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  Whiting’s Lowe picks school
Andrew Lowe, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound right-handed pitcher and corner infielder from Whiting high school, has made his college commitment. Lowe emerged last spring after posting a 5-4 record with 80 strikeouts. The 2009 Greater South Shore Conference first team All-Conference selection led the Whiting Oilers in wins, home runs, and RBIs …

  Frontier’s Fisk commits
Frank Fisk, a 6-foot-1, 260-pound power hitting first baseman from Frontier HS, has picked his school. The right-handed hitter batted .408 with 8 home runs and 31 RBIs for the 28-1 Falcons last season. See which school Fisk picked …

  Elkhart County Baseball Stadium News

Craig Wallin, president of Elkhart-based CTT Communications, announced Monday his company's intent to place an Elkhart County franchise in the Northwoods League, a 70-game collegiate summer circuit. The team would play its first contest in 2011...  


  Leo’s Alger is off the board
Brandon Alger, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound left-handed pitcher from Leo high school, is off the board. Alger pitched Leo to a 26-6 record in 2009 and a sectional title. The smooth throwing Alger went 10-3 with 82 strikeouts in 76 plus innings of work. See where the highly ranked Alger is heading …

  New Palestine’s Higgins names school
Hard throwing right-handed pitcher Derek Higgins (pictured right) of New Palestine high school has named his school. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound righty earned the top prospect honors at PBRs December 6 showcase.  See where New Palestine's ace is heading …

  Penn’s Hess to Kellogg

Eric Hess (pictured right) of Penn high school has given his verbal commitment to play for Kellogg Community College.  The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Hess demonstrates a strong arm (77 mph from the crouch) along with quick feet and transfer …


 



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Spotlight Prospect
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Sam Sweeden
Penn, SS, Class of 2011: An all-around talent, Sweeden performed solid in all facets. He ran a 7.16 60, in addition to showing the event best shortstop actions and arm strength (78 mph). At the plate, the 6-foot, 160-pound Sweeden demonstrated a well balanced swing throughout. The right-handed hitter sprayed line drives to all fields.
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Shane Bryant
McCutcheon, RHP, Class of 2011: The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Bryant has a projectable pitchers body with his long arms and legs and loose arm action. He demonstrated good extension and run with his 80-81 fastball. He has feel for a changeup that had late fading break. With added strength, Bryant could be a preferred prospect in the years to come.
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Dominic DeVito
Northridge HS, C, Class of 2011: The 5-foot-11, 195-pound DeVito is a physical backstop with considerable upside. At the plate, he has a balanced approach with power potential and good bat speed from the right side. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound DeVito is a strong defensive catcher. He blocks exceptionally well, receives with soft hands and has sound footwork behind the plate. He also showed solid arm strength (70 mph from the crouch), with a top pop time of 2.08.
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Austin Early
Pendleton Heights HS, OF, Class of 2011: The physically strong 5-foot-9, 175-pound Early has projectable power potential as a left-handed hitting outfielder. Early demonstrated aggressive outfield actions and solid arm strength.
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Tyler Ochi
Andrean HS, IF, Class of 2011: Ochi is a two-way talent who showed well in the field, at the plate and on the mound. Defensively, Ochi has soft hands. At the plate, he showed gap-to-gap power. On the mound, the right-hander has a big breaking 12/6 curve.
PBRs Feb 15 showcase

 

The Prep Baseball Report Open I.D. Showcase on Feb. 15 featured a strong mix of prospects from all classes. While there were several standout performances, Crawfordsville high school senior AJ Ehrlich (pictured above) has the prototypical pitcher’s body, standing 6-foot-4, 190 pounds with long arms.  A look at the top performers ...

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PBR's Super 60

 

The PBR's Super 60 Showcase was the best assemblage of talent since 2003. Performing in front of a packed house of pro scouts, most of the top players from Illinois and Indiana put on a show, including Kokomo OF Nolan Sanburn (above) ...

See all the top prospects. Click here to read more … 

Rankings

At long last, the updated and expanded Class of 2010, 2011, 2012 rankings have been released. We ranked in our humble opinion the top 150 prospects from the Class of 2010, top 100 prospect from the Class of 2011, and it’s still early, but we’ve compiled the top 35 player rankings from the Class of 2012.

Class of 2010 rankings, Click Here! 

Class of 2011 rankings, Click Here!

Class of 2012 rankings, Click Here!

 

Play Like The Pros

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Andrew Lowe, 2010 RHP from Whiting HS, recently committed to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Here, the 6-foot-2, righty pitches at a PBR showcase this fall. Watch Lowe and over 1,250 other prospects by signing up for the "premium website subscription."
PBR Columnists

Mitch's Diamond Notes
Updated: 8/04/09
Team Indiana looked impressive in the annual Midwest Classic Tournament...

High & Tight
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What's the biggest difference between Midwest and warm-weather pitchers? Philosophies.

Nunley's ECI Notes
Updated: 3/5/10
2010 Class: One of Indiana’s Greatest All Time?  Here are my reasons why...

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