic held over Memorial Day weekend, May 25th & 26th.
This year, we are excited to host 7 divisions including: Open A, Open B, Open C, Open D, Open E, Legends C/D and Womens+. We have a five-game guarantee tournament with 3 pool play games and a double elimination bracket format.
New for 2024, we are offering our Open A and Open B teams a six-game guarantee tournament, with 4 pool play games and double elimination bracket format.
Deadline | Date |
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$400 Early Registration Ends - Team Fee Due | March 31 |
$450 Standard Registration Begins | April 1 |
$450 Standard Registration Ends - Team Fee Due | April 30 |
$475 Late Registration Begins | May 1 |
Team Rosters Due & $475 Late Registration Closes | May 10 |
Hotel Room Block Closes | May 15 |
Tournament | May 25-26 |
For more details about the tournament, including tournament rules and field locations, go to the NSC Play page.
MANAGERS - Register your team here.
FREE AGENTS - Sign up as a free agent player by May 20.
EARLY REGISTRATIONNOV 1 - MAR 31$400 |
STANDARD REGISTRATIONapr 1 - apr 30$450 |
LATE REGISTRATIONMAY 1 - MAY 10$475 |
PAYMENT DUE: MAR 31 |
PAYMENT DUE: APR 30 |
PAYMENT DUE: MAY 10 |
No payment is required to submit your registration! Select “Pay Offline” and you can complete your registration in minutes!
Just make sure we receive your check by mail or electronic payment (Venmo) by March 31, 2024 (Early Bird Discount) or April 30th, 2024 (standard registration). If you would like to pay today, you can pay using your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or checking account information.
If you opt to pay offline:
The 2024 Northstar Classic Softball tournament will use iPride Softball and ASANA guidelines for team and player rating caps*.
iPride Softball
ASANA Guidelines - Teams comprised of cis women, trans women, trans men and non-binary people. Cis men are welcome to coach or manage teams.
*Final division breakdown and team assignments are at the discretion of the tournament committee based on the number of teams registered and to create parity where possible.
We will use the most recent ratings that your league has submitted to iPride or ASANA when verifying rosters. For more details about the tournament, including tournament rules, go to the NSC Play page.
For more information about the host hotel and events, go to the NSC Stay page.
Our host hotel will be Hyatt Place Downtown (425 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415).
Reservations close April 15. Pricing effective for stays between: Thursday, May 23 – Tuesday, May 28
All North Star Classic games are conveniently located in Eagan, MN, at two separate field complexes. Each complex is only a 25-minute drive from downtown Minneapolis, and only a 3 minute drive between complexes.
Distance between fields
We would like to introduce the new Tournament Co-Directors for this year. Blaine Boverhuis (he/him) and Jonathan Welch (he/him) are taking the operational reins of the North Star Classic.
Blaine has been in the Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League (TCGSL) for the past 6 seasons, plays for Twin Cities Biohazard Softball and travels to many tournaments across the country. He's also an avid bowler and has organized several bowling tournaments in the Twin Cities.
Jonathan has been in TCGSL for 11 seasons and manages the Twin Cities Base Invaders. A recent highlight was taking 2nd place in E Division at the 2021 GSWS in Columbus.
We are excited to work together to lead the North Star Classic to new heights!
All photos courtesy of Larry Barthel, volunteer photographer - Thank you Larry!
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