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Illinois NAFA National Qualifying Events

Below is a list of the Illinois NAFA Tournaments and the respective registration information for each event.

Please scroll down for the details and the online registration information for each event.

If you or your organization would like to host a NAFA event, you can contact Brian Fernette at bfernette@NAFASoftball.com.


NAFA Team Registration

Teams will need to be registered to participate in NAFA Sanctioned events.  There are 2 steps that will need to be completed.

1) Complete the online registration (Online NAFA Team Registration).

2) Send $30 NAFA Membership fee 

Make check payable to: NAFA Softball

Send to: 
NAFA Softball
PO Box 10791
White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Upon receipt and processing, NAFA Team Registration numbers will be posted under NAFA Teams section of the website.

2024 IL NAFA Softball Tournaments

Date Tournament Page Level 8U 10U 12U 14U 16U 18U Games Entry Fee Tournament Director Online Registration
April 27-28, 2024 Illinois Spring State Open N Y Y Y N N 5-game guarantee $625 before 2/1/24 Brian Fernette: bfernette@nafasoftball.com https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZNA75jp_YZDPZqKYXnSTdvGJj88KCSbC1YrYYEcyB5aGTXQ/viewform?usp=pp_url
May 4-5, 2024 Hittin 4 Heroes Open N Y Y Y N N 5-game guarantee $600 before 2/1/24 Nathan Stepp: burton1587@gmail.com https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnzoFbAx6qMTGDpu8OJf2uwBmdaLSlP6LgMgIE8WN2z2zEtw/viewform?usp=sf_link
May 25-26, 2024 Northern ICE Memorial Day Classic Open N Y Y Y N N 4-game guarantee $695 before 1/1/23 Steve Kram: northernICEtd@yahoo.com https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3YtRTR_6PJVbN8dfmuJWNVHdOZM29wvTkG7YvQ6aXQmUGDA/viewform
June 7-9, 2024 Summer Kick-Off Open N Y Y Y Y Y 6-game guarantee $650 before 2/15/24 Brian Fernette: bfernette@nafasoftball.com https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOKu3CaEcJ4G_bkLyaOwWJV2dT0enWtaxz8fpHGHn_eV4jFg/viewform
July 5-7, 2024 Illinois Summer Showcase Open N N N Y Y Y 5-game guarantee $625 Brian Fernette: bfernette@nafasoftball.com https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJruU3wLV0geBUrpTkZujLFVD0G01orAYjCky7Y0RogBGJvA/viewform
July 11-14, 2024 NAFA Midwest Nationals Open Y Y Y Y Y Y 5-game guarantee $750 Brian Fernette: bfernette@nafasoftball.com https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemv2xQj9PmJpDDBR33a61-cdJDRpsUdzNCbs1VrUhoJaGQGw/viewform