Posted on 06 July 2011.
Visit Lake Norman, in partnership with Huntersville?s Park and Recreation Department, will host Top Gun Sports? Softball Summer World Series July 13-17 at Bradford Park, 17005 Davidson-Concord Road in Huntersville. The week-long Summer World Series is estimated to generate at least $1.5 million in direct visitor spending to the area.
Comfort Suites, Courtyard by Marriott, and Residence Inn by Marriott will host the teams.
Teams will be traveling from Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The tournament is offering a five game guarantee that will include three pool play games and a double elimination format beginning Friday afternoon. At time of print, 115 teams ranging in age groups from 8 to 18 years have registered and more teams are expected to register, according to Visit Lake Norman.
Visit Lake Norman was awarded both the summer and winter 2011 World Series events in December 2010 after Travis Dancy, VLN Sports Marketing Manager, made a bid presentation to Top Gun Sports? Board of Directors in Rocky Mount.
?Top Gun Sports is very excited to be able to play in the Huntersville/Lake Norman area this season,? Top Gun Sports? Softball Director Robin Phillips said in a statement. ?We look forward to two of the biggest events of the season coming to town and hope to continue our relationship with Visit Lake Norman for many years to come.? www.ncaausoftball.com
Top Gun Sports offers softball and baseball programs and prides itself in the creation of youth events with high standards of excellence, integrity, and commitment by both tournament hosts and officials. Top Gun has been hosting events since 1981 with a mission to provide quality softball and baseball tournament programs for all with the only criteria for competition being age.
This is the first time a national Top Gun Sports event will be held in Lake Norman.
?Top Gun Sports has a strong commitment to providing their players quality tournament hosts,? Mr. Dancy said in a press release. ?We are honored that VLN was selected as the host with so many other areas vying to host these prestigious events.?
Due to the immense size of the Summer World Series, teams will also play in Concord and Charlotte, bringing an estimated regional impact of more than $3.9 million, according to Visit Lake Norman.
Source: http://davidsonnews.net/sports/2011/07/06/visit-lake-norman-to-host-softball-summer-world-series/
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