The Ultimate Ballpark Bag Packing List

After years of long Saturdays, double headers, surprise rain, and someone always needing something, this is what stays in our ballpark bag at all times. It covers players and parents, because let’s be honest, if mom doesn’t pack it, it’s not coming.

Player Essentials: Game Ready

• Hydration Packets

  • Toss a few in your bag for between games. Way easier than trying to track down sports drinks.

• Cooling Towel

  • Absolute must for hot tournaments. Keep one per kid if you can.

• Athletic Tape + Blister Pads

  • Blisters do not care what inning it is.

• Extra Socks

  • Wet grass. Mud. Spilled water. You’ll use them.

• Eye Black

  • For sun and vibes.

• Hair Kit

  • Extra bands, clips, and slick back gel. Dugout chaos is real.

• Travel Deodorant

  • Especially for all-day tournaments.

Health + First Aid Kit

Keep this in a small zipper pouch so it’s easy to grab.

• Bandaids

• Small first aid kit

• Contact solution

• Lip balm

• Hand cream

• Any regular medicines

• Sunscreen stick for faces

• Spray sunscreen for arms and legs

• Bug spray

This is the section everyone ends up borrowing from.

Weather Survival Kit

Because we’ve all sat through 45 degree mornings and 92 degree afternoons in the same weekend.

• Hand warmers

• Light gloves

• Foldable poncho

• Handheld fan

• Mini Umbrellas with a case

If you’re at travel ball long enough, you’ll use all of it.

Parent Survival + Comfort

• Portable Charger or Solar Battery Pack

  • You will run out of battery. Especially if you’re live scoring, filming, or navigating between fields.

• Tiny Notebook + Pen

  • Pitch counts, reminders, lineup changes, random thoughts you’ll forget later.

• Snack Holder or Organizer Pouch

  • Keeps granola bars from becoming crumbs at the bottom of your bag.

• Water Hydration Packets

  • Yes, again. Parents need them too.

The “You’ll Be Glad You Packed It” Fix It Kit

This is the difference between calm mom and frantic mom.

• Mini WD40

• Mini multi tool

• Eyeglass repair kit

• Wet wipes

• Gallon zip bags or small trash bags

• Tide Pen

Broken chair? Stuck zipper? Glasses loose? Someone spilled something? Covered.

My best kept secret...

We pack this organizer for the car for easy access to all the snacks (that don't need a cooler), extra clothes, cold weather accessories, and all the THINGS! What makes it wonderful is the handles, we just pick it up and drop it in the wagon and off we go! I saw a mom use a laundry basket and I needed to step it up!

Where does it all go?

As I'm preparing for the weekend of traveling I always dump everything out on the kitchen table because it never fails that the tournament before has left my bag in shambles.

I then pick out all the necessary things for that weekend, the whole if it's going to be 90 degrees then I don't need gloves kind of conversation. I make sure chargers are charged as well.

I like packing in my clear zipper cases and then it all goes into my Yeti Camino!