Palmetto Games: Invitees 2008

August 16-17, 2008 Sarge Frye Field  -Pitchers-  Name  High School  Class  Committed  Madison Younginer  Mauldin  2009  Clemson  Greg Harrison  Hilton Head  2009  South Carolina  Colby Holmes  Conway  2009  South Carolina  Bobby Watford  Conway  2009  Coastal Carolina  Brooks Hall  TL Hanna  2009  USC Upstate  Christian Powell  Greenwood  2009  –  Dre Watts  Laurens  2009  South Carolina  Tucker Hawley  South Aiken  2009  Alabama  Matt Pegler  Riverside  2009  College of Charleston  Cameron Holmes  Boiling Springs  2009  College of Charleston  Jake Zokan  Spring Valley  2009  College of Charleston  Ben Carlson  Mauldin  2009  Spartanburg Methodist  Stefan del Pino  Dorman  2009  Coastal Carolina  Drew Cisco  Wando  2010  –  Tyler Wilson  Gaffney  2010  –  Chris Hanna  Stratford  2010  –  Daniel Palka  Greer  2010  –  Krishawn Holley  Mid Carolina  2010  –  Forrest Koumas  Lugoff-Elgin  2010  –  Tyler Smith  Sumter  2010  –  Michael Hanzlik  Blythewood  2009  –  Chris Cox  Mauldin  2009  –  Kyle Ward  Georgetown  2009  –  Don Sandifer  Bamberg-Ehrhardt  2009  –  Travis Murphy  Dillon  2009  –  Ryan Connolly  Bishop England  2009  Coastal Carolina  Jared Keels  Spring Valley  2010  –  Daniel Gossett  Byrnes  2011  –  Kelly Wright  St. James  2009  –  Austin Pritcher  James Island  2009  Citadel  Ryne Slack  Ninety-Six  2010  –  Brandon Henderson  Chesnee  2010  –  Alex Wilson  Landrum  2009  –  Chase Goude  Battery Creek  2009  –  Gaither Bumgardner  Great Falls  2009  –  Hunter Cole  Dorman  2011  –  Chad Balderman  Dutch Fork  2009  –  Taylor Guerrieri  North Augusta  2011  –  Zach Godley  Bamberg-Ehrhardt  2009  –  Bobby Jackson  Gaffney  2009  –  Emilio Pagan  JL Mann  2009  Gardner-Webb  James Hall  Brookland-Cayce  2009  –  John McInnis  North Myrtle Beach  2010  –  Jake Long  Westside  2009  –  Ben Sauls  Beaufort  2009  –  Cole Robison  Blue Ridge  2010  –  Cody Craig  Timberland  2010  –  Tyler Broome  Wilson Hall  2009  –  Jake Padgett  Gilbert  2009  –  Steven Bleile  North Augusta  2009  –  Taylor Grover  Midland Valley  2009  – -Catchers-  Name  High School  Class  Committed  Brison Celek  Bishop England  2009  South Carolina  Dylan Cole  Dorman  2009  Furman  Paul Nitto  JL Mann  2009  –  Landis Lane  West Florence  2009  –  John Michaels  Gaffney  2009  –  Will Bedenbaugh  Mid Carolina  2009  –  Austen Barber  Eastside  2009  –  Kirk Shelley  Hillcrest  2010  –  David Rickenbacker  Socastee  2009  –  Phillip Herring  Dillon  2009  –  Tyler Montgomery  Greer  2010  –  Dillon Gaines  Irmo  2010  –  Brad Zebedis  South Pointe  2010  –  Luke Feisal  Greenville  2010  –  Grayson Greiner  Blythewood  2011  –  Jeremy Beacham  Palmetto  2009  – -Infielders-  Name  High School  Class  Committed  Kyle Martin  Wade Hampton  2011  –  Phillip Alexander  Mauldin  2009  –  Corey Holmes  White Knoll  2009  –  Chris Owings  Gilbert  2009  South Carolina  Justin Trapp  Fairfield-Central  2009  College of Charleston  Matthew Moore  Belton-Honea Path  2009  –  Logan Thomas  Pickens  2010  –  Bruce Caldwell  Sumter  2011  –  Dustin Morris  Landrum  2009  –  Reggie Weatherford  Lake City  2009  –  Seth Neely  Rock Hill  2009  Clemson  Adam Spires  Gilbert  2009  –  TJ Young  Dorman  2009  Coastal Carolina  Cameron Yost  Hillcrest  2009  –  Chandler Smetana  West Florence  2009  –  Joey Pankake  Easley  2011  –  Tyler Jackson  Robert E. Lee  2009  Spartanburg Methodist  Blake Gruel  Beaufort  2009  –  Justin Gullickson  Spartanburg  2009  –  Luke Tollison  Laurens Academy  2009  Spartanburg Methodist  Stephen Curtis  Sumter  2010  –  Jared Huffman  Myrtle Beach  2010  –  Alex Abrams  Bishop England  2010  –  Hunter Rice  Boiling Springs  2010  –  Taylor Rozier  North Augusta  2009  –  Josh Pless  Boiling Springs  2009  Citadel  Brody Greer  Belton-Honea Path  2009  –  Will Muzika  Dorman  2009  –  Gray Stafford  Cheraw  2009  –  Corey Forrester  Bishop England  2010  –  Daniel Rawls  Chester  2009  –  Drake Thomason  Eastside  2010  –  Connor Lewis  AC Flora  2010  –  Tori Patterson  Laurens  2010  –  Ryne Hardwick  Conway  2009  –  Hiller Huggins  Irmo  2011  –  Jimmy Lindberg  Bishop England  2011  –  Evan Darr  North Augusta  2009  –  Jake Kirkland  Dorman  2009  Erskine -Outfielders-  Name  High School  Class  Committed  Travis Burnside  Laurens  2009  Spartanburg Methodist  David Donald  JL Mann  2010  –  Shon Carson  Lake City  2011  –  Nick Berry  West Ashley  2009  –  Daniel Aldrich  Wando  2009  South Carolina  Shane Miles  Lake City  2009  Charleston Southern  Greg Milanes  Aiken  2009  –  Matthew Van Laan  Lexington  2009  Charleston Southern  Anthony Smith  Dillon  2009  –  Jordan Scott  Riverside  2010  –  Matt Brown  Conway  2009  –  Tripp Faulk  North Myrtle Beach  2009  –  Jacob Tavernier  Belton-Honea Path  2010  –  Tyler Miller  Fort Mill  2009  USC Upstate  Domineke Albert  Richland Northeast  2011  –  Justin Brewer  Liberty  2009  –  Dominique Anderson  Hillcrest  2009  –  Ryan Walker  First Baptist  2009  –  Matthew Roberts  Greenville  2009  Air Force  Josh Greene  York  2010  –  Tavaras Smith  Cainhoy  2009  –  Kieston Stevens  Union  2010  –  Tevins Walker  Mid Carolina  2010  –  Josh Knab  Carolina Forest  2009  – -Coaches-  Name  High School  Steve Williams  Lancaster  Roger Finley  Easley  Ed Taylor  Walhalla  Dean Jones  Chesnee  John Daurity  Socastee  Jimmy White  Hartsville DP Note: Players were selected by a handful of pro scouts, college coaches, high school coaches and the DP staff. To print application, click here. Football Players: Invitees that play football should make an attempt to determine if they will be able to attend Saturday, Sunday, both days or not at all ASAP. Please email your response to: [email protected] Injured Players: If your name appears on this list but you have sustained an injury that you know will prohibit your participation on August 16-17, please email us ASAP at: [email protected] .

DP’s Summer Showcase Summary

By: Austin Alexander-June 10-11, 2008 The sun was out in full force on Monday and Tuesday at Diamond Prospects’ 3rd Summer Showcase as 175 players in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 classes were at AC Flora High School to work out for more than 40 college coaches and professional scouts. DP rolled with the punches for two days. Most notable was … 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

MLB Camp: Minorities & Inner City Youth

Players, Coaches, Athletic Directors: Major League Baseball (MLB) is sponsoring a professional baseball tryout camp for Minorities and Inner City Youth. The camp will be conducted by scouts of the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, with invitations given to scouts of the thirty Major League clubs to attend. Details of the tryout camp are as follows: WHAT: Major League Baseball Tryout Camp – Minorities & Inner City Youth.   WHEN: Monday, June 23. Registration 8:30-9:00 AM. Camp: 9:00 AM – 2:00PM. WHERE: Ernie Shore Field: Winston-Salem, NC – pro park & home of the Winston-Salem Warthogs. 401 Deacon Blvd. www.warthogs.com. WHO: High school age youth, 15-18 years of age. COST: Free EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Bring your own glove and a bat of your liking. A few wood bats and no gloves will be on hand for participants to use. FOR MORE INFORMATION: For additional tryout camp information or to obtain a blank medical waiver form, contact Gary Randall at 803-984-2927 or e-mail [email protected].                         IMPORTANT: REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE: MEDICAL WAIVER FORM: A signed MLB Medical Waiver Form (blank form attached) signed by a parent or legal guardian is required for participation – no exceptions! Participants must present the signed waiver form when they register or bring a parent or legal guardian to the camp to sign the form at registration. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOUTING BUREAU   Liability Waiver and Release                 In consideration of being allowed to participate in any tryout, workout or other activity ("Tryout") organized by the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, a Major League Club or any other Major League Baseball individual or entity (collectively, the "Baseball Parties"), the undersigned prospective player ("Player") agrees to assume all risks incidental to such participation (including, without limitation, injury or loss to person or property).  Each of the undersigned hereby agrees to release and forever discharge each of the Baseball Parties from any and all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any nature whatsoever, whether in law or equity, known or unknown, that any of the undersigned ever had, now has or hereafter can, shall or may have against any of the Baseball Parties arising out of or in any way related, directly or indirectly, to Player’s participation in such Tryout. Each of the undersigned parent(s) or guardian(s) of Player hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Baseball Parties from and against any and all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any nature whatsoever, whether in law or equity, known or unknown, incurred by any of the Baseball Parties and arising out of or in any way related, directly or indirectly, to Player’s participation in such tryout, workout or other activity.  Each of the undersigned parent(s) or guardian(s) of Player hereby ratifies Player’s execution of this waiver and release form.             At least one parent or guardian of Player must sign this form if Player is under the age of 21, in order for Player to participate in any Tryout.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Player Signature Name (printed):                                                Date:                                                                Player’s date of birth:                                                                                                                                                                                                    Parent / Guardian Signature Name (printed):                                                Date:                                                                                                                                        Parent / Guardian Signature Name (printed):                                                Date:                                                                            MLSB revised 01.01.04           

DP Summer Showcase: Schedule 2008

-AC Flora High School: June 9-10, 2008- Monday 9:00 AM        Session 1: Check-in at AC Flora (Pick-up jersey) 9:45             Session 1 players report to RF for a meeting and stretch 10:00           60’s, Defensive Workout, BP, Bullpens 11:45           Session 2: Check-in at AC Flora (Pick-up jersey) 12:15 PM       Lunch/Recruiting 101 Seminar in RF Fieldhouse 12:45            Session 2 players report to RF for a meeting and stretch 1:00-3:15      60’s, Defensive Workout, BP, Bullpens                     3:30              Royal vs Red 5:00              Grey vs Gold 6:30              White vs Orange 8:00              Black vs Green Tuesday 9:00              Royal vs Red 10:30            Grey vs Gold 12:00            White vs Orange 1:30              Black vs Green Session 1 Teams: Royal, Red, Grey, Gold Session 2 Teams: White, Orange, Black, Green Each player is responsible for bringing his own gear. Please have a pair of turf/running shoes just in case inclement weather drives us inside. For directions and hotel information, click here. The concession stand will be open all day Monday and Tuesday courtesy of AC Flora Baseball. Recruiting 101 passes will be on sale at check-in. Baseball jewelry and DP apparel will be on sale throughout the event!

MLB Draft Preview: 2008

By: Austin Alexander-June 4, 2008 It’s that time again when the culmination of hundreds of hours at the ballpark and thousands of miles on the odometer all arrive at the draft podium. Cell phone minutes are at a premium for a professional scout this week as the finishing touches are made on 30 draft boards! On Thursday and Friday, Major League Baseball will host its annual amateur draft and over these two days, scores of dreams will be realized and many more will be dashed. An awful lot goes into what transpires at the MLB Draft. Pro scouts pound the pavement and hammer away on the telephone to find the next diamond in the rough, round up pitching assignments, bouncing from game to game and showcase to showcase…and of course, the one last glance before their reports are submitted. Professional scouts are the unsung heroes in our game. With arguably the most grueling travel schedule of anyone in baseball, these evaluators of talent are keenly trained to weigh a players tool’s, overall ability, make-up and sometimes the most important aspect of slotting a prospect, his signability. It’s far from an exact science but these bleacher creatures that camp out at backstops and eat hot dogs every night are as good (or better) at what they do as the players they are scouting. So here we are. All those days away from home, all those lonely nights in a hotel, all those leads that took them nowhere, all those viewings of players that may eventually be selected by a competing team…These two days are their Super Bowl, their Final Four, their Omaha. How the draft will actually play out, no one knows. But the numbers have been submitted, meetings held and what happens now may be scrutinized for years to come. Your question at this stage is likely: How will the MLB Draft affect prep stars in South Carolina? Today DP weighs in on the crap-shoot that could impact professional organizations as well as the collegiate programs that are awaiting their arrival. We’ll break it down this way… Will get drafted: Jordan Lyles (Hartsville), Zac Fuesser (York), Adam Matthews (White Knoll) Likely to get drafted: Adam Westmoreland (Brookland-Cayce), Josh Adams (Midland Valley) Might get drafted: Matt Price (Sumter) Outside shot to get drafted: Joseph Moorefield (Byrnes), Richard Mounce (Blythewood), Mac Doyle (Conway), Marty Gantt (North Augusta), OB Johnson (Brookland-Cayce), Michael Roth (Riverside), Andrew Rash (Westside), Garrett Koster (Fort Mill), David Greene (Richland Northeast), Patrick Dolan (Summerville), Austin Ashmore (Greer), Jeffrey Campbell (Boiling Springs) For much more draft analysis from previous years, and a detailed explanation of key draft terms like "sign-ability" and how it affects the order of the picks, click here. .

DP Summer Showcase: Recap 2008

Royal   Name  High School  60 Time  POP Time  Peak MPH  Cameron Holmes  Boiling Springs  7.18  –  88  Cole Robison  Blue Ridge  7.84  –  81  Daniel Chappell  Easley  7.49  –  80  James Pegram  Waccamaw  7.34  2…. 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.

JUCO All-Academic Team: 2008

DP’s Junior College Academic All-Stars  Position  Name  College  Class  GPA  P  Charles Matthews  Spartanburg Methodist  So  4.00  P  Kevin Lanning  Spartanburg Methodist  Fr  3.91  P  Andrew Pittman  Florence-Darlington Tech  So  3.90 &… 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.

Final DP Rankings: Class of 2008

-Diamond Rankings: 2008 Graduates- Right-Handed Pitchers Rank Name High School HT/WT B/T Committed 1 Matt Price Sumter 6-1/175 R/R South Carolina 2 Jordan Lyles Hartsville 6-5/180 R/R South Carolina 3 Josh Adams Midland Valley 6-2/170 R/R Spartanburg Methodist 4 Richard Mounce Blythewood 6-1/185 R/R Clemson 5 David Has… 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.

ALL-Academic Team: 2008

-First Team-  Pos  Name  High School  Class  GPA  SAT  Class Rank  College  P  David Haselden  Spartanburg  2008  4.72  1560  24/486  Clemson  P  Matt Nodelman  Spring Valley  2008  4.96  1470  5/435  Presbyterian &nbsp… 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.

2008 Diamond Awards

-Diamond Kings: 4A- Rank Pitcher High School Rank Position Player High School 1 Jimmy Revan Boiling Springs 1 Mac Doyle Conway 2 Colby Holmes Conway 2 Andrew Rash Westside 3 Bobby Watford Conway 3 Nick Orvin Berkeley Overall  Rank  Player  High School  1  Jimmy Revan  Boiling Springs  2 &nbs… 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.