By: Cory Welch – May 18, 2019 With the final day of the 2019 season upon us, we have one final State Champion to crown. With the series between Bishop England and Crescent tied at a game apiece, Lexington County Ballpark is the venue of choice for this neutral site contest. Last Saturday, BE...
By: Charles Assey, Jr. – March 12, 2019 The 2019 SCISA 3A is a showdown of Region 1 opponents as #2 seed Ben Lippen will tak...
Compiled By: DP Staff - May 10, 2019 Well, here we are now, down to ten teams and attempting to provide you with the forecas...
By: Will Cheatham – May 8, 2019 -AAAAA ‘Lower State’ Championship- DP was on hand tonight for the end of Game 1 and all of...
By: Lukas Ray – May 8, 2019 DP was in Charleston on Hump Day at two perfect venues for post-season baseball. Our first stop ...
Each year DP follows the top players from a year ago combined with who has jumped on the radar prior to, or throughout t...
By: Cory Welch – May 4, 2019 This particular Saturday is one of the most exciting days of the year on the DP landscape...
By: Robert Hendrix – May 4, 2019 DP was in attendance at Blythewood High this afternoon as they hosted the JL Mann Pat...
By: Erik Mathisen – May 4, 2019 Weather delays plagued the Lower State Semi-final between Midland Valley and Hilton Head o...
By: Jeff Kerr - May 2, 2019 DP was in Blythewood for Class 5A upper state action on Tuesday night. What promised to be a sur...
By: Robert Hendrix – May 2, 2019 DP hopped on Interstate 20 tonight and headed to Aiken County for the first round of the ...
By: Cory Welch – May 2, 2019 We started a little over two weeks ago with 64 teams in the 2A classification and now we ...
Post-season Predictions: Since everyone loves a good list or ranking, DP will take a stab at predicting each roun...
By: Cory Welch – April 29, 2019 An exciting Monday is in store for eighty teams across the state. After tonight, the n...
By: Robert Hendrix – April 29, 2019 A warm evening in West Columbia gave DP the chance to watch two cross-town rivals fight ...
By: Derick Urquhart – April 29, 2019 Diamond Prospects headed down to lower Florence County to catch the Class AA District...
By: Will Cheatham – April 29, 2019 -Gilbert Wins District Championship- DP was on hand tonight in Gilbert, America - home t...
By: Cory Welch – April 27, 2019 A pleasant Saturday in late April gave DP the opportunity to lay eyes on a number of differe...
By: Austin Alexander – April 25, 2019 Great weather, a perfect field, good atmosphere and quality baseball all collided in M...
By: Will Cheatham – April 25, 2019 -AAAA District V Winners Bracket Game- DP was on hand tonight at South Aiken high scho...
By: Cory Welch – April 23, 2019 Playoff baseball is underway all across South Carolina and to kick-off the “second” ...
By: Austin Alexander – April 23, 2019 Picture perfect weather greeted Diamond Prospects on Tuesday as post-season baseball o...
By: Austin Alexander & Cory Welch - April 5-6, 2018 The 9th Annual South Carolina Diamond Invitational was, again, sta...
By: Randy Carlson – April 16, 2019 One of the most successful high school baseball tournaments in the country, the Hanahan I...
By: Austin Alexander – April 15, 2019 -Mingo Bay action in Myrtle- Picturesque weather welcomed 96 teams to the grand Stran...
By: Chris Nall & Cory Welch – April 12, 2019 With the regular season coming to a close, a number of key matchups have ta...
By: Cory Welch – April 11, 2019 For the second consecutive season, the Ninety Six Wildcats and the Abbeville Panthers locked...
By: Chris Nall – April 10 & 11, 2019 Sunshine and 70-degree weather in the upstate made for a perfect combination ...
By: Randy Carlson – April 10, 2019 With a regular season Region Championship on the line, Summerville and Fort Dorchester we...
By: Cory Welch – April 10, 2019 With the regular season winding down, the stakes in region games are getting higher and the ...
By: Cory Welch – April 4, 2019 Due to the forecasted rain in the area for Friday, many teams across the state altered their ...
By: Cory Welch – April 2, 2019 As the calendar has turned to April, we are right in the middle of region play as region stan...
By: Cory Welch – March 29, 2019 As we close out the month of March, DP made the trip up Highway 5 to Rock Hill to check in o...
By: Cory Welch – March 26, 2019 A quick trip to Taylors, SC was in store for DP on this Tuesday night as we witness Wade H...
By: Austin Alexander – March 26, 2019 -Bloops, bunts, drops, ejections…Barlow, Simpson dominate- Sunny skies and cooler tem...
By: Mike Williams – March 26, 2019 -Future Chants Faceoff- In a Region battle, Conway hosted St. James for another tough ga...
By: Will Cheatham – March 25, 2019 -Wild & Crazy night in Irmo- DP was on hand tonight at Irmo High School to see a Reg...
By: Randy Carlson – March 25, 2019 If you showed up to the ballpark at West Ashley high school on Monday night looking for a...
By: Cory Welch – March 22, 2019 After a series of rainy Friday’s in the Upstate, the weather has finally cooperated and give...
By: Cory Welch – March 19, 2019 Another chilly night in the Upstate area was in store for teams all across the area particip...
By: Cory Welch – March 18, 2019 To kick-off another week of region play across the state, DP made the trek over to St. Josep...
Last weekend, Buford HS 2019 C Brett Sistare made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Friday, Byrnes HS 2019 RHP Clay Cox made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Wednesday, Belton-Honea Path HS 2021 C/INF Talmadge LeCroy made a commitment to play baseball at the University of South Carolina.
On Tuesday night, Hanahan HS 2019 RHP Trey Pooser made a commitment to play baseball at The College of Charleston.
On Monday, Loris HS 2019 Cole Stewart made a commitment to play baseball at Southeastern CC (NC).
On Wednesday, USC-Lancaster LHP Michael Nunez made a commitment to play baseball at Erskine College. Nunez prepped at Byrnes HS.
On Tuesday, Camden HS 2019 C Brady White made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Sunday, North Myrtle Beach HS Garrett Perlstein made a commitment to play baseball at Southeastern CC (NC).
On Friday, Mauldin 2019 OF/LHP Caleb Franz made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Friday, Greer Middle College 2019 C Logan Magera made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Wednesday, Pickens HS 2019 INF Dawson Gilstrap made a commitment to play baseball at Southern Wesleyan University.
On Thursday, North Myrtle Beach HS 3B Colin Cordera made a commitment to play baseball at Southeastern CC (NC).
On Wednesday, Westside HS 2019 RHP Andrew Patterson made a commitment to play baseball at Southern Wesleyan University.
This weekend, Spartanburg HS 2019 C Banks Connolly made a commitment to play baseball at Belmont Abbey (NC).
On Friday, Crescent HS 2019 LHP Jarrett Oakes made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Thursday, Blue Ridge HS 2021 INF David Lewis made a commitment to play baseball at Clemson University.
On Wednesday, Laurens HS 2019 RHP/INF Nick Robertson made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Union.
On Wednesday, Southside Christian HS 2019 RHP Collin Solesbee made a commitment to play baseball at Coker College.
On Monday, Chesnee HS 2019 RHP Austin Brown made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Saturday, Blythewood HS 2019 RHP Cole Riley made a commitment to play baseball at Kentucky Christian University.
On Friday, St. Joseph’s HS 2019 RHP Matthew Marchal made a commitment to play baseballl at Furman University.
On Wednesday, Spring Valley HS 2019 OF Khyree Miller made a commitment to play baseballl at Spartanburg Methodist.
On Tuesday, 2019 Andrew Jackson HS RHP Griffin Gardner made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Lancaster.
On Sunday, 2019 Myrtle Beach HS RHP Jonah McElheney made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Lancaster.
On Sunday, 2019 Dorchester Academy RHP/INF Chase Way made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Saturday, 2019 North Myrtle Beach HS INF Ewin Vasquez made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist College.
On Thursday, 2019 Wren HS OF/LHP Carter Willis made a commitment to play baseball at Columbia International University.
On Friday, Socastee HS RHP 2019 Dylan Kuehne made a commitment to play baseballl for at Francis Marion.
On Thursday, 2019 West Ashley HS OF Robbie Brown made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Lancaster.
On Tuesday, 2019 Easley HS RHP Parker Cassell made a commitment to play baseball at Erskine College.
On Monday, 2019 Dorman HS 1B Hunter Pruitt made a commitment to play baseball at Spartanburg Methodist College.
On Sunday, 2020 Eastside HS UTL Wyatt Spurrier made a commitment to play baseball at The Citadel.
On Saturday, 2019 Dutch Fork HS 1B Jalen McDuffie made a commitment to play baseball at Columbia International University.
On Saturday, 2020 May River HS C JT Rushing made a commitment to play baseball at Salem County College (NJ).
On Friday, 2019 Bishop England HS RHP Kyle Castleberry made a commitment to play baseball at Rollins College (FL).
Once the spring season closes for the high schools & college coaches too, there is one place where the talent & evaluators tend to migrate to – DP’s June Showcase. On Tuesday & Wednesday, June 11-12 at Columbia’s River Bluff HS, our 14th Annual ‘Open’ Showcase will be available to the first 150 players in the Classes of 2020-2022. If you aspire to play at the next level, see info below:
DP's All-Academic Team: We spend most of our time chasing physical tools, but as we have done each year since 2007, DP wants to honor JUNIOR & SENIOR student-athletes that take care of business in the classroom too. Thank you in advance to each high school coach and guidance counselor that will nominate players with a premium GPA, SAT/ACT and class rank from their team. Please send the aforementioned info to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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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.
Recruiting 101: Finding the recruiting process difficult to understand or intimidating? Most players and parents do. You owe it to your son and his future to educate yourself from start to finish on the recruiting game. Have you considered the following... 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.
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