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State Finals Preview: 2025

Compiled By: DP Staff – May 24, 2025 Well, here we are now, finally down to twelve teams, weather issues throughout playoffs at an all-time worst, and we are attempting to provide you with the forecast of an exciting final week! The post-season will wrap up just as the baseball gods choose, but we looked into DP’s crystal ball at the match-ups, thr… 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

The Bullpen Show – Preston McDonald

May 23, 2025 – The Bullpen Show – Preston McDonald, Season III, dp Chat 39 (27:55): The Florence-Darlington Tech Stingers have advanced to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado for the second year in a row. As they sit two days away from their opening contest, Stingers’ skipper Preston McDonald joins Austin Alexander from the desert to discuss his club, this season, all things altitude, their preparation and how the community embraces this tournament! / Regular to Postseason / Downtime / Local Activities / Mile High Expectations / Tim Wallace…Live Now! Click Here On Deck: State Finals take shape, our prognostications! Plenty of coverage as we dissect the middle playoff rounds…Stay tuned to DP!

DP Summer Showcase: Confirmed Players

Players listed below are confirmed as of 5/28 at 11p First Name Last Name High School Class Alex Abreu Cardinal Newman 2026 Matthew Alessandrini Crescent 2027 Banks Alexander River Bluff 2028 Boston Arnold Greer 2027 James Arthur Trinity Collegiate 2027 Colten Baker East Clarendon 2027 Caleb Blackwell Blythewood 2027 Andrew Blackwell Blythewood 2027 Bryston Bryant Strom Thurmond 2025 Carson Bryant Wren 2027 Talan Campbell Clinton 2027 Jack Campbell Blythewood 2029 Brody Caudle Westside 2026 Caleb Christian Westside 2026 Blake Collins Byrnes 2027 Raines Copley Clover 2028 Cameron Craft Waccamaw 2026 Whitman Craft Northside Christian Academy 2027 Landon Dagenhart Cardinal Newman 2027 Case Davis Barnwell 2028 Marion Davis Sumter 2026 Cooper Derrick Chapin 2027 Easton Donlon East Clarendon 2029 Peyton Doyle Lucy Beckham 2028 Mac Duncan Green Sea Floyds 2026 Hayden Eargle Brookland-Cayce 2027 Chase Ellis Dutch Fork 2027 Mason Evans Crescent 2027 Tanner Finley Clinton 2026 Blake Foral Christ Church 2027 Ty Foster Landrum 2026 Coleman Fryer Dutch Fork 2026 Jaydon Glenn Clinton 2026 Trey Godfrey Boiling Springs 2026 Walker Godwin River Bluff 2026 Kaido Greene J.L.Mann 2026 Lucas Haney Union County 2027 Gavin Henderson Boiling Springs 2027 Colt Hernandez James Island 2026 Newt Hinson West Florence 2026 Cruz Hunnicutt Boiling Springs 2027 Davian Hurst Mountain View Prep 2027 Landon Jeffcoat Airport 2026 Jantzen Jeffers Andrew Jackson 2028 Blake Johnson Philip Simmons 2027 Bryson Johnson Gaffney 2028 Carlysle Jones Riverside 2027 Connor Jones Bridges Prep 2025 Heath Jordan East Clarendon 2029 Josh Kanipe Boiling Springs 2026 Jamison Kimbrell Dorman 2028 Hayden Laird Greenville 2027 Zack Lawson Clinton 2027 Kai Lee Boiling Springs 2026 Simeon Lorier North Augusta 2026 Lee Lovelace Fort Dorchester 2026 Mason Lowe Batesburg-Leesville 2027 Jud Lowie Belton Honea Path 2028 Will Mahl Hilton Head Christian 2026 Peyton Martin Mountain View Prep 2027 Carter McAdams JL Mann 2027 Dylan McKey Mountain View Prep 2028 Sergio Melendez Blythewood 2026 Paiden Mergo Brookland Cayce 2027 Sam Middleton Hilton Head Prep 2028 Colton Motley Wren 2029 Will Nations Lexington 2029 Dominick Norton River Bluff 2026 Bryce Oliver Hartsville 2027 carter Phillips Christ Church 2026 Jackson Phipps Dutch Fork 2027 Jacob Pirkey Hilton Head Prep 2026 Liam Purcell Daniel 2026 Mckinley Ray Loris 2026 Bowman Rummel Blythewood 2027 Jackson Schulz Lexington 2026 Bryce Segars Hartsville 2027 Gage Shehane Andrew Jackson 2027 Clarke Stradcutter Stratford 2028 Parker Sutley Ninety Six 2027 Connor Sweatt York Comprehensive 2026 Corley Turner Broome 2028 Coleman Wilborne Mountain View Prep 2027 Ab Wilkerson River Bluff 2027

Needed: All-Academic Team Nominations

All-dp Academic Team: Diamond Prospects is excited to, once again, be able to celebrate the All-Academic Team and award a scholarship to one student-athlete as the Tripp Rabon Scholar Athlete of the Year. At DP we spend much of our time chasing physical tools, but as we do each year, we want to honor these young men that take care of business in the classroom too! Thank you to each high school coach and guidance counselor that nominates players with a premium GPA, SAT/ACT and class rank from their school/team. Deadline is June 1. Please send necessary info here: [email protected] -2024 All-Academic Team-

2A Upper State Finals: Strom Thurmond @ Batesburg-Leesville

By: Gary Asbill – May 21, 2025 .gb-block-image-a35701d8{padding:3px;margin:3px;float:left;}.gb-image-a35701d8{border-radius:11px;width:350px;vertical-align:middle;} The DP team rolled into a beautiful scene in Batesburg-Leesville this evening. We usually try to get there much before first pitch, but the 5:00 starts for the playoff games that… 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.

Edwards to Cobras

On Wednesday, 2025 Lake City HS 3B/OF Blayne Edwards made a commitment to play college baseball at Coker University.

The Bullpen Show – Playoff Train Rolls on

May 21, 2025 – The Bullpen Show – Playoff Train Rolls On, Season III, dp Chat 38 (31:34): Playoff fever is in full bloom and DP’s Austin Alexander & Cory Welch work through plenty of postseason ground in every classification, enjoy the exploits we have witnessed / Tim Wallace / The Island x 2 / This Round / The Final Four’s / Preview & Predictions…Live Now! Click Here On Deck: State Finals take shape, our prognostications! Plenty of coverage as we dissect the middle playoff rounds…Stay tuned to DP!

5A-D1 Lower State Finals: Stratford @ James Island

By: Devin Beckley – May 21, 2025 DP staff was on hand for a powerhouse matchup between the Stratford Knights and the James Island Trojans in a best-of-3 series for the 5A-DI Lower State Title. These two clubs squared off back in February as part of our DP Scrimmage Day in the Lowcountry and have been on a collision course ever since to square… 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.

4A Lower State Title Series: South Florence @ Airport

By: Gary Asbill – May 20, 2025 I’ve always loved the 7:00 starts at Airport High School, and I surely appreciate this start time much later in the year as it heats up. After a stretch of difficult rain, the Palmetto state has hit a state of humidity that is surely preparing us for the later summer months. The sky was beautiful and the surface… 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.

DP’s 2025 Playoff Picks: Updated

.gb-block-image-501a5fdc{padding:3px;margin:3px;float:left;}.gb-image-501a5fdc{width:150px;vertical-align:middle;} It is that time of year again where the staff at DP has a little fun and throws out some predictions going into the postseason! As always, we will be correct on some but on the flip side we have been known to swing-and-miss! Many vari… 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.