58th Annual Smoky Mountain Classic
Maryville, Tennessee
July 10-12
Tournament Preview
2026 Smoky Mountain Classic bracket and team list link
The 58th annual Smoky Mountain Classic features 22 Conference USSSA teams and 34 teams overall from 19 different states including all 4 Major teams and all 5 ‘AA’ teams. The tournament will be played at 6 fields spread over 4 different parks in and around the cities of Maryville and Alcoa, Tennessee. The first two rounds of the Smoky winner’s bracket are always played on Friday, this year beginning at 10:00 AM eastern time, and teams that win their first two games on Friday will find themselves playing on the show field Saturday in the prestigious “Final 8” of the winner’s bracket. Pictures of the fields, history of the tournament, live stream links, stats, computer rankings, and chat room links are all listed in this preview page. The festivities begin at 5:30 PM eastern time on Thursday, July 9th with the local home run derby, followed at 7:00 PM with the Conference Players Derby. The top 15 Home Run Hitters in the Conference will get 12 pitches for 10 swings.
Resmondo the #1 seed has won 5 tournaments this year and is dominating the points standings and computer rankings. Resmondo has also won 3 Smoky Mountain Classics in a row and are the favorites in an unlimited home run format. As you can see in the chart below, since they changed to the Dudley Hardcore ball on the two main fields, the runs per 7 innings, on base percentages, home run frequencies, and slugging percentages have been at all time highs. The last 3 years Resmondo has averaged 88 runs per 7 times at bat, are 18-0, and have only played two – 7 inning games.
Last year the Smoky had an all time record in on base percentage at .750, runs scored per 7 innings at 53.7 per team per 7 innings, which is up 18 runs per team per game compared to a decade ago.
USSSALive.com will stream the tournament. The Chat room here at ConferenceUSSSA.com will be up all weekend to discuss the games.
The Smoky Mountain Classic features unlimited home runs and non-standard 80 foot base lengths. On Friday, the biggest crowds are at diamond #3 at Sandy Springs Park which is the “show” field as the local fans watch their local teams take on the big boys. But the better matchups on Friday are over at Everett Park where the ‘A’ and ‘AA’ teams will square off. I (DW) will be doing a condensed game of the anticipated BeHappy vs Worshams ‘AA’ vs ‘AA’ matchup Friday at 6:30 PM and then the 8 PM ‘AA’ vs ‘AA game between Legendz and Westpoint. On Saturday, park your chair in the shade at the show field at Sandy Springs Park and watch the top 8 teams in the country battle it out all day long in the winner’s bracket! The bats will be tested at 240 compression and the heat and humidity will be high. With 22 conference teams in attendance there will be 180 + (4 x 22) = 268 points given to the winner. I don’t believe any team ranked outside of the top 3 seeds has ever won the Smoky Mountain Classic and no non-Major team has ever won it. Because of the way the conference points are, 3 of the Major teams – Resmondo, Shore OL, and Dan Smith are all on the same side of the bracket, while the #2 seed Juno Athletics is the lone Major team in the top half of the bracket.
2026 Advanced Team and Player Stats Link
2026 Conference League Leaders Link
Smoky Videos & Condensed Games play list
Condensed Games 2024 Smoky Mountain Classics
Video Clip and Condensed Game Playlist of the 2023 Smoky
Video Clip and Condensed Game Playlist of the 2022 Smoky
Video Clip and Condensed Game Playlist of the Smoky from 2009-2022
The Smoky Mountain Classic Teams
The Playing Fields
Sandy Springs Park
702 Best Rd
Maryville, Tennessee 37803
Field #3 with long home run distances marked.
Field is an old high school baseball field with 310-340-350-336-315 fence dimensions.
Sandy Springs Park
702 Best Rd
Maryville, Tennessee 37803
Field #4 310-310-310-310-274 fence dimensions.
Fields #1 and #2
Everett Park
702 Burchfield Street
Maryville, TN 37804
Field #1 (287 – 298 – 290) and Field #2 (310 – 300 – 293)
Field #5 (DP) Denso Manufacturing Field
1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
Fences (310 – 310 – 310)
Springbrook Recreation Center Field #6
1537 Dalton Street
Alcoa, TN 3770
Fences (276 – 297 – 299)
Weather Report
Weather looks like a normal Smoky with a chance of thunderstorms.
2026 Stats
DanSmith/Proton/Thunder/RoofX/RF/BD (IN-Major)
Juno Athletics / LSR (NJ-Major)
Resmondo-SIS-Stub Term-RDD-S&S-LLC- (FL-Major)
ShoreOL/CheapSuits/Str8play/Rebel (CA-Major)
BeHappy/StandardPlumbing (AZ-AA)
I-57/Beloli SIS/All Hustle/JBL/Axe (IL-AA)
Legendz/Envy/ThirtyFour7/Schlabach (OK-AA)
WestPoint (IN-AA)
Worshams/HM/S&E/Demarini/RedAthlete (NC-AA)
The 2026 Conference Computer Rankings
Past Smoky Winner’s!
1st Place – Resmondo-SIS-Skoni-StubTerm-RDD-S&S (FL-Major)
2025 Smoky Mountain Classic tournament report link
1st Place – Resmondo/All American Restoration/O (FL-Major)
2024 Smoky Mountain Classic tournament report link
1st Place – Resmondo/SIS/All American/Menosse (FL-Major)
2023 Smoky Mountain Classic tournament report link
1st Place – Monsta/Albicocco/Racks/Nitro Circus (CA-Major)
2022 Smoky Mountain Classic tournament report link
1st Place – SmashItSports/Newbreed/TDB/RF/BD/T3
2021 Smoky tournament report link!
1st Place – Dan Smith/Menosse/Steven Smith/FAI (CA-M)
2020 Smoky tournament report link
1st Place – Resmondo/SIS/Thunder/RDD/H.Auto/Easton
2019 Smoky tournament report link
1st Place – Resmondo/RDD/H.Auto/All In/Sprizzi/Easton
2018 Smoky tournament report link
2017 Smoky tournament report link
2016 Smoky tournament report link
2015 Smoky tournament report link
2014 Smoky tournament report link
2013 Smoky tournament report link
2013 Results
2012 Smoky tournament report link
2011 Smoky tournament report link
Historic Smoky Mountain Classic Winning Teams List:
2025 Resmondo-SIS-Skoni-StubTerm-RDD-S&S – Florida
2024 Resmondo/All American Restoration/O – Florida
2023 Resmondo/SIS/All American/Menosse – Florida
2022 Monsta/Albicocco/Racks/Nitro Circus – California
2021 SmashItSports/Newbreed/TDB/RF/BD/T3 – North Carolina
2020 Dan Smith/Menosse/Steven Smith/FAI – California
2019 Resmondo/SIS/Thunder/RDD/H.Auto/Sprizzi/Easton – Florida
2018 Resmondo/RDD/H.Auto/All In/Sprizzi/Easton – Florida
2017 Smash It Sports/TDB/Miken/Worth – New York
2016 Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth – Florida
2015 Smash IT Sports/Compound Athletics/H Auto/ASP/Laservision/Easton – New York
2014 Resmondo Specialty Tank Worth – Florida
2013 Resmondo-Specialty Tank Worth – Florida
2012 Resmondo-specialty tank worth – Florida
2011 Resmondo-specialty tank / worth – Florida
2010 Resmondosport/specialty/phonemaster – Florida
2009 Resmondo-specialty tank-worth – Florida
2008 Resmondo/specialty tank/worth – Florida
2007 Bellcorp/belcher/tai/backman – Florida
2006 Resmondo – KME Softball – Florida
2005 Bell Corp/Backman/Taylor/Easton – Tampa, Florida
2004 Resmondo/Hague/Taylor/Sunbelt – Florida
2003 Hague / Resmondo / Taylor Brothers – Florida
2002 Dan Smith / Backman / Menosse / Easton – California
2001 Long Haul / Taylor Bros. / Shen Corp. / TPS
2000 Team TPS/Louisville, KY
1999 Team TPS, Louisville, Kentucky
1998 Sierra/TPS, Reno, NV
1997 Ritch’s/Superior/Tri Gems/Beloli/TPS, Windsor Locks, CT
1996 Sunbelt/Easton, Centerville, GA
1995 Ritch’s/Superior/TPS, Windsor Locks, CT
1994 Ritch’s/Superior/TPS, Windsor Locks, CT
1993 Ritch’s/Superior, Windsor Locks, CT
1992 Bell Corp, Tampa, FL.
1991 Bell Corp, Tampa, FL.
1990 Steeles Silver Bullets, Grafton, OH
1989 Superior-Apollo, Windsor Locks, CT
1988 Starpath Systems, Monticello, KY
1987 Steeles Sports, Grafton, OH
1986 Steeles Sports, Grafton, OH
1985 Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA
1984 Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA
1983 Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA
1982 York/Ken Sanders, York, PA
1981 Howards Western Steer, Denver, NC
1980 Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL.
1979 Campbell’s Carpet, Concord, CA
1978 Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills-Ford, NC
1977 Howards Furniture, Denver, NC
1976 Howards Furniture, Denver, NC
1975 Nelson Painting, Oklahoma City, OK
1974 Howards Furniture, Denver, NC
