Baseball Atlanta to Host Free Baseball Expo October 30th Including Former Braves Pitching Coach Leo Mazzone
Baseball Atlanta to host Free Baseball Expo October 30th, featuring famed former Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone, MLB players, and other experts, as well as vendor exhibits and bat demos.
Norcross, GA, October 30, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Baseball Atlanta, a new online baseball community, elite-level baseball education program, and indoor training facility in Gwinnett County Georgia, announces Grand Opening and 1st Annual Baseball Expo to be held October 30th, 4 – 8PM.
The Expo keynote speaker will be former Braves and Orioles pitching coach, Leo Mazzone. Mazzone worked beside baseball legend Bobby Cox and is widely known as one of the greatest pitching coaches of all time. The Expo will include additional guest speakers, Georgia Gwinnett College Baseball Head Coach Brad Stromdahl, Miami Marlins Area Scout Christian Castorri, Pro Athlete Trainer Tripp Smith of Hammersmith Sports, and Jamie Brown, Partner and Operations Manager for KASE Management. Each will give their perspective on what it takes to play at the next level.
The Norcross facility where the Expo will take place, features 16,000 sq. ft. of indoor turf, a 4,000 sq. ft. Olympic Gym, player lounges and locker rooms. Baseball Atlanta will offer cage rentals, lessons with current and former MLB and MiLB players, HitTrax (a hybrid semi-virtual baseball performance training system) memberships, recreational HitTrax Leagues, an online baseball community, and an educational system designed for players of all ages who want get to the next level.
Says Baseball Atlanta co-owner Kevin Adamson, “The mission of Baseball Atlanta is to create a resource for the Atlanta Baseball Community where you can get all of your training under one roof, no matter what level of the game you play.”
Adds co-owner Alan Cleveland, “The Atlanta baseball community is one of the largest in the country, with outstanding travel, high school, college and professional teams and programs all over the Metro Atlanta area. We need a place where players, coaches, vendors, instructors, and teams can all find each other. The Baseball Atlanta website will provide the platform for that.”
Players, teams, instructors, training facilities and businesses involved in baseball will all be able to have profiles on the website, said Cleveland.
“We’re not trying to compete with other facilities and trainers in Atlanta,” said Adamson. “We want to help everyone in the Atlanta baseball community find what they need to succeed. That helps all of us and helps the game, too.”
Additional Expo features include HitTrax sessions, a HitTrax Homerun Derby, vendor booths with the latest gear and bats to demo from giants like Rawlings and independent dealers like Carrera Bats. There will also be several door prizes and a raffle for pro-signed memorabilia. There will be a certified nutritionist on hand who can answer questions about safe (and legal) supplements and noted pro trainers Chip and Tripp Smith will stick around to answer performance-training questions for or about elite youth athletes.
The Expo is free to the public but to ensure there is enough space for all guests, Baseball Atlanta™ asks that you pre-register at www.BaseballAtlanta.com/Expo-Reg/. The first 200 people to pre-register will receive a signed photo of Leo Mazzone when they check in at the event. Additionally, Leo will be signing copies of his newest book, which will be for sale.
An updated speaker / vendor list can be found at www.BaseballAtlanta.com/Baseball-Expo-2014/.
For any questions, contact Kim Brooks at kbrooks@baseballatlanta.com or 850-420-7878. You can also visit http://www.baseballatlanta.com.
Baseball Atlanta™ is an elite baseball training facility in Norcross, GA, a top-tier player development system, and a combined educational / recreational Atlanta baseball community.
Contact Information:
Baseball Atlanta LLC
C/O Kim Brooks
4295 International Blvd Suite F
Norcross, GA 30024
The Expo keynote speaker will be former Braves and Orioles pitching coach, Leo Mazzone. Mazzone worked beside baseball legend Bobby Cox and is widely known as one of the greatest pitching coaches of all time. The Expo will include additional guest speakers, Georgia Gwinnett College Baseball Head Coach Brad Stromdahl, Miami Marlins Area Scout Christian Castorri, Pro Athlete Trainer Tripp Smith of Hammersmith Sports, and Jamie Brown, Partner and Operations Manager for KASE Management. Each will give their perspective on what it takes to play at the next level.
The Norcross facility where the Expo will take place, features 16,000 sq. ft. of indoor turf, a 4,000 sq. ft. Olympic Gym, player lounges and locker rooms. Baseball Atlanta will offer cage rentals, lessons with current and former MLB and MiLB players, HitTrax (a hybrid semi-virtual baseball performance training system) memberships, recreational HitTrax Leagues, an online baseball community, and an educational system designed for players of all ages who want get to the next level.
Says Baseball Atlanta co-owner Kevin Adamson, “The mission of Baseball Atlanta is to create a resource for the Atlanta Baseball Community where you can get all of your training under one roof, no matter what level of the game you play.”
Adds co-owner Alan Cleveland, “The Atlanta baseball community is one of the largest in the country, with outstanding travel, high school, college and professional teams and programs all over the Metro Atlanta area. We need a place where players, coaches, vendors, instructors, and teams can all find each other. The Baseball Atlanta website will provide the platform for that.”
Players, teams, instructors, training facilities and businesses involved in baseball will all be able to have profiles on the website, said Cleveland.
“We’re not trying to compete with other facilities and trainers in Atlanta,” said Adamson. “We want to help everyone in the Atlanta baseball community find what they need to succeed. That helps all of us and helps the game, too.”
Additional Expo features include HitTrax sessions, a HitTrax Homerun Derby, vendor booths with the latest gear and bats to demo from giants like Rawlings and independent dealers like Carrera Bats. There will also be several door prizes and a raffle for pro-signed memorabilia. There will be a certified nutritionist on hand who can answer questions about safe (and legal) supplements and noted pro trainers Chip and Tripp Smith will stick around to answer performance-training questions for or about elite youth athletes.
The Expo is free to the public but to ensure there is enough space for all guests, Baseball Atlanta™ asks that you pre-register at www.BaseballAtlanta.com/Expo-Reg/. The first 200 people to pre-register will receive a signed photo of Leo Mazzone when they check in at the event. Additionally, Leo will be signing copies of his newest book, which will be for sale.
An updated speaker / vendor list can be found at www.BaseballAtlanta.com/Baseball-Expo-2014/.
For any questions, contact Kim Brooks at kbrooks@baseballatlanta.com or 850-420-7878. You can also visit http://www.baseballatlanta.com.
Baseball Atlanta™ is an elite baseball training facility in Norcross, GA, a top-tier player development system, and a combined educational / recreational Atlanta baseball community.
Contact Information:
Baseball Atlanta LLC
C/O Kim Brooks
4295 International Blvd Suite F
Norcross, GA 30024
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850-420-7878
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850-420-7878
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