DP Recaps > 2020

By: Austin Alexander & Chris Nall – March 6-7, 2020
-Rain vacates, Power arms, prospects galore, IP wins again-
The 30th Annual International Paper Classic, or The IP as it is affectionately called, was held at Mike Johnson Park in Georgetown from Friday to Sunday with eight teams hailing from every corner of South Carolina. Participants in th...

By: Cory Welch & Barry Mabry – March 6 & 7, 2020
With the scrimmages behind us, everyone across the state has turned their attention to the preseason tournaments. As always, the Columbia area is a point of interest as teams from all over the state flock to the area to participate in three marquee events; the NaturChem Invitational hosted b...

By: Cory Welch & Barry Mabry February 29, 2020
The last of DP scrimmages wrapped up this Saturday at Dorman HS as six teams locked horns before kicking off pre-season tournaments. Today featured #7 Lexington vs. #5 Dorman, JL Mann vs #3 Boiling Springs and #4 Eastside vs #1 Landrum. The track record of all these clubs speaks for themselves but...

By:David Beckley - February 22, 2020
Hard to believe but we finally played some baseball Saturday! Due to massive amounts of rain most teams across the state have been confined to a gym or indoor hitting facility (if you’re lucky) to stay in shape as we approach the final week of preparation before games start. Luckily, we caught a break, at least ...

By: Derick Urquhart – February 22, 2020

After another week of rainy, dreary forecasts, the skies cleared and we had perfect baseball weather Saturday for the second of our Pee Dee Diamond Prospect Scrimmage days this month. Special thank you to South Florence players, staff and parents for spending Friday afternoon and Saturday morning prepar...

By: Cory Welch – February 22, 2020  
Once again, Mother Nature wreaked havoc on spring sports trying to get their season underway. In the Upstate, we had rain, sleet and snow but when Friday morning came, so did the sunshine! While there was time for the fields to begin to dry but the frigid temperatures did cause the schedule to change f...

By: Derick Urquhart – February 15, 2020
Diamond Prospects was back in Hartsville for the 3rd time in four years as Jimmy White Park hosted the first of two DP Scrimmage Days in the Pee Dee over the next two weekends. The week leading up to Saturday led to some weather concerns as temperatures at one time were projected to start off in the upper-20'...