Dave Kent came to know the LORD after a social life of adventure as a young baseball player that was not fulfilling.
The Hitting Zone Baseball Bible (HZBB), the company raises donations to provide "FREE" English & Spanish bibles to young baseball players to foster development of character,morals & integrity while they develop physical skills. The Hitting Zone Baseball Bible (HZBB) was established in 2016 as an idea from Dave Kent, former NY Yankee player and current owner of The Hitting Zone of Tampa, FL. After
accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, he focused on establishing The Hitting Zone to bring his experience and knowledge of proper hitting skills to many young people who love America's favorite pastime, baseball. The Hitting Zone has been giving baseball and softball instruction in the Tampa Bay Area for over 20 years. Led by Dave Kent and the Hitting Zone staff of Instructors, The Hitting Zone has just what a baseball player needs to take his/her game to the next level. The Hitting Zone is a state of the art indoor facility consisting of 2 batting cages with AstroTurf flooring. The Hitting Zone specializes in individual and group baseball and softball lessons. The Hitting Zone also runs many successful baseball camps and clinics in the Tampa Bay Area throughout the year. Dave realized that he has spent a significant portion of his life developing the physical skills and techniques of young high school, college and even adult baseball players and has ignored development of the "spiritual" side of a player's character. The idea of a BASEBALL BIBLE came out of Dave's idea that developing the "total" baseball player by addressing a player's spiritual growth as well as his/her physical growth is a way to develop the complete baseball player. Mission Statement
HZBB’s mission is to obey the great commission as stated in the Holy Bible in Mathew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”. We believe that the Baseball Bible is a unique and compelling way to reach youth with the Gospel and connect them with the church and Christianity today. The combination of favorite scripture verses and baseball tips from professional and collegiate players and coaches along with the New Testament is a great way to connect them with Christ.
