INDIANAPOLIS — The Greenwood Parks and Recreation Department announced a new partnership that will help with tournaments at the sports park opening this fall.
PlayGMB will set up baseball tournaments while Fastpitch Turf, the GMB Fastpitch Division, will oversee Triple Crown Series sanctioned softball events, according to city officials.
“Greenwood is excited to partner with GMB to provide quality tournament programming for our local youth teams and visitors we host at our new facility,” said Rob Taggart, executive director of Greenwood Parks and Recreation Department. “GMB has proven themselves as leaders in the industry by supplying onsite support with tournament coordination and customer service for local and visiting teams.”
Officials said there are currently over 5,000 teams playing throughout the "GMB territory," including Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
“We look forward to working with the City of Greenwood to bring elite baseball and softball opportunities to the community,” said Eric Hooper, founder and owner of GMB. “This new amenity will allow us to increase the level of play within the region.”
Officials said GMB will support the leagues at the sports park by helping with hotel accommodations, extracurriculars for visiting teams, game scheduling, awards and umpire coordination. Each tournament will end with naming a championship team who will take home an award.
Youth baseball teams ages 14 and younger are now eligible to register for tournaments starting this fall at the Greenwood Sports Park. You can do so on PlayGMB's website or Fastpitch Turf's website.
