Kevin Gowdy Among SoCal’s Top Prospects
Kevin Gowdy found that baseball grabbed him at an early age. Yes, he played soccer, basketball, basketball, flag football and also fell in love with…
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College Pitchers Face Time Crunch To Prepare
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—J.B. Bukauskas worked through four scoreless innings in his third start of the year, as North Carolina was en route to defeating visiting…
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Fourth Pod of NHSI Matchups Revealed
SEE ALSO: 2016 NHSI Teams Announced, Rutherford Among Top Prospects SEE ALSO: NHSI Archives USA Baseball on Wednesday revealed the fourth and final matchup pod…
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Jesus Luzardo Sidelined With UCL Injury
Jesus Luzardo, one of the top pitching prospects in this year’s high school class and a Preseason High School All-American, has injured his ulnar collateral…
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Third Set Of NHSI Matchups Unveiled
SEE ALSO: 2016 NHSI Teams Announced, Rutherford Among Top Prospects SEE ALSO: NHSI Archives USA Baseball on Wednesday unveiled the third set of matchups for…
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North Carolina Wins Pitching Duel Between Zac Gallen and Thomas Hatch
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—No. 20 North Carolina took a 2-1 victory over No. 13 Oklahoma State on Friday afternoon. Junior righthanders Thomas Hatch (Oklahoma State) and Zac…
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Christian Robinson Preparing For The Next Step
High school seniors are usually just scratching the surface of their potential. For the top seniors, the story usually begins with promise at early ages.…
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Draft Notebook From Opening Weekend
College baseball kicked off this weekend, and Baseball America had eyes on some key series, as well as sources around the country. This week’s draft…
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College Stats Breakdown: Hansen’s Light Track Record
College baseball began in earnest this past weekend, marking an unofficial beginning to the spring follow period, where scouts get final looks at the class…
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Top 50 Prospects By Class
Baseball America ranks the top 50 players by class. The senior list mixes prospect status, which weighs heaviest at the top, with players who are…
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Daulton Jefferies Shines In Duel With Bailey Clark
DURHAM, N.C.—California took a 5-2 win over Duke on Opening Day, but the real story was the pitching matchup—junior righthanders Bailey Clark (Duke) and Daulton…
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Baseball America High School Podcast
In this podcast, Hudson Belinsky and Mike Lananna discuss the high school All-America teams. [powerpress]
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Trout, Hoffman Set Stage For Anderson
Amateur scouting is all about projection. Even the best high school and college prospects need significant development to reach their ceilings. There’s a few ways that scouts go about projecting players. Sometimes it’s as simple as looking at a player’s age; over a five-year period, 16-year-olds are likely to improve more than 22-year-olds. Sometimes it’s as simple as looking at body types; a wiry, wide-shouldered prospect is more likely to gain strength than a shorter, stockier prospect. But t
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2016 Preseason High School Top 50
Baseball America ranks the top 50 teams in the nation in collaboration with the Baseball Coaches Association (BCA). The committee divides the nation into eight…
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2016 Preseason High School All-America Teams
Baseball America annually polls major league organizations’ scouting departments to vote on the preseason High School All-America teams, and they make their selections based on…
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Trout, Hoffman Set The Stage For Ian Anderson
There’s a few ways that scouts go about projecting players. Sometimes it’s as simple as looking at a player’s age; over a five-year period, 16-year-olds…
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Draft Report: Mike Amditis To Miss 2016 Season
Sources tell Baseball America that Boca Raton (Fla.) High catcher Mike Amditis will miss his senior season after tearing the labrum in his throwing shoulder.…
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Draft Report: Whitley Hurts Thumb, Out Three Weeks
Sources tell Baseball America that righthander Forrest Whitley injured his non-throwing thumb in a workout and will miss at least three weeks. Whitley has fractured…
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Pitching Stands Out In Juco Openers In Arizona
While college baseball fans eagerly await Feb. 19 for Division I opening day, junior college programs got a head start on Jan. 29. The highlight…
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Game Report: Miller Is Lights Out For Millersville
Millersville (Pa.) righthander Brandon Miller—who J.J. Cooper ranked as one of the Top 10 Division II draft prospects—opened his season with an outstanding performance on Friday,…
