The St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational is an early season softball tournament that is presented by ESPN Events. This year was the third edition of the tournament. The Invitational featured 16 teams. The teams were (Pre-tournament Coaches Poll ranks in parentheses): (3) UCLA, (5) Florida State, (6) Washington, (7) Oklahoma State, (11) Texas, (15) Clemson, (18) Tennessee, (19) Michigan, (21) LSU, (24) Central Florida, (26) Northwestern, (27) Auburn, (29) Notre Dame, (31) South Florida, Texas Tech and Wisconsin. As you can see the field was stacked.
The Invitational just ended on Sunday but by all indications it was a big success.