ZT Carolinas

Home of the Carolina's premier college prep teams & Youth Development. Driven by former MLB Players

[ZT Carolinas @ZTCarolinas]

MEET THE STAFF: Jean R. Metayer Jr. brings over 25 years of experience in baseball coaching, player development, and program leadership across youth, high school, collegiate, and elite travel baseball.Jean has served in numerous coaching and leadership roles.

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⚾ ZT PROSPECTS CAROLINAS – TRYOUT UPDATE! ⚾

Tomorrow’s ZT Prospects Carolinas tryouts will now run from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM for ALL age groups!
📍 LOCATION: Stick Williams Dream Fields
✅ CHECK-IN: All players should check in at the front entrance upon arrival.

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Jimmy Gibson brings over 15 years of coaching experience, specializing in player development, leadership, and mental performance. His background includes coaching with Steele Creek Athletic Association and the QCCBL, along with serving as Recruiting Coordinator for PSR!

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⚾🔥 **WHAT A NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS!** 🔥⚾

A little rain wasn't going to stop us! 💪

**Over 100 players** have come out for our ZT Prospects Carolinas tryouts, and the energy, effort, and talent on the field were outstanding!

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MEET THE STAFF: Andrew is an experienced baseball coach, with a strong background in player development, organizational leadership, and strategic partnerships. Andrew spent 14 years as a Regional Director & Evaluator with USA Baseball and is the former owner of Athletes in Motion

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⚾🔥 Tryouts are coming up THIS WEEK!🔥⚾

Our mission is simple: PLAYER DEVELOPMENT, EXPERIENCE, EXPOSURE, and OPPORTUNITY for baseball players and their families!

👇 REGISTER TODAY! 👇

https://t.co/9zbSli2xXC

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MEET THE STAFF: LJay Newsome is a former @MLB pitcher with the Seattle Mariners, making his MLB debut in 2020 after being drafted in 2015. With extensive professional experience, Newsome brings valuable knowledge in pitching, player development, & competing at the highest level.

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Meet @JeffSchaeferOG , ZT Prospects Carolinas Co-Carolina’s Director for North & South Carolina! Former MLB player with 17 years of USA Baseball NTIS leadership, committed to development, experience, exposure & opportunity. Let’s get to work! #ZTProspects

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⚾🔥 BIG NEWS! ZT PROSPECTS IS BUILDING IN THE CAROLINAS! 🔥⚾

👇 REGISTER TODAY! 👇
https://t.co/9zbSli2xXC

What’s different:
- ZT Development weekends for the youth
- ZT Showcases for Grad years
- Experienced coaches
- Financial assistance for families
- D1 facility & more

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ZT Prospects are coming to the Carolinas to continue focusing on player development, experience, exposure, and opportunity for baseball players and their families.

TRYOUTS ARE COMING UP and we look to hit the ground running!

Register today:
https://t.co/9zbSli35Na

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CBC ➡️ ZT

[andrewzike @andrewzike]

3-Day camp coming to Charlotte, NC! Great opportunity to get better and train with the best!

[SerenaB @RetVet99]

The Dept of War released its new Manufacturing Technology Strategy for 2026-2031 earlier this week. Developing the world's best tech doesn't mean much if we can't actually manufacture at the speed, scale & cost required. My top 5 takeaways for private industry:

1. Manufacturing capacity is a national security priority.
Developing weapons & tech is important, but just as important is whether the U.S. can actually manufacture them, quickly scale production, replenish, and sustain that production.

2. Commercial industry is needed, badly.

More and more, there's a recognition that the traditional defense industrial base cannot alone solve this. Partnerships with private industry, academia, and the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes must bring manufacturing tech into defense production. This opens a critical lane for companies that may not think of themselves as defense companies.

3. Defense manufacturing isn't just weapons.

Advanced materials, robotics, additive manufacturing, automation, AI, castings & forgings, batteries, biomanufacturing, supply chain tech, workforce development -- if a capability helps manufacture faster, cheaper, more reliably, or at greater scale, there very well may be a defense application.

4. Big emphasis to bridge the gap between innovation and scaled production.

Focus is on tackling manufacturing problems that have long been too risky or expensive for industry to solve alone, with opportunities for govt to help de-risk the capability needed to get promising tech to scale. The question now is can industry come to the table.

5. Manufacturing Innovation Institutes are a major doorway.

The institutes connect govt, manufacturers, startups, universities, and other industry partners to run projects, provide access to equipment and expertise, and help transition commercial tech into defense applications.

The biggest misconception right now is that companies across America don't have to manufacture missiles, drones, subs, ammunition, etc to play a role in the defense industrial base.

Those building the tech, equipment, materials, software, and processes that can help America manufacture better and faster are needed more than ever in the federal market.

[andrewzike @andrewzike]

@DirtBroUSA & @CoachMongero are coming back to Charlotte, NC!

⚾ Infielders — this opportunity is for YOU!

Join us for 3-days of intensive training.

📍 Charlotte, NC
January 16th-18th (MLK Day Weekend)

👉 Spots will be limited — register today!

https://t.co/dtwiYso4qM

[Prospect Select Scout @PSBaseballScout]

Camden Harrell ('29,NC)⬇️

Strong 2K approach, allows ball to travel while barrel works with depth thru the zone to connect for RBI 2B to the opposite field.

#BlackBear | @CamHarrell24

👤 https://t.co/OZoThWmHzB

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9U getting after it!!

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