Cory Welch

By: Cory Welch – April 22, 2022
On this Friday night, DP made a stop to catch another pivotal region contest in the Upstate. This trip led us to our annual trek over to Powdersville HS to watch the Patriots take on the Blue Ridge Tigers. On Tuesday, Powdersville took the first game by a score of 7-1 to pull a game ahead of Blue Ridge and Palmetto i...

By: Cory Welch – April 20, 2022
We have finally hit the “home stretch” of region play and all across our state the next couple of weeks where region titles and playoffs dreams will be caught or dashed. To begin that tour, DP made an appearance at Holden Field to see two of the teams are in a three-way tie at the top of Region 1-5A. JL Ma...

By: Stuart Lake - April 12, 2022
Diamond Prospects traveled to beautiful Strother Sligh Field on the campus of Irmo High School on Tuesday. Coach White and Irmo Yellowjackets sent sophomore right-handed pitcher Jesse English to the mound vs the Rebels. Mid-Carolina would counter with junior righty Jace Martin. Irmo came into this game 2-0 in the to...

By: Tyler Vick – April 11, 2022
The start of Spring Break for the majority of the Grand Strand means one thing in the world of high school baseball: The Mingo Bay Classic. This week’s version of the tournament brings 34 teams from several different states to Horry County but tonight’s matchup would feature two teams currently tied at the top of th...

By: Cory Welch – April 11, 2022
With most of the Palmetto State participating in Spring Break events, Boiling Springs & Gaffney are just entering the meat of their region schedule. Tonight, kicks off a three-game series with the first and third games being hosted by the Bulldogs. Both clubs sit at a region record of 1-2 so capturing this week’s...

By: Cory Welch – April 7, 2022
This Thursday edition of high school coverage brought us to a non-region matchup that featured the Greer Yellow Jackets playing host to the Riverside Warriors. Typically, in April we do not cover many non-region games with the exception of Spring Break tourneys (plenty of that coming next week). However, this matchup ...

By: Cory Welch – April 4, 2022
To round out the coverage of Region 1-4A, DP made the trek up Highway 25 to check out the first game of a best-of-three series between the Pickens Blue Flame and the Travelers Rest Devildogs. Of all regions in our state, this one could be the most intriguing as all five teams are still in contention to win a region t...

By: Cory Welch – April 1, 2022
The calendar has finally turned to April, which leads to meaningful baseball games in the Palmetto State! Tonight was no exception as two of the most respected programs in the Greenville County squared off in a very important region showdown. One of the most talented teams in the state, Eastside HS, rolled into Grover...