A home run for east Charlotte. Players Athletic Club, a new state-of-the-art indoor training facility, is open and welcoming athletes of all levels to sharpen their skills year-round.

The Players Athletic Club (PAC) provides baseball, softball, and lacrosse training facilities near South Park and Myers Park — neighborhoods where families often commute across the Queen City for similar amenities. The goal? Make parents' lives easier.

"A lot of these parents have two or three kids. Each of them has their own activities and they're spread out around Charlotte and it gets to be too far to drive and so time consuming," explained Blair Henson, Director of Operations at the Players Athletic Club.

The facility at 3525 Latrobe Dr. features wall-to-wall turf, seven retractable batting cages, interchangeable nets, Hack Attack Pitching Machines, and cutting-edge technology like Hittrax.

"This building and the interchangeable equipment creates a lot of versatility for us. It's a very convertible space," said Henson.

Before or after training, consider spending time weight training. | Photo by CLTtoday

Along with technology, PAC offers private lessons, group lessons, batting cage rentals, strength training, and off-season conditioning with expert coaches.

Speaking of experts, former first round draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles' Jim Rooney is hosting two sessions of a Winter Arm Care program for young athletes to improve strength, conditioning, arm care, and technique.

Editor's note: The first session is underway and wraps Jan. 3 + session two begins Jan. 6 and runs through Jan. 31.

"I'm most excited about providing a space and opportunity for kids who might have struggled in their previous season of Little League or might have not made the team. Providing resources or just the physical space to do the training necessary to reach their goals, I think that would be what I'm most excited about," explained Henson.