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2011 National Academic Showcase (min GPA 3.0)
 
 

June 04, 2011 - June 05, 2011

5-Plex - Former Red Sox Spring Training Site
Ft. Myers, FL  [ Google | Yahoo! ]    Other location(s) â–¼

The 8th annual Academic Showcase will be held in Fort Myers, Florida on June 4-5 in conjunction with the Sunshine East Showcase. This showcase is designed for players with 3.0 grade point averages and above who are looking for attention from the nation’s better academic schools. The Academic Showcase was created at the specific request of college coaches. This showcase has become a priority for the top academic schools. Underclassmen who are serious students are encouraged to attend; it’s never too early for these schools to start tracking baseball talent that achieves in the classroom as well. Players can also earn an invitation to the prestigious Perfect Game National and Junior National Showcases in mid-June.

Welcome to Perfect Game

Perfect Game is an organization that defined an industry and remains baseball’s most respected scouting report service. Perfect Game provides showcases, tournaments, online video, national rankings, player profiles, scouting reports and college and professional opportunities to the nation’s top prospects and their families. Where talent goes, professional scouts and top college recruiters are sure to follow, and Perfect Game can offer the best in baseball increased exposure, insight and professionalism to propel them through their baseball careers.

What we do

Perfect Game:

• Reports to all 30 Major League scouting departments

• Reports to over 1,500 college baseball programs

• Ranks players nationally, by state, and by position

• Runs the most organized events nationwide

• Works with Skillshow, which films all players during showcase workouts and all pitchers during games for BaseballWebTV.com

• Requires players to use wooden bats only (except for BCS tournaments)

• Has selected every Perfect Game All-American (Formerly Aflac All-American)

What participants receive

Showcase participants will receive:

• A comprehensive scouting evaluation by Perfect Game, which will be posted online at www.PerfectGame.org

• An opportunity to compete with and against the nation’s top high school and amateur prospects

• Exposure to over 1,500 colleges and scouts from all 30 Major League teams

• A player profile on www.PerfectGame.org

• A jersey and a New Era 59FIFTY fitted cap

An interview with Roy Clark

Roy Clark: "Jerry (Ford) and his staff do an outstanding job. We feel that they put on, and it’s not even close, the best showcases and tournaments of anybody. They’re so well organized. Jerry has tremendous knowledge of scouting. They have a lot of former professional and college baseball people in their organization.

"Since they put on the best showcases and tournaments, naturally they’re going to get the best players. We are pretty much a high-school oriented organization, so where the best players go, we will be there. We have sometimes up to 10 or 11 scouts covering Perfect Game events. It gives athletes the chance to compete at the highest level of their age group, in a team or showcase format, in some of the best facilities in front of both colleges and scouts.

"They’re (Perfect Game) the best, and the top colleges and the highest level scouts know it."

Click here for the full interview transcript

Results are what count...

Perfect Game set a new record for the tenth consecutive year following the 2011 MLB draft. Of the 1,530 players selected, 1,323 had attended a Perfect Game event, and 294 of the first 331 picks were Perfect Game alumni. Many of these alumni had participated in multiple Perfect Game tournaments, showcases and/or leagues.

In the past ten years, 9,073 Perfect Game participants have been chosen in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. However, these figures do not account for the many Latin American free agents who participate in Perfect Game showcases and tournaments and then sign with Major League clubs. One can only imagine how many Perfect Game alumni will ultimately reach their dream of playing Major League Baseball down the road.

Perfect Game does not take any credit for the numerous outstanding players selected in the draft or the many more who go on to play college baseball. Perfect Game simply provides talented players a means to be identified and evaluated closely while competing with and against the best worldwide. Perfect Game identifies players, provides an opinion, and then lets Major League scouts and college coaches form their own.

MLB scouts and college coaches make the most important decisions, and luckily, they follow what we do very closely - not only in person, but online as well.

Draft fast facts
• 52 of first 60 players drafted had attended a Perfect Game event

• 85 percent of all players drafted in 2011 were Perfect Game alumni

• 294 of the 331 players picked in the first 10 rounds had participated in either a PG showcase or tournament

By the numbers
Number of PG alumni taken in draft each year

2002: 364
2003: 409
2004: 533
2005: 823
2006: 952
2007: 1,048
2008: 1,164
2009: 1,191
2010: 1,266
2011: 1,323

Showcase F.A.Q.

• What do you evaluate at a Perfect Game Showcase?
• What is Perfect Game?
• How is Perfect Game beneficial to me?
• Is Perfect Game intended only for HS players?
• What other services does Perfect Game provide?
• Do I have to attend a PG event in order to be ranked?
• How are the national rankings compiled?
• What are the subscription levels?
• Can I upgrade or downgrade after subscribing?
• Where does the info on the website come from?
• Can I link to Perfect Game content from another site?
• Can I post Perfect Game information on another site?


The Value of Attending a Showcase
How Perfect Game sets itself apart: The Best Players play PG
Jerry Ford: Why good players go to Perfect Game
Jerry Ford: Why attend a Perfect Game Showcase if I've been to a tournament?
Opportunity to Play College Baseball
Colleges Trust Perfect Game Scouting Reports
How Pro Scouts & College Coaches Best Utilize Perfect Game
Talk to someone who has been through the baseball experience advantage
Compare yourself to other prospects
Jerry Ford: How to Perform Your Best Under Pressure
How Perfect Game Showcases are structured for scouting
Showcase Workout: Scouting Outfielders
Showcase Workout: Scouting Infielders
Showcase Workout: Scouting Firstbasemen
Showcase Workout Scouting Catchers
Evaluating a Hitter
Evaluating Pitchers
What if it Rains? Perfect Game's Ability to Adjust
Jerry Ford: The Perfect Game Showcase Grading Scale
When do showcase video clips get posted on BaseballWebTV
Skillshow provides videos based on only what college coaches want to see
Videos Role in Recruiting is Important
Video has become so important for baseball prospects
Jerry Ford: Video has become important in scouting
Jerry Ford Skillshow helps Colleges, MLB Teams & Thousands of Players
Youtube is not enough - BaseballWebTV is where coaches are looking for players
What is the ACT system?
ACT System is part of BaseballWebTV
Perfect Game Crosschecker Content & Subscription Levels
Bruce Kimm: Advice to Aspiring Players
What it means to 'Play Hard' - Bruce Kimm
Bruce Kimm: Parents should be #1 Fans
What makes an impact player?
Perfect Game's Rise in Popularity
Jerry Ford: Perfect Game's "Role in Baseball"
Jerry Ford: Perfect Game Background & Philosophy
What people don't know about Perfect Game
Scouting Schedule Revolves around Perfect Game
Locations(s) Directions
5-Plex - Former Red Sox Spring Training Site - 4301 Edison Ave Ft. Myers, FL Google | Yahoo! Map
Terry Park - 3421 Palm Beach Blvd Ft. Myers, FL Google | Yahoo! Map
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Event Record   All Time PG Event Records
Category Time/Velo Name St Event Year Draft Col.Commitment
60 Yard 6.50 Connor Betbeze GA 2010   Pennsylvania
Fastball 90 Cody Allen FL 2005 Indians 16 UCF
Fastball 90 Cody Allen FL 2005 Indians 23 UCF
Pop-Time 1.72 Luis Arrizurieta FL 2008   Barry
CVelo 83 Mario Amaral FL 2010 Brewers 17 Florida State
CVelo 83 Frankie Romano FL 2011   Stetson
1BVelo 88 Daniel Stoops FL 2010   Massachusetts
IFVelo 88 Frank DeSico OH 2008   Notre Dame
IFVelo 88 Alex McGathey FL 2012   North Florida
OFVelo 94 Nick Bougopoulos FL 2010  


MLB Players (2)

2005 National Academic Alumni
Name MLB Current MLB Debut Drafted by (Rd.) HS Grad
Alex Cobb Rays Rays (5/1/11) Rays (4) in  2006 2006
Cody Allen Indians Indians (7/20/12) Indians (16) in  2010 2007
Cody Allen Indians Indians (7/20/12) Indians (23) in  2011 2007


Drafted Players (31) *Only displaying first 10 rounds.   View all rounds.

2011 Academic (GPA 3.0+) Alumni
Name MLB Draft HS Grad
Edgardo Rivera Round 8 by Brewers in 2012 2012

2010 National Academic Alumni
Name MLB Draft HS Grad
Alex Lavandero Round 9 by Brewers in 2012 2012

2007 National Academic Alumni
Name MLB Draft HS Grad
David Holmberg Round 2 by White Sox in 2009 2009

2005 National Academic Alumni
Name MLB Draft HS Grad
Evan Chambers Round 3 by Pirates in 2009 2007
Alex Cobb Round 4 by Rays in 2006 2006

2004 National Academic Alumni
Name MLB Draft HS Grad
Tyler Stohr Round 6 by Tigers in 2008 2005