COCOA, FL - TOUR STOP

August 3-4, 2006

You could tell the Baseball Youth Road Trip pulled into a true Florida event when we saw bunches of palm trees waving with the stiff breeze. This time we were back near the beach for the Cocoa Expo’s Summer Classic.

We found a perfect place to set up our zone, and the next thing we knew we had kids surrounding us, curious about why we were there. The words Baseball Card Challenge and free prizes made them smile and yell for their friends to hurry over.

The Cocoa Expo Sports Center was a great place for youth baseball with 11 fields around the complex. There was even a 5,000-seat stadium where the championship games are played. In the past, several major league teams have called the Cocoa Expo Stadium their home for spring training.

With the heat wave still going on across the United States, we did all we could to keep ourselves cool. We drank plenty of liquids, and we’re glad the coaches were telling their players to drink water after every inning.

The Baseball Youth Road Trip did not have any water to hand out, but we certainly had plenty of other free things to give away. No one was complaining about the heat around us because they were too interested in having fun.

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