DP's listing of freshmen prospects have historically been a grouping that expands as the year's pile up. We used to do a pre-season ranking in this class but have recently chosen to alphabetically slot some names that have burst onto the scene at a very young age... Time will tell what bec...
By: Austin Alexander & Michael McDonald - February 22, 2014 This Saturday marked a day when DP had a sixth consecutive...
By: David List - February 22, 2014 -A Beautiful Day for Baseball in Chester- DP was on hand to take in three contests' Satu...
By: Randy Carlson – February 22, 2014 Some of the top talent in the Lowcountry was on hand Saturday afternoon at West Ashley...
By: Derick Urquhart - February 23, 2014 Diamond Prospects was in Bennettsville Saturday for the first ever DP even...
By: Will Cheatham - February 23, 2014 Sunday and 2014 marks the inaugural year for the Lexington County Jamboree. Today brin...
Each year, our favorite ranking to produce is this one. We surveyed some pretty important people in the baseball universe and...
By: Austin Alexander & Barry Mabry - February 17, 2014 Finally...Baseball is played! Prospects galore invade RNE Before...
-SCISA Overview- Private school baseball may have never had more committed/signed players going into any season th...
Overview - Overall While we have already slotted each classification by region and overall, we always find it to be a f...
- 4A Overview - Parity in 4A is a word that comes to mind as it pertains to this classification. Last year this division&nbs...
- 3A Overview - This year 3A Baseball is absolutely loaded at the top, has talent very deep into our rankings and all&...
- 2A Overview - This classification is a toss up in 2014 after being one of the easier groups to rank in year's past. 2A bas...
-1A Overview- St. Joseph's is the two-time, reigning title holder in our state's smallest classification. But while their en...
On Sunday, our 8th Annual Pro Day featured more Underclassmen than in any other year, clearly the future is bright in the Pal...
At the 2014 Pro Day, plenty of talent was on display. Many of them have gotten ample airtime on DP, some very little...
Scouts flock to view Palmetto State’s top talent...again! Sunday was another banner day for high school baseball, prep playe...
By: Paul Bennett - January 23, 2006 What’s the best and the worst thing about preparing for the future? I’d say not knowing ...
By: Capt. Myles A. Alexander, USAF - December 19, 2013 -To the Parents- I will tread lightly here. I understand that is you...
By: Capt. Myles A. Alexander, USAF - December 18, 2013 -To the Players- I was once right where you are today. You want to b...
By: Capt. Myles A. Alexander, USAF - December 17, 2013 -To the Coaches- We’ve all heard coaches and leaders speak of these ...
By: Capt. Myles A. Alexander, USAF - December 16, 2013 I would like to take a few moments to express my thoughts and feeling...
Commitments - 2014: As we do each year, DP tries to fill the holiday season with some previews of the upcoming spring along w...
Twice a year we produce our slotting of each class, beginning with freshmen all the way up to those receiving diplomas. Now i...
By: Austin Alexander - November 9-10, 2013 On Saturday and Sunday, picture perfect weather covered Lexington High School and...
By: Barry Mabry - November 2-3, 2013 -Mets sweep weekend- The Mets (SC 14’s) went 2-0 on the weekend at the Fifth Annual B...
-2013 DP FallStar Teams- Each year at this time we throw a lid on the Diamond Prospects Fall Developmental League. The ...
By: Austin Alexander - October 21-22, 2013 As temperatures dip into typical fall weather, Greenville's Flour Field was the v...
By: Barry Mabry - October 15, 2013 Riverside High School was the landmark tonight as the Warriors faced off against the...
By: Barry Mabry - October 14, 2013 The final week of regular season for the DP Developmental Fall League began tonight ...
By: Micheal McDonald - October 12, 2013 Everyone has someone that teaches them the wonderful game of baseball. Most fathers ...
By: Barry Mabry October 9, 2013 DP posted up at JL Mann HS tonight to close out Week Five of the fall league as the Pat...
By: Barry Mabry - October 9, 2013 Week Five opened up with rain on Monday but teams were back on the diamond tonig...
By: Barry Mabry - October 2, 2013 Byrnes HS received the nod tonight as the Rebels hosted Wade Hampton Generals. DP was una...
By: Barry Mabry - October 1, 2013 Week Four of coverage continued tonight of the DP Fall League at Powdersville HS as the P...
By: Barry Mabry - September 24, 2013 Historical Duncan Park was the landmark this evening as the Spartanburg Vikings h...
By: Barry Mabry - September 23, 2013 Week Three of the DP Fall League kicked off tonight and DP posted up at Boiling Spring...
By: Barry Mabry - September 18, 2013 Doubleheader action took place tonight at Byrnes HS and DP was in attendance. First ga...
By: Barry Mabry - September 17, 2013 Week two of the Upstate Fall League and DP journeyed its way down to Woodruff...
By: Ricco Booker - September 11, 2013 Tonight’s fall league match-up over in Taylors, SC was between the Riverside W...
By: Barry Mabry September 10, 2013 It was Night Two of the DP Fall League as we sat in on a double-dip at Dorman High School...
On Tuesday, Lancaster HS senior RHP Rashawn Cloud made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Lancaster.
On Thursday, USC-Lancaster RHP Tanner Petrey made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Upstate. Petrey prepped at Brookland-Cayce HS.
On Friday night, USC-Lancaster RHP Tyler Jackson made a commitment to play for USC-Upstate. Jackson prepped at Wren HS.
On Wednesday night, Woodmont senior RHP John McNamara made a commitment to play baseball for USC-Lancaster.
On Saturday, Loris senior OF Ryan Bellamy made a commitment to play baseball for Spartanburg Methodist.
On Friday night, West Ashley HS junior RHP Jordan Merritt made a commitment to play baseball at The Citadel.
On February 6, Spartanburg senior RHP Josh Smith made a commitment to play baseball for North Greenville.
On Thursday night, TL Hanna senior INF Max McDougald made a commitment to play baseball for Wofford College.
On Wednesday night, Batesburg-Leesville senior RHP/C Chip Price made a commitment to play baseball for USC Sumter.
On Monday, Latta junior RHP JK Love made a commitment to play baseball for the College of Charleston.
On Sunday, Andrew Jackson SS/RHP junior Kip Rollings made a commitment to play baseball for the Saints.
On Sunday, Barnwell senior Ricky Hartzog made a commitment to play baseball at The Citadel.
On Saturday, Camden junior INF Cole Irick made a commitment to play baseball at Charleston Southern.
On Friday, Mid-Carolina senior RHP Josh Haney made a commitment to play baseball for USC Sumter.
On Thursday night, Mid-Carolina senior INF Justin Hawkins made a commitment to play baseball at USC Sumter.
On Tuesday, TL Hanna senior OF Taylor Cothran made a commitment to play baseball at The Citadel.
On Monday, Blacksburg junior C Alex Raines made a commitment to play baseball at Winthrop.
On Friday, Latta senior LHP Christian Hendrix made a commitment to play baseball at USC-Sumter.
On Wednesday & Thursday, June 11-12 at two-time defending 3A champ AC Flora HS, DP will host our 9th Annual 'open summer showcase' for players in the Classes of 2015, 2016 & 2017. Every 'open' showcase we have conducted has filled before the deadline, the first 150 will be admitted. More info and app is located below:
Available Now: Information / Application
Tourney Websites: The forecast for pre-seasons tourney's is not promising at all, but follow any updates here... IP Classic / RBI / Coastal Invitational / Comporium / Baseball at the Beach CANCELLED
On Deck: DP's Pre-season Player Listing will continue to be rolled out for the Class of 2017...Stay Tuned!
Player of the Week: Each Monday afternoon DP will announce it's new winner of the Crazy Baseball POW. We need the player's coach to submit his deserving stats from the previous Monday-Sunday by Monday at noon to be considered. Coaches, please email us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
DP Rankings-How they are Built: Each time we publish our player rankings in the various classes, we are sure to come under fire from those of you who enjoy visiting our site. Many of our viewers are prep players and their parents, easily the most critical of the names... For more, click here.
Pre-Season Checklist: As every spring rolls around, coaches across the country ready their teams for the upcoming season, optimistic about what is right around the corner! For much more, click here.
Proper Scrimmage Attire: Ok, so your coach didn't issue you or your teammates a baseball uniform for tonight's scrimmage. Well, that's understandable and acceptable because he is probably trying to preserve the few uniforms he was able to stockpile due to an inferior budget. So, now you have to select what you'll dress out in, where should you go from here? For DP's take, click here.
Scrimmages-Keep it in Perspective: The scrimmage season is in full bloom as clubs everywhere are readying themselves for the upcoming campaign. Tryouts may have ended weeks ago but starting jobs are still up for grabs, pitchers are easing their arms and array of pitches into form, all while coaches sit back and evaluate the strength's and weaknesses of their clubs. For more, click here.
Plugging Prep Schedules: Beginning last spring, DP added a unique and helpful tool, the Prep Schedule/Pitching Probables. It made games sortable by date and team, which is highly useful for college coaches, pro scouts, Diamond Prospects and fans in finding out info at the click of a button... For more, click here.
Pre-Game Pet Peeves: Everybody has their own style and thoughts on how to best take a round of pre-game infield/outfield... We are going to step on some toes here but that is what we do at DP. To view, click here.
High School Websites: Is yours listed on DP? Is it in the wrong category? To view what we have, click here. Please send any addition or change to - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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.
Quote of the Week: "If you are not being criticized, you may not be doing much." – Donald Rumsfeld
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.
Career Over? 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.
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
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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.
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