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Jerry Ford

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14 articles submitted
since 2/22/2009

Most viewed stories written by Jerry Ford

	Article	Date	Views
1	THE FASTBALL & VELOCITY	3/16/09	43637
2	Where Do the Best Baseball Players Come From?	3/3/09	18741
3	THE FASTBALL & VELOCITY	3/16/09	15904
4	Do You Want To Run Faster?	3/23/09	15459
5	The Five Tool Player	2/22/09	13022

World Championship Day 1 Notes

Tournaments - Story David Rawnsley Brian Sakowski Vincent Cervino Britt Smith Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 20, 2017

Hard throwing righthander Victor Vodnik was a pleasant surprise in Jupiter on Thursday, throwing mid-90s gas as one of the top prospect standouts from the first day of the 2017 WWBA World Championship. read

Weather Update - Jupiter

Tournaments - Story Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 20, 2017

Update for playing conditions at the WWBA World Championship. read

Texas righty leads Texas Yanks

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 20, 2017

The Texas Scout Team Yankees brought a roster to the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter filled with top 2018 Texas prospects, including RHP and Texas commit Simeon Woods-Richardson from Houston. read

Inside look at the Ways To Play

Tournaments - Story Daron Sutton

Oct 20, 2017

Watch the documentary as Daron Sutton goes behind the scenes at the inaugural Ways To Play event Powered by Major League Baseball and Perfect Game to explore progressive ways to improve the pace of play. read

Weather Update- West Palm

Tournaments - Story Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 20, 2017

Update for playing conditions at the WWBA Freshman World Championship. read

Freshman World on deck

Tournaments - Story Bryan Cooney

Oct 19, 2017

The 5th annual WWBA Freshman World Championship starts on Friday in West Palm Beach, Fla., boasting some of the nation’s top talent from the class of 2021 including PG Select participant Nick Bitsko. read

Weaver sets pace for Braves

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 19, 2017

PG All-American and Georgia commit Cabera Weaver is in Jupiter, Fla., this weekend performing for scouts and setting the pace for the Braves Scout Team/East Cobb at the PG WWBA World Championship. read

WWBA World keeps rolling on

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 18, 2017

2017 PG All-American and No. 12-ranked 2018 national prospect Kendall Simmons will lead the East Cobb Yankees into play this weekend at the 19th annual PG WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. read

Sophomore World All-Tourney

Tournaments - All-Tournament Team Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 18, 2017

The All-Tournament Team from the 2017 WWBA Sophomore World Championship, held Oct. 13-16 in Fort Myers, Fla., and includes event MVP Kolbe Aven of the champion Elite Squad. read

Ways To Play All-Tournament

Tournaments - All-Tournament Team Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 18, 2017

The All-Tournament Team from the Ways To Play Powered by MLB & PG event is now available and includes event MVP Anthony Seigler of the runner-up Canes National team. read

Jupiter College Standouts

Tournaments - Story Patrick Ebert

Oct 17, 2017

Clemson outfielder Seth Beer shined on the fields in Jupiter at the 2015 WWBA World Championship just a few months prior to dominating at Clemson during his freshman year in college. read

Handicapping top Jupiter teams

Tournaments - Story David Rawnsley

Oct 17, 2017

Extremely talented two-way player Joseph Charles hopes to lead the Central Florida Gators to a championship at the 2017 WWBA World Championship in Jupiter as David Rawnsley handicaps the top teams. read

Fall Academic top prospects

Showcase - Top Prospect List Perfect Game Staff

Oct 17, 2017

The top prospect list from the 2017 Perfect Game Fall Academic Showcase, held October 14-15 at Perfect Game Park at LakePoint in Emerson, Ga., is now available. read

SE Uncommitted top prospects

Showcase - Top Prospect List Perfect Game Staff

Oct 17, 2017

The top prospect list from the 2017 Perfect Game Southeast Uncommitted Showcase, held October 14-15 at Perfect Game Park at LakePoint in Emerson, Ga., is now available. read

11U Fall Invitational Bracket

Tournaments - Brackets

Oct 16, 2017

Bracket read

12U Fall Invitational Bracket

Tournaments - Brackets

Oct 16, 2017

Bracket read

Squad remains Elite

Tournaments - Story Bryan Cooney

Oct 16, 2017

The championships just keep coming for the Elite Squad program, claiming the 2017 WWBA Sophomore World Championship after winning the Underclass championship a week ago. read

Sophomore World Days 2-3 Notes

Tournaments - Story Jheremy Brown Brian Sakowski

Oct 15, 2017

Jayden Melendez, who participated in the 2017 14u PG Select Baseball Festival, has advanced skills both at the plate and behind it as one of the standouts from Day 2 and 3 at the WWBA Sophomore World Championship. read

Sophomore World Bracket

Tournaments - Brackets Perfect Game Staff

Oct 15, 2017

Bracket read

Ways to Play Day 1 Scout Notes

Tournaments - Story David Rawnsley

Oct 15, 2017

Canes National lefthander Carter Lohman worked four scoreless innings on Saturday as one of the top prospect standouts from Day 1 of the Ways to Play event in Georgia, Powered by MLB and Perfect Game. read

Ways to Play Day 2 Scout Notes

Tournaments - Story Vincent Cervino

Oct 15, 2017

Ryan Bliss had a big day at the plate on Sunday helping to propel the East Cobb Yankees to the championship at the Ways To Play event powered by Major League Baseball and Perfect Game. read

EC Yanks know the Ways to Play

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 15, 2017

The East Cobb Yankees adjusted to the 'pace-of-play' rules a little bit better than the other 15 teams, and won the championship at the MLB/PG Ways to Play tournament Sunday at PG Park South. read

Elite Squad sophs thinking big

Tournaments - Story Bryan Cooney

Oct 15, 2017

Eleven RBI by Kolbe Aven leads the tournament for an Elite Squad club heading into the final day of action after securing two big playoff wins on Sunday at the WWBA Sophomore World Championship. read

Sophomore World Day 1 Notes

Tournaments - Story Jheremy Brown Brian Sakowski

Oct 14, 2017

2016 14u PG Select Baseball Festival participant Patrick Holloman continued to show a great idea of how to pitch on the first day of the inaugural WWBA Sophomore World Championship. read

MLB, PG find a Way to Play

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 14, 2017

East Cobb Astros 2018 RHP Cooper Stinson adjusted nicely to the new pace of play rules implemented by MLB at this weekend's 16-team Ways to Play Powered by MLB and PG at PG Park South-LakePoint. read

Hitters churn out talent

Tournaments - Story Bryan Cooney

Oct 14, 2017

The Wisconsin-based Hitters Baseball club time and time again has proven players from the Dairy State can compete with anyone, as shown by a dominant performance on the mound by George Klassen on Saturday. read

World Championship Pool Preview

Tournaments - Story Brian Sakowski Vincent Cervino Jheremy Brown Patrick Ebert

Oct 13, 2017

Pool-by-pool the teams, and talent, of the 2017 WWBA World Championship are previewed, as Will Banfield will look to emerge as a champion with Team Elite after finishing 2016 as the runner-up. read

Underclass World All-Tourney

Tournaments - All-Tournament Team Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 13, 2017

The All-Tournament Team from the 2017 WWBA Underclass World Championship, held October 5-9 in Fort Myers, FL, is now available and includes event MVP Gavin Casas of the champion Elite Squad. read

Sophomore World next in line

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 12, 2017

Fresh off an MVP performance at the PG WWBA Underclass World Championship, top 2020 Gavin Casas will lead the Elite Squad into this weekend's WWBA Sophomore World Championship in Fort Myers. read

Northwoods top prospects

Summer Collegiate - Rankings Patrick Ebert

Oct 11, 2017

Florida College World Series hero Tyler Dyson was the slam-dunk choice for the No. 1 prospect in the Northwoods League, who continued to fire mid-90s heat this summer after helping the Gators claim the 2017 championship. read

Cape Cod League top prospects

Summer Collegiate - Rankings Jheremy Brown

Oct 11, 2017

Surging righthander Logan Gilbert of Stetson continued to get better and better this past summer and was named the top prospect in the Cape Cod League as a result. read

PGBA coming to Canada, Europe

Tournaments - Story Bryan Cooney

Oct 10, 2017

The Perfect Game Baseball Association (PGBA) is expanding their footprint to extend into Canada and Europe with a series of events directed at increasing the exposure for players outside the United States. read

Underclass World Day 4 Notes

Tournaments - Story David Rawnsley Jheremy Brown Brian Sakowski Vincent Cervino Greg Gerard Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 9, 2017

Big arms were on display during the playoffs at the WWBA Underclass World Championship, few bigger than the velocity Alejandro Rosario produced, helping to propel Elite Squad to the quarterfinals on Monday. read

Ways To Play Bracket

Tournaments - Brackets Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 9, 2017

Bracket read

Squad prevails at Under World

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 9, 2017

The Florida-based Elite Squad topped three playoff foes by a combined 12-2 on Monday, and took home the title at the PG WWBA Underclass World Championship in Fort Myers, Fla. read

Underclass World Day 3 Notes

Tournaments - Story David Rawnsley Jheremy Brown Brian Sakowski Vincent Cervino Greg Gerard Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 8, 2017

Recent Kentucky commit Harrison Cook showed some of the best overall future promise on the hill for Iowa Scout Black on the third day of the 2017 WWBA Underclass World Championship. read

Under World feels the Power

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 8, 2017

No. 28-ranked 2019 INF and Florida commit Isaac Nunez helped lead Fla.-based Power Baseball 2019 into Sunday's playoffs as the No. 18 seed at the WWBA Underclass World Championship in Fort Myers. read

13U Fall Invitational Bracket

Tournaments - Brackets Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 8, 2017

Bracket read

Great 8 stand at Under World

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 8, 2017

2019 RHP/OF Cameron Wademan threw a 5 inning, 5-hit shutout and scored the game's only run in the FL Burn 2019 Platinum's Rnd of 16 win over the SC Panthers 2019 at the WWBA Underclass World Sunday. read

Underclass World Day 2 Notes

Tournaments - Story David Rawnsley Jheremy Brown Brian Sakowski Vincent Cervino Greg Gerard Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 7, 2017

Dylan Eskew showed impressive physical projectability and arm strength on Friday for 5-Star National Dobbs as one of the Day 2 prospect standouts at the WWBA Underclass World Championship. read

2017 Underclass World Bracket

Tournaments - Brackets Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 7, 2017

Bracket read

A 'Breakthrough' at Under World

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 7, 2017

The MLB Breakthrough Series is back at the PG WWBA Underclass World Championship in Fort Myers, and its team features many top prospects like No. 40-ranked Texas 2019 Sanson Faltine III. read

14U Fall Invitational Bracket

Tournaments - Brackets Perfect Game Staff Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 7, 2017

Bracket read

Florida Qualifier All-Tournament

Tournaments - All-Tournament Team Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 6, 2017

The All-Tournament Team from the 2017 WWBA Florida Qualifier, held September 29-October 2 in Fort Myers, Florida, is now available and includes MVP Nick Tripp of the event champion FTB Tucci 55. read

Kernels Foundation All-Tourney

Tournaments - All-Tournament Team Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 6, 2017

The All-Tournament Team from the 2017 WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship, held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is now available and includes MVP Branden Comia of the event champion Cangelosi Sparks Black. read

Underclass World Day 1 Notes

Tournaments - Story David Rawnsley Jheremy Brown Brian Sakowski Vincent Cervino Greg Gerard Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 6, 2017

Jack Washburn, son of former big league lefty Jarrod, enjoyed a strong showing to open the 2017 WWBA Underclass World Championship as one of prospect standouts from Thursday. read

Competing key for Royals ST

Tournaments - Story Jeff Dahn

Oct 6, 2017

The Kansas City-based Royals Scout Team with No. 102-ranked 2019 MIF and Vanderbilt commit Chris McElvain is at the WWBA Underclass World Championship in Fort Myers learning how to compete as a team. read

Ways to Play from MLB, PG

Tournaments - Story Daron Sutton

Oct 5, 2017

Major League Baseball and Perfect Game will be hosting the Ways to Play powered by MLB & PG on October 14-15 in Emerson, Georgia to serve as a one-of-a-kind test group for progressive pace-of-play rules. read

Cali Underclass WS All-Tourney

Tournaments - All-Tournament Team Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 5, 2017

The All-Tournament Team from the 2017 California Underclass World Series, held September 30-October 1 in Irvine, California, is now available. read

Cali Upperclass WS All-Tourney

Tournaments - All-Tournament Team Perfect Game Tournament Staff

Oct 5, 2017

The All-Tournament Team from the 2017 California Upperclass World Series, held September 30-October 1 in Irvine, California, is now available. read

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