REV ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES FIELD FOR 2027 SHRINERS CHILDREN’S COLLEGE SHOWDOWN
ARLINGTON, Texas – REV Entertainment today announced that Arizona, Clemson, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas and Virginia will open their 2027 seasons in the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, scheduled for Feb. 19-21, 2027, at Globe Life Field.
The Shriners Children’s College Showdown serves as the first of three consecutive weekends of elite Division I college baseball competition at Globe Life Field to begin the 2027 season.
“The Shriners Children’s College Showdown proves to be one of the nation’s premier regular season tournaments year after year,” said Jared Schrom, Senior Vice President of REV Entertainment. “The quality of teams and their fanbases coming together to support a meaningful cause through Shriners Children’s make Globe Life Field a special environment for everyone involved.”
The 2027 Shriners Children’s College Showdown marks the fourth consecutive year REV Entertainment will host the tournament at Globe Life Field. Five of the six participating teams have previously competed in the tournament, while Virginia will be making its first appearance in Arlington. The tournament has established itself as one of the sport’s premier launching pads for College World Series contenders. Since relocating to Arlington in 2024, five teams that opened their seasons in the event have gone on to reach the College World Series that same year, including national champions Tennessee and Oklahoma.
The Sooners will open their season in Arlington as the defending national champions, coming off the program's third national title and first since 1994. Their championship run in 2026 began at the Shriners Children's College Showdown where they earned the tournament title after outscoring their opponents 32-6 in three dominant victories. Texas also earned a berth in the 2026 College World Series and returns to the Shriners Children’s College Showdown after capturing the 2025 tournament title via tiebreaker. Arizona and Clemson were also a part of the 2025 field, while TCU is back for the second straight season after posting a 2-1 record during opening weekend in 2026.
The 2026 Shriners Children’s College Showdown set a Globe Life Field tournament attendance record for college baseball, drawing 57,772 fans over three days. The event also established a single-day college baseball record at the venue with 22,384 fans in attendance on Saturday, Feb. 22. Since relocating to Globe Life Field in 2024, the tournament has generated nearly $1 million in support of Shriners Children’s and its mission to improve the lives of children around the world.
"The Shriners Children’s College Showdown continues to set the standard for early-season college baseball, and we couldn’t be more excited for 2027,” said Dustin Johnson, Executive Director of Sports for Shriners Children’s. This tournament unites top-tier teams and fan bases in support of our mission to provide hope and healing to children around the world, regardless of the families’ ability to pay.”
Additional details, including matchups and game times will be announced at a later date. Every game of the Shriners Children’s College Showdown will be streamed on FloCollege.
TICKET INFORMATION: Home Plate Reserved tickets go on sale Thursday, June 25 at 9 a.m. CT at CollegeBaseballSeries.com. This premium offering includes access to all three days of the tournament, reserved seating behind home plate, reserved parking, early ballpark entry, concession discounts, commemorative merchandise, unlimited soft drink refills and access to exclusive hospitality areas. Tickets are $156 for adults and $84 for youth (13 and under), before taxes and fees. Group tickets and suites are available by contacting REV Entertainment at 817-533-1833 or info@reventertainment.com. General admission tickets will go on sale later this year following the announcement of tournament schedules.
About College Baseball Series: The College Baseball Series is a premier collection of early-season Division I college baseball tournaments owned and operated by REV Entertainment, the official sports and entertainment company of the Texas Rangers. Since 2021, the series has hosted more than 140 games and welcomed nearly 500,000 fans. In 2027, the College Baseball Series will feature seven tournaments across five locations. For more information, visit CollegeBaseballSeries.com.
About Shriners Children’s: Shriners Children’s is changing lives every day through innovative pediatric specialty care, world-class research and outstanding medical education. Our multiple locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico provide advanced care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate. All care is provided regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Shriners Children’s has treated nearly 2 million children from more than 170 countries over the last 100 years. For more information on the care provided by Shriners Children’s, go to shrinerschildrens.org. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
About FloCollege: FloCollege is a leading destination for college sports, hosting more than 25,000 live and on-demand events annually across NCAA Division I, II, and III competition with round-the-clock original programming on the FloCollege website, apps and social media platforms. Last year, the platform streamed more than 200 million live minutes of college sports action with millions of social video views, demonstrating significant audience engagement and accelerating interest in Division II and III athletics. FloCollege is available via web, mobile apps (iOS and Android), and smart TV platforms including Roku, Samsung, Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV, LG, and VIZIO.