Road to the Show Pinsfor USSSA Fastpitch in Oklahoma City
What is Road to the Show?Road to the Show is a USSSA youth fastpitch tournament staged in the Oklahoma City metro to overlap WCWS week. Fields, hotels, and restaurants fill with travel ball teams that came to play and to watch college softball. Pin trading is part of that week, not a side note. What kind of Road to the Show pins should you order?Soft enamel and die struck pins with UV print are the norm. Soft enamel has raised metal you can feel. Die struck UV print keeps the metal strike and adds full-color detail on the face. Photoscreen and offset print show up only when a team is late and needs a faster path. Lock soft enamel early. It is colored by hand. Compare photoscreen & soft enamel pins What size should Road to the Show pins be?Do not go small. Undersized pins get passed over when 500 teams are swapping. The average Road to the Show pin is 1.75". Stay at 1.50" or larger. Size first, extras second. How many Road to the Show pins do you need?You will not trade with every team in the event. Plan one pin per player for the teams you expect to meet at trading sessions and pool games, then add extras for siblings and coaches. Last year's division size plus about 10% is close enough to start. Do not wait for the published list or you will pay for rush shipping. Road to the Show Pins
Other Road to the Show Pin StylesSoft Enamel Pins Die struck UV PrintHard Enamel Pins Photoscreen Pins Road to the Show Pin QuestionsWhat are Road to the Show pins?Road to the Show pins are custom trading pins for USSSA fastpitch teams at the Oklahoma City metro event that overlaps WCWS week. Players swap them between games all week. Is this an NCAA Women's College World Series pin?No. Road to the Show is a USSSA youth tournament timed with WCWS week. We make pins for teams attending that USSSA event, not official NCAA merchandise. Soft enamel or photoscreen?Soft enamel and die struck UV print are the usual Road to the Show pins. Photoscreen or offset print is the late-order path when the June date is already close. When should a team lock the design?As soon as the roster is committed to Oklahoma City. Soft enamel is colored by hand and loses weeks if you wait for the published team list. What size should Road to the Show pins be?Most teams order 1.75" or 2.00". Stay at 1.50" or larger. How many pins do we need with 500 teams in town?Count the teams you will actually trade with, not the whole event. One pin per player for those teams, plus extras for siblings and coaches. Last year's division size plus about 10% is a workable start. Can you ship Road to the Show pins to an Oklahoma City hotel?Yes. Put the hotel, complex, or home address on the design request and the date the pins must arrive. Should the year go on the pin?Use the year if the pin is only for that June week. Leave the year off if the same pin also has to work at later USSSA events. Do Road to the Show pins include free artwork?Yes. Send the team logo, colors, and event wording. We build the art before production starts. How do we start?Use our softball design request. Include quantity, needed date, and whether the pins ship home or to the Oklahoma City metro. USSSA and Road to the Show are marks of their owners. We make Road to the Show pins for teams attending the event. |
