June 22-25th, 2023
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Volunteer Classic, powered by Chandler Bats, will be an incredible opportunity for teams to get their players college exposure, and play at one of the premier facilities in the country against top competition. This event will feature a metric-driven showcase workout in front of 30+ college coaches for each team, as well as a single elimination tournament.
Host facility is the University of Tennessee Baseball.
Winning Roster Gets Invited to loanDepot Park National MLB Event in the Fall as well as Chandler Bat World Series !
VENUES
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Home of the Univ. of Tennessee Baseball
Address: 1511 Pat Head Summitt St, Knoxville, TN 37916
Playing Surface: Artificial Turf
Parking: Large lots on East Region of Stadium
Walters State University
Address: 500 S Davy Crockett Pkwy, Morristown, TN 37813
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Lakeway Christian Acadamy
Address: 3720 Roy Messer Hwy, White Pine, TN 37890
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Roane State Baseball Field
Home of the Roane State CC Baseball
Address: 276 Patton Ln, Harriman, TN 37748
Playing Surface: Natural Grass
Parking: Large lots on East Region of Stadium
Knoxville Catholic
Address: 9245 Fox Lonas Rd NW
Playing Surface: Artificial Turf
INFORMATION for the event
COLLEGE COACHES IN ATTENDANCE
The college coaches attending will be sent out prior to the event. These coaches are guaranteed to attend the event for each team’s showcase workout on Thursday. Per NCAA rules, this is a camp, so coaches will have the opportunity to evaluate and instruct all players.
GATE FEES
Whole Family Weekend Pass: $30.00
BAT TYPE
This is a wood-bat only event
REFUND POLICY
No refunds will be issued. Best in the US will hold a credit to a future event if notice of cancellation is given 4 weeks prior to event.
Game Rules & Roster Information
GAME TIMES & RULES
All games are 2 hour time limit.
For all tournament rules, please click HERE.
ROSTERS & PLAYER INFORMATION
Each coach will need to provide a roster list to Best in the US at LEAST 2 weeks prior to the event. The rosters must include players name, graduation year, email address, and jersey number. This information is needed for the pro-style workout each team goes through as well as the scout information provided to college coaches.
PITCHING ROTATIONS
We would suggest pitching rotations be set and provided at least one week before the event so we can provide those to the college coaches and send out on social media.
TRAVEL, HOTEL & GATE PASS
HOTELS
These events are stay-to-play events.
Please click here to access a list of partnered hotels with discounted links.
An email link with your hotel booking will be sent to you after registration.
AIRPORTS
The McGhee Tyson Airport is a great medium-sized airport for the out of state travelers! It has a fair number of flights in and out each day including a large number of connections from Charlotte, NC.
