On Friday-Sunday, September 21-23, 2018 our 10th Annual Border Battle will take place in Holly Springs, NC. The alumni list is long and decorated, we are now proud to introduce the next wave of winners from the Palmetto State! This event is a very strict, invite-only opportunity. Below is much...
Diamond Prospects announces our 13th Annual, two-day "open" showcase on Saturday & Sunday, November 3-4, 2018 at Columb...
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...
Diamond Prospects is your easiest way to keep up with professional players who have ties to the Palmetto State. If they ...
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By: Austin Alexander - September 20, 2006 For those of you who have ever been there and spent considerable time in one,...
By: Austin Alexander - August 13, 2008 When college coaches and pro scouts begin making calls to prospective players or dra...
Compiled By: Austin Alexander - May 29, 2006 A term often used among coaches and scouts is “make-up”. With the MLB d...
Compiled By: Austin Alexander - May 22, 2006 A term often used among coaches and scouts is “make-up." With the MLB d...
Compiled by: Austin Alexander - May 15, 2006 A term often used among coaches and scouts is “make-up”. With the MLB draft les...
By: Austin Alexander - June 28, 2009 Each time we publish our player rankings in the various classes, we are sure to come u...
By: Jason Kullman - June 18, 2018 We spend much of our time chasing physical tools, but as we do each year, D...
Each year DP follows the top players from a year ago combined with who has jumped on the radar prior to, or throughout t...
-MLB Draft: Day 3- Sightler to Reds: DP congratulates...In the 12th Round of the MLB Draft (349th overall), Swansea HS ...
By: Austin Alexander - June 5-6, 2018 In a year that professional scouts will admit there was far less dra...
By: Austin Alexander - June 6-7, 2018 When any one of us thinks of June or any form of summer baseball, extreme heat and sto...
DP Note: With the tremendous assistance of High School coaches and Diamond Prospects' travels this spring, the...
Note:Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-seaso...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awards w...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awa...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-seaso...
Note: Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-seaso...
Compiled By: DP Staff - June 4, 2018 The workouts have concluded, the notes have been made, scouting miles have been logged...
Each year DP watches more than a handful of baseball games, quite a few games in fact! During the process we see some to...
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...
By: Cory Welch – May 19, 2018 For the second consecutive year, it has taken a third game to settle the state champion in t...
By: Andy Phillips – May 19, 2018 -Latta Claims 2A State Championship- DP traveled out to the ballpark this afternoon in Le...
By: Cory Welch – May 15, 2018 Once again, Seneca and Bishop England cross paths to see who claims the state title in the A...
By: Andy Phillips – May 12, 2018 -Gators Take Game One Over Cavaliers- DP was on hand tonight for the first game of the 5A...
By: Cory Welch – May 12, 2018 Airport High School was the site for the first game of the AAAA State Championship ser...
By: Randy Carlson – May 12, 2018 In a rematch that has been anticipated since the last out of the 2017 State Championship se...
By: Frankie Everitte – May 12, 2018 DP was on site tonight to take in Game 1 of the SCHSL Class A State Championship s...
By: Justin Bors – May 9, 2018 It was a beautiful afternoon to head up I-26 to the ballpark at Chapin High, sunny skies and p...
Compiled By: DP Staff - May 11, 2018 Well, here we are now, down to ten teams, providing you with the forecast of an excitin...
By: Will Cheatham - May 7, 2018 -Late rally, long ball propel Wildcats- The Lexington Wildcats and the Wando Warriors are f...
By: Cory Welch & Barry Mabry – May 5, 2018 Every year the when playoffs get going you always look for a day like today...
By: Cory Welch – May 3, 2018 The calendar has turned to May, and that means only one thing for the high school baseball scen...
By: Will Cheatham – May 3, 2018 -Eagles roll in opening round of AAAA Upper State- DP was on hand in West Columbia tonight ...
By: Cory Welch – April 30, 2018 To start the day, sixteen teams remained in the playoffs for the 5A classification, and by t...
By: Chris Nall – April 30, 2018 District II in 5A was a rematch of Friday night’s game between the Greenwood Eagles and Dorm...
By: Frankie Everitte– April 30, 2018 On Monday night DP traveled to Mullins to watch the Pee Dee Academy Eagles start their ...
On Tuesday, Cane Bay HS 2019 RHP JJ Shelton made a commitment to play baseball at Limestone College.
After the Palmetto Games, South Aiken HS 2020 RHP Samuel Swygert made a commitment to play baseball at South Carolina.
On Saturday, 2019 TL Hanna HS C Barrett Winter made a commitment to play baseball for Erskine College.
Following the Palmetto Games, Joseph Mershon committed to play baseball for The College of Charleston.
Following the Palmetto Games, Wade Hampton (H) HS 2019 RHP Matt Poston made a commitment to play baseball at Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Thursday, 2019 Clover HS RHP/UTL Seth Quarze made a commitment to play baseball for USC-Lancaster.
On Thursday, 2019 Wade Hampton (H) HS 3B Casyn Dobson made a commitment to play baseball for Florence-Darlington Tech.
Following the Palmetto Games, 2019 Midland Valley HS INF/RHP Seth Richardson made a commitment to play baseball at Lander University.
Following the Palmetto Games, 2019 Hanahan HS LHP Charlie Mac Toman made a commitment to play baseball at Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Monday, Colleton County HS 2019 INF Cody Cox made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Monday, Riverside HS 2019 RHP's Andrew Volz and JP Newton made commitments to play baseball at USC-Lancaster.
After the Palmetto Games, Chapin HS 2020 RHP Dante Chirico made a commitment to play baseball at The College of Charleston.
After the Palmetto Games, Summerville HS 2020 OF/RHP Brody Hopkins made a commitment to play baseball at The College of Charleston.
After the Palmetto Games, Emerald HS 2019 RHP/INF Braeden Burton made a commitment to play baseball at Lander University.
After the Palmetto Games, Hanahan HS 2021 RHP Aidan Hunter made a commitment to play baseball at South Carolina.
During the Palmetto Games, Latta HS 2019 OF Dylan Brewer made a commitment to play baseball at Clemson.
Recently, Byrnes HS 2018 OF Clint Cox made a commitment to play baseball at Lander University.
On Tuesday, Clover HS 2019 RHP Jake Hylinski made a commitment to play baseball at Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Sunday, Colleton Co. 2019 C Henry Gibson made a commitment to play baseball at Charleston Southern.
On Thursday, Mid-Carolina HS 2018 INF Jacob Wicker made a commitment to play baseball at Limestone College.
On Wednesday, Greenville HS 2020 C Braden Golinski made a commitment to play baseball at Army.
On Tuesday, Riverside HS 2019 OF Collin Fowler made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Saturday, Emerald HS 2019 C Gage Timmerman made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Monday, Northwestern HS 2019 C Ryan Brown made a commitment to play baseball at Newberry.
On Monday, York HS 2019 RHP/INF Hunter Parks made a commitment to play baseball at Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Monday, Gaffney HS 2019 OF Garrison Bridges made a commitment to play baseball at Catawba Valley CC (NC).
On Monday, Greenwood HS 2018 INF Zach Murray made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Sunday, McBee HS 2019 INF Connor Kirkley made a commitment to play baseball at Coastal Carolina.
On Saturday, Mauldin HS 2019 INF Alberto Osuna made a commitment to play baseball at Walters State (TN).
On Saturday, Lugoff-Elgin HS 2018 OF Josh Boone made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Lancaster.
On Friday, Seneca HS 2019 P Ryan Moore made a commitment to play baseball at Newberry.
On Friday, Laurens HS 2019 3B Jalen Bragg made a commitment to play baseball at Florence-Darlington Tech.
On Thursday, Ridge Spring-Monetta HS 2019 INF Tyler Stone made a commitment to play baseball at Newberry College.
On Wednesday, Airport HS 2019 RHP Dalton Mims made a commitment to play baseball at Winthrop University.
On Wednesday, Greenwood HS 2019 RHP Garrett Major made a commitment to play baseball at Lander University.
On Friday-Sunday, September 21-23, 2018 our 10th Annual Border Battle will take place in Holly Springs, NC. The alumni list is long and decorated, we are now proud to introduce the next wave of winners from the Palmetto State! This event is a very strict, invite-only opportunity.
Below is much more info for those players that this event includes...Deadline September 12
NEW Invite List / Application / SABB Website
PC Camp: Presbyterian College will host The Blue Hose Select Baseball Camp on Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26 at the PC Baseball Complex in Clinton, SC. This will be a great opportunity for you to work with all members of the PC staff and other local college coaches. For more information and to register please visit:
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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.
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