PERFECT GAME PARTNERS WITH CINCY FLAMES TOURNAMENTS TO EXPAND MIDWEST FOOTPRINT

SANFORD, Fla., Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect Game, the world's largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced a partnership with the Cincy Flames, one of the most prestigious high school-age baseball tournament organizations in the country. Effective immediately, all Cincy Flames tournaments will now fall under the Perfect Game banner, further expanding Perfect Game's national footprint and solidifying both organizations' commitment to developing and showcasing the best young baseball talent in the nation.

The Cincy Flames organization has built a sterling reputation for excellence, working with over 750 teams annually from across the United States. With a strong tradition of hosting elite-level competitions throughout the summer months, the Cincy Flames tournaments have consistently provided a stage for players to demonstrate their skills in front of college coaches and professional scouts.

"We are thrilled to welcome the Cincy Flames tournaments into the Perfect Game family," said Perfect Game CEO Rob Ponger. "Expanding Perfect Game's reach in the Midwest has been a goal of ours and this partnership is a big step in that direction. The Flames' longstanding commitment to excellence and player development makes them a perfect fit for our organization. Together, we will create even greater opportunities for aspiring athletes to showcase their talents on a national stage."

Over the past 12 years, the Cincy Flames tournaments have been the largest supplier of hotel room nights in the Greater Cincinnati area, drawing thousands of players, families and baseball fans to the region each year. Area colleges have hosted numerous Cincy Flames tournaments over the years, including the University of Cincinnati, Miami University, Wright State University, the University of Dayton, Xavier University and Northern Kentucky University. Their season culminates in early August with the prestigious 15U, 16U and 17U Tournament of Champions, one of the most elite travel baseball tournaments of the summer.

"This partnership with Perfect Game aligns with our mission to provide the highest level of competition and exposure for high school players," said Jay Basil, owner of the Cincy Flames. "Perfect Game has set the standard for what defines youth athletics, and we play on the best high school and college venues in the country, so we are excited to bring our events under their nationally recognized brand."

Basil runs Cincy Flames tournaments with tournament coordinator Jake Oester, son of longtime Cincinnati Reds infielder Ron Oester. Among their alumni, the Flames count current major league star Kyle Schwarber as well as many MLB draft selections and countless college commits over the last 17 years.

For more information about Cincy Flames upcoming events, please visit www.cincyflames.org. 

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About Perfect Game

Perfect Game is the world's largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing over 9,800+ events, hundreds of thousands of games, and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more than 2,210 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,134 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2023 Draft, for example, 95 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the Draft's first day had previously attended Perfect Game events.

About Cincy Flames

The Cincy Flames are recognized as one of the premier youth Baseball & Softball organizations in the country. We are an organization where players and coaches dramatically improve their skills through individual instruction, coaches clinics and by playing competitive teams throughout the country. Our mission is to instill the integrity of the game of baseball into each player while helping them understand the greatness of the game; to allow each player to learn the many life lessons associated with the game of baseball; to guide and enhance the development needed to advance to the college or professional level; and to provide the best learning environment, the best competition and the most fun the game has to offer.

SOURCE Perfect Game USA