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We are excited to continue our 18-year long partnership with Special Olympics Texas and host our annual Spring Classic softball tournament. This years event will take place on April 6th, 2024, at the Krieg Softball Complex in Austin, Texas.
What is Spring Classic?
Spring Classic is the Texas Iron Spikes’ annual philantrophic event, raising money for Special Olympics Texas (SOTX). Spring Classic is a double-elimination slow-pitch softball tournment with 9-12 person teams. However, with our “free agent” option, you don’t need a full team to register and participate in the tournament. Spring Classic has both a Men’s and a Co-ed/Women’s division, so everybody can play! Spring Classic is so much more than just a softball tournament. With registration, you will have access to free food and drinks, raffles, and a Home Run Derby, amongst a variety of other activities. Each year, Spring Classic attracts hundreds of participants, spectators, and sponsors from across the state. Spring Classic guarantees that you will have a great time while also supporitng a great cause. Another great opportunity to support SOTX is through donations. Because SOTX is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are tax-deductible. Whether you live for baseball or have never played at all, Spring Classic is the tournament for you!
Supporting Special Olympics Texas
Over the past 17 years, Texas Iron Spikes has hosted the annual Spring Classic Softball Tournament to raise funds for Special Olympics Texas. Over the years the event has gained in size and popularity, raising over $250,000 dollars for Special Olympics of Texas.
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Special Olympics Texas is a year-round movement, holding more than 300 competitions annually on area, regional and state levels. Event divisions are based on age, gender and ability level to give athletes an equal chance to win. Each participant receives a medal or ribbon following their events.
Special Olympics Texas has six statewide events annually: Summer Games, Equestrian, Sailing/Kayaking, Fall Classic, Winter Games and Flag Football. Statewide competition locations vary approximately every three years. Special Olympics, Inc. holds World Games every other year and USA National Games every four years.