So this year, we decided to head to Myrtle Beach to the Ripken Experience. We did the week long…read moretournament and everyone made a vacation out of it. The fields are absolutely awesome. It's an experience I'm so glad my son got to experience and I got to coach at. Everything was immaculate. Very clean. The staff was phenomenal. Couldn't have been any more helpful. The onsite photography company, Glossy Finish, was on their game. They got action shots of my son that I could never get. So why only 3 stars??? Before the tournament, we had a coach's meeting. At the meeting, we have the head umpire go over everything and tell us how "approachable" the umpires are and that they're "AAA" umpires. Ok. Great. Now in my 25 years of coaching, I may have had 3 arguments with an umpire. My goal is to get these players ready for HS. We had 2 catchers with us. In game 2, our other catcher started. Wound up getting very labored in the heat. We switch catchers during the inning to get him some rest. He leads off when we get up. I notice when he gets to first, he's breathing EXTREMELY heavy. I ask for time and ask to speak to the umpires. The plate umpire responds "What's the issue?" I was like. The kid has heat exhaustion and his hyperventilating. Can we get a medic. He actually says... "You need to discuss that with your coach. " I responded, "Don't you work here? How would he know how to get a medic here??? Can we get someone here before this kid passes out?" The whole time, the field umpire could care less and didn't even take a step towards the poor kid to see what his condition was. Ultimately, he got medical attention, but these 2 guys, 1 of which we wound up having almost every game, were the most unapproachable human beings I've ever met. Even the other team commented to me, "What was that about?" I'm still confused. The rest of the week went fine, I knew what kind of person I was dealing with officiating wise and just went about our business. All in all, a great facility to play baseball.

**** We just…read morecompleted our final games of the 2026 tournament, and unfortunately the experience was disappointing. Over the course of two evenings, our team had the same two umpires, one identified as **Guy**, and there were numerous missed calls that significantly impacted play. There were multiple incorrect safe/out calls and inconsistent ball and strike calls, to the point that even the opposing team's GameChanger reflected what should have been the correct calls. What was even more concerning was the response we received when these issues were brought to tournament personnel. We were met with comments such as, *"What do you expect us to do?"* We understand that youth sports are emotional and that no official is perfect. Our family has been involved in youth baseball for many years and has participated in tournaments hosted by many different organizations. While bad calls happen, the combination of repeated officiating issues and the attitude displayed by tournament staff made this one of the most unprofessional experiences we have encountered. We hope the organization reviews these concerns and takes steps to improve the experience for future players and families. Youth athletes deserve better.

Great park in the NMB area that we've visited many times…read more There are two play structure areas for kiddos to play -- one for smaller children and one for older children, as well as a beautiful live oak tree in the middle of the play area with benches. Located next to. a few baseball fields and batting cages, there are decently clean restrooms available. Easy parking. Generally not overly crowded. Gentle little play place option if you're in the area with children.

Great place for picnic. Playground good size. Clean bathrooms. Shaded pavilion with tables…read more Baseball field, pickleball and more.

This is our favorite park because of the amazing playground--it's great for all ages. They recently…read moreredid the soft, rubbery ground under the equipment, which is so nice and safer for kiddos. The park is clean and well-maintained. They also host fun community events like outdoor movies, concerts and Easter egg hunts, which we love! There are also tennis and pickle ball courts, basketball and fields.

Stay at Wrightsville Beach every year. The park is a real jewel, always visit when we vacation…read morethere!

Apparently some where some how, it was decided to move the camp from south hills baseball clinic…read morewhich is the forth pic. And they moved it over to a run down Zacatecas park weeds, disgusting toilets no soap in the dispenser more weeds than grass, a big let down, not to mention when I asked for a refund Nope Sorry. I don't recommend the program to anyone..!

This is an honest review of the new era. The direction by the new owners is horrible. As a longtime…read moresupporter for 20+ years and now on our 3rd team we are about to call it quits on the ballpark. 1. The ticket prices are way too high for the market you are located in for a family of three it is $40 to just walk in the door. The service fees of being cashless is killing the goers as well. 2. This year (year 2) you got rid of all of the things that made paying the $40 worth it. There is no pizza, so we stopped paying for food because our kid does not want the hotdogs. They are always overcooked, the burgers are 10x worse than last year, and just the prices again. $4 bucks for a black hotdog is crazy. 3. There is no thirsty Thursdays with beer specials. Yes, you have $2 PBR on Tuesday, but no one wants to drink on a Tuesday and honestly not PBR. They used to have Busch light or Natty light. Even just doing 2 bucks off would be better than what they are currently doing. Also, getting rid of Draft was the DUMBEST thing they could have done for ball lovers. We used to go to 3-4 games a week we are down to maybe 2-3 a month and that is even becoming a stretch. To have less than 150 in seats filled on a Friday night game is shameful to the legend of the park and to Kinston. Management needs to do better and fast. There were 3x the people at the WoodDucks last season nightly then currently. The direction now will have the Bird Dawgs headed to the pound for a new home soon.

Came to see wood ducks and today was throwback to kinston collard greens!! It's always a good time…read morewatching the game especially if you sit in the Mother Earth pavilion where you can grab beer and sit in the shade. Great time with the family.. games for the kids to play and they like to get kids involved with mascot at intermissions racing and doing different things. I love coming the staff is amazing! The mascot was very interactive with the fans . The venue is very safe as there were several cops inside walking around. I will definitely be back

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