More and more, Perfect Game and Perfect Game Crosschecker are becoming daily destinations for serious baseball fans--especially those desiring to follow the game's elite prospects at the high school and college levels. Perfect Game has become the definitive source in the industry for much of that information.

Our raw scouting data and information are at the heart of our content, but we've also been providing valuable insight into the game through some of our other content--particularly through our Daily Top 10 and some of the baseball columns, opinion pieces and general updates provided by Allan Simpson, David Rawnsley, Anup Sinha, Jeff Simpson and Patrick Ebert, all of whom are members of the Perfect Game staff.

Beginning today, we've added to our content by introducing the Perfect Game Daily Blog--a forum where we'll provide regular updates on the comings-and-goings in the game. We'll highlight issues of interest to our readers that we've seen or heard from our many sources in the game that are related to scouting and player development. Our emphasis will be on the draft, high schools, colleges, junior colleges, youth baseball, summer baseball and showcases--and will be from both a team and prospect perspective. We'll provide content each week day, and intensify our coverage as events like the draft or a PG Showcase warrant. So check in with us regularly.


Next Level Scorpions Ride 2 Arms to Shutout By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, September 19, 2009)
At the 4:30 PM game against the Tampa Bay Angels, the Next Level Scorpions got strong outings from two righthanded pitchers who are Division I college prospects.  They shut out the Angels on the ...
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SWFL 18U Pitchers from Naples HS By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, September 19, 2009)
The SWFL 18U team is a championship contender and they have a number of players sure to move on after high school.I saw two pitchers in particular this morning who should get pro follows and college o...
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Nova Titans' 6-4 Shortstop Gugino, 2011 By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, September 19, 2009)
The Nova Titans are essentially the Nova High School baseball team, in the Fort Lauderdale area.One player who's drawn attention among college coaches is junior George Gugino, who has an unlikely body...
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IMG Academy Team Most Prospect-Laden in FtMyers By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, September 19, 2009)
I finally got a chance to see IMG Academy play at 2:00 this afternoon at the Twins complex, against the Florida Surge.  This team is unique for a number of reasons including the fact it consists ...
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Tragedy strikes again in Illinois By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Monday, September 07, 2009)
Just one week after the loss of Chicago Mount Carmel senior second baseman Steven Bajenski shocked and saddened many in the Illinois baseball community, there came more bad news out of Peoria this wee...
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Illinois high-school baseball suffers dark day By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Thursday, September 03, 2009)
Back in early June, I sent Illinois Sparks coach Bill Copp an e-mail asking for the names of his top juniors. I was looking for candidates to attend the Cincinnati Reds inaugural showcase day here in ...
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Central Illinois in August By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Wednesday, August 26, 2009)
Just a few musings, ramblings and rumblings from around Central Illinois-- Got a chance to check out the Midwest League's Peoria Chiefs on Saturday night. I went with the intention of checking out the...
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Aflac Game Notes By
Blog | (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)
The 7th annual Aflac All American Classic was… Well… A true classic in many ways.
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Season Of The Owl By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Saturday, August 15, 2009)
FOREST CITY, N.C.—The Forest City Owls, the nation’s No. 1-ranked summer college team, completed a magical, storybook-quality 2009 season Friday night by winning two games to capture the Coastal Plain...
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Thursday, August 06, 2009)
With the start of school just around the corner, I thought I'd put a new spin on an oldie, but goodie: How I Spent My Summer Vacation. In theory, I should have done this every week, but with a schedule that had me leaving home on Wednesday and not returning until Sunday night, my free time was scarce.
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2009 Draft Picks In the Cape By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Monday, July 27, 2009)
PG Crosschecker’s Allan Simpson is spending five days in the Cape Cod League and will check in daily with some of his observations from the nation’s premier summer college league. Among other things he has seen was Thursday night’s Cape League all-star game at Boston’s Fenway Park.
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Powers, Appropriately, Wins Home-Run Derby By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Sunday, July 26, 2009)
PG Crosschecker’s Allan Simpson is spending five days in the Cape Cod League and will check in daily with some of his observations from the nation’s premier summer college league. Among other things he has seen was Thursday night’s Cape League all-star game at Boston’s Fenway Park.
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Bisson, Grimm Shine For Cotuit By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Sunday, July 26, 2009)
CAPE COD BLOG DAY FOUR EDITOR’S NOTE: PG Crosschecker’s Allan Simpson is spending five days in the Cape Cod League and will check in daily with some of his observations from the nation’s premier s...
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Superior Pitching Leads Wareham To Top of Pack By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Sunday, July 26, 2009)
CAPE COD BLOG DAY THREE EDITOR’S NOTE: PG Crosschecker’s Allan Simpson is spending five days in the Cape Cod League and will check in daily with some of his observations from the nation’s premier ...
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Pitching-Rich Wareham Primed For Title Run By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Saturday, July 25, 2009)
CAPE COD BLOG DAY THREE EDITOR’S NOTE: PG Crosschecker’s Allan Simpson is spending five days in the Cape Cod League and will check in daily with some of his observations from the nation’s premier ...
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Jokisch continues rise from small town to big time By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Friday, July 24, 2009)
Eric Jokisch comes from Virginia, Ill. a town of just 1,728 people and a high school with just 123 students.Nevertheless, the Northwestern University left-hander continues to prove that he's a big-tim...
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Cox, Sale Shine in All-Star Cape Game By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Friday, July 24, 2009)
PG Crosschecker’s Allan Simpson is spending five days in the Cape Cod League and will check in daily with some of his observations. Among other things he’ll see is Thursday night’s Cape League all-star game at Boston’s Fenway Park.
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Cape Gears Up For All-Star Game By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, July 23, 2009)
PG Crosschecker’s Allan Simpson is spending five days in the Cape Cod League and will check in daily with some of his observations. Among other things he’ll see is Thursday night’s Cape League all-star game at Boston’s Fenway Park.
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TOURNAMENT OF STARS: Day Three Notebook By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Friday, June 26, 2009)
Day Three of USA Baseball’s Tournament of Stars featured three games and here’s a sampling of the highlights of the day. AJ Cole(Oviedo HS, Winter Springs, FL) threw today, sitting at 89-92 topping...
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TOURNAMENT OF STARS: Day Two Notebook By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Friday, June 26, 2009)
Day Two of USA Baseball’s Tournament of Stars featured a repeat of the first day, with the eight assembled teams mixing in three games, along with extended infield drills, batting practice and 60-yard...
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TOURNAMENTS OF STARS: Day One Notebook By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Friday, June 26, 2009)
USA Baseball’s Tournament of Stars, being played this week at the national team’s training center in Cary, N.C., traditionally follows Perfect Game’s National Showcase as the second major event on the...
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It’s Paying Off to be A Lower-Round Draft By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)
As expected, major-league teams have handed out signing bonuses to early-round draft picks this year that are generally lower than what they were in the corresponding slots in 2008. That stems, in ...
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Bryce Harper's Article By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Monday, June 15, 2009)
Many of the top prospects in the 2011 high-school draft class are attending Perfect Game’s inaugural two-day Junior Showcase in Minneapolis. The event is a carryover from PG’s National Showcase, which...
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Power, Speed and Velocity Rule By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Sunday, June 14, 2009)
No matter what the baseball venue, there’s no aspect of the game that captivates an admiring fan base quite like power, speed and velocity. In Saturday’s action at the 10th annual Perfect Game Nationa...
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Taillon Leads Talent Parade at PG National By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Saturday, June 13, 2009)
The longest scheduled day at Perfect Game’s 2009 National Showcase is underway, with seven games scheduled in all—plus the 60-yard dash and the Rawlings Home Run Challenge thrown in for added measure....
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2009 Draft Ends, 2010 Draft Begins By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Friday, June 12, 2009)
No sooner did baseball’s 2009 first-year player draft cross the finish line Thursday afternoon, but the gun was sounded to effectively signal the start of the 2010 scouting season. Almost concurren...
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Uncertainly Surrounds High School Pitchers By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, June 09, 2009)
A couple of days ago, the surest thing in the draft seemed to be a group of five high school pitchers who have all thrown extremely well this spring, building on their stuff as the spring progressed a...
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Draft Risk and the Real World By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, June 09, 2009)
I’m pretty sure that most teenagers don’t understand the concept of “Risk”. I have three teenagers myself and while they appear to me to be pretty well grounded, I’m not naïve enough to think that the...
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Draft Coverage on Baseball Web TV By Crosschecker Staff
Blog | (Tuesday, June 09, 2009)
Baseball Web TV (www.baseballwebtv.com) will be covering the draft from a unique perspective not available anywhere else on the Web. The coverage will be provided by Perfect Game’s Allan Simpson an...
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Draft Changes Will Test Scouts/Players By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, June 09, 2009)
It’s a completely different draft environment today than any draft in my experience, and this is my 21st draft in some form or another. The reason? The first round won’t start until 6 pm (EST) toni...
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Florida-Southern Miss: Super Regional Day 2 By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, June 08, 2009)
GAINESVILLE, FL- University of Southern Mississippi pulled it off by sweeping the Florida Gators in two straight to advance to the College World Series.  The Golden Eagles won 7-6 on Sunday in a ...
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NCAA Super Regional: Southern Miss @ Florida By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, June 07, 2009)
GAINESVILLE, FL- Southern Mississippi was the #1 surprise coming out of the NCAA Regionals, winning the right to play a best-of-three super regional at the University of Florida this weekend.  Th...
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TOP-10 Prospects at FL HS All-Star Classic By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, May 31, 2009)
SEBRING, FL- Though the weekend was interrupted by rain, we were still able to play all four games.  Not every team was able to do a pregame workout and there weren’t as many batting practice ses...
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FL ALL-STAR GAME IN SEBRING: DAYS 1 and 2 By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Friday, May 29, 2009)
SEBRING, FL- This sleepy inland Florida town has hosted the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Baseball Classic now for seventeen years.  It’s essentially an All-Star weekend for the state’s be...
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Follow WWBA Memorial Day Classic Blogs By Crosschecker Staff
Blog | (Saturday, May 23, 2009)
Updates and blogs about the 16u and 18u Memorial Day classic will be posted here on CrossChecker throughout the weekend.  Please continue to check back for updates on players and teams involved.&...
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Arnett Dealing Up By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Thursday, May 21, 2009)
Prior to the beginning of the 2009 college baseball season many expected the Indiana Hoosiers to produce two early picks for this year’s draft.  Neither of those players were named Eric Arnett, who ha...
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Chad and Kevin James Shine at Pre-Draft Showcase By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)
The Perfect Game Pre-Draft Showcase was held Monday in windy Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in front of a strong gathering of about 60-75 scouts, including numerous scouting directors. The main attraction for...
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FIU Slugger Tyler Townsend Emerges as High Pick By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, May 17, 2009)
BOCA RATON, FL- The college crop is comparatively weak in Florida this year, but there have been a handful of players from smaller D1 and D2 schools who have emerged as prospects.  Florida Intern...
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Shortstops Deven Marrero and Stephen Perez By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, May 17, 2009)
MIAMI, FL- Most Florida high schools are done with their season, but there are still a handful of prospects in the playoffs.  This weekend, regional finals were played statewide; three-game serie...
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Pre-Draft Showcase in Cedar Rapids Monday By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Friday, May 15, 2009)
Perfect Game originally started the Pre-Draft Showcase as a means of showcasing the high school talent in Iowa that, without spring baseball, often had little chance of being exposed to most scouts, a...
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Howard Qualifies For JUCO Series—Barely By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, May 14, 2009)
Texas’ Howard College went 57-0 to both open the 2009 season and close within a game of a berth in the Junior College World Series. But the Hawks saw their unbeaten season fall Wednesday night, and th...
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Howard Upended, Streak Ends At 57 By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, May 14, 2009)
Texas’ Howard College, the nation’s top-ranked junior-college team, saw its record-breaking 57-game winning streak come to an end Wednesday as it lost 8-2 to state-rival Temple JC in the Region V tour...
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San Jac First Team To Advance By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Wednesday, May 13, 2009)
Texas’ San Jacinto JC, which has made more appearances in the Junior College World Series than any school, became the first team to advance to this year’s national tournament by capturing the Region X...
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FL JC ACTION: SSJones,OFBroxton,RHPCotilla,others By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)
WINTER HAVEN, FL- I stopped over at the Florida junior college championship, more formally known as the 2009 FCCAA Gulf District Baseball Tournament.  The eight top teams from Florida were presen...
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War on 74 showcases two top-notch arms By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Saturday, May 09, 2009)
The opening salvo in the 2009 War on 74 -- the annual Missouri Valley Conference series between Bradley and Illinois State -- was fired on Friday night at the visiting Redbirds claimed an 8-5 win in 1...
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NOVA-FLORIDA SOUTHERN: OF Martinez, SS Shields By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Friday, May 08, 2009)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL- I got a look at two position players from Florida Division II colleges with a good chance to go inside the first five rounds.  Nova Southeastern University hosted Florida Sou...
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Tanner Scheppers Update By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, May 05, 2009)
Tanner Scheppers made his Northern League debut Monday night in front of about 20 scouts and close to 2,000 paying fans in Fargo, North Dakoka. Scheppers started the game between his St. Paul Saint...
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Statewide Showdown By Perfect Game Staff
Blog | (Tuesday, May 05, 2009)
Say that title three times fast!Bartonville Limestone hosted its second annual Statewide Showdown. And while the statewide representation was down due to a schedule change, it still served as a showca...
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Weekend Review: Top 20 Prospects By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, May 05, 2009)
The 2009 class is growing increasing top heavy with college players, with 20 of the top 35 on the PG Crosschecker Top 250 list for the June Draft currently playing college baseball. That total doesn’t...
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Matt Purke was too Skinny for Football By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Monday, May 04, 2009)
Matthew Purke Interview:  5 Questions With Matt PurkeMatt Purke was about 11 years old when his friends in Texas decided they wanted to play football or soccer during the fall instead of baseball...
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C Steven Baron (PGX#148) By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, May 02, 2009)
MIAMI, FL- It was an ideal setting to scout a catcher. On Friday night (May 1st, 2009), I went to watch Ferguson High catcher Steve Baron (PGX #148) play at Christopher Columbus High School.  H...
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Matthew Purke Interview: 5 Questions With Matt Purke By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Friday, May 01, 2009)
5 Questions with Matt Purke: 1. PG: What is your greatest strength? Matt Purke: I’m always hungry. I always want to be better; I always want to learn something new. I love to learn about the gam...
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The Return of RHP Tanner Scheppers By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Friday, May 01, 2009)
One of the themes of the 2009 draft that has evolved over the past few months is that while there is the most obvious number one prospect in draft history in San Diego State RHP Stephen Strasburg, the...
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Bishop Gorman Makes A Loud Statement By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Friday, May 01, 2009)
Nevada’s Bishop Gorman High has become the nation’s most-celebrated high-school program, but even by the Gaels own lofty standards they may have outdone themselves Thursday. After beginning the 200...
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Swine Flu Suspends Texas High School Baseball By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Thursday, April 30, 2009)
The University Interscholastic League, which governs all activities between high schools in the state of Texas, including sports, announced this morning that all UIL activities between now and May 11 ...
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SS Michael Broad By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Thursday, April 30, 2009)
DAVIE, FL- Nova High School went on to mercy-rule Miami Jackson High 10-0 after five innings on Wednesday (April 29th, 2009), but I was still able to see shortstop Michael Broad hit three times and ha...
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SS Deven Marrero By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)
PLANTATION, FL- Districts began this week in Florida, meaning for some prospects that this will be their last chance to play in front of scouts in a competitive setting.  Florida baseball is craz...
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Fergie's new autobiography: A good read By Perfect Game Staff
Blog | (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)
Ferguson Jenkins gave his entire $8,000 signing bonus to his parents in 1962 so they could pay off the mortgage on their home. He ran into discrimination and racial prejudice during his minor lea...
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Just What is "Average" in the Major Leagues? By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Monday, April 27, 2009)
The language of scouts is to talk about something in relation to the Major League average in that area, whether it be speed, fastball velocity, power, hitting ability, etc. When that is expanded beyon...
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Barry U 3B Yan Gomes By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, April 26, 2009)
MIAMI SHORES, FL- The Florida-based Division II Sunshine State conference can compete with most D1s around the country.  Tampa and Florida Southern are perennial national powers and there’s depth...
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OF Kamm Washington By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Thursday, April 23, 2009)
LOXAHATCHEE, FL- I was only able to watch 2 ½ innings of Kamm Washington on Thursday evening, April 23rd.  The Park Vista High School centerfielder pulled a hamstring in the top of the third...
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Miami Dade JC SS Mycal Jones By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Thursday, April 23, 2009)
LAKE WORTH, FL- Speedsters and potential shortstops aren’t easy for baseball scouts to find, so when one shows up out of nowhere it’s a pleasant surprise. Mycal Jones transferred from the University ...
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Injuries Sideline Two Prospects By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, April 23, 2009)
This year’s draft is scheduled for June 9-11—the latest in the draft’s 44 year history—but it still won’t be late enough for two top prospects in the 2009 class to play another game this season before...
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An American in Taiwan: Part II By Nic Ungs
Blog | (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)
    Well, here we are three weeks into this young season in Taiwan.  Every day is a new adventure. Being in a whole different culture, I have to be very open-minded and willing to ...
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LHP Patrick Schuster, 4th No-Hitter By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Wednesday, April 22, 2009)
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL- Mitchell High School’s Patrick Schuster pitched his fourth consecutive no-hitter Monday, defeating Pasco High 5-0 in what was a festival atmosphere in New Port Richey...

Patrick Schuster on BaseballWebTV
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3B/OF Ronnie Richardson By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)
LAKE WALES, FL- I couldn’t find Ronnie Richardson on Tuesday night.  I’d seen him play center field in the past, so I assumed that’s where he’d be.  But Richardson was nowhere to be seen in ...
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In Pursuit of Perfection By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)
The streak has reached 46, and while there is still a long way to go in the 2009 junior-college baseball season and the meat of their schedule lies ahead of them, it’s clearly getting to a point to at...
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Spring Top Prospect Showcase Highlights By Perfect Game Staff
Blog | (Monday, April 20, 2009)
Perfect Game held it’s first ever event on the newly christened “Perfect Game Field” at Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids this weekend. The stadium is the home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Midwes...
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CF Ben Revere Highlights Twins-Marlins FSL By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, April 20, 2009)
  FORT MYERS, FL- If Joe Morgan would have played center field instead of second base, he would have looked like Ben Revere. That was what I walked away with last night upon leaving Hammond Sta...
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LHP Rex Brothers By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, April 19, 2009)
FORT MYERS, FL- I came to watch one lefty who’s climbing pref lists for 2009 and I ran into another for 2010. Lipscomb ace Rex Brothers entered the spring as a strong follow for area scouts but has s...
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Olympia knocks out IVC in the Rumble on the River By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Thursday, April 16, 2009)
Perhaps you've heard the news this week that Gatorade intends to get two Pennsylvania high-school football teams together to replay their 1993 contest that ended in a tie. Call it a reality TV version...
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Borchering, Zunino, JR Murphy By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Thursday, April 16, 2009)
FORT MYERS, FL- The Bud Roth Tournament at Terry Park kicked off on Monday.  All the games were rained out on Tuesday, but I was able to watch Bishop Verot third baseman Bobby Borchering (PGX #29...
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Forceful Bulldogs By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Wednesday, April 15, 2009)
Everything about the Georgia Bulldogs screams power.  From an incredibly dangerous lineup, led by Golden Spikes candidate, and possibly the front-runner for the award, Rich Poythress, to an ...
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Daniel Tuttle vs. Nick McBride By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, April 14, 2009)
Approximately 30 scouts were on hand last Wednesday to see the highly anticipated match up between Randleman RHP Daniel Tuttle and Ragsdale RHP Nick McBride.  Tuttle entered the game as the conse...
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High School Baseball Notebook By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Monday, April 13, 2009)
Shakeup In The Rankings  Florida’s American Heritage High and Nevada’s Bishop Gorman High held on to the top two spots in PG Crosschecker’s national high-school rankings all of 2008, but so far ...
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Nebraska City HS Left Hander Logan Ehlers (2010) By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Monday, April 13, 2009)
There was just an article in the Omaha World Herald earlier this week on the three local Omaha left handed pitchers who are on the cusp of making big league rosters. Brian Zagurski of the Phillies wil...
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An interesting night at Illinois Field By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Monday, April 13, 2009)
Before I begin, I just want to say that I want to do what Anup Sinha does. How awesome does that weekend series between Georgia and LSU sound in front of a packed house in Athens. This after watching ...
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Minor finding the zone By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Monday, April 13, 2009)
Vanderbilt LHP Mike Minor has started to heat up during his last few outings.  While his line score didn't look the best from last Friday's game against Florida (7 IP, 12 H, 5 R (4 ER), 9 K, 0 BB...
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OF Levon Washington By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, April 13, 2009)
SARASOTA, FL- He came into the spring as perhaps the most anticipated speed player in the draft.  But Levon Washington was unable to play center field until last Monday due to a shoulder operatio...
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Creighton Hosts Northern Iowa at Rosenblatt By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Monday, April 13, 2009)
I went down to venerable Rosenblatt Stadium last night, about 5 minutes from my Omaha house, for a Friday night game Missouri Valley game between Creighton and Northern Iowa. I’d marked the contest on...
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RHP Dane Williams, SS Scooter Gennett By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Friday, April 10, 2009)
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An interesting night at Illinois Field, Part 2 By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Wednesday, April 08, 2009)
I would have posted this as the second half of the blog concerning Brandon Wikoff, but I've always been taught that blogs are supposed to be somewhat brief.At any rate, the second bit of good fortune ...
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North Carolina-Ga Tech, Part II By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, April 07, 2009)
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Colorado Rockies All-Draft Lineup By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, April 07, 2009)
It’s been enjoyable watching opening day baseball all afternoon on ESPN. It’s a welcome break for the network that I had begun calling “OSFN” (short for Off Season Football Network). With the temperat...
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OF Mitchell, SS Lemahieu, LHP McRee:LSU-UGA By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, April 07, 2009)
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RHP Mychal Givens By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, April 07, 2009)
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UNC's Ackley, RHP White vs. Ga Tech By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, April 04, 2009)
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UNI Baseball Has Winning Record vs. Hawkeyes and Gophers By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Friday, April 03, 2009)
The University of Northern Iowa baseball team beat the Minnesota Gophers on April 1.Again.If you're keeping track, Rick Heller has an impressive 10-7 record against the Gophers during his 10 years as ...
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The roller coaster ride of Tanner Bushue By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Thursday, April 02, 2009)
The rumors have been flying for about a month now. Illinois prep prospect Tanner Bushue, from tiny Farina South Central High School, is on the rise in the eyes of area scouts.This came as a great surp...
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College Notes 3/31 By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, April 01, 2009)
(Note on local Nebraska baseball: My son’s high school team almost had a Triple Crown of cancellations in a one-week period. Last Tuesday the game was called in the second inning when the tornado sire...
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Illinois college roundup By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Wednesday, April 01, 2009)
Three of the seven Division I colleges in Illinois enjoyed successful weekends despite dreary weather.The state's flagship university overcame some pitching injuries to sweep Michigan State in a three...
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Sidd Finch Lives By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Wednesday, April 01, 2009)
It was 24 years ago today that Sidd Finch was the subject of one of the greatest April Fool’s Day hoaxes ever. Sports Illustrated, in one of its most notorious articles, created the legend of Finch...
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LHP Sam Selman Shines Against Fellow Vandy Signee By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, April 01, 2009)
There was an interfraternal match up in Houston last Saturday that may have had the attention of Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin up in Tennessee. It certainly had the attention of about the approxima...
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Elite Illinois outfield prospects put on show By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)
Two of the elite outfielders in the state of Illinois squared off in a nonconference game on Monday afternoon in Bartonville.Bartonville Limestone slugger Seth Schwindenhammer helped his squad post a ...
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Kennesaw St RHP Chad Jenkins at Stetson By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)
DELAND, FL- Kennesaw State righty Chad Jenkins followed Kyle Heckathorn, taking the hill Saturday afternoon against Stetson.  The dynamic duo are #100 and #33 respectively in the latest PGCrossch...
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Another Illinois ace is done for the season By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Saturday, March 28, 2009)
The scouting load keeps getting lighter for scouts across the northern half of Illinois.Almost two weeks after it was announced that Rock Falls lefty Taylor Eikenberry would miss the season to have To...
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KSU’s Heckathorn vs. Stetson’s Donovan By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Friday, March 27, 2009)
DELAND, FL- Kyle Heckathorn entered the spring as a projected 1st-round pick and is currently ranked #33 overall for the 2009 Draft.  The 6-6, 240 righty came into Deland Friday night with a matc...
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Strasburg to face TCU By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Friday, March 27, 2009)
Stephen Strasburg and the San Diego State Aztecs are preparing to begin their weekend series against conference rival TCU this evening. While this series will mark the biggest test for the nation’s mo...
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An American in Taiwan By Nic Ungs
Blog | (Friday, March 27, 2009)
Well, hello to you all. I am coming to you from the other side of the world. I am playing professional baseball in Taiwan this year, and hope to share a little different baseball perspective with you....
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UC Riverside RHP Joe Kelly By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Friday, March 27, 2009)
UC Riverside has rebounded from a disappointing 21-33 season in 2008 to go 15-4 this spring and currently hold down the #38 spot in the PGCrosschecker college baseball rankings. They face #3 Cal State...
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Nebraska High School RHP Ryan Briggs By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Friday, March 27, 2009)
I had the chance to drive down the street yesterday and see RHP Ryan Briggs from Creighton Prep, perhaps the top 2009 high school prospect in Nebraska, throw for three innings against Omaha Westside. ...
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UCLA's Bauer Upstages Pamela Anderson By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, March 26, 2009)
Actress Pamela Anderson was the star attraction Wednesday on a typical sun-splashed, lazy California spring afternoon at pristine Eddy D. Field Stadium on the hillside campus of Pepperdine University,...
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Missouri HS RHP Jacob Turner in FL By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
COCOA, FL- I was given an unexpected treat on Monday as Westminster (Mo.) HS righty Jacob Turner made a start in my home state to begin his season.  We have him ranked as the #5 high school prosp...
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College Notes 3/25 By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
COLLEGE NOTES The age old question about how to use your best arms seems to be coming up frequently this spring, with the compacted 13 week schedule adding to the anxiety for college coaches on the...
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RHP Matt Hobgood Shines in Big Match Up By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
  Scouts will flock to see a top ranked hitting prospect face off against a top ranked pitching prospect, and that was the case in Southern California on Tuesday when OF Jake Marisnick of Rive...
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Central Illinois' hidden gem By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
High schools across Ilinois continue to open up their seasons. One of the schools doing so on Tuesday was Eureka.Eureka is a bit of an unknown throughout the state, but it boasts a prospect resume tha...
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Iowa Spring League off to a Great Start By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
The Iowa Spring Wood Bat League got off to a very successful start this past weekend, with 10 games in two days at the Atlantic High School field in Atlantic, a quaint farming town of 7,500 people in ...
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Two "New" Left Handed Hitting Sluggers By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
Texarkana (TX) OF/LHP Slade Heathcott has reappeared on the scout’s radar long before he was expected to this spring. Heathcott injured is knee playing football during the fall and had ACL reconstr...
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Tennessee@Florida-LHP Morgado,CF Davis, RHPBullock By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
GAINESVILLE, FL- The University of Tennessee Volunteers stormed into the swamp with two sophomore-eligibles high on the draft radar.  Kentrail Davis played center field and lefty Bryan Morgado to...
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World Baseball Classic Retrospective By Joe Sigfrinius
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
The World Baseball Classic concluded last night with an extra-inning championship game in Los Angeles with Team Japan besting Team South Korea, 5-3. The WBC has certainly drawn a wide array of opinion...
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WBC: Concept's Great, Format's Not By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)
The World Baseball Classic ended Monday. And true to its name, the deciding game was a classic as Japan edged Korea 5-3 in 10 innings. The final contest of the 16-nation tournament was a riveting, ...
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3B Bobby Borchering vs. RHP Mike Heller By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)
  SARASOTA, FL- Usually Friday nights are reserved for college games. Scouts flock to four-year schools on Fridays because that’s when most of their aces are throwing. Yesterday, Friday the 20t...
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SS Nick Franklin from Lake Brantley HS (FL) By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL- Lake Brantley shortstop Nick Franklin comes into this week ranked the #39 high school prospect in the draft, projecting him on talent to go in the first two rounds next June. I ...
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Grundy debuts in fine form By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Monday, March 23, 2009)
Johnsburg lefty Jerad Grundy made his season debut on Monday when the Skyhawks traveled to Peoria to take on Notre Dame.Grundy, projected to be a top-10 round pick in June, was rumored to be well...
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CLEMSON LHP DWYER, 1B PAULSEN VS FLORIDA ST By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, March 22, 2009)
TALLAHASSEE, FL- A draft-eligible freshman?  Yes, Clemson’s Chris Dwyer is a draft-eligible freshman.  I found myself explaining that to Florida area scouts in Sarasota on Friday as to why I...
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Dueling 1-hitters in southern Illinois. By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Saturday, March 21, 2009)
Two of Illinois' premier prep pitchers (say that three times fast) found themselves hooked up in a duel on Friday afternoon in Collinsville. Marion lefty Nathan Dorris, a Vanderbilt recruit, blanked C...
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LHP David Holmberg vs. C Mike Ohlman By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, March 21, 2009)
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL- To cap off the Friday night high school “doubleheader”, I headed south from Sarasota to Port Charlotte High School to watch another great pitcher-hitter matchup.  From Michael...
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Best Combination of College Baseball/Basketball By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Friday, March 20, 2009)
     Living in Raleigh, North Carolina it has been great to see the popularity of college baseball really take off in recent years.  North Carolina currently boasts 18 Divisi...
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Sarasota HS SS Scooter Gennett By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Thursday, March 19, 2009)
SARASOTA, FL- Ryan “Scooter” Gennett may have been the most polished hitter at the East Coast Professional Baseball Showcase in Lakeland, Florida last August, at least in my scout book.  The left...
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Kentucky LHP James Paxton Soars Up Draft Lists By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Thursday, March 19, 2009)
There’s a new name in the upper echelon of the 2009 draft lists that occupy the minds of scouting directors around the country. Or at least those who have seen him throw thus far. That is junior LHP J...
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Illinois prep ace suffers arm injury By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)
Big news out of the Sauk Valley.Rock Falls ace Taylor Eikenberry has re-aggravated a left-elbow injury and may miss his senior season to have Tommy John surgery. You can read the story in its entirety...
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University of Georgia heads up PG Alumni List By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)
PG Alumni Rates at Select Major Colleges As I mentioned in a blog a couple of weeks ago, I thought it would be interesting to see what the Perfect Game Alumni presence is at a couple of the top col...
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Clasico Mondial de Beisbol By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)
Don't worry. This blog is not in Spanish. But in any language, the World Baseball Classic (Clasico Mondial de Beisbol) is a terrific idea and a great treat for baseball fans around the world.The Team ...
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Levi Michael, Curt Casali, Danny Hultzen and more By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)
2B Levi Michael, North Carolina I must admit that I was a bit surprised late last summer when word spread that 2009 high school shortstop Levi Michael was going to graduate early and enter North Ca...
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JUCOs Are A Washout By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)
Steady rain drowned out or significantly impacted baseball competition at all levels in the southeastern quadrant of the country throughout the weekend. Accordingly, there were few games of substance ...
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Big Ten Giant Killers By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)
For the second consecutive weekend a team from the Big Ten travelled south to take on a prominently ranked national opponent and came out on top.Two weekends ago the Illinois Fighting Illini took two ...
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Follow Up on Anup Sinha's Miami/Duke Blogs By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)
Miami vs. Duke Follow Up Anup Sinha wrote a couple of blogs on the Miami/Duke series that were great reading. As usual when reading or listening to scout’s opinions of college players, I like think...
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Unseasonably warm for season openers By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Monday, March 16, 2009)
Today marked the first day that Illinois high schools could play regular-season games on the Illinois High School Association's calendar. And it was a day loaded with irony.The first bit of irony is t...
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Marlins Prospects Cousins, Coghlan, Wood By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, March 16, 2009)
JUPITER, FL- With the lowest payroll in baseball year after year, the Marlins depend heavily on their farm system.  Good drafting and player development has allowed them to be reasonably competit...
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Hardest High School Throwers So Far By Crosschecker Staff
Blog | (Monday, March 16, 2009)
This list will grow bigger as the high school season progresses.  We hear of some amazing feats, but can only document a small portion of them.  So far this season, here are the pitchers who...
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DUKE PROSPECTS VS. U MIAMI By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, March 15, 2009)
CORAL GABLES, FL- I don’t project any of Duke’s prospects as first-two round type talents.  Nevertheless, it was fun to watch them against Miami on Friday and Saturday and I did see tools. First...
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MIAMI SS JACKSON AND TEXAS JC TRANSFERS By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, March 15, 2009)
CORAL GABLES, FL- As it often happens with an ACC matchup, there ends up being more prospects than the ones you went to see.  Miami shortstop Ryan Jackson was the headliner coming in and I was a...
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The More Things Change, The More . . . By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Saturday, March 14, 2009)
Round Two of the World Baseball Classic is being played this weekend in South Florida and San Diego. That may be news to the average baseball fan in the U.S., who relies on the mainstream media to inf...
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Red Hot Shortstop By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Friday, March 13, 2009)
Tony Sanchez and Kent Matthes were brought up by Anup Sinha and David Rawnsley respectively earlier this week due to their red-hot starts.  Sanchez may very well be establishing himself as the top col...
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A Website for All College Baseball Fans By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Thursday, March 12, 2009)
Baseball in the Upper Midwest Update My son’s school is out on conferences so they don’t have class today and tomorrow. He had practice from 8:30 am this morning to close to noon. It was sunny with...
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RHP Michael Heller By Crosschecker Staff
Blog | (Thursday, March 12, 2009)
One of the benefits of living in the 'Sunshine State' other then the great year round weather, minus the nervous few months of hurricane season, is that high school baseball gets cranked up early. Wit...
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Howard, Spartanburg Primed for JUCO Series By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, March 12, 2009)
The 2008 junior-college season ended far sooner than expected for both Howard (Texas) and Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.), which had designs on returning to the Junior College World Series only to make u...
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RHP Ryan Perry and Other Tigers-Cards Notes By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)
JUPITER, FL- The Detroit Tigers have traded most of their top prospects in recent years.  But through it all, they have retained a power arm duo in Rick Porcello and Ryan Perry that compares with...
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If you're not Dutch, you're not much By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)
I'm in love with the Netherlands.No, I've never been there. And no, I'm not Dutch. But you've got to love what the Netherlands has done in the World Baseball Classic. Unless you were rooting for the D...
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An Unlikely Ace By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)
Late last week, I previewed two key weekend series that featured Illinois teams -- the University of Illinois' three-game set at No. 1-ranked LSU and Illinois-Chicago's trip to Vanderbilt.Illinois sho...
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Clemson vs. UNC, March 6-8 By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)
Scouts had the opportunity to check many top players that are available for this year’s draft when Clemson and North Carolina kicked off the ACC Season this past weekend.  North Carolina is headl...
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College Notes By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)
We had a little gap in the weather last week, with temperatures up in the 60’s, but there was ice on the wind shield this morning and the wind chill tonight is supposed to be around -10 degrees. Ne...
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D’Vo Needs to Quit Football and other FSU Thoughts By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)
TALLAHASSEE, FL- I first scouted D’Vontray Richardson on February 2nd, 2007, in his opening series as a Seminole freshman.  Florida State was hosting Tennessee on a chilly weekend in Tallahassee,...
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Chad Christensen makes tough decision By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)
Chad Christensen is true to his school at Cedar Rapids Washington and has good friends on the baseball team there, but the talented senior has joined the ranks of Iowa prep stars who have opted&n...
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SoCal Pitching Trio Excites Scouts Early By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)
I’ve talked to a number of people in Southern California that last few days and, after they get done talking about Stephen Strasburg, the topic that seems to come up right away is the high school “pit...
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Impact Invite High School Tournament By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)
The 4th Annual Impact Invite High School Tournament took place this past Saturday, with many of the top prospects in North Carolina on hand at the USA Baseball Training Complex.  With Clemson and...
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Carolinas Becoming A Baseball Hotbed By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)
I had the occasion to take in a couple of Atlantic Coast Conference games this weekend at the University of North Carolina’s spanking new Boshamer Stadium. It was my first up-close look at the revampe...
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Boston Coll. Catcher Tony Sanchez, LHP Belfiore By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)
TALLAHASSEE, FL- Just a couple weeks ago I watched Josh Phegley. Phegley is a potential 1st-round catcher out of Indiana University who wasn’t even drafted out of high school. Boston College’s Tony Sanchez is out of the same mold. The thickly built 5-11, 210 backstop wasn’t selected out of high school, either, yet has early draft written all over him as a college junior.
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New MLB Network Is Terrific By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Monday, March 09, 2009)
 Would you like to get base-stealing tips from Rickey Henderson? Or advice on how to handle relays and cutoffs from Cal Ripken? You can if you get the new MLB Network on your cable...
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Austin Maddox Pitching, Luke Bailey, LaGrange etc. By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, March 08, 2009)
LAGRANGE, GA- There’s a recurring lesson for me about grading out arms.  Just because someone throws 95 MPH off the mound doesn’t mean he’ll have a plus arm anywhere on the field.  And jus...
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Maddox,Tate,Wheeler:3 first-rounders in one day? By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, March 08, 2009)
LAGRANGE, GA- I went to bed Friday night wondering if I saw not just one, but three 1st-rounders that day: Catcher Austin Maddox, outfielder Donavan Tate, and righthanded pitcher Zach Wheeler. The La...
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Big weekend for Illinois collegians By Ben Diggle
Blog | (Saturday, March 07, 2009)
A pair of University of Illinois teams face big weekend matchups as they take on established national powers.
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Jeff Inman: Consistently Inconsistent By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Saturday, March 07, 2009)
Stanford’s Jeff Inman is considered one of the top pitching prospects available for the 2009 draft.  He is a very good athlete that has very good stuff that does all of the little things well such as ...
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Beware of Gators By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Friday, March 06, 2009)
I had the opportunity to watch Sunday's game from the Florida-Miami series last weekend, and was impressed with a pair of freshmen pitchers that took the mound.  Neither one fared particularly well as...
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Record-Setting Day For NC State/Akron By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, March 05, 2009)
After losing their previous two games to rain and snow, NC State was desperate to add games to their schedule and added a mid-week game against Akron yesterday.  Earlier in the day the Wolfpack h...
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Perfect Game glad to help UNI By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Thursday, March 05, 2009)
Let me tell you about Jerry Ford, my boss here at Perfect Game USA.Jerry hired me last Friday (Feb. 27) to write stories for the company's web sites and gave me my first assignment: Write a few column...
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2009 Season Hinges On Manny By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, March 05, 2009)
The 2009 Major League Baseball season opens April 5, and that gives me a full month to get properly geared up for the start of another big-league campaign. With the possible exception of the strike-co...
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Burn Out -- True or False By Jerry Ford
Blog | (Wednesday, March 04, 2009)
me I’m fully aware of the fact that I am not anywhere near the level of many of the true professional writers who participate here. So please keep this in mind and cut me some slack. A lot of slack!...
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Clemson's Dwyer Earns Rave Reviews By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Wednesday, March 04, 2009)
Clemson freshman lefthander Chris Dwyer has been one of the early sensations of the 2009 college baseball season. He’s also generated a rare buzz for a freshman in the scouting community.   ...
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My secret plan at Perfect Game By Jim Ecker
Blog | (Wednesday, March 04, 2009)
My name is Jim Ecker and I have a secret. Please don't tell, because it might ruin my plan for getting a belated shot at a pro baseball career.My bosses think I joined Perfect Game as a writer for our...
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D-Backs to pick early, often By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Tuesday, March 03, 2009)
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. The Arizona Diamondbacks cashed in on yet another pair of early draft picks when type A free agent Juan Cruz signed with the Kansas City Royals.  S...
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RHP Keyvius Sampson in Ocala, FL By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, March 03, 2009)
OCALA, FL- Ocala Forest High School righty Keyvius Sampson came into the spring ranked #30 overall for the 2009 draft by PGCrosschecker.com.  Committed to Florida State University, scouts have al...
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College Baseball Weekend Notes By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, March 03, 2009)
-The Houston College Classic was easily the biggest event over of the weekend with four teams currently ranked in the Top 10, headlined by 4th Texas A&M, 6th Ranked Baylor, 9th Ranked Rice and 10t...
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Notes on 2 Weeks of College Baseball By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Monday, March 02, 2009)
Notes After Two College Weekends -- I blogged earlier with the opinion that LSU had the best starting lineup in college baseball and early season results certainly support that, as the Tigers have ...
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Braves LHH Heyward and Freeman By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, March 02, 2009)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL- The Atlanta Braves have been in a downswing since their last of 14 consecutive division championships in 2005, but they’re ready to reload.  General manager Frank Wren wasn’...
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PGX #13 Mychal Givens at SS By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, March 01, 2009)
TAMPA, FL- Every year, there are a handful of players in the draft with convenient problems.  Should they pitch or should they hit?  I’ve seen many player whom I wish I could have split into...
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Astros-Nats Spring Training By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, February 28, 2009)
VIERA, FL- Neither the Astros nor the Nationals are loaded with upper-level prospcts.  So the matchup on Friday afternoon wasn’t a particularly good one for our purposes, but I stopped by because...
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Metro Orlando All-Junior Team By Central Florida Correspondent
Blog | (Friday, February 27, 2009)
Preseason Metro Orlando All-Junior Team   RHP - AJ Cole, Oviedo HS - AJ is a no-brainer for this list, as he is one of Perfect Game's Top 2010 High School Prospects.  The ultra-projec...
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Gibson, Leake duel, Strasburg dominates By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Thursday, February 26, 2009)
  The second weekend of the college baseball season got off to an early start this week, thanks to several prominent national tournaments taking place. The Houston Cougar Classic is going to d...
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Spring Training Opener: O's and Mets w/o Stars By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)
For months, we’ve discussed our dreams to eventually cover minor league prospects as well as amateur on PerfectGame.org and PGCrosschecker.com.  We hope to have organizational rankings and weekly...
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Bonus Skimming in Latin America Not a New Topic By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)
There has been much in the news the past few days about the ongoing allegations into contract bonus skimming, including reports of an FBI investigation into Washington Nationals GM Jim Bowden dating b...
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A Baseball Giant Passes On By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)
  John Wylde died Monday.   To the mainstream baseball fan or the corporate executive at the game’s highest level, the name might not resonate or mean much. But to the many of us who knew...
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A Trip Back in the Perfect Game Data Base By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Monday, February 23, 2009)
I was in the Perfect Game data base this morning doing some background work for a Baseball Web TV project and got distracted by some old scouting notes on some of the top college players in the 2009 d...
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Arms at MLB Urban Academy Invite impress By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Monday, February 23, 2009)
The MLB Urban Academy Invitational in Compton, California this past weekend created some early national interest, with a handful of arms that stand to go very early in the draft the next two years.  T...
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Louisville Corner Men: Dominguez and Clark By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, February 23, 2009)
GAINESVILLE, FL- The University of Louisville Cardinals feature corner infielders who could both make an impact on the draft.  Third baseman Chris Dominguez was a 5th-round pick as a redshirt sop...
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U Florida Outfielders Den Dekker, Cooper By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, February 23, 2009)
GAINESVILLE, FL- The University of Florida is blessed with two intriguing outfielders for the 2009 draft in centerfielder Matt Den Dekker (PGX #71 prospect for Draft) and rightfielder Riley Cooper (PG...
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Cocoa Beach HS Lefty Brian Johnson (#299) By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, February 22, 2009)
COCOA BEACH, FL- Lefty Brian Johnson wasn’t sharp for Cocoa Beach High School on Saturday in what turned into a 4-2 loss against Rockledge. The 6-3, 231 Johnson is #299 in our preseason rankings for ...
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Letter to Anup Sinha: By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Saturday, February 21, 2009)
  Anup: Your scouting forays around the state of Florida make great reading on the PG Crosschecker Blog and I look forward to continue to live extemporaneously through you for the next mont...
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C Josh Phegley and Loaded Indiana U Play in FL By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Friday, February 20, 2009)
BRADENTON, FL- Indiana catcher Josh Phegley should become yet another “college guy” who turns into a high draft pick.  The Terre Haute product was scouted but not selected out of high school in...
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BORCHERING, ROQUE, AND OTHERS IN MIAMI TOURNEY By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Thursday, February 19, 2009)
MIAMI, FL- I just returned home from an excellent doubleheader of high school baseball.  Florida Christian High School is hosting the Adidas Baseball Bash which featured the two fine games on Thu...
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Metro Orlando Preseason All-Senior Team By Central Florida Correspondent
Blog | (Thursday, February 19, 2009)
RHP - Scott Allen, Lyman HS, Uncommitted - Allen is a long lanky RHP who pitches with a deceptive three quarters arm angle.  His fastball regularly sits in the 89-91 range, but has been clocked u...
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Tough Times For Top Teams By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)
The 2009 junior-college season is well underway, and it’s not gone according to form to date for two No.-1 ranked programs. On the heels of winning the 2008 Junior College World Series, Grayson Cou...
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Jucos In the National Spotlight By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)
With pitchers and catchers in the process of reporting to big-league camps and the start of the Division I college season slated for Friday, the nation’s junior colleges have been in the spotlight.
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Two Houston Area Left Handers Stand Out Early By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)
Klein HS (Spring, TX) LHP Matthew Purke threw in a scrimmage against Magnolia HS on Monday afternoon, February 16, and if his early showing means anything, get used to hearing his name in discussions ...
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RHP Jacob Johnson, SS/CF Chase Greene and others in Santaluces HS Tourney in Florida By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, February 16, 2009)
SANTALUCES, FL- Santaluces High School is hosting an eight-team tournament this week that includes some good baseball schools from the area.

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In Support of Oklahoma State LHP Andrew Oliver By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Monday, February 16, 2009)
This blog is not meant to support agents, support attorneys, denounce the NCAA (which does huge amounts of wonderful things in sports) or harp on any individuals (which is why I only mention one by na...
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MORE JUCO NOTES FROM LAKE SUMTER-HILLSBOROUGH: RHP JOHN MICHAEL BLAKE (PGX-#45) By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, February 16, 2009)
TAMPA, FL- Lake Sumter JC righty John Michael Blake threw against Hillsborough JC on Saturday at the New York Yankees minor league complex. We had ranked the sophomore...
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Fields signs with Mariners By Patrick Ebert
Blog | (Monday, February 16, 2009)
Joshua Fields, the 20th overall selection from the 2008 draft, has signed with the Seattle Mariners.

It was uncertain if a change of leadership at the top would effect whether or not the Marine...
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TWO BEST BATS IN JUCO? BRYAN HILL AND JAMIE MALLARD SLUG AWAY IN FLORIDA By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Sunday, February 15, 2009)
TAMPA, FL- I drove to Tampa primarily to watch Lake Sumter’s John Michael Blake, the righthanded pitcher whom we ranked 45th in the preseason amo...
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Florida Southern Shortstop Robbie Shields (Preseason PG-X #23 Prospect) in Action By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Saturday, February 14, 2009)
LAKELAND, FL - Florida Southern College shortstop Robbie Shields was the prospect who brought me to historic Henley Field on Friday...
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In Depth Look: Texas A&M and LSU By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Thursday, February 12, 2009)
The PG Crosschecker Top 100 College Teams list was posted yesterday and team previews for each of the 100 teams will be posted over the next week. Allan Simpson, who is peerless in collecting and orga...
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USD's Impact On 2010 Draft By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, February 12, 2009)
Having just updated our follow lists of all the top prospects in each state in the 2010 draft class, we’re now in the process of assembling the top 250 order overall. We started with University of Nor...
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Catcher Jesse Wierzbicki and JUCO Powerhouse Walters State By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)
MARIANNA, FL- If there’s one position player from last weekend’s JUCO tournament at Chipola who confused scouts, it would be Walters State catcher Jesse Wierzbi...
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TOP-10 PITCHING PROSPECTS AT CHIPOLA JC TOURNAMENT By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)
MARIANNA, FL- With thirty of our pre-season Top-250 JUCO prospects at the Rahal-Miller JUCO National Tournament, it was truly a bonanza for me to scout.  Bu...
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A Black And White Issue By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)
Over the last three decades, there has seen a stunning decline in the number of African-Americans playing Major League Baseball. In 2008, the total was little more than eight percent of all big league...
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Four Top Shortstops at Rahal-Miller JUCO National Tournament 2/6-2/8 By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)
 

MARIANNA, FL- Coming into the event, three shortstops were ranked in our preseason Top-250 JUCO prosp...

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Pitcher/Catcher Indoor Day 2 Highlights By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Monday, February 09, 2009)
Pitcher/Catcher Showcase – Day 2

First, my apologies to the catchers/hitters at the event, as they are getting scant att...

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Webb and Weber On the Panhandle By Anup Sinha
Blog | (Monday, February 09, 2009)
MARIANNA, FL- The #1 and #2 JUCO prospects (in our pre-season Top-250) both pitched on the Florida panhandle just 90 miles apart on Friday the 6th. I stayed in Marianna to watch #2 Ryan Web...
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Chipola Knocks Off St. Pete in JUCO Showdown By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Monday, February 09, 2009)
With a tournament that had a round-robin format, Sunday’s final game of the five-team Chipola/Rahal-Miller JUCO National Classic, played in Marianna, Fla., wasn’t designed to be the championship game....
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Indoor Pitcher/Catcher Showcase - Day One Highlights By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Sunday, February 08, 2009)
2009 Pitcher/Catcher Indoor Showcase

The Pitcher/Catcher Indoor showcase at the Perfect Game headquarters in Cedar Rapids is ...

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Baseball A Non-Factor On Football Signing Day By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Thursday, February 05, 2009)
While there was plenty of hype and fanfare Wednesday on the first day of college football’s signing period, the process was a bit of a yawner from a baseball standpoint.

Normal...

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Pitcher/Catcher Indoor Showcase this Weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Thursday, February 05, 2009)
The Pitcher/Catcher Indoor showcase at the Perfect Game headquarters in Cedar Rapids is an annual oasis of baseball in the middle of the Upper Midwest Winter...
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Central Florida's Preseason Top Five By Central Florida Correspondent
Blog | (Thursday, February 05, 2009)
Central Floida's Preseason Top Five Teams...
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Football Signing Day Recalls 2006 Haul By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, February 04, 2009)
We get more than our share of college football recruiting hype here in Nebraska, so I’m glad it’s just about over. What is hype in Nebraska? Well, Coach Pellini’s 2:30 press conference, the first time...
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Impact Pitcher-Catcher Showcase By Jeff Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, February 03, 2009)
Each January, Impact Baseball’s Indoor Showcase kick-starts the high-school scouting season in North Carolina. On Jan. 24 at Surry Community College, more than 30 scouts packed the campus gym to get a...
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Super Bowl With a Baseball Spin By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, February 03, 2009)
The Super Bowl was played Sunday. For many, that means the start of the baseball season unofficially began Monday.

But before we are quick to file away Pitts...

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PR Showcase Draws Huge Throng By Allan Simpson
Blog | (Tuesday, February 03, 2009)
While awaiting the start of the 2009 high school and Division I college seasons state-side, a huge d...
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National Showcase Notebook (Catcher's Stand Out at '09 Event) By David Rawnsley
Blog | (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)
With 35 hours of on-field action over a three-day period at Perfect Game’s National Showcase, staged June 13-15 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, there was an incredible amount of baseball to watch and...
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