Brophy College Preparatory has sent a ton of players off to play college baseball over the years, and 2018 Infielder Lucas Grennan is the latest. Lucas has given a verbal commitment to the University of Colorado- Colorado Springs, and will sign with the Mountain Lions […]

Horizon High 2019 grad Kody Huff has given a verbal commitment to Notre Dame University and will join the Fighting Irish for the 2020 season. Huff, one of the state’s more versatile players and a participant in the Underclass Area Code games this summer,  had been pursued by numerous programs around the country. Huff played […]

The 2018 class in Arizona features a number of intriguing catching prospects, and O’Connor’s Jake Vesecky is one of the better ones. When play begins in the spring, Jake will be a 3  year starter who took over behind the dish for Coach Jeff Baumgartner during his sophomore season. That year Jake played in 34 […]

  ( Note: As part of my effort to get back to the roots of what this website was designed to do, this is the first of an ongoing series of recruiting articles that you will see going forward. ) It’s that time of the year again where I am spending much of my time […]

  With the fall baseball season now in full swing, one of the top uncommitted players in Arizona is Red Mountain infielder Tyler Rice. Tyler, who starts at 2B for the Lions and forms perhaps the state’s best middle infield combination with Austin Duffy, is capable of playing any infield spot  and being a very […]

 It was an All- Arizona celebration at the conclusion of the 2017 Perfect Game Fall National Championships, with teams from the Grand Canyon State taking the title in the Upperclass Division and the Freshman Division. In the Upperclass Division, Wilson Sandlot 2018 moved their record to 17-0 in 3 PG events this summer, defeating TB- […]

  I lost a dear friend yesterday, and the baseball community lost one of its finest members. John David Hilton, known as Dave to all of us who called him a friend, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Scottsdale. He had turned 67 on Friday. Dave was born in Uvalde , Texas and later […]

Kellis shortstop Jonny Ornelas ended a flurry of recruiting activity by giving a verbal commitment to the University Of Tennessee yesterday. Ornelas has been getting a ton of attention after a stellar junior season where he hit .355 with 4 homers and eight doubles and led the Cugars to a 5A state championship.  Ornelas was […]

The Canyon Thunder 17U team failed to win their Pool over the weekend in the Perfect Game Underclass Fall National Championship, but the Thunder squeezed into bracket play as the #16 and final team. But just to prove that if you get into the show, anything can happen, the Thunder rolled their way through the […]

With the Labor Day weekend bearing down on us it’s time to begin gearing up for the fall baseball season. The 10th Annual Arizona Diamond Report Fall Showcase Workouts will be held on Wednesday October 4, 2017  (2020/2021 grads) and Wednesday October 11, 2017 (2018/2019 grads). Both events will be held at Phoenix College with […]