Beach Blast in Virginia Beach

Some of the best Division III college softball teams are gathering in Virginia Beach this coming weekend for the annual Beach Blast softball tournament.

This event will draw 28 teams from across the U.S. and is hosted by Virginia Wesleyan College. Games will be contested Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1, at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex. The Princess Anne Athletic Complex is located in the heart of Princess Anne Commons across the street from the Virginia Beach Sportsplex and Farm Bureau Live Virginia Beach Amphitheater.

Partnered with the city of Virginia Beach, the Beach Blast is one of the most successful DIII softball tournaments across the country.

The playing fields are a short drive from the Virginia Beach KOA.

About the Tournament

[caption id="attachment_656" align="alignright" width="300"] The Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins host the tournament.[/caption]

Virginia Wesleyan College has always had an annual softball tournament in the spring. However, it wasn’t until Conrad Parker took the reigns as the head softball coach and tournament director that VWC’s annual tournament began to attract national attention.

Coach Parker began running what he called the Marlin Invitational softball tournament in the spring of 1998. In 2007 the tournament was moved to the Princess Anne Athletic Complex. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, the state-of-the-art PAAC has eight lighted fields, concessions, rest rooms, covered dugouts and bleachers and a full-time field maintenance crew.

Book Now!

The Virginia Beach KOA is a great place to call home if you’re coming to our community to attend the Beach Blast tournament. Call (800) 562-4150 now or visit the Virginia Beach KOA website to make your reservation. Check our Facebook page for more photos, news, tips and events.