Cal Ripken Myrtle Beach is a world-class baseball facility that hosts tournaments for youth baseball teams from all over the country. The complex is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and features nine state-of-the-art baseball fields, training facilities, and a host of other amenities. If you're planning on attending a tourname[...]
Every summer weekend, baseball families on the East Coast travel I-95 to the Cal Ripken Experience - Aberdeen, Maryland. We've had three wonderful experiences at Cal Ripken Aberdeen, with both of my sons playing tournaments at this beautiful facility. Note: While I originally wrote this post in 2021, I've updated it with some new inf[...]
My older son's 12u team competed in Week 8, 2021, and to say that this week was memorable would be an understatement. Since I wasn't sure what to expect going in to the tournament, I wanted to share some tips we learned from our week. If you're looking for tips for packing your player for Cooperstown All Star Village, check out this p[...]
My older son's 12u team competed in Week 8, 2021, and to say that this week was memorable would be an understatement. Since I wasn't sure what to expect going in to the tournament, I wanted to share some tips we learned from our week. Your child's week at All Star Village is going to be fun, memorable, and exhausting. Staying in the b[...]
Visiting Cooperstown, New York is a must-do if you're a baseball fan. My older son's 12u team competed in Week 8, 2021 at Cooperstown All Star Village, and his team visited beautiful Cooperstown and the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the week of the tournament. Since I wasn't sure what to expect going into our week in the Cooperst[...]
Late winter/early spring weather is crazy, amiright? In the past 7 days, we've experienced an ice storm, snow squalls, a damaging thunderstorm, two sunny 65 degree days in a row, followed by another ice storm. It doesn't matter where you are in the country, this weather has been brutal. With much of the country still experiencing win[...]
Team Moms help make every baseball season successful by assisting the Coaches with team fundraising, planning, and administration. Becoming Team Mom, whether you volunteered for the position (or became it by default as the Coach's Wife), is a potentially stressful position that requires leadership, organization, good time management,[...]
Finding baseball game outfits that are practical and comfortable is tough in July and August. The hottest days of summer always seem to coincide with the longest, most difficult baseball tournaments for our kids. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I've spent wayyyy too much time recently trying to figure out what to wear to my boys'[...]
Have you ever struggled with knowing exactly what to bring to a baseball game? Packing your ‘Baseball Mom Bag’ requires so many considerations – – the weather, the number of games, whether its a game or tournament, how far away you are from home. You don’t want to under pack (you’ll regret it) but you also don[...]
Parent Checklist for Before Games and Tournaments Our popular Checklist for Before Games and Practices is geared toward your baseball player. This checklist helps to keep parents organized and prepared for tournaments and games. It covers what you need in your bag and cooler, as well as in your car, to be prepared for a long day (or n[...]