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Our Facility

A 5000sq foot center with indoor batting cage, turf and free weight/lifting area. Located in the Amelia Industrial Park, convenient to Amelia, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Chesterfield and surrounding counties.

Our Team

Coach Mark Borum along with staff hitting/pitching coach Trey Johnson are excited to welcome everyone to Bayou.

Mark Borum a graduate of Amelia Academy and long time Amelia Dixie Youth Association Commissioner as well as team manager and coach for the past 20 years. From T-Ball to Major League teams to coaching the boys middle school basketball team and girls varsity softball. Most recently, he led his major team to the World Series Games, Anderson, S.C. in August 2022 where his team took home the Championship as the only undefeated team. He has a passion for youth baseball/sports and believes that every child should have the opportunity to play. Mark believes that pushing yourself to be the best is all part of a process that involves making and accomplishing goals, being disciplined, dedicated and humble.

Trey Johnson, also a native of Amelia, VA says “Baseball has played a huge roll in my life, shaping me into the person that I am today. The lessons learned on and off the diamond are invaluable. Throughout my playing and coaching career I have been blessed to have been surrounded by great mentors and coaches, some of whom have went on to play at collegiate and pro levels. I am excited to pass down my experiences and knowledge to future players and my hope is to help them reach their full potential on and off the field.”

Trey grew up playing rec ball for Chesterfield County and Amelia Dixie Youth. During High School he played showcase baseball while also playing at Amelia County High School for Coach Alan Swearingen. He also played American Legion baseball in Powhatan for 2 years under Coach Eric Mead. After graduating High School in 2017 he was offered several chances to play for Division 3 schools and NAIA Schools before ultimately attending Liberty University. In 2018 Trey went on to Assistant Coach the Amelia Academy Varsity baseball team under Coach Steve Graber. Later he was offered the head coaching position for the next season. My goal was to build a program that would contend for Conference and State Championships. It turned out that that team would go on to win the first game in over 8 years. In 2021, their best season in over 20 years with a winning record and made it to VISAA Div. 3 State Tournament finishing 5th in the state. Trey has also coached and assisted coached numerous youth teams, including 2019 All-Star coach pitch team and two years coaching Dixie Boys 19u All-Star team. Most recently he assisted with coaching the Dixie Youth Majors team 2022 World Series Champions.