EVENT DETAILS

D&D FEES & INFO

February 20 and 21, 2027 | Brighton, Colorado - Turf Fields | Six Game Guarantee
Hosted by Impact Gold French-White

Get your team back on the field at the Second Annual Dirt & Diamonds Showdown, a USSSA sanctioned round robin tournament on all turf fields in Brighton, Colorado. If the weather is going to be cruddy we WILL cancel. 

• Six game guarantee against six different opponents
• Three games Saturday and three games Sunday
• 14U and High School divisions
• All turf fields
• Two umpires for every game
• Awards for first and second place in each division
• USSSA sanctioned

$850 per team when paid directly through Venmo to @impactgoldfrench. Confirm the account using the phone number ending in 1335.

Credit card payments through USSSA are subject to processing fees (Total fee Due using USSSA is $893).

To Save $43 in Credit Card fees please pay by Venmo.

Registration is complete when payment has been received and the team’s entry has been approved. Space is limited.

We will make every reasonable effort to play the tournament as scheduled. If severe weather, unsafe field conditions or circumstances outside the Tournament Director’s control require a change or cancellation, we will communicate the decision as early as reasonably possible. We will not play in miserable weather. 

Refunds are based on the number of games a team completes:

Applicable nonrefundable expenses may include USSSA registration fees, payment processing fees and umpire scheduling costs already incurred. The Tournament Director may adjust game times, game lengths, pools or the format when needed to complete as many games as possible.

The Dirt & Diamonds Showdown will follow USSSA Fastpitch rules, except where the tournament rules below state otherwise. The Tournament Director has final authority over tournament operations and rule interpretations.

Players, coaches and spectators must treat opponents, umpires and tournament staff with respect. Unsportsmanlike conduct may result in a warning, ejection or removal from the event.

• Teams may bat their entire roster or use a traditional batting order in accordance with USSSA rules.
• Free defensive substitutions are permitted.

• This is a round robin tournament with no elimination bracket.
• Teams are scheduled to play six games against six different opponents, with three games each day.
• Games have a 75 minute time limit. No new inning begins after time expires, but the current inning will be completed.
• First and second place in each division will be determined by final standings and USSSA tiebreaker procedures.

• 10 runs after three innings
• 8 runs after four innings
• 6 runs after five innings

If the score is tied after the current inning is completed, play will continue using the International Tie Breaker. The player who made the final out in the previous inning will begin each extra inning on second base.

Judgment calls cannot be protested. A question about a rule interpretation must be raised with the Tournament Director before the next pitch or play. The Tournament Director’s decision is final.

Ready to play? Register your team for the Second Annual Dirt & Diamonds Showdown.

The USSSA Points Race is back for the 2026/27 season!

Earn USSSA Points by playing in this tournament for a chance to:

🥎 PLAY FREE in the CO or WY State Tournament!

💰 WIN $1,000 BACK TO YOUR TEAM!

Every USSSA tournament is another opportunity to earn points and move your team up the USSSA Points Race!