Baggo is gaining steam in the outdoor sports world.

Not long after I moved to South Carolina, I returned home to Ohio and played a game I had never heard of before. The game consisted of throwing four bags filled with corn at a board with a hole. You played in teams of two and the first one to 21 points was the winner.

Upon my return, I wrote a column about this game called cornhole and was immediately ridiculed by the masses.

Turns out, the name of this game above the Mason-Dixon is better known as something else down here. So, from that moment on, I decided to call it what they do here: Baggo.

In only a few years, baggo has caught on up and down the East Coast. The game is pretty simple: Each team has four corn-filled bags and the object is to toss those bags into a hole on an inclined board that rests about 30 feet away. You get points for putting the bag on the board or in the hole. The first to 21 is the winner.

Michael Staton and I decided to make Baggo our outdoor game of the week this time around. With me up three victories to Michael’s one, he was looking to redeem himself while I just wanted to pad my lead and show that he couldn’t beat the master.

I was right.

We decided to play a best-of-three Baggo tourney. But instead of going to 21, we played six “innings” where we each get four throws, six times.

The first game was a blowout as I raced to a seven-point lead by the end of inning three. By inning five, it was a little closer, but a well-placed throw in the final inning that hit the mark put me up for good and the winner of game one.

The second game was a little more of a challenge. OK, it was a lot more of a challenge. Michael found some consistency and was able to make four bags in the hole over three innings. By the time I knew what was happening, he had a 10-point lead. By the time I found my groove, he was up by at least seven points and evened the match.

The grudge match was even more intense. I jumped out to an early lead, but Michael stormed back in inning two and three. In inning four, Michael made one early that put him up by two, but I was able to respond with a three-pointer of my own and the one-point lead. Back and forth, back and forth until, finally, Michael missed the board all-together and opened the door for my third straight victory.

And what was the point to all this? Well, just to make sure you know that there is a lot more to do outside than just walk the dog, go to the lake or even sit in the air conditioning of your car.

A lot more.

The final two competitions are coming up as summer draws to a close. See what shenanigans we roll out with in the last two weeks.