Coach Bus grew up as the son of a baseball coach and is the oldest of 5 siblings. For the last 17 years he has had experience in managing teams, operating organizations, organizing youth tournaments, and developing youth baseball players and teams with his structured youth baseball training programs. A native of Mandeville, Louisiana - ZJ would earn an athletic scholarship to play baseball at Louisiana Tech University and Baton Rouge Community College. After 3 years as a player in college, ZJ would turn his focus to becoming a coach. In 2017, he would earn a scholarship for 2 seasons as an Undergrad Student Manager at Louisiana State University under legendary Coach, Paul Mainieri. During ZJ’s time at LSU, the Tigers would play for an SEC title and host a Super Regional. Throughout his time at LSU, ZJ would assist with team practices, pre-game batting practice, in game communication, player equipment procurement and maintenance along with voluntary player workouts. Following graduation, ZJ moved to Arizona where he started coaching youth baseball with the Scottsdale Dirtbags. ZJ would lead over 9 different competitive youth teams in 2 years with 2 of the teams competing nationally at the 11U USA Futures Invitational in Cary, North Carolina. In the summer of 2022, 3 of ZJ’s former players would be named to the 12U USA National team that would go on to win gold in Taiwan at the Junior World Cup.

“I try to always be around the game and because of that I have experienced some incredible moments and learned from some prominent baseball minds that the game has produced. Post playing, I now want to provide all of the AEBA athletes and their families with the information and culture of a winning baseball program. One that is inclusive, fun and truly creates memorable experiences while playing youth baseball. I have a fiery passion for teaching the game of baseball to the next generation of aspiring baseball players. We have excellent coaches who are part of our staff to help assist with making our program the premier developmental training ground for the next generation of baseball players. Here, we will push to Build Up Champions For Life, developing boys into young men!”