PBR Week in Review

April 10, 2017

A look back at what happened at the Prep Baseball Report the week of April 3-9. Sean Duncan updates the 2019 Overall Rankings. Nathan Rode highlights some of the top performances at the NHSI last weekend. A new Recruiting Essentials helping recruits make the most of phone calls. Updated draft blog, new podcast, showcase reports, and more..

UPDATED 2019 OVERALL RANKINGS RELEASED
By Sean Duncan
Executive Director

Class of 2019 prospects are barely into their sophomore high school seasons, yet the majority of the top-ranked players have already already pledged their commitment to a college. Indeed, the commitment carousel continues to whirl at a seemingly breakneck pace for this richly talented crop of prospects.

In the updated and expanded Class of 2019 overall rankings, two-thirds of the Top 300 prospects are already verbally committed. Drilling down even further, 84 of the top 100 are off the board, and 45 of the top 50.

THE HOTLIST: STANDOUT NHSI PERFORMANCES

By Nathan Rode
National Supervisor

The 2017 National High School Invitational took place last week and as expected had no shortage of high-level baseball. Orange Lutheran HS, CA, won the title over Dana Hills HS, CA. It was Orange Lutheran’s third trip to the event and they are the fifth California team to win in six years. Tons of scouts poured into the event with some of the country’s top draft prospects on display. There were many notable performances at the NHSI and this week’s Hotlist highlights some of those—taking stats and competitive situations into consideration.

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RECRUITING ESSENTIALS: MAKE PHONE CALLS COUNT
By Brandon Hall
North Carolina Scouting Director

Phone calls can be tough. There is a skill to becoming good on the phone. Of course, some are better than others, as it is built into their personality, but very few people grow up dreaming of making cold calls for a living.

Personally, as a recruit and then as a coach, I had to work to become adequate on the phone. At the end of my first ever phone call as a high school recruit, my parents pulled me into the living room and very calmly suggested that I work on my phone call etiquette. Lucky for me, the coach on the other end called back and as I spoke with individual coaches more and more, I became a lot more comfortable on the phone. Flash forward five years, and now I am making the phone calls to recruits. For me, it was equally horrifying early on… What would we talk about? How would I get the information I wanted out of the recruit? How can I sell my school? Again, as I made more phone calls as a coach, it can become more enjoyable.

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