Summer Rankings: Class of 2027

This grouping is still relatively new to the varsity party and there is plenty of green grass plus dirt between them and their eventual baseball home! A ranking that is top-heavy presently could lengthen throughout the summer, in fact there has been quite a bit of shifting following the spring. Enjoy taking a shot at where you disagree with us bu… The new DP website is here. For all the great DP content, subscribe. If you have any login/subscription issues, please contact our support team. Your feedback on the new experience is appreciated as well. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password

Summer Rankings: Class of 2026

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Palmetto Games: 2025

Diamond Prospects will host our 18th Annual Palmetto Games on Saturday & Sunday, August 9-10 in a return to Sumter’s Historic Riley Park. Once again, our marquee event will feature the top committed and uncommitted prospects from every corner of our state. Always a scouting bonanza, so many quality players have graced this talent show in previous years, 2025 will be no different! FYI, the Palmetto Games is a very-strict, invite-only event. Stay tuned to DP as we finalize all the info you will need for the 2025 edition! Invite List / Information / Application / Event Alumni

Bennefield to Bearcats

This weekend, 2026 Midland Valley RHP Jad Bennefield made a commitment to play college baseball at Lander University.

Final Ranking: Class of 2025 & Overall Top 40

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A Father’s Day Tribute

By: Austin Alexander – June 20, 2010 To a Baseball Father- A baseball father can be a very special person in the life of a young boy. He can also be the perfect teacher and example to follow as the years pile up. He taught us how to grip a ball and play ‘catch’… the correct way. He taught us how to swing the bat and field a groundball. He taught us how to run the bases hard and read a box score. He taught us how to sort and organize our baseball cards. He taught us how to play ‘pepper’ and ‘500’. He taught us how to act on a baseball field and wear the uniform properly. He taught us how to use two hands and introduced us to eye-black. He taught us how to win and lose with dignity. He has been our catcher, batting practice pitcher, athletic psychologist, umpire and fungo hitter. He has waved us home and held us up at second base too. He gave us his time. He gave us the equipment we needed to play. He gave us encouragement. He also gave us the swift kick in the fanny at the right time. He kept us grounded. He gave us a sense of baseball history. Then he gave us even more time. We’ll never forget all of those mornings, afternoons, evenings and Sundays after church! Thank you for getting cable TV and a VCR to tape games we missed. Thank you for squatting, throwing, teaching and being a pillar of support. So sorry for the three knee surgeries but you are still the best catcher ever! Thank you for your willingness to dodge balls through the L screen, ricocheting off poles and taking bullets off your love handles! Thank you for seldom missing a game, at least the ones in our time zone! We call him dad and we’ve called him coach too. He taught us how to be a man, a dad and a coach… in that order. On this Father’s Day, we salute all of the baseball dad’s across the land! Coach, thank you for your sacrifices, knowledge, influence, patience and passion. Dad, thank you for being my father.                                                                  -From a Baseball Son

Jones to Chanticleers

On Saturday, 2026 RHP Landen Jones of Strom Thurmond HS made a commitment to play college baseball at Coastal Carolina University.

Stepp to Trailblazers

On Saturday, 2026 LHP Jack Stepp of Wade Hampton HS made a commitment to play college baseball at North Greenville University.

Morden to Fire Ants

Recently, 2025 Dutch Fork UTL/RHP Candler Morden made a commitment to play college baseball at USC Sumter.

Cumbie to Trojans

On Wednesday, 2025 OF Quint Cumbie of Daniel HS made a commitment to play college baseball at Anderson University.