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: Sunday March 1, 2026 (if entered before this date)
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
PENCILED IN TEAMS AS OF MAY 2, 2026
8U - Open Division (CLOSED) - Bedford Baseball Club - Crush Baseball - NWO Diamond Dogs - Ohio Cyclones - Xtreme Baseball Academy
9U - Open Division (CANCELLED) -
10U - Open Division (CLOSED) - Dream Park Buzz - Midwest Monsters - NWO Big Dogs - Sylvania Mavericks - Xtreme Baseball Academy
11U - Open Division (CLOSED) - AW Jr. Generals - Adrain Lookouts - Force Ohio - Krato - Midwest Monsters - NWO Big Dogs - Ohio Cyclones - Sandusky Bay Scrappers - Seneca Sting
12U - Open Division (CLOSED) - All In Aces - AW Jr. Generals - Black Swamp Monsters - DC Toledo - Force Ohio - NWO Big Dogs - Xtreme Baseball Academy
13U - Open Division (CLOSED) - Bellepoint Beasts Navy - DC Toledo - Findlay Trojans - NWO Prospects
14U - Open Division (CLOSED) - DC Toledo - Ohio Buzz - Sandusky Bay Stars - State Line Stars