Fall Showcase: 2009 Player Breakdown

Player Breakdown: 2009 Fall Showcase Grey  Name  High School  60  MPH  POP  Jonathan Pulley  Boiling Springs  –  87  –  Jordan Bianchi  Riverside  7.90  –  –  Beau Dees  Marlboro County  8.06  79  –  Ryan Stone  James Isl… 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

Diamond Spotlight: Champ Rowland

Presbyterian Commitment – Champ Rowland: My name is William Champion Rowland. I am 17-year old and a senior at Wade Hampton High School. I am raised in a single parent home with my nana helping my mom. My uncles, Andy and Brian also helped my mom and trying to keep me focused. My mom always tried to put me on ball teams that had strong male role mo… 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.

Fall Recap: Boiling Springs vs Mauldin

By: Barry Mabry – October 20, 2009 Turner, Pulley too much for Mavericks As the Fall League goes into its final week, DP was there to observe last impressions. Tonight’s game showcased Boiling Springs facing off against Mauldin. With both teams having a long break due to inclement weather over the last couple of weeks, DP expected to see… 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.

Fall Recap: Aiken vs Spring Valley

By: Will Cheatham – October 20, 2009 -Aiken puts 20 runs on the board for the victory- The colder weather tonight did not cool off the bats for either team as we had a 20-15 final score. Spring Valley jumped out to an early lead plating 6 runners in the top of the 1st inning. The Hornets came right back and went back on top with 8 runs in… 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.

South Atlantic Border Battle: Player Info

-South Atlantic Border Battle- Saturday & Sunday, October 31-November 1 College of Charleston – Patriot’s Point Event Schedule Saturday 9:00 AM        NC 10’s vs SC 10’s – Players Check-in at RF cages (pick up jersey) 9:30            Team Pictures 10:00             NC 10’s vs SC 10’s* 10:00           SC 10’s BP on the field 10:25           NC 10’s BP on the field 11:00           SC 10’s INF/OF 11:10           NC 10"s INF/OF 11:30           7-inning game 1:00 PM        VA 11’s vs SC 11’s – Players Check-in at RF cages (pick up jersey) 1:30            Team Pictures 2:00               VA 11’s vs SC 11’s* 2:00            SC 11’s BP on the field 2:25            VA 11’s BP on the field 3:00            SC 11’s INF/OF 3:10            VA 11’s INF/OF 3:30           7-inning game 5:00            VA 10’s – Players Check-in at RF cages (pick up jersey) 5:30            Team Pictures 6:00              VA 10’s vs NC 10’s*    6:00            VA 10’s BP on the field 6:35            VA 10’s INF/OF 6:55            7-inning game Daylight Savings – Change clocks Sunday 8:00 AM       NC 11’s – Players Check-in at RF cages (pick up jersey) 8:30            Team Pictures 8:40            VA 11’s BP in RF cages 9:00              NC 11’s vs VA 11’s*    (NC BP & INF/OF) 9:00            NC 11’s BP on the field 9:35            NC 11’s INF/OF 9:55            7-inning game 10:00          VA 10’s BP in cages 10:30          SC 10’s BP in cages 12:00 PM     VA 10’s vs SC 10’s* (7-inning game) 12:30          SC11’s BP in cages 1:00           NC 11’s BP in cages 2:30              SC 11’s vs NC 11’s* (7-inning game) SC, NC & VA Invitees *Denotes Home Team; 1B Dugout-Home Team, 3B Dugout-Visiting Team **The bottom of the 7th will be played regardless of score. One extra inning will be played if the score is tied after seven innings. No time limit or ‘mercy rule’ on games.  ***If games end quickly and weather is a threat, the next contest will begin ahead of schedule. ****Stay tuned to this website for any last second adjustments, especially in the case of inclement weather. DP will be our way of communicating with you. Player/Parent Notes -Players are responsible for bringing baseball pants (grey or white), HS hat, helmet, indoor shoes and any other equipment that you may need. This is an aluminum bat event but position players will take one round of BP with wood, so bring both. We will provide your jersey. -On Saturday/Sunday, the registration tables will be stationed down the RF line near the batting cage. -No spikes are allowed in the cages or in the stadium, only on the field during games. Please warm up/take BP in turfs. No sunflower seeds in the cages. -Batting Cages will be available all weekend to hit… -Concessions will be available each day, courtesy of the College of Charleston and Sticky Fingers. -Border Battle and Diamond Prospects apparel will be available all weekend. Admission: $10 Event Pass, $5 Day Pass; Ages 10 and under are FREE Hotel Info: 2 Charleston area hotels have secured special rates for this event, be sure to ask for Diamond Prospects/Border Battle rate… Sleep Inn – Mt. Pleasant $89.00 / 866-257-2627 or www.sleepinn.com/hotel/sc036  Embassy Suites – North Charleston $139.00 / 800-EMBASSY or http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/CHSEMES-SBB-20091029/index.jhtml  Directions: To Patriots Point Baseball Stadium… Patriots Blvd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. For quick link to written directions, click here. -Please be familiar with the schedule and be on time, or early, when your team is scheduled for activity. You are free to leave after your games. If games end early and allow us to move ahead of schedule, please understand that we will quickly roll into the next phase of the schedule. Border Battle Sponsors: While in town and beyond this weekend, we ask that you support our sponsors of this event – Sleep Inn, Embassy Suites, Sticky Fingers, In the Game Athletics, Uniform Work & Sport, AT&T, Time Warner and Wells Fargo

Diamond Spotlight: Brandon Henderson

Bulldog Commit – Brandon Henderson: Chesnee High senior LHP Brandon Henderson posted ‘video game’ statistics during a 2009 campaign that saw the southpaw put his Eagles into the 2A Championship Series. Henderson has committed to Gardner-Webb University and looks to figure into their immediate plans unless professional baseball intervenes. He … 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.

Fall Recap: JL Mann #1 vs Hillcrest #1

By: Barry Mabry – October 13, 2009 Game 1: Mann plays small ball; stays undefeated Going into week five of the Developmental Fall League, DP has witnessed some well-played baseball. Tonight’s first match-up presented another case of it with a game we call "small ball." Hillcrest senior Perry Case faced-off against JL Mann … 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.

Bio: Barry Mabry

-Barry Mabry- Barry Mabry is a Boiling Springs, SC native. He played basketball and baseball at Boiling Springs High School where he was an All-Region pitcher during his junior and senior years. Mabry signed with the Atlanta Braves out of high school and played six years of professional baseball. After multiple injuries and career-ending shoulder surgery in 2006, Mabry went back to school and received a degree in Sports Management from Limestone College. During this time he was a pitching coach in the Coastal Plains League with the Spartanburg Stingers and Forest City Owls. After graduating college he moved to Rome, GA and worked as Director of Operations with the Rome Braves in 2009. Mabry moved back to South Carolina in 2009 where he started back coaching and scouting. He has been a private pitching instructor for over twenty years and is currently the Upstate Scout/Fall Commissioner for Diamond Prospects. Mabry currently lives in Spartanburg, SC with his wife Whitney, step-son Gavin (13) and son Nash (5).

Austin Smithwick

-Austin Smithwick- Austin Smithwick was a standout catcher at Western Carolina (1995-99). After leaving Cullowhee, he immediately began his coaching career at Georgia Southern University under his former head coach Rodney Hennon. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Anthony Carroll at Conway High School where he came on staff in 2009. Smithwick moved to South Carolina in 2006 after coaching at Wake Forest-Rolesville (NC) High School for three years. After moving to Conway in 2009, Smithwick began assisting DP with both showcases and serving as a Recruiting 101 counselor.  Smithwick’s coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Division I Georgia Southern University in 2001, then served as the recruiting coordinator for junior college powerhouse Young Harris College for two years. After his three year stint at Wake Forest-Rolesville HS (NC), he coached at Lander University, serving the Division II Bearcats program as recruiting coordinator and was in charge of the offense. In all, Smithwick has coached numerous drafted players, eight major leaguers, and while at Young Harris he worked with current Atlanta Brave Nick Markakis. A native of Coleridge, NC, Smithwick earned his bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina in 1999 and his master’s in sports management from Georgia Southern in 2002. He graduated from Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur, NC in 1995. Smithwick is married to the former Jessica Broome of Raleigh, NC. They have two children, Tucker (13) and Campbell (11).

Fall Recap: Riverside vs Boiling Springs

By: Barry Mabry – October 8, 2009 Game 1: Reeves hits walk off Early October nights provided "picture perfect" weather for DP and in Game 1 of the doubleheader, Riverside would have a "picture perfect" ending. Riverside’s starting pitcher Matt Reeves provided more than just three well-pitched innings, he also hit the … 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.