High School: News
Showcases Have Turned Baseball Into A Year-Round Sport
Oct. 21, 2009
As the cost of amateur talent has increased over the past 15 years, so has the scrutiny placed upon those players. Coast-to-coast from June through October, showcases have become the standard for how baseball's top prospects spend their summer vacations. They allow scouts to see the cream of the crop in the same place at the same time and can help put a player on the map. But they're not cheap and some scouts feel turning baseball into a year-round sport might be doing more harm than good. [...] Continue Reading »
Sad Loss
Oct. 8, 2009
Sad news has been passed on from Baseball Factory, scouting partners to Baseball America. Kelly Kulina, Baseball Factory's senior vice president for the Exclusive Program, died in his sleep Tuesday, Oct. 6. He was 48. A cause of death is not yet known. [...] Continue Reading »
Around The Nation: June 23
Jun. 22, 2009
In 2007 Moody and Calallen High, both of Corpus Christi, Texas, drew over 18,000 fans in a three-game series to determine who would go to the state tournament. The two powers met again in 2009, this time drawing over 25,000 fans. [...] Continue Reading »
Around The Nation: May 26
May. 25, 2009
Four years ago Jeff Malm said his team could win four straight titles. He might be getting some questions on lottery numbers after Bishop Gorman won its fourth straight state title. [...] Continue Reading »
Negative Response
May. 12, 2009
In order to satisfy budget cuts, the Florida High School Athletic Association cut the number of games high school sports can play in a season. Baseball programs saw their season be reduced to 20 games. As expected, coaches are not happy. [...] Continue Reading »
Lowering Limits
May. 11, 2009
The Florida High School Athletic Association has passed a ruling that reduces the limit of games high school teams can play. The ruling reduces the number of games from 25 to 20 and affects sports like baseball, basketball, softball, soccer and volleyball among others. [...] Continue Reading »
Around The Nation: April 26
Apr. 28, 2009
With the playoffs approaching, Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Bishop Gorman High (Las Vegas) are both in a groove that could keep them at the top of the rankings to the season's end. [...] Continue Reading »
Partners In Baseball
Mar. 18, 2009
Little League Baseball and Baseball Factory have joined forces to provide young baseball players with better opportunities to play at the next level. [...] Continue Reading »
Twice As Perfect
Feb. 27, 2009
Miami's Florida Christian High had performances for the record books this week and could extend the feat on Saturday. Florida Christian has thrown back to back perfect games, even though the team's ace is not scheduled to throw until Saturday. [...] Continue Reading »
Urban Review
Feb. 9, 2009
Southern California prospects once again gathered at the MLB Urban Youth Academy to participate in an invitational showcase. [...] Continue Reading »
Berglund Breaks Out
Nov. 4, 2008
At the Jesse Flores Memorial All Star Game, Bryan Berglund found a good time to have a break out performance. [...] Continue Reading »
Pitching Frenzy
Oct. 27, 2008
At the annual World Wood Bat championships, arms stole the show with dominant performances. [...] Continue Reading »
Prep Talent Heads To Jupiter
Oct. 23, 2008
Many of the nation's top high school players converge on the spring training complex at Jupiter, Fla., for Perfect Game's 2009 World Wood Bat Association tournament. [...] Continue Reading »
California Prospects Get An Offseason Workout, Showcase
Dec. 18, 2007
Two teams of prospects in California gathered to get an offseason workout and give scouts another look at the 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »
Smyrna's Hero Has A Bright Future
Aug. 2, 2007
Sonny Gray has had success on both the football and baseball field, but he knows his future is in baseball. [...] Continue Reading »
Texas Showcase Rounds Up Plenty Of Talent
Aug. 1, 2007
About 75 rising high school seniors from Texas and Oklahoma performed in the 11th annual Texas Scouts Association showcase in Houston. The talent was not exceptional, but there's reason to believe Texas' contribution to the draft next year could be substantial. [...] Continue Reading »
SoCal's Finest Ring In New Year
Jun. 14, 2007
Less than four days after the final pick of the 2007 draft was made, the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau held the first wide-scale showcase of the new scouting season. Forty-four players from Southern California gathered in Compton for workouts and a nine-inning game that served as a good ice-breaker for the summer showcase and tournament circuit. [...] Continue Reading »
Lakewood Roars To Lions Title
Apr. 20, 2007
At the same time the National Classic was being held at various fields in Fullerton and Placentia, the 33rd annual Anaheim Lions Tournament was being played in Anaheim. A three-day, 33-team event that features five games for each team didn't offer the national appeal of the Classic, but with more than handful of Southern California's best squads suiting up, there was an intriguing game to be found at all hours of the day at any given high school field in Northern Orange County. [...] Continue Reading »
National Classic Pits East Vs. West
Apr. 20, 2007
Because high school baseball doesn't offer a year-end tournament to determine a true national champion on the field, tournaments such as the National Classic are intriguing tests, with much more on the line than the tournament title alone. [...] Continue Reading »
Two Sons Of Big Leaguers Team Up In California
Mar. 26, 2007
When your last name is Bonds or Scioscia it's not simple to blend in on the baseball field. But then Matt Scioscia, a senior catcher/first baseman, and Nikolai Bonds, a junior outfielder, have never led normal lives. As the season started for the Crespi Celts, however, the sons of one of baseball's most feared hitters and most respected catchers/managers have deflected the attention as best as possible. [...] Continue Reading »
Elbow Injury Sidelines Goeddel
Feb. 23, 2007
Erik Goeddel, one of the better high school pitching prospects in this year's draft, will miss four to six weeks after suffering elbow tightness during a bullpen session. [...] Continue Reading »
New England's Pride Turns Focus To Career Path
Feb. 14, 2007
Tough decisions don't get easier the more you have to make them, but Jack McGeary is growing accustomed to the process nonetheless. The ambitious lefthander enters his senior season as one of the top amateur pitchers in the country, and after much deliberation, recently made his college choice official. He committed to Stanford, but a stack of mail from schools courting his services last year is a reminder of all the options he had to sift through. [...] Continue Reading »
High School Class Of 2007 Top 100 Prospects
Feb. 14, 2007
As high school seasons began across the country, Prospects Plus releases its updated top 100 prospects from the class of 2007. [...] Continue Reading »
UNC Greensboro Signee Takes Derby Title
Jan. 12, 2007
Catcher Shawn Zarraga (Trinity Christian Academy, Lake Worth, Fla.) won the inaugural National High School Home Run Derby at the Bucky Dent Baseball School in Delray Beach, Fla., in a competition between high school players from 13 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [...] Continue Reading »
High School Class Of 2007 Top 25 Prospects
Nov. 13, 2006
Prospects Plus unveiled its most recent high school Class of 2007 top 300 rankings, and here listed below is the top 25, along with college commitments. [...] Continue Reading »
2006 Amateur Champions Chart
Aug. 30, 2006
Results of the championships throughout amateur baseball. [...] Continue Reading »
Stock Skips His Way To USC
Aug. 24, 2006
Top high school prospect Robert Stock decides to skip his senior year of high school and enrolls a year early at Southern California. [...] Continue Reading »
Class Of 2007: Top 10 Prospects
Jul. 27, 2006
Midway through the summer, Baseball America's Prospects Plus releases a preliminary Top 200 ranking of the prep Class of 2007. This is the free sample of the top 10 prospects. [...] Continue Reading »
Kershaw Could Cash In On Rapid Rise
May. 15, 2006
Clayton Kershaw has never been a top prospect, until now, just in time for the June draft. [...] Continue Reading »
Powerhouse Pair Sets Dizzying Pace
Apr. 24, 2006
Monsignor Pace High has one of the nation's top teams, thanks in large part to the nation's best left side of the infield. [...] Continue Reading »
Showcases Have Turned Baseball Into A Year-Round Sport
Oct. 21, 2009
As the cost of amateur talent has increased over the past 15 years, so has the scrutiny placed upon those players. Coast-to-coast from June through October, showcases have become the standard for how baseball's top prospects spend their summer vacations. They allow scouts to see the cream of the crop in the same place at the same time and can help put a player on the map. But they're not cheap and some scouts feel turning baseball into a year-round sport might be doing more harm than good. [...] Continue Reading »
Sad Loss
Oct. 8, 2009
Sad news has been passed on from Baseball Factory, scouting partners to Baseball America. Kelly Kulina, Baseball Factory's senior vice president for the Exclusive Program, died in his sleep Tuesday, Oct. 6. He was 48. A cause of death is not yet known. [...] Continue Reading »
Around The Nation: June 23
Jun. 22, 2009
In 2007 Moody and Calallen High, both of Corpus Christi, Texas, drew over 18,000 fans in a three-game series to determine who would go to the state tournament. The two powers met again in 2009, this time drawing over 25,000 fans. [...] Continue Reading »
Around The Nation: May 26
May. 25, 2009
Four years ago Jeff Malm said his team could win four straight titles. He might be getting some questions on lottery numbers after Bishop Gorman won its fourth straight state title. [...] Continue Reading »
Negative Response
May. 12, 2009
In order to satisfy budget cuts, the Florida High School Athletic Association cut the number of games high school sports can play in a season. Baseball programs saw their season be reduced to 20 games. As expected, coaches are not happy. [...] Continue Reading »
Lowering Limits
May. 11, 2009
The Florida High School Athletic Association has passed a ruling that reduces the limit of games high school teams can play. The ruling reduces the number of games from 25 to 20 and affects sports like baseball, basketball, softball, soccer and volleyball among others. [...] Continue Reading »
Around The Nation: April 26
Apr. 28, 2009
With the playoffs approaching, Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Bishop Gorman High (Las Vegas) are both in a groove that could keep them at the top of the rankings to the season's end. [...] Continue Reading »
Partners In Baseball
Mar. 18, 2009
Little League Baseball and Baseball Factory have joined forces to provide young baseball players with better opportunities to play at the next level. [...] Continue Reading »
Twice As Perfect
Feb. 27, 2009
Miami's Florida Christian High had performances for the record books this week and could extend the feat on Saturday. Florida Christian has thrown back to back perfect games, even though the team's ace is not scheduled to throw until Saturday. [...] Continue Reading »
Urban Review
Feb. 9, 2009
Southern California prospects once again gathered at the MLB Urban Youth Academy to participate in an invitational showcase. [...] Continue Reading »
Berglund Breaks Out
Nov. 4, 2008
At the Jesse Flores Memorial All Star Game, Bryan Berglund found a good time to have a break out performance. [...] Continue Reading »
Pitching Frenzy
Oct. 27, 2008
At the annual World Wood Bat championships, arms stole the show with dominant performances. [...] Continue Reading »
Prep Talent Heads To Jupiter
Oct. 23, 2008
Many of the nation's top high school players converge on the spring training complex at Jupiter, Fla., for Perfect Game's 2009 World Wood Bat Association tournament. [...] Continue Reading »
California Prospects Get An Offseason Workout, Showcase
Dec. 18, 2007
Two teams of prospects in California gathered to get an offseason workout and give scouts another look at the 2008 draft class. [...] Continue Reading »
Smyrna's Hero Has A Bright Future
Aug. 2, 2007
Sonny Gray has had success on both the football and baseball field, but he knows his future is in baseball. [...] Continue Reading »
Texas Showcase Rounds Up Plenty Of Talent
Aug. 1, 2007
About 75 rising high school seniors from Texas and Oklahoma performed in the 11th annual Texas Scouts Association showcase in Houston. The talent was not exceptional, but there's reason to believe Texas' contribution to the draft next year could be substantial. [...] Continue Reading »
SoCal's Finest Ring In New Year
Jun. 14, 2007
Less than four days after the final pick of the 2007 draft was made, the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau held the first wide-scale showcase of the new scouting season. Forty-four players from Southern California gathered in Compton for workouts and a nine-inning game that served as a good ice-breaker for the summer showcase and tournament circuit. [...] Continue Reading »
Lakewood Roars To Lions Title
Apr. 20, 2007
At the same time the National Classic was being held at various fields in Fullerton and Placentia, the 33rd annual Anaheim Lions Tournament was being played in Anaheim. A three-day, 33-team event that features five games for each team didn't offer the national appeal of the Classic, but with more than handful of Southern California's best squads suiting up, there was an intriguing game to be found at all hours of the day at any given high school field in Northern Orange County. [...] Continue Reading »
National Classic Pits East Vs. West
Apr. 20, 2007
Because high school baseball doesn't offer a year-end tournament to determine a true national champion on the field, tournaments such as the National Classic are intriguing tests, with much more on the line than the tournament title alone. [...] Continue Reading »
Two Sons Of Big Leaguers Team Up In California
Mar. 26, 2007
When your last name is Bonds or Scioscia it's not simple to blend in on the baseball field. But then Matt Scioscia, a senior catcher/first baseman, and Nikolai Bonds, a junior outfielder, have never led normal lives. As the season started for the Crespi Celts, however, the sons of one of baseball's most feared hitters and most respected catchers/managers have deflected the attention as best as possible. [...] Continue Reading »
Elbow Injury Sidelines Goeddel
Feb. 23, 2007
Erik Goeddel, one of the better high school pitching prospects in this year's draft, will miss four to six weeks after suffering elbow tightness during a bullpen session. [...] Continue Reading »
New England's Pride Turns Focus To Career Path
Feb. 14, 2007
Tough decisions don't get easier the more you have to make them, but Jack McGeary is growing accustomed to the process nonetheless. The ambitious lefthander enters his senior season as one of the top amateur pitchers in the country, and after much deliberation, recently made his college choice official. He committed to Stanford, but a stack of mail from schools courting his services last year is a reminder of all the options he had to sift through. [...] Continue Reading »
High School Class Of 2007 Top 100 Prospects
Feb. 14, 2007
As high school seasons began across the country, Prospects Plus releases its updated top 100 prospects from the class of 2007. [...] Continue Reading »
UNC Greensboro Signee Takes Derby Title
Jan. 12, 2007
Catcher Shawn Zarraga (Trinity Christian Academy, Lake Worth, Fla.) won the inaugural National High School Home Run Derby at the Bucky Dent Baseball School in Delray Beach, Fla., in a competition between high school players from 13 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [...] Continue Reading »
High School Class Of 2007 Top 25 Prospects
Nov. 13, 2006
Prospects Plus unveiled its most recent high school Class of 2007 top 300 rankings, and here listed below is the top 25, along with college commitments. [...] Continue Reading »
2006 Amateur Champions Chart
Aug. 30, 2006
Results of the championships throughout amateur baseball. [...] Continue Reading »
Stock Skips His Way To USC
Aug. 24, 2006
Top high school prospect Robert Stock decides to skip his senior year of high school and enrolls a year early at Southern California. [...] Continue Reading »
Class Of 2007: Top 10 Prospects
Jul. 27, 2006
Midway through the summer, Baseball America's Prospects Plus releases a preliminary Top 200 ranking of the prep Class of 2007. This is the free sample of the top 10 prospects. [...] Continue Reading »
Kershaw Could Cash In On Rapid Rise
May. 15, 2006
Clayton Kershaw has never been a top prospect, until now, just in time for the June draft. [...] Continue Reading »
Powerhouse Pair Sets Dizzying Pace
Apr. 24, 2006
Monsignor Pace High has one of the nation's top teams, thanks in large part to the nation's best left side of the infield. [...] Continue Reading »
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