USA Premier’s Firecracker Classic Returns!

The Firecracker Classic has been one of the top events on the West Coast for over a decade. Drawing over 200 teams in the past, the event brings in groups from Hawaii, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and more! With a unique format that splits up age groups to allow coaches to be at more of their organization’s games, the event is a can’t miss for the West Coast summer tour.

At the end of 2023, the owners of USA Premier Baseball made the difficult decision to retire from the tournament industry and turn the reigns over to someone who knew the California landscape and would protect the integrity of the events they built. Enter Prospect Wire Baseball.

“It was a great opportunity to expand our footprint on the West Coast,” stated DS Sports CEO Rob Sitz. “Prospect Wire has already worked hard to become one of the top event providers on the West Coast. With San Diego and LA Invitationals routinely nearing sold-out status, this was a great opportunity to provide more options for these teams. They enjoy playing in our events and we enjoy hosting them!”

“Gina & Si Pettrow did an amazing job growing the Firecracker and making it the premier event to attend on the West Coast,” remarked Prospect Wire President Brian Werner. “We are humbled by their decision to entrust PW to not only continue but enhance their events with our style of events. We thank Si and Gina for everything they have done for youth baseball. We only hope we can live up to and exceed their expectations.”

USA Premier events are held throughout the year in Irvine & surrounding areas. With multiple events in the Spring, the Firecracker in the Summer, and some Fall & Winter events as well, USA Premier and Prospect Wire are excited to bring things like live streaming via Athletes Go Live, stats, leaderboards, player profiles, player awards, all-tournament teams, social media coverage, scouting coverage and more! To see their schedule, and all of Prospect Wire’s events, go to play.prospectwire.com (events can be filtered by state, dates, etc)