Maryland’s Eastern Shore Preps for Return of the USSSA Eastern World Series

Salisbury, MD – Nearly 5,000 softball players will soon be on the Lower Eastern Shore for the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Eastern World Series. 

This year’s event will be held from July 13-30. The USSSA Eastern World Series draws more than 350 teams from 14 states and Canada to the region over three weeks. The event generates an estimated economic impact of nearly $18 million and a hotel room night demand in excess of 10,000.

This is Wicomico County’s tenth year hosting USSSA events, but growth in the size and scope of the World Series has sparked its expansion beyond County borders.

The 2016 event will again be billed under the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Sports Alliance (MAASA), which was formed by the Town of Ocean City and Wicomico and Worcester Counties in 2014. The formal sports marketing partnership is the first of its kind in the nation, and it leverages the combined assets of each jurisdiction in order to attract, retain and build sports marketing events. 

2016 USSSA World Series Dates:

Week 1: July 13-17 - 10U Open, 12U Open

Week 2: July 19-24 - 14U A, B

Week 3: July 25-30 - 16U Open & 18U Open, 18U B
*’U’ abbreviation for under.

The Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex in Salisbury provides the main fields of play for the series. Other fields tentatively scheduled for use in Wicomico County include the East Wicomico Little League, Eastside Youth Sports Complex, Fruitland Recreational Area, WinterPlace Park and Mason-Dixon Sports Complex. In Worcester County, games are scheduled for John Walter Smith Park, North Worcester Athletic Complex, Showell Recreation Complex, Stephen Decatur High School/Middle School. In the Town of Ocean City, games will be played at Northside Park.

Tournament games are open to the public with no admission fee charged. For additional information on the USSSA World Series, please visit www.SalisburyChampionships.org. In accordance with USSSA national guidelines, schedules are not released until the start of the tournament. As they become available, information will be posted to the USSSA website.