The Freedom Fest Invitational WS qualifier is one of the most unique holiday weekend tourneys in the country. Make a family trip to the Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley vacationland and enjoy baseball fireworks and a major outdoor country music stadium concert - all in one weekend as part of our community-wide celebration. The artist lineup for the Freedom Fest concert will be announced in the spring. Over 70 teams rolled into the region in '03 for this event and even more are expected this summer. Host community of Murray in far western Kentucky is a college town of 15000 that offers great facilities hospitality and baseball. Games will also be played in neighboring Mayfield (and Draffenville for additional overflow). Murray is 3.5 hours or less from St. Louis Memphis Louisville and Nashville (2 hrs). Register your team early because the Freedom Fest NIT is one of the most popular events in the mid-south. Entry fee for machine pitch divisions (7u/8u) is $200.00.