General | Blog | 6/16/2026
Wolforth Throwing Mentorship: Article 66
Ron Wolforth
The Number That Just Killed MLB Expansion: 1,217 USA Today's Bob Nightengale dropped a bomb shell recently that the baseball world is still digesting. Major League Baseball wants to expand to 32 teams. Team executives are quietly opposing it and the reason has nothing to do with cities or money. They cannot find enough healthy pitchers. Between 2020 and 2024, professional baseball performed 1,026 Tommy John surgeries at the minor-league level alone. Another 191 at the Major League level. More than twelve hundred elbow reconstructions in five years on the best young pitchers in the world. That is not bad luck. That is a system reporting a verdict on itself. For fifteen years, the youth-baseball industry has chased one number: velocity significantly more than projectability and arm care. Recruiters scout by it. Social...
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6/30/2026
Texas Twelve Firing On Full Cylinders
Kinley Kitchens
Every team hopes to start a tournament with momentum, but few make a statement quite like Texas Twelve Maroon 2028. Matched up against defending champion Excel Blue Wave National to kick off their debut in the 2026 Perfect Game National Elite Championship, Texas Twelve Maroon delivered a complete team performance, earning a hard-fought 3-2 victory and immediately establishing themselves as one of the top teams to watch this week. The win showcased the balance that has made Texas Twelve Maroon a powerful team. Strong pitching, timely hitting, and steady defense all played a role as the team held off one of the tournament’s premier programs. Right-hander Ty Antley turned in an outstanding performance on the mound, throwing a complete game while allowing only five hits and two walks over seven innings. The High Follow prospect worked consistently between 85-89 mph and mixed in a sharp...
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6/30/2026
Flames Capture 18U BCS Title
Alyssa Golden
Flames Natty used timely hitting and a dominant start from Beau Collier to defeat NLB American 7-3 and capture the 18U BCS National Championship on Monday at Lee Health Sports Complex. Despite being assembled just hours before the tournament began, the Flames quickly developed chemistry throughout the tournament. “This team was put together 12 hours before this tournament, and they went on a crazy run,” head coach Adam Vasquez said. “These kids know each other locally, but they don’t play together. For them to come together last minute like that, it’s crazy. I’m proud of them for that.” The game opened as a pitchers’ duel, with David Acevedo recording the lone hit through the first two innings. NLB American starter Hayden Graham kept the Flames in check early, allowing just one hit while striking out one over 2.0 innings. The right-hander...
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6/30/2026
Ohio Valley BCS Champ. Scout Notes
Perfect Game Staff
‘28 C Keegan Sawyer (OH) showcased the toolshed in this one. A top player in the OH ‘28 class. LOUD (Hit & Defense) #OVBCS @KeeganSawyer10 Clip 1: 3-R 💣 to LF Clip 2: 2B to LC Clip 3: SEED, Caught Stealing @ 2B Name for August 1 @MidlandBasebal pic.twitter.com/FvIpEU7Llz — Jordan Gates (@JGatesPG) June 27, 2026 Keegan Sawyer (2028, Cleves, Ohio) The stock continues to go up and up for Keegan Sawyer. Fresh off a state championship for Bading High School, he has picked up where he has left off this spring. It seems that he gets bigger each time I see him, but the frame really works on both sides of the ball at 6-feet, 190-pounds. It’s athletic and the actions on both sides are extremely advanced. Sawyer took home MVP honors after finishing with nine hits, six going for extra bases including two home runs, nine RBIs and eight runs scored. It’s electric at...
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6/30/2026
2026 PG National Showcase Preview
Hannah Jo Groves
With the start of July comes the start of the 2026 PG National Showcase. Running for five days, the best of the Class of 2027 will come together in Miami’s LoanDepot Park to update their metrics and show their progress in game situations against top-tier talent. 45 out of the top-50 players in the class of 2027 will be in attendance - including all top-5 players, Dylan Seward, Chase Fuller, Kinon Bastian, Connor Salerno and Carter Hadnot. Vice president of scouting operations at Perfect Game, Jered Goodwin, said the fact that so many of the top-ranked guys have prioritized this event is telling. "When you talk about 45 out of 50, you see how many kids across the country want to go in and compete to see where they stand and what they need to improve on," Goodwin explained. "When you have those types of numbers of kids coming in and wanting to compete at the same place...
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6/29/2026
17u WWBA Scout Notes: Day 6
Perfect Game Staff
17u WWBA Scout Notes: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Day 5 #Uncommitted Joniel Miranda Perez (‘27, PR) struck out seven over four scoreless frames of work. Operates from a med RH frame w/ length. Heavy FB up to 92 (88-90) w/ late ASR. Showcased an advanced fade + tumble CH, mixing in a sharp 11-5 BB. #WWBA @pg_int1 @PG_Uncommitted pic.twitter.com/PPDuBdIf79 — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) June 28, 2026 Uncommited right-hander Joniel Miranda Perez (’27, Camuy, PR) recorded six strikeouts over four strong frames of work, failing to allow an earned run. Miranda Perez possesses a medium right-handed frame with length pointing to future projection. He starts over the face before working to the belt and into a higher compact leg lift. The Puerto Rico native fires down the mound via a medium length arm action and high three-quarters slot. He got a heavy fastball up to...
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6/29/2026
16u Elite Scout Notes: Days 1-2
Perfect Game Staff
Noah Harris (2028, Savannah, Ga.) has been swinging it well for CBU down in Hoover, driving in seven runs on three hits through just two days of action. He has a single, double, triple and three runs scored across a couple of games. The 6-foot-3 lefty hitter uses a consistent timing mechanism in the box with excellent leverage generated at impact, oftentimes from gap to gap. He wears a lean athletic build with plenty of projection and plus speed that makes him a serious threat on the basepaths. Harris has proven that he can hit for contact and power at the plate, making for a tough out against any arm. #Uncommitted ‘28 Evan Hedlund (AZ) pitching lights out for @ShowTime_Select; 7 Ks thru 3 IP thus far. Living 86-88 w/ carry on 72% Ks. Mixing two-plane SL for Ks. Lean athl type w/ more to come. @PG_Uncommitted #NatElite @PGMidAtlantic https://t.co/rWfzwyRvUv...
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6/29/2026
PG & Win Reality Partner Up
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6/28/2026
"Why not us?" Canes MW Take 14u WWBA
Kinley Kitchens
Every championship team has an identity. For Canes Midwest 14U National, it could be summed up in three simple words. "Why not us?" That became the team’s motto throughout the week, and by championship day, the players had turned those words into reality. Canes Midwest capped off a memorable tournament with a 8-4 victory over Canes National 14U, finishing an undefeated 11-0 run over six days while proving they belonged among the nation’s top teams. It was a championship built on timely hitting, dominant defense, relentless grit, and a belief that never wavered. For Coach Steiner, the title represented far more that simply winning another tournament. “It has been an unbelievable experience for us,” Steiner said. “Some people call us a mid-major, so I guess we are now solidified as being one of the top programs in the country.” That belief carried the...
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6/28/2026
16u PG Elite Back in Hoover
Kinley Kitchens
One of the summer’s biggest events returns to Hoover this week as the nation’s top 16U teams prepare to compete in the 2026 Perfect Game National Elite Championship. Now entering its seventh year, the invite-only event continues to bring together many of the country’s best teams and players for one of the most competitive tournaments on the summer calendar. This tournament will host 104 teams from all across the country, all with the same goal of leaving Hoover as champions. The tournament has consistently showcased top competition, with past champions including East Cobb Astros 16U Texas Orange, Top Tier Roos American, 5 Star Performance National, Canes National, MLB Breakthrough Series, and defending champion Excel Blue Wave National. With loaded rosters set to take the fields this week, a new chapter of championship baseball is ready to unfold. Leading this...
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6/28/2026
17u WWBA Scout Notes: Day 5
Perfect Game Staff
17u WWBA Scout Notes: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 #Aggies commit William McIntire (‘27, TX) struck out ten and allowed just a run over five innings of work. Operates from an athletic med RH frame w/ length + projection. Got the FB up to 88 w/ run/ride traits + late ASR. Mixed in a pair of BBs, including a sharp 10-4 SL (75-76)… pic.twitter.com/xrjyxFbu19 — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) June 27, 2026 Texas A&M recruit William McIntire (’27, Boyd, TX) was dominant over his five-inning outing, striking out ten while allowing just an earned run. McIntire operates from an athletic medium frame with length that points to projection. He starts over the face before working into a high compact leg lift, firing down the mound via a quick compact arm action and high three-quarters slot. The Aggies commit got a run/ride fastball up to 88 with feel for the...