Get to know me / The mission

Learning to love life through the love of the game.

I'm Michael Briggs. The events I run sit between two things — not a rec league where half the people care deeply and half couldn't care less, and not an official tournament where you stand to gain much of anything. Just a good time, some new friends, a few new perspectives, and the understanding that ballplayers the world over look out for each other. It's for the love of the game.

Michael standing beside the Road2Victory van on a gravel road above forested hills

How I got into the game / Why this is personal

I have Cystic Fibrosis and I was blessed to play this game my entire life, therefore I feel obligated to give back to those who made it possible and provide hope to those who feel like they can't, while ensuring those who play respect the game, their coaches, their teammates, and let the lessons they learned in their love for the game roll over into every breath.

From the road

A young player smiling and holding an MVP award plaque after a game
Youth ball
A batter in a black and purple jersey waiting for a pitch at home plate
At the plate
A player posing on a sidewalk in front of the van in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
A player in a Road2Victory jersey standing on a baseball field with purple flowers in bloom
Game day

The mission

25% of net proceeds from events donated to Cystic Fibrosis research.

Giving back means turning something I lost into something other players get to keep. Every event we run is a chance to play for something bigger than a result.

For the love of the game and life.

What I'm building

More ways to play, on purpose.

Road2Victory runs mini games within existing tournaments and its own events for slow pitch softball, youth baseball, adult baseball and girls softball — competition that stays human, and gives back.