HENSCH CLASSIC will begin on Friday May 8 (evening) and conclude on Sunday May 10 at Bowling Green Carter Park. All teams are required to play on Friday, if you are an out of town team, we will give you a late game on Friday! Entry fee for this event is $525 for ALL age divisions. (THIS IS A 3 GAME GUARANTEED TOURNAMENT)! For more information please contact Justin Reitz ([email protected]). Entry Fee includes Baseballs and Umpires!

This Tournament is named after Mike and Carolyn Henschen. Both were long time volunteers at Carter Park providing work in many areas from house ball to travel ball and much more. Mike was also apart of our Tournament Staff until he passed away in 2010.

You must have a paid 2026 Five Tool Membership Fee, Valid Team Insurance (Five Tool listed as additional insured), and Roster Online (with all players being parent approved) to play in this event!

Mail payment to Five Tool Baseball Tournament Director (Attention Justin Reitz) to 822 Lime City Rd. Apt. T, Rossford, OH 43460. Checks payable to NWO Nations Baseball. Please include your team name and age group on the memo line of the check. If you want to Venmo your payment please reach out to Justin for more information.

DEADLINE TO ENTER THIS EVENT: Friday April 24, 2026

PAYMENT DUE DATE: Friday April 1, 2026

There will be an admission charge for this event. Carter Park charges daily admission! $7 for adults and $4 for children ages 7-17 (ages 6 and under - free). There is also a $15-weekend pass for an individual and a $30 Family Pass which gets all family members in for all games! Senior Citizen Daily admission is $5, Weekend Pass is $10.

Refund Policy for Hensch Classic

0 games played = 75%

1 game played = 50%

2 games played = 0%

Run Rule: 15 after 3 innings, 10 after 4 innings, 8 after 5 innings

Pitching Rules: 9u-12u (18 outs in a day, 27 outs for the tournament), 13u and 14u (21 outs in a day, 30 outs for the tournament)

5/3 Move: (Fake to 3rd, throw to 1st) is a BALK