⚾️ NEW! ⚾️ Episode 12 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip with the Montgomery Biscuits on Star Wars Night at DABOS Park in Montgomery, Alabama! ➡️ youtu.be/rpV1_Aewuu0 #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

We set up some chairs on the beach in Fort Bragg in perfect weather yesterday and just sat watching the waves. #Travel

Sunset over Fort Bragg, CA, Friday night. #Travel

We drove up the rugged Northern California coast from Fort Bragg, over mountains, aside rivers, and along the full length of the Avenue of the Giants to Humboldt Redwoods State Park and the excellent Rockefeller Loop Trail. #Travel

Dinner last night on the Nolo River in Fort Bragg, CA. Long weekend getaway! #Travel

🎉 Episode 11 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip! Dad and I head to Regions Field in Birmingham for Game 11 of our road trip – a Double-A clash between the Birmingham Barons (White Sox affiliate) and the Rocket City Trash Pandas! ⚾️➡️ youtu.be/AjNDj2g_CpQ #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Episode 10 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip! Dad and I visit the brand-new Erlanger Park in Chattanooga, TN, to see the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts – playing as Las Montañas de Chattanooga – host the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. ➡️ youtu.be/HAprhbxriWg #SothernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

It's Episode 8 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip! Dad and I head to AutoZone Park in Memphis for Game 8 of our 19-ballpark road trip: a Triple-A tilt between the Memphis Redbirds and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp! ➡️ youtu.be/9QiAmw_MMxo #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

🚨 NEW! 🚨 Episode 7 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip with the Bowling Green Hot Rods! Pink jerseys on Mother's Day, a gigantic footlong, and a walk-off win for the Hot Rods! ⚾️➡️ youtu.be/hTUVADANFL4 #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

A big night with the Louisville Bats at Louisville Slugger Field: the Mashers identity, a marriage proposal, 18 runs scored, and a win for the home team! ⚾️ It's Episode 6 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip! ➡️ youtu.be/BFuEPxwErBs #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

NEW! Episode 5 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip in Lexington, Kentucky! Dad and I see the @GoLexLegends playing as the Bourbon Barrels as they host the @Lancstormers. ➡️ youtu.be/5rjcx53jMo4 #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

NEW! Episode 4 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip! Dad and I travel to Salem Memorial Ballpark for a Carolina League matchup between the Single-A Salem RidgeYaks (Red Sox affiliate) and the visiting Delmarva Shorebirds! 🧢⚾️➡️ youtu.be/x-KGodYtdP8 #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

🚨 NEW! 🚨 Episode 3 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip with the @HCHowlers -- the Single-A affiliate of the @CleGuardians -- at City Stadium in Lynchburg, VA. ⚾️➡️ youtu.be/nWbD6VkFCzg #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

🎉It's Episode 2 of the Southern Baseball Road Trip video series with the Richmond Flying Squirrels! ➡️ youtu.be/LNwWeduRPsY #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

🚨 I have launched my video series covering last month's Southern Baseball Road Trip! Each episode will be about 10-12 minutes, and I'll produce 1-2 episodes per week. Check out Episode 1 on the @wilsonwarbirds! ➡️ youtu.be/I76wdW-KzcE #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

My hat haul from last month's Southern Baseball Road Trip! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

My U.S. map pins are updated to reflect the Southern Baseball Road Trip just completed! One of my favorite parts of any #Travel journey. 🔴 = Visited 🔵 = Visited Twice 🟢 = Visited Three Times or More 🟡 = Stopped Briefly (e.g., for lunch)

Final mileage tally, Raleigh-Durham to Gulfport, and 19 ballparks in between: 3,575 miles #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

Parting shots from Game 19 tonight with the Biloxi Shuckers, who beat the Birmingham Barons 7-5 to end our Southern Baseball Road Trip on a high note. Thanks to all for following and helping make this a very memorable trip! My video series begins in June. Stay tuned!

It was a pleasure to meet Biloxi Shuckers GM Hunter Reed and extend my thanks for the team’s tremendous hospitality on the final game of our road trip! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

The Biloxi Shuckers have right field wired for fans young and old. #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

I really appreciate Biloxi Shuckers broadcaster Javik Blake coming down to see me and Dad before the game, and letting me hang out in the broadcast booth while he called the game! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Schooner the Seagull, mascot for the Biloxi Shuckers   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

I threw out the first pitch for the final game of our road trip with the Biloxi Shuckers! Looks like the top of the strike zone to me! Many thanks to the team for the honor! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Dad & I are thrilled to be at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi tonight for the final game of our 19-ballpark, 22-day Southern Baseball Road Trip with the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers (Brewers affiliate), who will host the Barons (White Sox)   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

We’ve made it to Biloxi!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Lunch at Vicious Biscuit in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. We both had The Babe, with pulled pork, candied bacon, Carolina Gold BBQ sauce, and cowboy candy (jalapeños slow-cooked in syrup). Great!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

Dad and I are finishing strong with a big drive through western Alabama and eastern Mississippi, stopping for lunch in Hattiesburg before getting to Biloxi for the grand finale of our 19-ballpark road trip with the Biloxi Shuckers!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

I got to throw out a first pitch with the Rocket City Trash Pandas tonight! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

It’s Harry Potter Night at Toyota Field in Madison, AL, where we’ll see the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels affiliate) host the Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds) in the penultimate game of our 19-ballpark road trip!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, is the visitor center for the Marshall Space Flight Center and includes an authentic, full-sized Saturn V rocket plus many other rocket models. It was very cool!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Lunch at Domaine South in Huntsville, Alabama. I finished off my tour of Reubens of the South with a great Brisket Reuben (and a salad! Promise!). Dad had the equally great Albuquerque Turkey sandwich   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Foodie #Travel

Hello from Huntsville, Alabama — founded in 1805, but transformed by rocketry after World War II   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

We’re on the road again, this time heading to Huntsville, Alabama, where we’ll have lunch at Domaine South and visit the U.S. Space & Rocket Center before Game 18 tonight with the Rocket City Trash Pandas!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Parting shots from Game 17 with the Knoxville Smokies, which at least got underway and saw the home team score two before the rain spoiled the party on Margaritaville Night. See you tomorrow night with the Rocket City Trash Pandas! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

The Tennessee-shaped scoreboard made it official: the Knoxville Smokies game was suspended in the bottom of the second (Knoxville up 2-0) and will be picked up tomorrow in a nine- and seven-inning doubleheader We did get good fireworks! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Rain delay consolation. Peanut butter cookies and cream from Mayfield Dairy #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Knox, Smokie Joe, and Jackson, the full trio of Knoxville Smokies mascots, keeping fans entertained on the concourse during our Margaritaville Night rain delay #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Game 17 concessions with the Knoxville Smokies…   One thing that was as certain as the rain tonight was that Dad would be having a Chicago Dog with the Smokies (a Cubs affiliate). I joined him. Perfect!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

We are in a rain delay — our first of the trip, which is pretty good luck. Bottom of the second, Knoxville Smokies up 2-0 over the Montgomery Biscuits #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

The Knoxville Smokies team store is of course full of Cubs-colored gear plus the new Knox Vegas alternate identity. I went with the blue KS hat (not a huge fan of tri-colored caps).   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

The Knoxville Smokiesare in their blue jerseys t home tonight. The visiting Montgomery Biscuits are gray on gray.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

We made it! Dad and I have arrived at Covenant Health Park in Knoxville for a Double-A tilt between the Knoxville Smokies (Cubs affiliate) Montgomery Biscuits (Rays) on Margaritaville Night! Game 17!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Shots today from a quick tour around Knoxville, TN.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

We had a sandwich shop picked out in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, but that place is such a waking nightmare of this holiday weekend that we pushed on to a deli in Pigeon Forge and enjoyed some Italian subs. #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

We enjoyed a pleasant drive through Great Smoky Mountains National Park today, though we were pretty much in the clouds at the higher overlooks.   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

Dad and I are heading toward Great Smoky Mountain National Park and then on to Knoxville for Game 17 of our 19-ballpark road trip with the Knoxville Smokies. But it’s going to rain a lot today, and I’m not sure we’ll make it in the ballpark. We’ll see!   #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days #Travel

Parting shots from Game 16 tonight with the Hub CitySpartanburgers, who walked it off against the Rome Emperors 4-3 See you tomorrow night (weather willing) for Game 17 with the Knoxville Smokies! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Back-to-back walk-off wins for us as Hub CitySpartanburgers shortstop Luke Hanson singles home the winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Rome Emperors! #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days

Mascot Chuck with the Hub City Spartanburgers is giving Dad the business #SouthernRoadTrip #19ballparks22days