The Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach today announced that it will play host to The Victorian Kookaburras baseball team from Melbourne, Australia. The 16U team will travel to Myrtle Beach to participate in the annual Ocean Breeze summer tournament from July 12-17, 2015. The Kookaburras are the 4th team to travel to the United States to participate in a week-long tournament at The Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach.
“Australian teams have participated in our tournaments for the past four summer seasons,” said Bobby Holland, General Manager of The Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach. “This serves as a great opportunity for the domestic teams present that week to face international competition. The Australian teams typically display unprecedented sportsmanship during the tournament, as The Kookaburras are the epitome of what travel baseball and good sportsmanship is all about.”
The Victorian Kookaburras touring team, which includes players from the city of Melbourne and the regional town of Mildura, will travel over 30 hours from the State of Victoria in Australia to reach Myrtle Beach. The tour is focused around baseball participation, friendship and cultural exploration for the players and families traveling with the team. The Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach is also seeking assistance from the local community, as it is currently searching for “host families” to help accommodate the players and serve as “ambassadors” for Myrtle Beach during their trip.
“Our team is excited for the opportunity to play baseball in the United States of America, as we have been training for several months,” said Team Executive Officer for the Victorian Kookaburras Myles Foreman. “The players are particularly looking forward to staying with host families and the opportunity to experience American culture. This aspect of the tour is always a highlight for the players and we are very grateful to the families who share their homes.”
For more information on becoming a host family or ambassador for the Victorian Kookaburras, please contact General Manager of The Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach Bobby Holland at (843) 213-2705 or bholland@ripkenbaseball.com.
The Victorian Kookaburras tour is being conducted by Victorian Kookaburras Baseball Tours Inc., a not-for-profit organization which provides the opportunity for Victorian baseball players to participate in a touring team to the USA. For more information on the Victorian Kookaburras, visit www.victoriankookaburrasbaseball.com.au.
The Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach is a world-class amateur baseball complex located in South Carolina. Featuring four regulation-sized diamonds and five youth fields, they are designed to mimic historic major league ballparks such as Ebbets Field and Shibe Park. The facility hosts amateur baseball and softball tournaments, camps, clinics, and a variety of other special events.
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Ripken Baseball, Inc. is a sports entertainment company based in Baltimore, Md. that represents the business interests of Cal Ripken, Jr. and Bill Ripken. Established in 2001, the mission of Ripken Baseball is to inspire athletes through remarkable experiences. Ripken Baseball currently owns and operates multiple Minor League Baseball teams and plays host numerous youth tournaments, camps and clinics at The Ripken Experience Aberdeen powered by Under Armour baseball complex in Maryland, The Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, and recently broke ground on The Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge in Tennessee.
Bobby Holland Guy Rudiger
Ripken Baseball Maroon PR
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