THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCOUTING ORGANIZATION
| 2,384 MLB PLAYERS | 15,805 MLB DRAFT SELECTIONS
2,384 MLB PLAYERS | 15,805 MLB DRAFT SELECTIONS
Sign in Create Account
Sign in Create Account
Tournaments  | Story | 7/9/2019

Patience key for Sheets Baseball

Cory Van Dyke
Photo: Seaver Sheets (Perfect Game)

EMERSON, Ga. – Ben Sheets was once a premier arm in the MLB, being selected to the MLB All-Star game four times over eight years with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Now, he’s running Sheets Baseball, a travel baseball organization based out of Monroe, Louisiana. In the 2019 WWBA 16u National Championship, Sheets Baseball has jumped out to a 6-0 start in pool play, clinching a spot in the upcoming playoffs round after outscoring opponents 48-6 over the course of those six games.

With the experience in the majors, there’s one piece of advice that he tells his team of 16 years olds on a consistent basis.

“One of the biggest things for me is just making sure they understand that you have to get better each and every year, each and every time you step on the field,” Sheets said. “When you show me somebody that’s staying stale in their progression of getting better throughout the years, I don’t think that’s what you’re looking for. You want to see guys who are trending right.”

Among those trending in the right direction on Sheets baseball is Sheets’ son, Seaver Sheets. This past Saturday, Seaver committed to play his college ball at Auburn University.

“I came out to the Perfect Game Junior National in Hoover and I started getting some interest after that, talking to a few schools,” Seaver said. “Then I came to this event, we came early for the 17u (WWBA last week) and I pitched and got more interest off of that… Auburn was really the school I wanted to go, so I chose to commit there.”

For Seaver, who uses a 5-foot-10, 150-pound frame to generate a fastball that topped at 91 mph in Sheets Baseball’s 8-0 win over Team Steel Select on Tuesday night, it was the competition aspect of the Junior National Showcase that really appealed to him and ended up igniting his recruiting process.

“That was really cool because there was so many coaches out there and so many good players,” Seaver said. “I got to get at-bats off some of the best pitchers and face some of the best batters when you’re pitching. It’s just a really cool thing.”

Brody Drost, an LSU commit and No. 1 player in Louisiana for the 2020 class, offered a similar sentiment. Drost, who called LSU his dream school, recently participated with the top 2020 talent across the country at the National Showcase at Chase Field in Phoenix. 

“[Perfect Game’s] got a good thing going on and it will be here for many, many years,” Drost said. “It was cool because hopefully one day I’ll be there again actually playing for a real MLB team.”

Having gone through the process himself before eventually settling at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Sheets has preached a message of patience to the members of his team who are still looking to fulfill that baseball dream by playing in college.

When there’s a multitude of college coaches at a tournament like the 16u WWBA, it’s sound wisdom for those on players on Team Sheets instead of getting caught up in the moment.

“I continue to let them all know that your opportunity is coming,” Sheets said. “Your chance is coming. You just have to be patient. That’s what I was telling Seaver. They’re going to find a good player. Good players are going to end up somewhere.

“If you have a tool, you want to show it off whether it’s your arm, whether it’s your speed, whether it’s your power. [Perfect Game] gives you that opportunity, it gives you that platform to get out there and show what your tool is. You talk about five tool guys, but a lot of times one or two tools makes you draftable.”

So what sets Sheets Baseball apart from the field of 392 teams at the 16u WWBA? While the 6-0 record is certainly gaudy, the team is doing it without a roster of 20-25 guys like most of the top-tier teams. 

There’s no PO’s (pitcher only) on Sheets’ roster. Drost threw a five-inning no-hitter in the first game on the mound and plays in the outfield otherwise. Hayden Durke, the ace of the pitching staff who fanned 10 batters over five inning earlier in the tournament, oftentimes is an extra hitter or third baseman in the lineup. Seaver Sheets will play shortstop unless he’s called on to pitch. It allows an exciting brand on the field that doesn’t strap the players into one role.

“Our team only has a few players, so we play everywhere,” Seaver said. “We have position guys pitching because we only have 12 players. It’s just really cool to be able to move around and have everybody playing all kinds of positions.”

It’s been that way from the beginning and it has brought success in the past. Last year in the 15u WWBA tournament, Sheets Baseball went 11-1, losing only in the championship with a similar cast of players.

“I think one of the biggest things is us against the world when we get here,” Sheets said. “It’s that mentality that we’re going to continue to play good baseball. We’re going to bring guys in to save games that necessarily maybe aren’t closers… we don’t have the luxury of having six D-I arms in the wings waiting to pitch.”

Sheets Baseball had a promising showing last week as a 16u team in the 17u WWBA. The team finished the pool 5-1-1, but lost the tiebreaker to advance to bracket play, despite being without the services of Drost for the tournament, who Sheets calls the team’s ‘Superman’. 

Now in their own age group this week, Sheets Baseball is attempting to make another run back to where they were last year. With the aforementioned players along with Kael Babin, Matthew Russo, Clint Lasiter, and Connor Simon among others, Sheets Baseball seems poised for another run.

“The team is playing really good right now,” Drost said. “It’s hot out here, everyone is tired, but if it was easy everyone would do it. Just play hard every single day.”

No matter the results, Sheets is already proud of the way his team has made a mark and a lasting impression at the tournament.

“I told them you’ve already positioned yourself as one of the best teams in this age group,” Sheets said. “There’s no denying it regardless of what happens. We’re very proud of what we do. We’re not a huge organization. We’re really just a travel team that continues to play and get better.”
Give us your feedback
Tournaments | Story | 1/27/2026

MLK East Scout Notes Recap
Perfect Game Staff
Article Image
‘28 OF Jakob Groeschel (OH) continues to impress with the bat on the circuit, picked up 2 2Bs in the first game today. Really athletic, went 4.4 on turn; easy to dream on all the traits. #MLKEast @PG_OhioValley pic.twitter.com/wOIwnGKnkg — Perfect Game Florida (@Florida_PG) January 17, 2026 2028 OF Jakob Groeschel (Springfield, Ohio) broke out at this event last year hitting a casual .909, and although he didn’t turn in quite the same performance, he hit a strong .462 with 4 extra-base hits, 5 walks, 5 bags and only struck out once. He’s a pretty dynamic athlete who can do a lot of things well, but the bat is the calling card as he just lives on the barrel and has no problem handling all kinds of pitching. It’s a simple swing, but he’s got fast hands and he can really impact the ball without being overly physical yet.  2030 RHP Michael Vazquez...
Read More
High School | General | 3/27/2026

High School Notebook: March 27

Vincent Cervino
Article Image
Hudson December (2027, Woodland Hills, Calif.) showed flashes of his upside despite a somewhat uneven three-inning outing. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound right-hander struck out three while working through a couple of tough jams, though his command was inconsistent at times. He ran his fastball up to 87 mph on a pair of occasions and generally sat in the 83–85 range. He mixed in an upper-70s slider with varying shape and execution where it was most effective when thrown with proper intent, showing shorter, tighter depth. He also flashed a changeup against a few left-handed hitters. Mechanically, there’s a blend of positives and areas for development. He incorporates his lower half fairly well and moves down the mound with some pace and intent. The arm is quick, though it can be late getting up at times, and his taller finish limits full torso extension through release. With...
Read More
Draft | Mock Draft | 3/27/2026

2026 MLB Mock Draft: V 2.0

Tyler Henninger
Article Image
The spring season is well underway and the board is starting to take shape. Last week, the draft team put together the Top-300 and this week we take a stab at our first mid-season mock draft. While there still is plenty of time for things to shake out differently, here is how we see things shaping up at this point in the draft cycle.  Pick Team Selection Position School 1 Chicago White Sox Roch Cholowsky SS UCLA 2 Tampa Bay Rays Justin Lebron SS Alabama 3 Minnesota Twins Grady Emerson SS Fort Worth Christian 4 San Francisco Giants Jackson Flora RHP UC Santa Barbara 5 Pittsburgh Pirates Vahn Lackey C Georgia Tech 6 Kansas City Royals Drew Burress OF Georgia Tech 7 Baltimore Orioles Ace Reese 3B Mississippi State 8 Athletics Jacob Lombard SS Gulliver Schools 9 Atlanta Braves Eric Booth Jr. OF Oak Grove 10 Colorado Rockies AJ Gracia OF Virginia 11 Washington Nationals Gio Rojas LHP...
Read More
Juco | Rankings | 3/25/2026

JUCO Top 25: March 25

Blaine Peterson
Article Image
Another strong week of Juco baseball for teams in our Top 25, and as you may see, our field is the same from a week prior with each and every team handling business in their weekend sets to hold fast to their spots on the board. Some notable movement though inside the Top 5 with Gaston jumping up to number 2 after a 33-2 start to the 2026 season as well Cloud County cracking the Top 15 for the first time all year. Looking forward to watching conference play around the country as we approach the final stretch of the regular season. Rk. School Record 1 Johnson County (KS) 30-2 2 Gaston (NC) 33-2 3 Florida Southwestern (FL) 26-7 4 Walters State (TN) 26-6 5 Chipola (FL) 29-5 6 Florence-Darlington (SC) 29-6 7 Blinn (TX) 22-8 8 McLennan (TX) 20-7 9 Cochise (AZ) 28-6 10 Pearl River (MS) 25-7 11 Georgia Highlands (GA) 30-8 12 Southern Nevada (NV) 24-6 13 Northwest Florida (FL) 21-12 14 Cloud...
Read More
College | Rankings | 3/25/2026

DII/DIII/NAIA Rankings Update: March 25

Nick Herfordt
Article Image
Every preseason, analysts and voters pour enormous effort into ranking the small college baseball landscape — poring over returning rosters, transfer additions, coaching changes, and historical trends to assemble the most accurate picture they can of who will be contending when the postseason arrives. And most years, they get it largely right. But the nature of college baseball, with its massive rosters, unpredictable development arcs, and ever-churning transfer portal, guarantees that a handful of genuinely elite programs will slip through the cracks every spring. A team loses too many seniors. A key transfer hasn’t yet suited up. A new coaching staff hasn’t had the chance to prove itself. The voters see the question marks and leave the blank space, and then the season begins and the blank space starts filling itself in — loudly. As the 2026 season heads into its...
Read More
College | Story | 3/24/2026

College Players of the Week: March 24

Vincent Cervino
Article Image
March 24th Perfect Game/Player of the Week: Quinton Coats, IF, Cincinnati The Cincinnati Bearcats (19-7) are on the cusp of the Top 25 and are playing their best ball of the season. The offense has been the driving force behind their success, and it has been incredibly consistent having averaged 8.5-runs per game. In the middle of it all, Quinton Coats, is on pace for a historic season both within the program and on a national level. The 6-3/225 infielder from Olathe, KS has been launching home runs at a record pace and opponents seem to be powerless to stop his onslaught. With incredible strength in his hands, Coats creates easy loft and in 5 road games last week he collected 9 hits in 20 at-bats, with 4 home runs, 9 runs scored, and he drove in a total of 9 runs as well. As for his pursuit of history, the modern day BBCOR bat standard single season home run record is 34, set back in...
Read More
College | Recruiting | 3/23/2026

Recruiting Notebook: March 23

Ryan Miller
Article Image
High speed look at the FF-SL from '27 SS/RHP Harry Chubb Jones Jr. (GA)... #BeastoftheEast @PG_Uncommitted @PG_Georgia https://t.co/zXWgDJjU0y pic.twitter.com/GUIUN4tWmw — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) June 25, 2025 Harry Chubb Jones Jr., RHP/SS, Class of 2027 Commitment: Alabama Jones recently flipped his commitment from Clemson to Alabama, landing Rob Vaughn and staff a high-end two-way talent in the ’27 class. The Georgia native possesses tremendous upside on the mound, working from a long and lean right-handed frame that displays projection and athleticism. Jones starts over the face before working to the belt and into a higher pronounced leg lift. He fires down the mound via a standard-length arm action and high three-quarters slot. Chubb’s fastball/slider combination and feel for the zone, with the heater showcasing run/ride traits and power into the high-90s....
Read More
College | Rankings | 3/22/2026

College Top 25: March 23

Vincent Cervino
Article Image
Time flies when you are having fun and the fact that we are almost to the halfway point of the 2026 season, proves just how entertaining things have been to this point. In what was an ultra-impactful week on the national landscape, there are some clubs fading out of the limelight while others are emerging from the shadows and showing they are a force to be reconned with. Conference play always makes the big picture come into view and we are now getting a feel for who the true contenders may be as the grind begins. The UCLA Bruins (21-2) keep their stranglehold on the top spot in the land as they remain unchallenged since the start of Big Ten play and finished the week with a (4-0) record. The Texas Longhorns (20-3) did lose back-to-back games this week but showed their resilience by winning an intense road series against now No. 7 Auburn (19-4). Georgia Tech (19-5) also had a (2-2) week...
Read More
Draft | Rankings | 3/20/2026

2026 Draft Board: Top 300

Vincent Cervino
Article Image
The 2026 MLB Draft class is shaping up to be one of the better in recent memory and, potentially, the best class in the last decade. It’s led by UCLA superstar shortstop Roch Cholowsky, a true five-tool prospect who’s the early favorite for 1:1. One of the most popular pieces of industry feedback when constructing this list was some variation of “Roch is too low” or “go up on Roch” and he’s the best college prospect since 2019 when Adley Rutschman (Oregon State, Orioles) was the consensus No. 1 prospect. Similarly to 2019, there’s a superstar Texas prep shortstop at No. 2, in 2019 it was Bobby Witt Jr. (Colleyville Heritage, Royals) and this year it’s Grady Emerson. Both Emerson and Alabama’s Justin Lebron would have been solid 1:1 candidates in years where Roch Cholowsky is not eligible and both have All-Star potential....
Read More
High School | General | 3/23/2026

High School Notebook: March 23

Perfect Game Staff
Article Image
Talon Brown (‘29 CA) showing some intriguing stuff over 2.1 IP running the FB up to 89, living 86-88 while mixing in a BB at 77. FB heavy on the day w/ a limited pitch count. 6-4, 205-lb w/ an athletic operation working down the bump #PGHS pic.twitter.com/HkLmJHrB1W — Perfect Game California (@California_PG) March 14, 2026 Talon Brown 2029 RHP, Christian Brown features an advanced 6-foot-4, 205-pound, athletic, projectable frame.  The freshman has made two appearances on the young season working four-innings without allowing a hit or run and has struck out seven opposing hitters.  It’s an easy, downhill operation and the ball jumps out of the hand, using the four-seam often that has ride through the zone, sitting 85-88 and topping out at 89.  The breaking ball showed 11-5 shape with depth spinning it at 1900 RPM+.  Brown features an athletic...
Read More
Press Release | Press Release | 3/19/2026

PG Teams Up with OZ Ball Tournaments PTY

Perfect Game Staff
Article Image
  667 Progress Way | Sanford, FL 32771 | 319-298-2923 www.perfectgame.org | facebook.com/perfectgameusa | @PerfectGameUSA     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PERFECT GAME NAMES OZ BALL TOURNAMENTS PTY AS OFFICIAL AREA DIRECTOR IN AUSTRALIA, EXPANDING GLOBAL FOOTPRINT   Sanford, Florida (Thursday, March 19, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced that it has entered into a new international partnership with Oz Ball Tournaments Pty, naming the organization as an official Perfect Game Area Director in Australia. The agreement establishes Perfect Game-licensed tournaments and showcases across major Australian markets, including Sydney, Brisbane/Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.     Australian events will operate under the Perfect Game brand, delivering the same...
Read More
Loading more articles...
About Perfect Game :: Contact us :: Terms of Use :: Privacy Policy :: Testimonials :: Job Opportunities
Copyright 1994-2026 by Perfect Game. All rights reserved. No portion of this information may be reprinted or reproduced without the written consent of Perfect Game.