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"I have really been impressed with the TIG and how the Tiggas family runs the whole operation. The flexibility we as coaches have to schedule games on the dates we need is great! We get to play teams from around the whole country.
We know that when we come to the TIG, things will be handled in a professional manner and there will be great hospitality."
Shanon Hays
Head Softball Coach
Lubbock Christian University
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"I like coming to play in the Tucson games because the week is run very well and you know what you are getting. It is how you are told it will be. I like that you can pick your schedule and that everyone there tries to accommodate you. The motels and food places are very accessible to the fields also. I commend the staff for running top notch spring games."
Mike Christner
Head Softball Coach
William Penn University
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As a college softball team (Monmouth College in Illinois) I have nothing but good things to say about the Tucson Invitational Games. The games are well organized and run without flaw. The Tiggas' go out of their way to make everything a top notch experience for all involved. Being local, the Tiggas' have always provided us with needed information on local points of interests, hotels, and good restaurants.
John Goddard
Head Softball Coach
Monmouth College
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"Everything was great and I’ve been to 2 other locations on Spring Break and didn’t hesitate to return (to Tucson). The fields were in fantastic shape, the complex was great, the officiating was well done and the teams gave us great competition."
Missy Majerus
Head Softball Coach
Mayville State University
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"We have come to the Tucson games for a number of years. We return because of the people who run the games. They help us in a lot of different ways from finding housing, finding the right places to eat, entertainment, help us get tickets to the Diamondbacks and U of Arizona softball games. They are so helpful and I know that when we arrive things will be in order for us. Being 1500 miles away, they help us in so many ways. I have taken teams to Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina in my 16 years as softball coach but the TIG event is far the best of any of them in all ways."
Mike Hampton
Iowa Wesleyan College
Athletic Director & Head Softball Coach
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"I have personally appreciated the communication access with you and your staff when scheduling adjustments had to be made and the general user friendliness of the website you provide. Certainly for those of us in the midwest the weather is ideal and the general condition of the fields and facilities has been excellent. Our team has found the concession tab concept to be rather convenient and the menu is healthier than what we might encounter at most fast food restaurants. There are plenty of nice places to stay, and the overall cost of the event, aside from airfare, is very reasonable. Taylor's spring break is typically one of the latest, but despite that fact the level of competition has generally been beneficial to us. Overall I have been very pleased, and I know my team feels the same way. Unless the cost of airfare is preventative we will definitely make more appearances at the Tucson Invitational!"
Robin Lockridge
Head Softball Coach
Taylor University
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My institution has attended the Tucson Invitational Games (TIG) for the past 5 years and will continue to attend until I am no longer a head coach. There are definitely other tournaments out there where I could take my team, but TIG is by far my best option. The complex at which we play is outstanding, they take such great care of the fields and this is only a compliment to the people that run TIG. As a college coach I want to be able to play the best competition that is out there and going to Tucson every year gives me this opportunity. The staff are always so organized and very professional. The TIG staff work really hard to make sure I get all the games my team needs, I get to play only on the days I want, and of course great competition. Whether it is games, lodging, attractions, dining out, the Tiggas family make sure our trip will be a successful one. This tournament is so popular that the top college teams in the nation go to Tucson to compete at TIG. The city of Tucson is such a great place to play and the Tiggas Family makes the trip and experience the best we have all year. I will continue to travel to Tucson in the future and make sure we secure our place in the TIG.
Josh Miller
Head Softball Coach
Missouri Valley College
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I have been coaching softball for over 10 years and the TIG event is one of the most well run and enjoyable tournaments I have been a part of. Every year the staff is very welcoming and helpful. We have never had a question that was not answered or a problem come up that wasn't solved. We will return to this event for years to come.
Crystal Laska
Head Softball Coach
Aquinas College
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I love the TIG!! Great competition and great weather, what more can you ask for during spring break. I love how personable everyone running the tourney is, and how willing the Tiggas family is to make everything work for all involved!
Thank you for continuing a tradition of fun and excellence for Judson Softball!
Becky Stenning
Head Softball Coach
Judson University
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The Tucson Invitational Games experience for spring break is excellent. Jim, Matt, and Kandice make scheduling practices and games easy and flexible. The staff works hard to accommodate our requests each year. The tournament-sponsored hotels are fantastic, at least the two we have stayed at, and they are all a short, traffic-free drive away from the complex. The fields are well-maintained- even having gone the fourth week of March- and with a crew to water between each game, batters box, pitching mound, and entire infield play well. My team likes the dry-Arizona heat compared to the high-humidity and frequently wet Florida weather. We have flown into Phoenix and driven the 100 miles down to Tucson to catch the cheap airline tickets, as you don't experience the elevated "spring-break" prices that you see flying to Florida in March.
Renae Hartl
Head Softball Coach
Luther College
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