USA Prime is the largest full-service baseball/softball organization in the country. Currently, there are teams in approximately 25 states. They have three #1 baseball teams ranked by Perfect Game from their national program and have put just under 1,000 players into Division 1 scholarships since 2017. They are currently creating a national platform on the softball side to match what they’ve done with baseball. 

You can learn more about USA Prime at usaprimebaseball.com. The locations page is awaiting an update to include Washington, Fresno, Central Valley, Monterey, Peninsula as well as Nashville, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Las Vegas.

You can follow USA Prime Baseball:

• Instagram @usaprimebaseball

• Facebook facebook.com/usaprimebase

• Twitter @usa_primebb

Please go to the tryouts page on this site to find out more and sign up.

Reach out to Jeff Bernau (847-922-4507) and request a tryout on a different time or day. We will do all we can to accommodate.

Players will continue to be evaluated by the skill coaches as well as team coaches. Teams will be determined during the practices.

USA Prime does provide customer support.  However, Jeff Bernau should still be your first point of contact (847-922-4507).

In fall of 2023, we officially became part of USA prime to provide better opportunities for our players to gaingreater exposure and the ability to automate our back-office efforts, allowing staff to focus more on baseball.  In short, we can now devote all our efforts to developing and supporting our athletes, coaching baseball, and using the sport of baseball as a tool to help players learn life lessons that extend far beyond the field. The national program offers our players the possibility to be selected to play for Regional and National teams. This partnership is NOT an acquisition or transfer of equity. 

No.  This partnership does not involve any exchange of equity or ownership in Dirtbags Baseball. All decisions are still made by Jeff Bernau and the USA Prime – Northern Illinois staff. This includes yearly fees, coaches, players, practice plans, tournament venues, etc.

Yes. Only USA Prime team members actively rostered on a local USA Prime team can be considered for a spot on a Regional or National team. 

SA Prime National teams traditionally play 3-4 tournaments in a year. Players on a national team also play on their local teams.  This is not a one or the other proposition. The national teams are comprised of the top talented players from each age group nationally who will compete in some of the most competitive tournaments in the country. 

Jeff Bernau and the rest of the USA Prime – Northern Illinois staff will be working closely both internally and with other USA Prime organizations to provide opportunities for talented USA Prime players to compete together on Regional teams for USA Prime.  Similar to the National teams, Regional teams will compete at higher level tournaments all over the country representing USA Prime regionally. There will be more detailed information provided to families once the Fall season registration is complete.