This year, the annual Bill Sturm Memorial Tournament is scheduled for June 25-28, 2026.

 

Oaklandon Youth Organization will host its 29th Bill Sturm Memorial Tournament, which is open to all rec travel baseball and softball teams. Full-time travel teams are not eligible, except for 14U softball as well as multiple age groups between 13U-14U in baseball. This tournament combines pool play and elimination games. Game minimums and fees vary by age group and sport (baseball/softball).

 

Founded in 1996, the Bill Sturm Memorial Tournament was started in memory of one of our founders. Bill Sturm long believed all children should be able to play youth baseball or softball regardless of their financial status. The league lost our leader suddenly to a heart attack, but his dream and spirit live on through this tournament. A portion of the proceeds from this tournament fund our general scholarship program that allows more than 75 children to play baseball or softball at OYO every year.

 

• BASEBALL
  • 07U-12U Baseball | All-Star/Rec Travel Teams only
  • 13U-14U Baseball | A-Level Travel Teams also eligible

• SOFTBALL*
  • 08U-12U Softball | All-Star/Rec Travel Teams only
  • 14U Softball | All-Star/Rec Travel Teams only or C-Level Travel Teams

* OYO as altered its softball age eligibility cut-off dates to align with the growing number of national softball associations, which are using September 1, 2025. That said, for the 2026 tournament only, we will accept and accommodate all teams that are still following the January 1, 2026 age cut-off for their softball program.

 

For more details about the Bill Sturm Memorial Tournament, contact a member of the OYO Travel Committee:

• Bryan Pahl | All Star Tournament Chairperson
• Anthony DeSanto | Vice President of Game Day Operations
• Michael DeSanto | President