After a long journey, Angel Zarate has willed, worked his way into key role for UNC baseball

Posted Mar 16, 2021
It was a familiar sight to George Barber. Almost every time the high school baseball coach drove through his neighborhood in Reidsville, he’d spot a group of boys playing in their yard. Football, soccer, baseball, it didn’t matter. The Zarate brothers were always dialed in. But for Angel Zarate, it was almost destined that baseball would be his true love. (Daily Tar Heel)

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