Showcases and Tournaments

Here are some important links to the best of the best in Showcase Baseball.  Also some links to information about last year’s events.  You will see lots of coverage of the nation’s top showcase events right here.  Read about the top showcase performers and top prospects.

2007 Perfect Game Showcase Schedule

State Showcase Schedule

PG Past Events

WWBA Tournament Schedule

Baseball Championship Series Schedule

2008 TOP PROSPECT LISTS

2008 Tournament of Stars Top Prospect List

Class of 2009

The annual Tournament of Stars took place at the USA Baseball national training center in Cary, N.C., from June 17-22, and attracted many of the top prospects in the 2009 high school class. It came right on the heels of the Perfect Game National Showcase the previous weekend at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Many of the same players attended both events. Officially, the Tournament of Stars served as a tryout for the U.S. junior national team that will participate in the World Junior Championship in Edmonton from July 25-Aug. 3. A total of 34 players, plus 13 alternates, were selected to participate in the national team trials in Phoenix from July 10-17.

Tournament of Stars

2008 Spring Top Prospect Showcase      Posted: 6/20/08 12:00pm

2008 World Showcase Top Prospect List

Class of 2008

1. Xavier Avery is a 2008 OF with a 6'0'', 185 lb. frame from Decatur, GA who attends Cedar Grove HS. Athletic build, outstanding athlete, runs excellent, good bat speed, quick hands, line-drive contact, big raw power, good arm strength, outstanding range, tons of upside, potential early round draft pick. 2. Rolando Gomez is a 2008 MIF with a 5'9'', 160 lb. frame from Pembroke Pines, FL who attends Flanagan HS. Athletic build, extremely advanced skills, drives the ball to all parts of the field, consistent hard contact, great defensive skills, plus actions, great hands, very good arm strength, runs very well, highest-level prospect with early round draft potential.

World Showcase

2007 WWBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

WWBA World Championship - Day 5

Pitching Prevails for Braves Scout Team JUPITER, Fla.—It was obvious that the Atlanta Braves Scout Team had winning a championship in mind when they showed up at the World Wood Bat Association Fall Championship with a roster that included 17 pitchers. The Braves knew they’d need a deep pitching staff to win the 80-team event and, sure enough, they had three fresh arms on the mound with the title on the line as they defeated the Orlando Scorpions 4-3 here Monday behind the combined pitching of lefthander Austin Wright (Conant HS, Schaumburg, Ill.), righthander Austin Wood (Niceville, Fla. HS) and Blake Dieterich (West Orange HS, Orlando). It was the Braves fifth win in 24 hours—and their eighth in four days. Yet no Braves pitcher worked in more than six innings in the tournament.

Jupiter - Day Five  Posted: 10/29/2007 4:15pm

Jupiter - Day Four  Posted: 10/29/2007 10:15am

Jupiter - Day Three  Posted: 10/29/2007 10:15am

Jupiter - Day Two  Posted: 10/29/2007 10:15am

Jupiter - Day One  Posted: 10/26/2007 10:00am

WWBA World Championship Nationally Ranked Players on Rosters

David Rawnsley's Jupiter Preview  Posted: 10/23/2007 7:15pm

2008 Grads  Posted: 10/23/2007 6:30pm

2009 Grads  Posted: 10/23/2007 6:30pm

WWBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW VIDEO!

Watch it NOW!

World Wood Bat Association Underclass Championship

By David Rawnsley

The World Wood Bat Association Underclass Championship, played Oct. 5-8 in Fort Myers, Fla., is a great event because it’s an opportunity to see so many talented young players for the first time. As a scout at this level, your mind is full of 2008 prospects and rightfully so, as we still have to follow them through next June’s draft. But the rising juniors (Class of 2009) and sophomores (Class of 2010) that made up most of the rosters for the World Underclass Championship are just starting to emerge and it’s always amazing to watch first hand how talented some of the players are already.

2007 World Wood Bat Association Underclass Championship     Updated: 10/12/2007

2007 AFLAC All-American Classic

Perfect Game Aflac Showcase - Player Reports

Over the past few years Perfect Game has held a workout and game for other top players during the Aflac Classic. The reason for this event is the number of highest level scouts and college recruiters who attend the Aflac Classic didn’t have anything to do during the afternoons. The Aflac Teams worked out in the mornings and left for other activities in the afternoon. This event gave the scouts and recruiters a chance to see other highest level players. So while the event is all about the players the reason for doing it is all about the scouts.

Perfect Game Aflac Showcase - Player Report 4    Posted: 8/31/07 4:45pm

Perfect Game Aflac Showcase - Player Report 3    Posted: 8/30/07 3:20pm

Perfect Game Aflac Showcase - Player Report 2    Posted: 8/29/2007 5:00pm

Perfect Game Aflac Showcase - Player Report 1    Posted: 8/28/2007 6:45pm

Aflac Players Making It Big

In August of 2004, Justin Upton was named the winner of the Jackie Robinson award as the top high school player in his class. Then he became the first overall pick of the 2005 draft by the Diamondbacks. The night of the Aflac Banquet, exactly three years to the day later, Justin Upton almost hit for the cycle against the Dodgers in LA.

Aflac Players Making It Big    Posted: 8/22/2007 9:30am

Aflac Players Sign Big Contracts Again In 2007

The 2006 class of Aflac All Americans have all either signed with Major League clubs or decided to attend top college programs. The last day to sign was yesterday August 15th. This year, former Aflac All Americans received over $23 million in signing bonuses from various major league organizations. The largest bonus ever was received by former Aflac All American and Jackie Robinson award winner, Justin Upton (the first overall pick) a couple years ago, when the Diamondbacks paid him $6.1 million to start his pro career.

Aflac Players Sign Big Contracts Again In 2007    Posted: 8/16/2007 4:15pm

AFLAC Player Reports

AFLAC Player Reports #4    Posted: 8/16/2007 4:15pm

AFLAC Player Reports #3    Posted: 8/15/2007 3:40pm

AFLAC Player Reports #2    Posted: 8/14/2007 3:50pm

AFLAC Player Reports #1    Posted: 8/13/2007 3:00pm

Aflac Pitchers' Peak Velocity    Posted: 8/14/2007 11:50am

The Day After

By Perfect Game Staff

A few thoughts from the 2007 Aflac All American Classic Jack Armstrong was the winning pitcher for the East as he struck out the final two West hitters leaving the tying run stranded in scoring position. After the game, a happy Armstrong said "This is the greatest event I’ve ever been to." That same quote was repeated by many during the post game ceremonies. Clark Murphy told Perfect Game officials "Thank you for selecting me, this is the most fun I’ve ever had in baseball." Destin Hood, co-champion in the Homerun Derby, said "This was great, unbelievable, I had so much fun."

The Day After    Posted: 8/13/2007 9:30am

Game Day Coverage    Posted: 8/11/2007 9:15pm

Day 3 Coverage    Posted: 8/11/2007 9:15pm

Day 2 Coverage    Posted: 8/9/2007 7:35pm

Day 1 Coverage    Posted: 8/9/2007 12:20pm

Aflac Player Schedule

By Perfect Game Staff

Ever wonder what it’s like being an Aflac All American? It might be the experience of a lifetime, but Aflac All Americans stay very busy during their time at the Aflac All American Classic. Here is this year’s schedule without getting into a lot of the particulars.

Aflac Player Schedule    Posted: 8/10/2007 10:30am

2007 PG NATIONAL SHOWCASE

PG National Sets Impressive Tone For 2008

By Allan Simpson

The sun had barely set on the 2007 draft, but the Atlanta Braves scouting staff was there in full force a week later at the University of Cincinnati for Perfect Game’s National Showcase—unofficially the first event of the 2008 scouting season. More than any other big league club, the Braves believe it’s never too early to get a handle on the high school talent in the next year’s draft. “Believe me,” Braves scouting director Roy Clark said, “the last thing I wanted to do was put our guys through 16-hour days in 95 degree heat so soon after the draft, especially with Father’s Day to factor in, but this event is invaluable to how we approach the draft as an organization.

PG National Sets Impressive Tone For 2008      Posted: 6/20/07

Perfect Game National Showcase Top 60 Prospects    Posted: 6/21/07

EAST COAST PRO SHOWCASE

Top 84 Prospects

By Jeff Simpson/Perfect Game

The annual East Coast Professional Baseball Showcase—the East Coast equivalent of California’s Area Code Games—was moved from Wilmington, N.C., to Lakeland, Fla., this year. It attracted about 150 of the elite rising high school seniors from the eastern half of the country, along with about 500 major league scouts and college recruiters.

Top 84 Prospects      Posted: 8/17/07 4:45pm

AREA CODE GAMES

Top 50 Pitchers

By Blaine Clemmens

Following are the top 50 pitchers in attendance (and seen performing) at the 2007 Area Code Games, as determined by the Perfect Game scouting staff. There was consideration given to raw stuff, future projectability, present-day ability, pitchability, performance… . . . all of it. This does not exactly reflect the way we would slot them if this were a draft projection. All pitchers are in the high school draft class of 2008, unless otherwise noted. Most of the heights and weights below are taken from the SPARQ ratings and may be different from their listed heights and weights that were in the event program. Not every player had a SPARQ tested height and weight.

Top 50 Players Overall      Posted: 8/28/07 12:25pm

Top 50 Position Players      Posted: 8/28/07 12:25pm

Top 50 Pitchers      Posted: 8/17/07 4:45pm

WORLD WOOD BAT ASSOCIATION

2007 National Championships Overview

By David Rawnsley

July is National Age Group Championship Month for the WWBA and Perfect Game. Week long tournaments to crown national champions in the 2010/15U through 2007/18U age groups will kick off July 3-9 in Marietta, Georgia with the 2007/18U event and move down the age group scale to finish with the 2010/15U championship July 23-28. This year’s 18U and 17U events will feature what is believed to be the largest pool of teams ever brought to one site for a national championship, with 152 teams from across the country competing for the respective championships. With that kind of quantity and cross section of the country, it’s guaranteed that the quality of competition and prospects will be at an all time high.

2007 WWBA National Championships Overview      Posted: 6/28/07

2007 TOP PROSPECT LISTS

2007 West Freshmen Showcase      Posted: 3/7/2008 4:30pm

2007 National Underclass Showcase      Posted: 3/7/2008 4:30pm

2007 National Underclass Session 3 Showcase      Posted: 3/7/2008 4:30pm

2007 National Underclass Session 1 Showcase      Posted: 11/27/2007 9:30am

2007 Mid-Atlantic Underclass Showcase      Posted: 11/26/2007 10:00am

2007 Midwest Top Prospect Showcase      Posted: 11/14/2007 2:00pm

2007 Southeast Underclass Showcase      Posted: 11/14/2007 2:00pm

2007 Southeast Top Prospect Showcase      Posted: 11/14/2007 2:00pm

2007 South Underclass Showcase      Posted: 11/13/2007 3:30pm

2007 Northeast Top Prospect Showcase      Posted: 11/13/2007 3:30pm

2007 Mid-Atlantic Top Prospect      Posted: 11/13/2007 3:30pm

2007 West Uncommitted Showcase      Posted: 11/12/2007 1:15pm

2007 Northern California Underclass Showcase      Posted: 10/24/2007 9:30am

2007 Wisconsin Spring Top Prospect Showcase      Posted: 10/18/2007 2:10pm

2007 Northeast Underclass Showcase      Posted: 10/16/2007 3:30pm

2007 Atlantic Coast Underclass Showcase      Posted: 10/16/2007 3:30pm

2007 Atlantic Coast Top Prospect Showcase      Posted: 10/16/2007 3:30pm

2007 South Top Prospect Showcase      Posted: 10/15/2007 10:15m

2007 West Coast Showcase      Posted: 10/4/2007 3:00pm

2007 Midwest Underclass Showcase      Posted: 10/4/2007 3:00pm

2007 Academic Showcase      Posted: 10/4/2007 3:00pm

2007 Perfect Game National Showcase      Posted: 8/16/07 12:20pm

2007 Sunshine South Showcase      Posted: 8/16/07 9:00am

2007 Sunshine East Showcase      Posted: 8/16/07 9:00am

2007 Rising Junior Showcase      Posted: 8/16/07 9:00am

2007 Sunshine Northeast Showcase      Posted: 8/7/07 9:00am

2007 Sunshine West Showcase      Posted: 7/30/07 9:30am

2007 Spring Top Prospect Showcase      Posted: 7/30/07 9:30am

2007 Tournament of Stars Showcase      Posted: 7/5/07 10:08am

2007 Perfect Game World Showcase      Posted: 3/29/07

2007 Perfect Game Holiday Showcase      Posted: 3/26/07

2007 Perfect Game Indoor Showcase      Posted: 3/21/07

2006 National Underclass Showcase      Posted: 3/1/07

California Underclass Showcase    Posted: 2/7/07

PG Hawaii Showcase Tournament    Posted: 2/7/07