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Tournament recaps. Founder stories. The making of an MLB Replica campus. The behind-the-scenes that turns a 4-day weekend into a family memory.
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The three pieces every parent and coach should read before they show up on a Saturday.
ORIGIN · 12 MIN READ
How the MLB Replica campus was built.
The 2014 Cooperstown trip that started it all. The two-year fundraise. The day they broke ground in Branson.
FACILITY · 8 MIN READ
Why we built MLB Replica fields (not just one).
St. Louis. Chicago. Boston. Kansas City. Brooklyn. The architectural choices that make a "real" two-thirds-scale field.
EXPERIENCE · 6 MIN READ
What sets BPoA apart from every other tournament you've played.
It's not the fields. It's not the lights. It's the 12 other things that happen between pool play and the championship trophy.
Recently from the campus.
APR 28, 2026
Memorial Day Classic 2026 brackets are live.
Pool play schedules posted in EventConnect. Memorial Day field assignments and umpire crews finalized.
APR 21, 2026
New Double Play Cafe menu launches May 22.
Three new sandwich options, expanded breakfast hours and the return of the Friday-night BBQ buffet.
APR 14, 2026
Cal Ripken World Series 2026 qualifier teams announced.
Twelve regional qualifiers booked. Opening ceremony scheduled for August 1, 2026.
APR 5, 2026
Q2 Pre-Season Clinic adds catching track for 2026.
By popular request: dedicated framing, blocking and game-management track for 11U–14U catchers.
MAR 27, 2026
Rawlings extends BPoA partnership through 2030.
Equipment, jersey co-branding and an exclusive line of BPoA-branded gloves coming this summer.
MAR 18, 2026
Brooklyn Field's outfield wall is getting a Robinson tribute.
New mural unveiling June 1. The mural was designed by a former MiLB graphics lead and three local high-school art students.