Event Fact Sheet

Event Name: Perfect Game Wood World Bat Association (WWBA)

15U – 18U Invitational

Event Owner: Perfect Game USA, Inc.

Grant Recommendation: $5,000

Dates: September 30 – October 3, 2023

Sport: Baseball

Level of Competition: Amateur

Age Range: 15 ‐ 18

Proposed Venues: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium (13 total diamonds)

Estimated Participation & Projecting 30 total teams (20 traveling & 10 South Florida)

Room Nights: 20 traveling teams * 18 players per team = 360 total youth athletes

20 traveling teams * 2 coaches per team = 40 total coaches

20 traveling teams * 27 spectators per team = 540 total spectators

940 total traveling participants / 4 people per room = 235 rooms

235 rooms * 2 nights = 470 room nights

Estimated Economic Impact: 360 youth athletes * $120.36 avg. daily spending * 2 days = $86,659

40 coaches * $240.71 avg. daily spending * 2 days = $19,257 540 adult spectators *

Total Visitor Spending = $365,883

Event Description:

The Palm Beach County Sports Commission won the bid to host the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) 15U – 18U Invitational from. The Perfect Game WWBA 15U – 18U Invitational will take place for the second consecutive year in The Palm Beaches. Perfect Game is the predominant scouting service and event rights holder in amateur baseball.

The Palm Beach County Sports Commission is partnering with Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter to host the Perfect Game WWBA 15U – 18U Invitational from September 30 – October 2, 2023. Perfect Game will utilize up to 13 diamonds at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. This event will take place just prior to the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship and Freshman World Championship and the Perfect Game WWBA 13U & 14U World Championships, which are taking place at both Palm Beach County’s spring training baseball facilities.

The Perfect Game WWBA 15U – 18U Invitational is a wood bat only event. Each team is guaranteed to play three (3) games.

Tourism Impacts:

The Perfect Game WWBA 15U‐18U Invitationals will bring 30 travel baseball teams, representing four (4) age groups, to The Palm Beaches. The 30 teams consist of 360 visiting athletes, 40 coaches, and a projected 560 traveling spectators. These events are expected to generate at least 470 hotel room nights and $329,000 in direct visitor spending. Last year, this event generated 238 room nights; however, the event contained ½ of the traveling teams expected to compete in the 2023 event.

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Event Schedule:

Saturday, September 30th: Team Registration and Pool Play from 2pm to 10pm

Sunday, October 1st: Pool Play takes place from 8am to 8 pm

Monday, October 2nd: Championship games takes place from 8am to 2 pm

Event History:

The Perfect Game WWBA 15U‐18U Invitationals are a newly created event that debuted at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in 2022. The event has potential as it takes place right before Perfect Game’s most prestigious event, known as the WWBA World Championship.

Marketing & Media:

Perfect Game’s reputation as a baseball scouting service is unsurpassed. The Perfect Game WWBA World Championship and Freshman World Championship will receive significant media exposure in baseball publications, especially the renowned “Baseball America” and “Baseball Weekly”.

Scouting Service Facts:

Perfect Game has more talented players in attendance than any other organization. The proof is in the results. A total of 13,901 Perfect Game players have been drafted by Major League Baseball (MB) teams. Today, 1,875 alumni of Perfect Game are playing for MLB teams. Perfect Game simply provides talented players with a means to be identified and evaluated closely while competing with and against the best worldwide. Perfect Game identifies players, provides an opinion, and then lets Major League scouts and college coaches form their own.

About Perfect Game:

About Perfect Game:

Founded in 1995, Perfect Game USA has become the world’s largest scouting service and youth baseball platform. Perfect Game organizes 9,819 events annually, which consists of 141,588 baseball games. Perfect Game oversees 69,907 teams from 40 different states participating within its event ecosystem.

Perfect Game is the premier provider of amateur baseball events, hosting the highest quality of travel team tournaments and individual showcases throughout the country. Recognized as the leader in holding high level events, Perfect Game hosts showcases throughout the country for high school players. All participants receive scouting reports and videos on their PG Player profiles, providing maximum exposure to college coaches and MLB Scouts.

Perfect Game attracts the most talented amateur players in the nation and the proof is in the results. A total of 13,901 of Perfect Game’s alumni have been selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft since 2003. The number of MLB draft picks for Perfect Game leads all other baseball organizations.