Like clockwork, thousands of tourists descend upon the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World each spring.
While most of them are in Plant City for the Florida Strawberry Festival, the college-aged contingent comes here for a “business trip.” The National Club Baseball Association, which governs college club baseball teams, hosts its Spring Training Showcase each March at Mike Sansone Park and the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center fields, playing four weeks’ worth of games.
This year’s tournament saw 65 teams from around the country play about as much baseball as Plant City could handle. This included a tournament-record 67 games in the second week of play. Weeks 2 and 3, held March 5 to 19, saw the most action, with 51 teams coming to town.
For full tournament results, visit NCBASpringTraining.weebly.com.