Sat, Sep 26
|Various Ball Parks (See Schedule)
2026 Black Bat Tournament
Honoring Amateur Black Baseball Teams from the Early Twentieth Century
Date and Location
Sep 26, 2026, 9:30 AM – Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 PM
Various Ball Parks (See Schedule), Lorain County, OH, USA
About theEvent
Join us for an softball tournament celebrating Black history in Lorain County!
Represent your city by playing on one of three teams named in honor of Black baseball teams from Lorain county in the 1910's and 1920's. It's a countywide celebration of history, unity, sportsmanship, and community.
Official Schedule
Registration
To register to play, scan the QR code above or visit https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-3rd-annual-black-bat-softball-tournament
to select a team, complete the registration form, and pay the registration fee.
Upcoming Events
- 2026 Black Bat TournamentSat, Sep 26Various Ball Parks (See Schedule)
Toni Morrison: Through her Family's EyesThu, Feb 18Steel City Lounge
Celebrating Toni: A Community Day PartyThu, Feb 18Lorain- LEO Black History Alliance Countywide Softball TournamentSat, Sep 27Various Ball Parks (See Schedule)
- 200 Years of Black History: A Countywide Softball Tournament Honoring Amateur Baseball TeamsSat, Sep 14Lorain, Elyria & Oberlin
- Oberlin's African American PioneersSat, Mar 02Oberlin Public Library
Black Social Clubs: Building Black Pride in the 60's, 70's & 80'sSat, Feb 24Lorain Historical Society- The Families of the Great Migration in ElyriaSat, Feb 17Second Baptist Church
Black History Month CelebrationSat, Feb 10Harrison Community Cultural Centre
Black History TriviaThu, Feb 08Elyria
Lunch and Learn : Lorain Black HistoryTue, Oct 03Lorain Public Library
Visit us at the Grind League 3-on-3 Tournament & Togetherness FestSat, Sep 02Oakwood Park
Visit our table at the Juneteenth Blues Fest!Sun, Jun 18Lorain- Community Research Team MeetingSat, May 20Lorain Historical Society
