he next stop on the East Tour Fanfest Road Trip was in Panama City Beach at the Grand Slam Battle at the Frank Brown Sports Complex. I took us 8 hours to get there from our last stop. The heat was intense,as it reached 109 Heat index, but everyone ended up having a great time and enjoying themselves.

Many of the players and kids enjoyed the Shock Doctor Booth and spent a lot of their time trying to hit Home Runs and Triples so they could win a Shock Doctor hat. Another busy booth was, of course, Disney. Everyone loved the Thunderstix and some of the boys were even excited because they were skaters and had been watching Zeke and Luther!

Louisville Slugger definitely drew much attention to itself with the awesome bat display. Many players were testing out the bats and really like the way they handled. The MLBPA Booth certainly stayed busy almost the entire time, and Topps Attack drew a lot of players who were really excited to try a game with their favorite baseball cards.

Panama City was a great stop. The sun was always shining and the beaches were fantastic. This was certainly a favorite stop on the Fanfest Tour. Be sure to keep up with all the photos on baseballyouth.com and follow us to our next stop. Simply the Best is also in Panama City, so we won't have far to travel!