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PERFECT GAME ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGGINBOTHAM
Sanford, Florida (Wednesday, February 26, 2025) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced a strategic partnership with Higginbotham, naming it the official life insurance partner of Perfect Game. This collaboration aims to provide families within the youth baseball and softball community with valuable insurance solutions, reinforcing the commitment of both organizations to the well-being of athletes and their families.
As industry leaders within their given space, both Perfect Game and Higginbotham have a significant presence across Texas, Georgia, and the greater Southeast allowing this partnership to align Perfect Game’s dedicated baseball and softball community with Higginbotham’s focus on providing tailored insurance solutions to families. Through this collaboration, Higginbotham will have on-site signage at several major Perfect Game events throughout the year, including the Super Regional NIT Houston 1000, the prestigious DICK’S All-American Classic in San Diego, Calif., and various events at the East Cobb Complex in Atlanta, Ga.
“This partnership with Higginbotham represents another step in Perfect Game’s commitment to support the families that make up our community,” said Perfect Game CEO Rob Ponger. “As the global leader in youth baseball, with more than 1.5 million annual participants, we continue to associate with premier brand partners. By providing access to trusted insurance expertise, we are ensuring that families have the resources they need to plan for their future not just on the field, but off it as well.”
Higginbotham, known as a single-source solution to insurance and financial services and for its personalized approach to service excellence, will leverage this partnership to engage directly with families, offering guidance and solutions tailored to their unique needs.
“This collaboration is a testament to our commitment to foster excellence on and off the field," said Rusty Reid, chairman and CEO of Higginbotham. "This partnership reflects how we show up for the individuals and organizations we serve. We serve many school districts and are dedicated to supporting the next generation of leaders, athletes and scholars as they strive for success in all areas of their lives.”
The alliance with Higginbotham allows Perfect Game to continue to enhance its value proposition by not only fostering the athletic development of young players but also ensuring their families have access to vital resources for financial security.
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Media contact:
Greg Casterioto / Gcasterioto@perfectgame.org / (267) 246-5709
About Perfect Game
Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing over 9,800+ events, hundreds of thousands of games, and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more than 2,210 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,134 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2023 Draft, for example, 95 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the Draft’s first day had previously attended Perfect Game events.
About Higginbotham Insurance and Financial Services
Higginbotham is a single source solution for insurance, financial and HR/employee benefits services. The employee-owned firm was established in 1948 and ranks by revenue today as the nation’s 20th largest independent insurance brokerage. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Higginbotham serves businesses and individuals through locations across the nation. The firm specializes in tailoring programs to meet each client’s unique needs, and in standing by those programs with their Day Two Services®, which provide proactive customer support through the life of each policy. Higginbotham is a values-driven firm that strives to be family to employees, accountable to clients, teammates to carriers, and generous to communities. Visit higginbotham.com for more information.