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3A All-DP Team: 2024

Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awards we do look largely at on-field production. With the assistance of High School coaches and Diamond Prospects’ travels this spring, the All-DP team is chosen based on a player’s final statistics combined with hi… 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

2A All-DP Team: 2024

Very seldom does DP focus an effort to accumulate stats and put much merit into numbers, but for post-season awards we do look largely at on-field production. With the assistance of High School coaches and Diamond Prospects’ travels this spring, the All-DP team is chosen based on a player’s final statistics combined wi… 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.

1A All-DP Team: 2024

The Dirty Dudes: 2024

This DP honor is bestowed upon those prep players that just get dirty, play the game the right way and have caught the eye of a person that appreciates good, hard-nosed play, the ‘extra mile’ guys that coaches love in their lineup each day…not because they play dirty baseball at all, they just leave the field with the filithiest uniform. We call th… 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 Gold Glove Team: 2024

Each year DP watches more than a handful of baseball games, quite a few games in fact! During the process we see some tools, plenty of personal feats and occasionally some solid glovework! Below is our 9th Annual Golden Glove Team and a host of individuals that flashed some leather between the white lines and/or did something de… 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.

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 4. Please send necessary info here: [email protected] -2023 All-Academic Team-

Watch List: 2024

Each year DP follows the top players from the past combined seasons with those who have jumped on the radar in 2024, or throughout this spring and the list grew, extending as the games piled up. There are new names, that’s the fun of baseball and the eventual value of following familiar and new players too, especially for those that put s… 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.

Diamond Prospects Players of the week: 4/22 – 4/27

Each Monday during the High School season DP is going to announce a player, pitcher & team over the previous seven-day period. The selection process is based on players stats, observations/recommendations from our staff and prep coaches who weigh in with a nomination. This past week, dp was able to lay eyes on quite a few teams across our state mid-year. We look forward to bringing this to you every Monday as we highlight these prospects and a team that perform at a high level. As you know, these selections are never easy, but we will give it our best shot! Going forward, coaches who submit a viable candidate certainly helps! -Pitcher of the Week- Blane Jordan – 2025, Powdersville, RHP, Uncommitted: 7 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 K. In a winner-take-all game, Jordan delivered in a big way! He went the distance in a shutout effort versus the BHP Bears on Thursday night. In his seven innings of work, he scattered three hits, no runs and punched out six. Congratulations to this junior on winning DP’s Pitcher of the Week! -Honorable Mention- Maxwell Albanese – 2024, St. James, RHP, Coker commit: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Nolan Alexander – 2024, Carolina Forest, RHP, Lander signee: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K, 76 pitches; Becomes career win leader in Carolina Forest history. Landon Carter – 2024, Lancaster, RHP, Caldwell CC: 5 IP, 4 H, 9 K, 0 R, 9 K Will Corn – 2024, May River, LHP/OF, Uncommitted: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K Hunter Overholt – 2024, Abbeville, RHP, Uncommitted: 7 IP, 6 H, ER, 13 K -Previous Winners- WeekNameHigh SchoolClassR/LCommitted2/26-3/3Drew HayesSummerville2025RHPColl of Charleston3/4-3/10Hunter HowardJL Mann2024RHPRadford3/11-3/16Nolan CliffordPhillip Simmons2025LHP–3/18-3/23Gabriel DotterweichHanahan2024RHPFlo-Dar Tech3/25-3/30Hunter PhippsDutch Fork2024RHPColl of Charleston4/1-4/6AJ CammarotaBlue Ridge2024LHPGeorgia Southern4/8-4/13Ian McCraryDaniel2025RHP–4/15-4/20Austin LaughlinCardinal Newman2024RHPWofford4/22-4/27Blane JordanPowdersville2025RHP– -Player of the Week- Cole Bellinger – 2024, Greer, INF/RHP, Lander signee: A busy end of the year for Cole Bellinger. For the week, he had a .600 BA, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R and a SB. Getting it done with the bat was not the only thing he accomplished. He also went 7 innings, no runs, two hits and punched out eight in his outing. This effort earned him DP’s Player of the Week to close out the 2024 season! -Honorable Mention- Zechariah Haney – 2025, Camden, C/RHP, Uncommitted: .555 AVG, 2B, 2 3B, 5 RBI Eli Hudgins – 2024, Powdersville, INF/RHP, Army signee: .857 AVG, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R Spencer Sims – 2025, Lancaster, OF/1B, Uncommitted: .857 AVG, HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, SB, Walk-off GS. -Previous Winners- WeekNameHigh SchoolClassPositionCommitted2/26-3/3Macon LeppertBlythewood2025C–3/4-10Aiden HeriotCamden2024OF–3/11-3/16Owen PridgenLaurens20251BSoutheastern CC3/18-3/23Brody LinkerCrescent2024INF/RHPPresbyterian3/25-3/30Jackson MullenCatawba Ridge2024RHP/INFColl of Charleston4/1-4/6Jake AmmanJames Island2025INF–4/8-4/13Caden ReevesChapin2025CTroy4/15-4/20Jabari FlemonMid-Carolina2024INF/RHPUSC Sumter4/22-4/27Cole BellingerGreer2024INF/RHPLander -Team of the Week- Fountain Inn HS: The Fury were in a situation going into the week where they had some work to do to get into the playoffs and they delivered! They completed a two-game sweep of Wren HS to punch their ticket to the playoffs for the first time in school history. The Fury ended the season with a region record of 6-4 and reeled off six straight region wins to end the year. Also, they have won their last eight contests overall to end the year with a regular season record of 15-8-1. Congratulations to Fountain Inn HC Blake Roland and his club on being DP’s Team of the Week. Fountain Inn will travel to Woodruff to begin the playoffs on Tuesday evening. -Previous Winners- WeekTeam2/26-3/3Catawba Ridge Copperheads3/4-3/10Camden Bulldogs3/11-3/16Lancaster Bruins3/18-3/23Byrnes Rebels3/25-3/30Airport Eagles4/1-4/6Lexington Wildcats4/8-4/13Powdersville Patriots4/15-4/20St. James Sharks4/22-4/27Fountain Inn Fury Who will be the top performers for this week? Check back in to find out!

Diamond Prospects Players of the week: 4/15 – 4/20

Each Monday during the High School season DP is going to announce a player, pitcher & team over the previous seven-day period. The selection process is based on players stats, observations/recommendations from our staff and prep coaches who weigh in with a nomination. This past week, dp was able to lay eyes on quite a few teams across our state mid-year. We look forward to bringing this to you every Monday as we highlight these prospects and a team that perform at a high level. As you know, these selections are never easy, but we will give it our best shot! Going forward, coaches who submit a viable candidate certainly helps! -Pitcher of the Week- Austin Laughlin – 2024, Cardinal Newman, RHP, Wofford signee: A huge week for the Cardinals pitching staff and Laughlin was one of those stars. In the complete game effort, he punched out 14, allowed two hits and no runs. Congratulations to the Wofford signee for being DP’s Pitcher of the Week! -Honorable Mention- Maxwell Albanese – 2024, St. James, RHP, Coker commit: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 BB Nolan Alexander – 2024, Carolina Forest, RHP, Lander signee: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 13 K Jeb Britt – 2024, Cardinal Newman, RHP, USC Sumter signee: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K Mason Burdette – 2024, Irmo, RHP, Uncommitted: 5.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 4 BB, 10 K Henry Dufour – 2025, St. James, LHP, Uncommitted: 7 IP, 3 H, ER, 0 BB, 8 K Landon Fowler – 2025, Powdersville, RHP, Clemson commit: 7 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K Ian McCrary – 2025, DW Daniel, RHP, Uncommitted: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 9 K Tristan Neely – 2024, Cardinal Newman, RHP, USC Sumter signee: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, HBP, 8 K Kaleb Owens – 2024, Easley, RHP, Anderson University signee: 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 8 K Dylan Smith – 2024, North Central HS, RHP, Uncommitted: 2-0, 7.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K Byer Ware – 2024, Camden, RHP, Uncommitted: 6.1 IP, 5 H, BB, HBP, 12 K -Previous Winners- Week Name High School Class R/L Committed 2/26-3/3 Drew Hayes Summerville 2025 RHP Coll of Charleston 3/4-3/10 Hunter Howard JL Mann 2024 RHP Radford 3/11-3/16 Nolan Clifford Phillip Simmons 2025 LHP – 3/18-3/23 Gabriel Dotterweich Hanahan 2024 RHP Flo-Dar Tech 3/25-3/30 Hunter Phipps Dutch Fork 2024 RHP Coll of Charleston 4/1-4/6 AJ Cammarota Blue Ridge 2024 LHP Georgia Southern 4/8-4/13 Ian McCrary Daniel 2025 RHP – 4/15-4/20 Austin Laughlin Cardinal Newman 2024 RHP Wofford -Player of the Week- Jabari Flemon – 2024, Mid-Carolina: One of the top two-way players in the 2A classification had a huge week as the Rebels clinched a region crown. The USC Sumter signee batted .750, a double, 3 home runs, drove in a dozen teammates and scored seven runs. Congratulations to Jabari on winning DP’s Player of the Week! -Honorable Mention- Colt Babic – 2027, North Central, OF, Uncommitted: .750 AVG, 4 RBI Elliott Graham – 2025, Irmo, INF, Uncommitted: .600 AVG, 2 2B, HR, 5 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB Kason Herlong – 2025, Lake View, INF/RHP, Uncommitted: .875 AVG, 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB Chance Kennedy – 2025, Powdersville, INF, Uncommitted: .429 AVG, 2B, RBI, 7 R, 2 SB Dylan White – 2025, Irmo, C, Uncommitted: .714 AVG, 2 2B, 4 RBI Braden Williams – 2024, Powdersville, OF/1B, Mars Hill signee: .538 AVG, HR, 7 RBI, 4 R -Previous Winners- Week Name High School Class Position Committed 2/26-3/3 Macon Leppert Blythewood 2025 C – 3/4-10 Aiden Heriot Camden 2024 OF – 3/11-3/16 Owen Pridgen Laurens 2025 1B Southeastern CC 3/18-3/23 Brody Linker Crescent 2024 INF/RHP Presbyterian 3/25-3/30 Jackson Mullen Catawba Ridge 2024 RHP/INF Coll of Charleston 4/1-4/6 Jake Amman James Island 2025 INF – 4/8-4/13 Caden Reeves Chapin 2025 C Troy 4/15-4/20 Jabari Flemon Mid-Carolina 2024 INF/RHP USC Sumter -Team of the Week- St. James HS: DP got an extended look this past week at the Sharks, and they were able to complete a three-game sweep of Carolina Forest en route to a region crown. Pitching was the name of the game as they only allowed three runs all week. The Sharks conclude region play with a region record of 10-1 and an overall record of 15-5. Congratulations to this club and Head Coach Robbie Centracchio on being tabbed as DP’s Team of the Week! -Previous Winners- Week Team 2/26-3/3 Catawba Ridge Copperheads 3/4-3/10 Camden Bulldogs 3/11-3/16 Lancaster Bruins 3/18-3/23 Byrnes Rebels 3/25-3/30 Airport Eagles 4/1-4/6 Lexington Wildcats 4/8-4/13 Powdersville Patriots 4/15-4/20 St. James Sharks Who will be the top performers for this week? Check back in to find out!

Diamond Prospects Players of the week: 4/8 – 4/13

Each Monday during the High School season DP is going to announce a player, pitcher & team over the previous seven-day period. The selection process is based on players stats, observations/recommendations from our staff and prep coaches who weigh in with a nomination. This past week, dp was able to lay eyes on quite a few teams across our state mid-year. We look forward to bringing this to you every Monday as we highlight these prospects and a team that perform at a high level. As you know, these selections are never easy, but we will give it our best shot! Going forward, coaches who submit a viable candidate certainly helps! -Pitcher of the Week- Ian McCrary – 2025, DW Daniel, RHP, Uncommitted: This past week the Lions had a couple of huge region matchups versus one of the top ranked teams in 3A, the Crescent Tigers. McCrary delivered on Wednesday night as they were victorious by a score of 1-0. In his seven innings of work he allowed five hits, one walk and punched out nine batters. Congratulations to the junior on being tabbed DP’s Pitcher of the Week! -Honorable Mention- Collin Anderson – 2025, James Island, LHP, Uncommitted: 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K Bryce Baxter – 2026, Riverside, RHP, Uncommitted: 6 IP, H, ER, 0 BB, 5 K Landon Carter – 2024, Lancaster, RHP, Caldwell Community College signee: 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 0 R, 6 K Luke Godwin – 2025, Greenwood, RHP, Uncommitted: CG, 2 H, 0 ER, 12 K Asher Goss – 2024, Laurens, RHP, Flo-Dar Tech signee: 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 11 K Braydon Hallman – 2026, Batesburg-Leesville, RHP/INF, Uncommitted: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K Eli Hudgins – 2024, Powdersville, RHP/INF, Army signee: 2 W, 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K Blaine Redmond – 2024, Gray Collegiate, RHP, Uncommitted: CG, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K Garrett Shipman – 2026, Hillcrest, LHP, Uncommitted: 7 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 12 K Eli Sistare – 2024, Lancaster, RHP, Uncommitted: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Tyler Stevenson – 2025, Chapin, RHP, Uncommitted: 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 10 K Mason Tompkins – 2024, Blue Ridge, RHP, Winthrop signee: 7 IP, 10 K, 3 H, BB, 1 ER Byer Ware – 2024, Camden, RHP, Uncommitted: 7 IP, H, 0 BB, 0 R, 10 K -Previous Winners- Week Name High School Class R/L Committed 2/26-3/3 Drew Hayes Summerville 2025 RHP Coll of Charleston 3/4-3/10 Hunter Howard JL Mann 2024 RHP Radford 3/11-3/16 Nolan Clifford Phillip Simmons 2025 LHP – 3/18-3/23 Gabriel Dotterweich Hanahan 2024 RHP Flo-Dar Tech 3/25-3/30 Hunter Phipps Dutch Fork 2024 RHP Coll of Charleston 4/1-4/6 AJ Cammarota Blue Ridge 2024 LHP Georgia Southern 4/8-4/13 Ian McCrary Daniel 2025 RHP – -Player of the Week- Caden Reeves – 2025, Chapin, C, Troy commit: .875 AVG, 2 HR, 2 2B, 6 RBI – A big week for the Troy commit. The Eagles grabbed two of three this past week from Dutch Fork and Reeves led the charge. He batted .875 with 2 HR’s 2 doubles and drove in six runs. Along with his abilities at the plate he held down the catching position at a very high level. Congratulations to Caden on being named DP’s Player of the Week! -Honorable Mention- Justice Ard – 2026, Swansea, UTL, Uncommitted: .545 AVG, 2 HR, 7 RBI Maverick Grisby – 2025, Lugoff-Elgin, UTL, Uncommitted: .600 AVG, 7 RBI, 3 R Tanner Hardin – 2024, Union County, INF, Wofford signee: .700 AVG, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 BB Bobby Jones – 2024, Carolina Forest, INF, Uncommitted: .818 AVG, 6 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, HBP, SB Alex LaCoste – 2024, Hillcrest, C/1B, CofC signee: .667 AVG, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 5 BB, SB Peter Mershon – 2205, Eastside, C, South Carolina commit: .667 AVG, HR, 2 2B, 3B, R, BB, 7 RBI Bo Moody – 2025, Georgetown, INF, Presbyterian commit: .750 AVG, 5 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB Brayden Williams – 2026, Saluda, OF, Uncommitted: .600 AVG, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 11 RBI -Previous Winners- Week Name High School Class Position Committed 2/26-3/3 Macon Leppert Blythewood 2025 C – 3/4-10 Aiden Heriot Camden 2024 OF – 3/11-3/16 Owen Pridgen Laurens 2025 1B Southeastern CC 3/18-3/23 Brody Linker Crescent 2024 INF/RHP Presbyterian 3/25-3/30 Jackson Mullen Catawba Ridge 2024 RHP/INF Coll of Charleston 4/1-4/6 Jake Amman James Island 2025 INF – 4/8-4/13 Caden Reeves Chapin 2025 C Troy -Team of the Week- Powdersville HS: The Patriots have reeled off five straight wins included a series sweep of the Wren Hurricanes this past week. The sweep gives them a region record of 6-0 with a couple of series to go. Finally, this club is back healthy and has all the pieces back to a problem for opponents in 3A. Congratulations to Wade Padgett and the Patriots for being tabbed as DP’s Team of the week! -Previous Winners- Week Team 2/26-3/3 Catawba Ridge Copperheads 3/4-3/10 Camden Bulldogs 3/11-3/16 Lancaster Bruins 3/18-3/23 Byrnes Rebels 3/25-3/30 Airport Eagles 4/1-4/6 Lexington Wildcats 4/8-4/13 Powdersville Patriots Who will be the top performers for this week? Check back in to find out!