Ripken Baseball

We'd like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the Lakeside Crossing 55+ community in Conway, SC. Their members comprised over 30% of all seasonal staff at The Ripken Experience® Myrtle Beach, where we hosted 14,000 players and nearly 50,000 visitors this year. “The incredible people from the Lakeside Crossing community have become an integral part of our operation this year. They are committed to creating memories that these young ball players will cherish. Our staff takes great pride in their roles to make The Ripken Experience a special place to visit.” ~ Matt Ensworth, General Manager at The Ripken Experience® Myrtle Beach. Sun Communities & Sun Outdoors #youthsports #baseball

We couldn't be more grateful to the incredible team at Ripken Baseball in Myrtle Beach for partnering with us to host our inaugural Miracle on the Mound Tournament! Your support helped make this event a huge success, providing an unforgettable experience for our athletes, Buddies, and the entire community. Thanks to your generosity, we brought together players of all abilities to celebrate the spirit of inclusion and teamwork. You truly knocked it out of the park!

We’re excited to recognize and show appreciation for our first responders at The Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach this week. In partnership with Coca-Cola Consolidated, we’re offering special perks to attendees of our First Responders Appreciation Lunch. As a thank you, attendees will receive two complimentary participants for a 2025 week-long tournament at either The Ripken Experience® Myrtle Beach or The Ripken Experience® at Walt Disney World®. We’re grateful for all that you do, and we look forward to welcoming you back to The Ripken Experience! #youthsports #baseball #firstresponders

Introducing Football Youth, which will operate our new All-American Flag Series! “We’ve heard tremendous feedback from families and athletes about our Soccer Youth and All-Ripken properties, and we’re excited to expand those opportunities to girls and boys in flag football. Bringing together top athletes from across the country creates an experience that’s both competitive and uniquely rewarding for these young players.” ~ Amanda Shank Read more about today's announcement from Jason Clinkscales via Sportico - https://lnkd.in/gfiXxX5Y #youthsports #sportsbiz #flagfootball

We're honored to announce that Ripken Baseball's All-Ripken Games have been named a 2024 SportsTravel Award Winner today as "Best New Event." While team participation remains a cornerstone of Ripken Baseball, the All-Ripken Games have created a unique and exciting opportunity for individual players and their families to play at iconic venues like Cooperstown All Star Village and our Ripken Experiences. As we wrapped up our season earlier this month, the demand for All-Ripken continues to soar. In 2024, we expanded to 12 four-day events, including two outside of Ripken facilities. And this December, we’ll host the inaugural All-Ripken Futures Games in Panama City Beach. Thank you to SportsTravel Magazine & the TEAMS Conference & Expo for the recognition! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gHcc8bZp Jason Gewirtz, Matt Traub, Justin Shaw #youthbaseball #baseball #youthsports

Welcome to baseball's rite of passage... Watch this video to get a sense of what it's like to experience Cooperstown All Star Village as a 12-year-old baseball player. Cal Ripken, Jr., Hall of Famer and Co-Founder of Ripken Baseball, also caught up with our team this summer during a visit with our coaches and players. cc: Rick Abbott #baseball #youthsports

We're excited to announce that Rawlings Sporting Goods is now the Official Fielding Glove Partner of Ripken Baseball. This partnership brings the trusted name in baseball gloves to five premier facilities, helping young athletes experience the game with the best equipment in hand. Players will use Rawlings gloves as they learn the game the Ripken Way—focusing on fun, fundamentals, and skill development. Rawlings will have an exclusive presence at: Cooperstown All Star Village (New York) The Ripken Experience® Aberdeen Powered by Under Armour® (Maryland) The Ripken Experience® Myrtle Beach (South Carolina) The Ripken Experience® Pigeon Forge (Tennessee) Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point Sports Center (Ohio) Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e-fbupK6 #sportsbusiness #baseball #sportsbiz

The All-Ripken Games have taken off in year number two! The lessons learned, memories made, and new friendships forged are unique to All-Ripken, where teams are constructed for one tournament over four days. Talented young players come together from different backgrounds, experiences, skills, and personalities. New bonds form every week on the field and in the stands. As you can see in this video, the results are magical! All-Ripken allows individual players and their families to experience many of the world's best youth facilities, including The Ripken Experience™. This year's schedule features 12 tournaments in 10 states, including two of our most popular All-Ripken events happening over Labor Day Weekend at Cooperstown All Star Village and The Ripken Experience™ Aberdeen. Thanks to all the coaches, players, parents, and families who make All-Ripken a special event across the country. More to come! #youthsports #baseball

When Josh Harris and David Blitzer created Unrivaled Sports, it wasn’t just a catchy name. “I think that Josh and David saw that the youth sports industry was highly fragmented,” said Amanda Shank, executive vice president of Unrivaled Sports. “There was an opportunity to unify the best-in-class operators, venues, experiences and create something for athletes and their families that felt really special.”

We're thrilled to announce our continued partnership with Gatorade, aiming to make youth sports more inclusive and accessible. Our mission is to build a future in which sports are for everyone. In this spirit, Ripken Baseball and Gatorade provided two local need-based teams with the opportunity to participate in the recent 2024 Ripken Select Panama City Beach tournament. From Gatorade-branded jerseys to tournament access, we're ensuring more teams have an unforgettable experience. Unrivaled Sports #youthsports