By: Barry Mabry & Cory Welch – October 16, 2017 Tonight, DP closed the books on the 10th edition of the Upstate Fall League with a twinbill hosted by Clemson University. Throughout the fall, 25 teams from across the area competed for five straight weeks, and tonight we honored 60 players i...
Diamond Prospects will have our 12th Annual, two-day "open" showcase on Saturday & Sunday, November 4-5, 2017 at Columbia...
Diamond Prospects Developmental Fall League Master Schedule / Field Addresses / HR Ticker Upstate Rosters / Greater...
By: Cory Welch – September 27, 2017 At the conclusion of Week 3, DP made its trek to Laurens, SC to check in on the MC...
By: Cory Welch – September 26, 2017 As the halfway point of the Upstate Fall League is approaching, DP made its first st...
By: Gary Randall – September 20, 2017 Week #2 Wednesday night games included a double dip at Clover HS, the first ever D...
By: Cory Welch – September 20, 2017 Tonight, DP strolled up I-85 and took in a doubleheader on the campus of Byrnes Hi...
By: Cory Welch – September 18, 2017 As we roll in the second week of the Upstate Fall League, DP made the trip to Wood...
By: Cory Welch – September 14, 2017 As the first week of the Upstate Fall Week came to a close, DP altered its route due t...
DP Fall League: Greater Rock Hill (GRHL) – Stallions 1 vs Bearcats 2 & Stallions 2 vs Bearcats 1 By: Gary Randall ...
By: Cory Welch – September 13, 2017 After a slight delay to the schedule due to Hurricane Irma, the Diamond Prospects’...
By: Dale Nelson, Sept 9-10, 2017 In the middle of last week it looked as if Hurricane Irma could pose a significant thre...
By: Austin Alexander - September 7, 2017 Sometimes in life we try to paint a picture or describe what we see. This image lan...
Diamond Prospects is your easiest way to keep up with professional players who have ties to the Palmetto State. If they ...
By: Austin Alexander - August 12-13, 2017 -Northeast repeats in dominant fashion among ...
By: John Gilreath - July 31, 2017 When you first step on that high school campus, you've got two things on your mind - a...
UPDATED 7/31 4:32pm Jeffrey Joseph Young, 49, passed away from a heart attack on Friday, July 28, 2017, in Greenvil...
By: Austin Alexander - July 29, 2017 It is with a very heavy heart that I write this morning, still less than 24 hours a...
By: Austin Alexander - August 13, 2008 When college coaches and pro scouts begin making calls to prospective players or dra...
My name is Travis Barbary and I currently serve as the catching coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers. I’m entering my 23rd...
By: Austin Alexander - October 16, 2011 Topic: The art of evaluating and the science of projection. Any scout worth his salt...
By: Tome' Higgins - January 8, 2015 There are a couple do's and don’ts coaches should refrain from when questioning a call. ...
By: Tome' Higgins - January 6, 2015 I often hear people say that they could never be an umpire. The thought of getting hit...
In the past few years we have made a listing of the freshman group. BUT because we are so excited about this 2020 class, we d...
DP's ranking of youngsters have historically been a grouping that expands as the year's pile up, which proves true each time ...
As the year's pile up, so do the names of players we run across that have a chance to make an impact past high school. This i...
Some of the names on this board have accomplished quite a bit at the prep level and/or on the travel ball circuit, others hav...
By: Austin Alexander - August 24, 2006 If you’ve played this beautiful game for anytime at all, chances are you have...
By: Jason Kullman - June 14, 2017 We spend much of our time chasing physical tools, but as we do each year,&nb...
Each year DP watches more than a handful of baseball games, quite a few games in fact! During the process we see a some ...
By: Austin Alexander - June 7-8, 2017 When any one of us thinks of June or any form of summer baseball, extreme heat and...
This DP honor is bestowed upon those prep players that just get dirty, play the game the right way and have caught the eye of...
DP Note: With the tremendous assistance of High School coaches and Diamond Prospects' travels this spring, the Diamond K...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awards we ...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awards we ...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awards we ...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awards we ...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awards we ...
By: Austin Alexander - June 12-14, 2017 In a year that professional scouts will admit there was far less d...
Compiled By: DP Staff - June 12, 2017 The workouts have concluded, the notes have been made, scouting miles have been logge...
By: Will Cheatham & Cory Welch - May 20, 2017 On the final day of the high school baseball, two champions will b...
On Monday night, Academic Magnet 2018 C Jack Hosley committed to play baseball at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
On Monday, North Myrtle Beach HS C Craig Matta made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Monday, Summerville HS senior RHP/OF Cameron Clark made a commitment to play baseball at Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Friday, North Myrtle Bach HS senior INF/RHP Chase Hudson made a commitment to play baseball at Brunswick CC (NC).
On Thursday, Wren HS senior OF Jack Atkinson made a commitment to play baseball at Brevard College (NC).
On Tuesday, Greenwood HS senior RHP Walt Thomas made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Tuesday, Eastside HS junior SS Joseph Mershon made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Saturday, Chesnee HS senior SS Luke Cash made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Friday, North Augusta HS senior RHP Brad Golden made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Friday, Lexington HS senior OF Ryan DeRienzo made a commitment to play baseball at Anderson University.
On Wednesday, Gilbert HS senior RHP Boyce Kobleur made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Wednesday, Byrnes HS senior Jay Durrah made a commitment to play baseball at Brevard (NC).
On Tuesday, James Island HS OF senior Vince Bodison made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Monday, St. James HS senior RHP Tyler String made a commitment to play baseball at the University of New Haven (CT).
On Sunday, White Knoll HS senior OF Parker Weider made a commitment to play baseball at Erskine.
On Saturday, AC Flora HS junior LHP Caleb Speedy made a commitment to play baseball at The Citadel.
On Thursday, Hillcrest HS junior Trotter Harlan made a commitment to play baseball at The College of Charleston.
On Wednesday, Northwestern HS senior RHP Cameron Reeves made a commitment to play baseball for The Citadel.
On Tuesday, Aynor HS 3B Walt Richardson made a commitment to play baseball at Coastal Carolina.
On Tuesday, Myrtle Beach HS senior INF Luke Edwards made a commitment to play baseball for Marshall.
On Monday, Hillcrest HS senior C Colton Byars made a commitment to play baseball for Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Wednesday, Lexington HS INF senior Chase Crouch made a commitment to play baseball at Erskine.
On Saturday, Lexington HS senior INF Noah Huthmaker made a commitment to play baseball at Erskine.
On Friday, West Florence HS senior RHP Ryan Florio made a commitment to play baseball at Mount St. Mary's University.
On Friday, Myrtle Beach HS senior 1B Jackson Thomas made a commitment to play baseball for Erskine.
On Wednesday, Lexington HS senior RHP Nate Roof made a commitment to play baseball at North Greenville.
On Tuesday, Strom Thurmond HS senior RHP/OF Payton Smith made a commitment to play baseball for Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Friday, Thomas Sumter Academy senior INF Joshua Galloway made a commitment to play baseball at Coker.
On Friday, Eastside HS senior RHP/INF Tank Harrison made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Thursday, Spartanburg HS senior RHP Triston Fowler made a commitment to play baseball for Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Thursday, Palmetto HS senior SS Hagan Alberson made a commitment to play baseball at Erskine.
On Tuesday, Bishop England HS senior OF Gregory Sanders made a commitment to play baseball at Erskine.
On Saturday, Lexington HS senior RHP Ty Watts made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Upstate.
On Saturday, Boiling Springs HS senior C John Michael Faile made a commitment to play baseball at North Greenville.
On Friday, Dorman HS 2018 OF Jack Hennessy made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Upstate.
Diamond Prospects will have our 12th Annual, two-day "open" showcase on Saturday & Sunday, November 4-5, 2017 at Columbia's River Bluff HS for any 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 graduates that believe they are college-bound players! Historically, quite a few household names actually landed on the radar at our fall showcase! We look forward to seeing which participants will jump onto the scene this November...time will tell!
Event is FULL!
Blue Chip Bulls: Blue Chip Bulls Summer 2018 travel team information is available now! Please text or email Seth Brizek at 706-436-5887 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
USC Sumter Camps: USC Sumter Baseball Camps are open to any and all entrants and is only limited by number, age, grade level and/or gender in accordance with NCAA rules. Link: Click here
Canes Tryouts: The Canes Baseball program will be hosting tryouts for the 2018 season at NORTH HENDERSON HS, NC (NOV 4), LEXINGTON HS (NOV 19), CAROLINA FOREST HS (NOV 11), FURMAN UNIVERSITY (NOV 12) & SUMMERVILLE HS (NOV 12). All 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 registration information is on the website. All who would like to attend these tryout should sign-up @ www.canesbaseball.net
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Career Over? Parental MUST READ Baseball careers are ending every single night, in 2009 an anonymous parent sent this treasure to DP. To view 'A Baseball Parent's Farewell', click here.
Do's and Do Not's for Parents: In my many years as a high school coach, I hear and can tell many stories on parents and what they say and do during their child's career. Enough stories to write a book that would take several days to read! Sometimes I like to think that 90 percent of what is said and done by parents is due to limited knowledge of a certain situation and/or how to handle situations. Unfortunately I know that while that is most often the case, things happen because a parent is just that, a parent. Fore more, click here.
NCAA Info : Academic standards to play Division I and Divison II baseball are something every student-athlete and parent should know... To view, click here.
FCA's 10 Commandments: Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Baseball has taken on the task of examining how to be a Christian baseball parent. It is truly up to Christians to change the culture of youth baseball by modeling the attributes of Christ in all aspects of the game. God gave us His "Ten Commandments", biblical principles to guide ours lives. FCA gives us their version on how to act at the ballpark... To view, click here.
All-Pro Dad: Highly Recommended Any father that strives to be a quality dad should spend 2-4 minutes exploring this website created by Tony Dungy. To view, click here. Baseball Flavor
Something you don't know - How a basseball is made:
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