We join the baseball community in mourning the loss of John Altobelli, National Coach of the Year, along with his wife & daughter. Our thoughts & prayers go out to the entire Orange Coast College family for their loss. 🙏
#RIPJohnAltobelli
Final rosters posted for the PW NextGen All-American Game class of 2022 at Vanderbilt University this weekend!
Friday: Welcome Dinner and Uniform Fitting powered by
@TheWONbrand
Saturday: Games 1+2
Sunday: Game 3
Thank you
@MarucciSports
@EvoShield
@oakley
💪
Thank you to the players & especially the parents for being with us at our All American Weekend! We are nothing without all of you.
Congrats to all our 2023 All Americans & thank you to
@VandyBoys
for hosting us each year.
Thanks to our staff for making it an outstanding
After what felt like endless surgeries and chemotherapy, 2020 CF D’Ante Starks eagerly awaits on deck to see his first live game action!
It is nothing short of a miracle that this young man is back on a baseball field. We are honored to have D’Ante here with us!
Umpire Gerald O’Dette served our country in the Marine Corps. Today, he umpires the
#PWMemorialClassic
🇺🇸
Baseball culture has made heckling umpires a popular pastime. Umpiring is a thankless job. In fact, the best umpires are never noticed.
THANK YOU, Gerald. For EVERYTHING
Gavin Bruni 2021 LHP
@ReleaseBaseball
FB: 88-90
CB: 69-73
Smooth arm; hides ball; Tall athletic build; attacks down in zone; natural ASR; works ahead; got stronger/ rhythm as game went on. 11-5 CB w/ shape. Ohio State commit.
Premium prospect for the 2021 Draft.
5* PW Rating
2020 SS Werner Blakely
@NLB_Rays
shows off his smooth approach with a glove and bat. Fluid movements in the field to go with his gap-to-gap power.
#PWTenAuburn
Absolutely stunning news regarding Kobe Bryant. Fan or not, the man was a Legend among Legends. The world lost an Icon today.
Very saddening. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. 🙏🏼
#RIPKobe
#MambaForever
#KobeBryant
JUST NOW: Congatulations to 2023 grads Braden Holcomb (left), Drew Burress (center) and Aidan Miller (right) on being the first three players named to this year’s PW NextGen All-American Game. 🇺🇸
It is our honor to name 2022 Jack Pedersen (Temecula, CA) to the
#WestSquad
of the
@PWNextGen
All American Game this August at Vanderbilt. A physical freak of nature, extremely strong, 96+ exit velos, looks to hurt the baseball. A big time addition.
@CBABaseballUSA
2019 David Milam C
@BlueprintBBall_
Makeup of a guy you want behind the dish; baseball IQ and competitiveness; handles P staff well and is a vocal leader of the defense; soft hands receiving also frames and blocks well; Left handed middle of the order stick
Don’t steal on Trey Carter topping at 93 and Bo Bonds of
@nextlevelbb
with an absolute howitzer to get the ball down to 2B in time to wait for the runner to arrive....
2021 Owen Flynn sky is the limit. Prototypical XL limbs, arms/legs deception. 6’3/175 w/ big upside. 89-91 w/ running life to arm side. CB gets near 12-6 shape and shows feel for it. Loose body. Attack mentality. Love.
@PowerBSB
@oflynn2021
People tend to stop and stare when 2018 PW NextGen All American Elijah Green (2022 grad) steps into the box. Physical specimen and son of former NFL TE Eric Green. He’s got whip in his hands and strength throughout body to send the ball a long ways.
@ftbteams
2020 Konner McClellin C
@NorCalBaseball
Catches low Pitch well with a soft/strong wrist; works well with staff; takes control of defense; quick feet; +Baseball IQ
2021 Tucker Moss
SS/2B Hit After Hit Outlaws Holland 16 U
Athletic set-up in the box; Hard contact back through the middle; short stroke attacking the top inner half of the baseball.
2019 UTL Victor Castillo
@nextlevelbb
18U
Smooth, easy swing; handles quality pitching; inside the park HR here; good all around athlete; 4.75 on the turn. 1-3 w 1 R and 4 RBIs
#FAUcommit
chance for college draft
Finished a call w/Boombah Sports Complex regarding our June event. They will be meeting with county commissioners ASAP to 1st determine if they will be allowed to host a tournament & 2nd what guidelines they will have to follow.
They hope to update us by next week. Stay tuned!
It is our honor to name 2022 OF Jordan Lewis of
@norcalbbgm
to the 2018
@PWNextGen
All American Game representing the
#WestSquad
. 88mph from OF. 7.06 runner. HR in today’s championship game. A tool shed of a player w/ a chance to be special. 🇺🇸
The 2019 Player’s Choice MVPs
For leadership, being a great teammate, makes everyone else around them better. Voted by the players anonymously:
West: Monster Milam
East: Drew Burress
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It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the sad news of the passing of a former long time PW west coast staffer Jon Zaborowski.
Jon was a staple at PW events for years. His positive attitude, selfless spirit and calming demeanor will be sorely missed.
RIP Big Jon 🙏🏼
BIG COVERAGE WEEKEND for
#PWBaseball
We will be at the following tryouts, covering players for these top programs in FL:
Gatorball Baseball Academy
Power Baseball
X-Team Baseball
FTB Baseball
Follow all action this weekend as these programs see what they'll have for the 2020!