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Jeremy McDowell: Co-Founder and President of Top Gun Events
Jeremy McDowell, the co-founder and president of Top Gun Events, a premier softball event company headquartered in Kansas City, has played a transformative role in shaping the landscape of elite-level softball over a more than 20-year career.
In 2016, Jeremy, alongside his co-founder, Robb Beyhmer, founded Top Gun Events to create a platform that showcases top-tier softball talent and provides extensive recruiting opportunities for athletes on a national scale. Under their joint leadership, Top Gun Events rapidly ascended to prominence within the softball community as one of the premier organizations in the country.
Raised in Basehor, Kansas, and a graduate of Basehor-Linwood High School, Jeremy became an entrepreneur upon graduation. From 1996 to 2001, Jeremy showcased his business acumen as a retail manager and partial owner of delicatessens. In 2001, he took on a career-changing role running the Field of Dreams Sports Complex in Basehor, KS, where he initially volunteered and discovered his love for fastpitch softball.
In 2007, Jeremy transitioned to the ownership of Midwest Sports Productions (MSP), a venture he successfully led until its sale in December 2020. During his tenure, MSP became one of the largest providers of fastpitch events in the USA, solidifying Jeremy’s reputation as a critical player in the softball industry.
From 2009 to 2018, Jeremy served as the Vice President of USSSA Fastpitch, overseeing all Fastpitch directors in the United States. Under his leadership, the program expanded from 20,000 teams annually to over 100,000 teams in tournaments, transforming USSSA into the largest fastpitch sanctioning body by 2018.
In 2020, Jeremy assumed the role of Vice President of Perfect Game, further demonstrating his influence in the world of sports events while continuing to fuel the success of Top Gun. Jeremy’s journey is marked by pivotal moments, including the inception of the Top Gun Invite in 2013 and the subsequent transformation of Top Gun Events into a thriving company in 2016.
His passion for sports, athletes, and entrepreneurship converge seamlessly, allowing him to continue to create meaningful experiences through elite fast-pitch softball events.