2020 Future Games Update

The 2020 Future Games are right around the corner and things are going to be a little different this year. Rest assured, Prep Baseball Report is prepared to provide a first class experience despite the current state of the world. Here is what you need to know…

There will be three sites hosting Future Games—LakePoint, DuBois, PA and Franklin, WI. Most states will still travel to LakePoint, the country’s premier baseball facility with eight turf fields. A Midwest pod will host four teams and be played at The Rock Sports Complex in Franklin, WI, and DuBois, PA, will have two fields and eight teams. There is more information on the individual sites below.

As you’ve come to expect, each of these locations will provide an unrivaled baseball experience. Players will participate in a pro style workout and three games. All games will be available via live streams, which will surely be accessed by hundreds of college coaches across the country. They can’t travel right now, let alone be in three places at once, but they can pull up multiple screens to tune into the action to aid their recruiting process.

Evaluation technology will also be a major component of these events. Each site will collect data on players using Blast and Trackman, and the game broadcasts will be put on Synergy for coaches and scouts to utilize afterward.

Preview content started this week with The Hotlist looking at some of the top hitters participating and more will be coming next week.

LAKEPOINT
DATE: Aug. 1-3
TEAMS: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Carolinas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Mid-Atlantic (DE, MD, VA), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pacific Northwest, Select (2), Tennessee, Texas
LIVESTREAM: Playsight
While there are additional sites for the Future Games this year, many states will still be traveling to Lakepoint. Playsight (subscription required) provides two camera angles during the game—behind home plate and center field—and an additional five are available postgame. The workout day will be Aug. 1. Eight teams will make up two pods of four and utilize two fields each—one for batting practice and the other for defense and the 60-yard dash. Teams will play three games each.

MIDWEST (Franklin, WI)
DATE: Aug. 2-4
TEAMS: Illinois, Iowa/Minnesota/Nebraska, Select, Wisconsin
LIVESTREAM: Vimeo embedded on prepbaseballreport.com
Four teams will head to Milkmen Stadium (Franklin Field) located at The Rock Sports Complex on Aug. 2-4, including Iowa/Minnesota/Nebraska, which has produced the event MVP four of the last five years. The Milwaukee Milkmen production team will broadcast the games, which will be hosted by Vimeo and embedded on our website. A link will be provided later. The broadcast will have multiple camera angles and  The workout is Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. CT. Each team will play three games, two on Aug. 3 and one on Aug. 4. All games will be played on one field.

NORTHEAST (DuBois, PA)
DATE: Aug. 2-4
TEAMS: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Select
LIVESTREAM: BSA Productions
The Northeast Future Games will utilize two fields in DuBois, PA—Showers Field and Stern Family Field. The check-in process and workout will take place on Aug. 2 at Showers Field. Each team will play two games on Aug. 3 and one game on Aug. 4. All games will be broadcasted by BSA Productions and available to stream for free on YouTube. A link will be provided by the states’ social media accounts.

All event information, including rosters, schedules and more, can be found here.