High School: News
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 »
Top-ranked Russell County Falls Fast
Feb. 27, 2006
A week after learning it lost five players who were ruled ineligible after transferring, Baseball America's preseason No. 1 team lost in its third game of the season. [...] Continue Reading »
Tough Weekend For Russell County
Feb. 27, 2006
A week after learning it lost five players who were ruled ineligible after transferring, Baseball America's preseason No. 1 team lost in its third game of the season. [...] Continue Reading »
2006 College Recruiting Update
Nov. 25, 2005
2006 College Recruiting Update [...] Continue Reading »
Homer Streak Comes To An End At 75 Games
Jun. 23, 2005
Homer High School's national record for consecutive wins was halted at 75, as Homer lost to Saignaw's Nouvel Catholic Central High, 7-6, in the Michigan Division 3 state championship game. [...] Continue Reading »
Tiny Michigan School Wins 71 Straight
Jun. 6, 2005
Until Saturday, Homer, a little Michigan farming town about 100 miles west of Detroit, was best known for Cascarelli's Pizza. Now it's known for high school baseball. [...] 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 »
Top-ranked Russell County Falls Fast
Feb. 27, 2006
A week after learning it lost five players who were ruled ineligible after transferring, Baseball America's preseason No. 1 team lost in its third game of the season. [...] Continue Reading »
Tough Weekend For Russell County
Feb. 27, 2006
A week after learning it lost five players who were ruled ineligible after transferring, Baseball America's preseason No. 1 team lost in its third game of the season. [...] Continue Reading »
2006 College Recruiting Update
Nov. 25, 2005
2006 College Recruiting Update [...] Continue Reading »
Homer Streak Comes To An End At 75 Games
Jun. 23, 2005
Homer High School's national record for consecutive wins was halted at 75, as Homer lost to Saignaw's Nouvel Catholic Central High, 7-6, in the Michigan Division 3 state championship game. [...] Continue Reading »
Tiny Michigan School Wins 71 Straight
Jun. 6, 2005
Until Saturday, Homer, a little Michigan farming town about 100 miles west of Detroit, was best known for Cascarelli's Pizza. Now it's known for high school baseball. [...] Continue Reading »
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