We made our annual trip to Cary for the USA Baseball National High School Invitational (NHSI) to sit down with some of our ABCA member coaches competing on one of the biggest stages in high school baseball.

In this episode, we’re joined by:

These conversations highlight what it takes to prepare for elite national competition, how each program builds its culture, and what it means to represent their school on a stage like NHSI.

Always one of the best events of the year, NHSI continues to bring together top programs, players, and coaches from across the country, and this episode gives you a front-row seat to it all!

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The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.