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Showcase  | Story  | 6/16/2020

Players Show Out at Summer Main Event Showcase

Brett Greenberg     
MARIETTA, Ga. – Today marked the first of two days for the 2020 Perfect Game Main Event Showcase. 

Over two hundred players ranging from the class of 2021 to the class of 2025 took to fields one, two and three at the East Cobb Baseball Complex in Marietta, Georgia to showcase their talents in front of several Perfect Game scouts and some college scouts. Players from all around the country attended this showcase in hopes of turning a head or getting a look by a scout.



The benefits of participating in a Perfect Game showcase cannot be overstated. Perfect game produces fully detailed scouting reports including a PG grade which is the best way to gain exposure and some recognizability with college coaches and scouts. 

The day started with typical dynamic and static stretching before splitting up into three groups. Two of the groups participated in fielding and throwing drills. The outfielders were given an opportunity to show their arm strength with drills including throwing to third base and home plate. The infielders showcased their fielding and arm strength as well with some ground balls taken from the shortstop position. The third group participants were able to showcase their speed to scouts participating in the 60-yard dash. The catchers were also given an opportunity to show off their arm strength with a couple of throws down to second base giving the scouts their pop time.

After the players showcased their defensive skills and speed, the hitting and scrimmage portion of the showcase began. Each participant was given eight swings to showcase their contact and power before the scrimmage portion. 

Dylan Koontz, a third baseman in the 2021 class, was a standout in the batting practice portion blasting three homeruns over the right center wall on field one. Koontz displayed power to all fields and gave thanks to his at-home garage gym he put together during quarantine due to COVID-19.

“I really have just been trying to get stronger and put in work in my home gym,” said Dylan Koontz. “I only have three actual weights, so I had to get creative with my workouts.” 

For the majority of these showcase participants, this is the first competitive, game-like baseball that they have participated in since early March. 

“Any time you get to come out and compete against the best is an opportunity for me,” said Andrew Ruggeri. “This is my first real baseball in over three months, so I am just happy to be out here.”

Ruggeri speaks for nearly all of these players and that was evident in the scrimmages. The scrimmages were game speed and taken seriously with each player taking pride in both their individual stats and team record. It is evident that these kids were itching to get back on the baseball diamond and showcase their talents. 

In any showcase, there are nerves in the players with the pressure of performing at the highest of their capabilities, but scouts were clear in their message of what they want to see on the field both today and tomorrow.

“Just play as hard as you can, play like you are in the backyard playing with your friends,” said a Perfect Game Showcase Scout. 

The latter part of day one continued with scrimmages and batting practice. Each player was given equal opportunity to showcase their talents. The 2020 Perfect Game Main Event showcase will conclude June 17 with five more scrimmages being played.

Participants can expect to receive their Perfect Game grades in the coming weeks which can be accessed on the Perfect Game website under player profiles. 
 
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