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Tournaments  | Story | 5/19/2026

Best of the Best Event Preview

In simplistic terms, the Best of The Best tournament is an absolute gauntlet as seemingly every game brings a playoff game atmosphere. Coaches must strategically map out their pitching to ensure they can get through Pool Play while also making sure they have arms to make a deep playoff run. Each and every age group is loaded with the best teams, composed of some of the best players that travel baseball has to offer.

The 9u & 10u age groups will respectively have 9 out of the Top 10 Teams within the latest PG National Team Rankings participating in the event. At 9U, LTP-Reign will look to hold on to their #1 ranking but will have plenty of competition with the likes of ZT National Prospects and HTX-Wildcatters 9U looking to take over that #1 spot. In the 10u age group, Elevate National will look to fend off plenty of talent with #2 ranked Kaos National, East Cobb Astros and ZT National Prospects in the tournament field. Elevate National is based out of Texas but has some East Coast flavor amongst their bevy of talented players on their roster. Both Ace Elliott (VA) and Bryce Shaw (NJ) bring high-octane fastballs and prodigious power to a formidable roster that will look to put an exclamation point on their #1 ranking. There will be tons of talent littered across both age groups, as these Young Ballers give us a glimpse into the future of the game.



Within the 11u & 12u groups, you will have many aspiring young athletes looking to stake their claim to a potential PG Select Festival invitation as the Best of The Best is one of the events each year that pits the absolute best players in the country all in one place. For those of you that do not realize just how talented these 11u &12u players are, keep your eyes peeled across the entirety of this very event as there will be plenty of exciting moments throughout this absolute gauntlet. It'll be electric across every roster as respectively 9 of the Top 10 teams at the 11u division and 8 of the Top 10 at 12u teams at each age group will be in attendance. Paul Basile of the #1 ranked TBT Ballers National is hitting nearly .800 coming into the event and will be a name to watch for years to come. David Thomas of DG29 Baseball Academy Black has already been into the mid-70s as an 11u eligible player. Jaxon Knox of the #3 ranked MVP/Hustle-Casillas brings a .582 average into the event and will look to continue his team’s success in 2026.

Now to the 12u group, where you find 26 PG Select Festival alums scattered throughout the various rosters with plenty of Festival hopefuls vying to show exactly WHY they should make this year’s iconic event. Wildcatters 12U Elite comes into the event undefeated along with the #1 Ranking in the country. The aptly nicknamed “Twin Towers” by yours truly Hardin Sullivan and Jameson Wilhite both bring heat into the low-80s, while Andrew Peavey of ZT National Prospects will look to continue his stellar 2026 campaign. AJ Elliott and Nolan Hatch of SBA National are both hitting over .500 as they plan to lead the #3 team in the country to a deep playoff run. There will be noticeable talent across each and every game with names that have we’ve become accustomed to hearing but the amazing part of this event is the new names that continue to shine or plant their names amongst the countries Best of The Best!

Following the trend already set forth by the 8u-12u groups mentioned above, the baseball only gets better the older you get and both the 13u and 14u brackets will be further proof of that. The 13u group will begin their first full season of playing on the 60-90 fields, but these players are already amongst the best and have shined this past fall and early spring as these rosters are littered with Select Festival alum, and new names who've yet to be discovered who'll demand a spot at the University of Knoxville with their performance. DK National 13u enters the event as the No. 1 team in the country on paper, followed by No. 2 ZT National, No. 3 FTB Phillies, No. 4 SBA Bolts National and No. 5 USA Prime National. In all, 9 of the 10 teams in attendance are ranked within the top 10 while the lone unranked club, the Wildcatters Elite, boast some of the best fire power, led by 7 Select Festival alum. 

The 14u spread is certain to be just as entertaining as 12 of the top teams from around the country will invade Sanford, Florida with players all throughout the top 100 set to be in attendance. And for as well known as some of these players are like the Christopher Cabrera's, Jhunior Jose Cordero's and Kingston George's, there are going to be new names who inevitably pop this weekend, utilizing the biggest stage and brightest lights to capture our attention. 

Take a look at the top teams attending and you quickly realize they are here not just to play, but to win, as nearly every one of the current top ranked players will be in attendance. With just three pool play games, every inning, strike that, every pitch will matter as we will see premier matchups from the opening pitch. The first pitch of the 14u bracket is slated for 8 am Saturday morning as the Central Florida Suns take on Furia Prospects 2030. 

As always, follow along on social media as our staff will be certain to flood it with up-to-the-minute content to keep you aware of all the latest happenings. 

Tournaments | Story | 11/6/2026

National All State Preview: Week 1

Hannah Jo Groves
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This weekend, teams from all around the country in the 10U, 12U and 14U divisions will converge on the Houston area for the 2026 PG National All-State Select Championships. The 10U division will have 22 teams, 12U will have 23 and 14U will have 22. All ages have many different states represented - from Hawaii, to the Pacific Northwest, to Arizona, to New England, to Carolina to Florida and many more. “National All-State brings together the best players in the country across Houston,” national crosschecker and northeast scouting director, John McAdams, said. “It’s a fun atmosphere for ultimate bragging rights amongst all the regions the PG platform reaches domestically while serving as a good litmus test for myself, Jheremy Brown and Tyler Russo to see the players. We get another glimpse at the end of the year as we start to formulate our initial thoughts on the...
General | General | 11/6/2026

Class of 2028 Rankings Update

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Draft | Rankings | 11/6/2026

2027 MLB Draft Board Update: Top 200

Tyler Henninger
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PG Draft Content Hub With the fall season winding down and the winter months approaching, it is time for another draft board update.  After getting more live looks and gathering information from the fall action across the country, we have expanded the board to a Top-200. The class continues to feature an intriguing mix of arms from both the prep and college ranks, along with an enticing position player pool.  There is still plenty of time for new names to emerge and established prospects to continue to improve their draft stock, but here is where things stand as we head into the winter.  * denotes draft eligible sophomore Rk. Name Level Pos. B-T School Hometown State Commitment 1 Dylan Seward H SS S-R Norco Eastvale CA Tennessee 2 Brendan Lawson C SS L-R Florida Toronto ON 3 Dax Whitney C RHP R-R Oregon State Blackfoot ID 4 Tomas Valincius C LHP L-L Mississippi State...
College | Story | 11/6/2026

College Fall Notebook: November 6

Craig Cozart
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Virginia Cavaliers  2026 In Review:  Under the leadership of first year Head Coach Chris Pollard, the Cavaliers won 37 games which was the second most victories by a first-year coach in program history.  Virginia went (37-23) finishing tied for 8th in the ACC and earned an at-large bid to the Hattiesburg Regional.  They fielded a talented offense that averaged over 8-runs per game, highlighted by AJ Gracia and Eric Becker who were both selected on Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft.  While the defensive squad wasn’t quite as elite as usual, they were ultra-competitive on the mound with a strong rotation and lock down bullpen.  With plenty of talent returning for Pollard and his staff in ’27, they should be a force on a national level once again.  Impact Returners:    Senior Antonio Perrotta (.266/.459/.431, 5 HR, 6 2B, 24 RBI) experienced...
General | General | 11/5/2026

Wolforth Throwing Mentorship: Article 70

Ron Wolforth
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That Off-Season Program Wasn't Built for Your Son. It Was Built for Nobody. The Harsh Reality of Skill Development · Part 2 of 5 Somewhere right now, a pitcher is starting a twelve-week off-season program. It came from his travel team. Or a trainer. Or a big leaguer's Instagram. It has phases and a logo, and every kid in the building got the same one. Here is the harsh reality. That program was written before anybody looked at your son. It doesn't know he exists. It was built for the average pitcher... and the average pitcher does not exist. A Template Fixes Somebody's Problem. Maybe Not His. Every pitcher who is stuck is stuck for a reason. We call that reason his constraint... the thing that is actually limiting him right now. For one kid it is strength. For the next it is mobility. For the next it is a mechanical inefficiency, or an arm that isn't recovering, or a body that...
General | General | 11/5/2026

Wolforth Throwing Mentorship: Article 69

Ron Wolforth
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Your Son's April Arm Injury is Being Scheduled Right Now   The Harsh Reality of Skill Development - Part 1 of 5 Let me start this series with something most people in baseball won't say out loud. In my experience, a great many of the arm problems we will see next April are being set up right now... in October, November and December. Not necessarily because a young pitcher is throwing too much. Often it's because of what happens when he stops. Here is the pattern. I have watched it for more than thirty years. The fall season ends. The arm is tired, so the family does what seems like the responsible thing.  They shut it down. No throwing. For a lot of kids, no anything. Weeks go by. The holidays come and go. Then somebody looks at a calendar in January and realizes tryouts are three weeks away. Suddenly, an arm that has done nothing since October is asked to go from zero to game...
High School | Rankings | 11/4/2026

Class of 2027 Rankings Risers

Kyler Peterson
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Complete Class of 2027 Rankings With the end of the summer and fall seasons behind us, it was time for a quick refresh of the 2027 class rankings. Below you'll be able to read about some of the biggest risers up the board, led by North Carolina outfielder John Hucko who jumped more than 110 spots to now sit at No. 20 overall.  John Hucko, OF, Charlotte, N.C. Previous Rank: 132 | Current Rank: 20 Hucko makes a huge leap into the top-20 players in the class after a dominating showing in Jupiter. It’s as good of a left-handed swing as you’ll come across with pretty easy impact to all parts. He’s a supreme athlete with all the tools to play center long term and is a present plus runner. Hucko is a name that cemented his prospect status in Jupiter and will be a name to follow for next year’s MLB Draft. Elyjah Mason, SS, Lake Forest, Calif. Previous Rank: 71 |...
General | General | 11/3/2026

Class of 2027 Rankings Update

Perfect Game Staff
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Press Release | Press Release | 11/2/2026

PG Partners Up with Minority Prospects

Perfect Game Staff
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  667 Progress Way | Sanford, FL 32771 | 319-298-2923 www.perfectgame.org | facebook.com/perfectgameusa | @PerfectGameUSA     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PERFECT GAME ANNOUNCES MEDIA RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP WITH MINORITY PROSPECTS   Sanford, Florida (Monday, November 2, 2026) - Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced a media rights partnership with Minority Prospects, the Atlanta-based organization that has become the largest platform in the world for minority baseball and softball prospects. The partnership kicked off last month at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., Perfect Game's premier fall event, where Minority Prospects produced content featuring some of the nation's top amateur players in front of college coaches, professional scouts and MLB legends. Under the agreement, Minority...
Draft | Story | 10/30/2026

2027 Draft Preview: Prep Middle Infielders

Ryan Miller
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2027 MLB Draft Profile Preview: Collegiate Right-Handed Pitchers | Collegiate Left-Handed Pitchers The premium profile in each class often are prep middle infielders, a sought-after group with the athletic ability to stick on the dirt or land throughout the diamond long term. This demographic has produced the superstars of today’s game and therefore are selected in prime spots while demanding high-end signing bonuses. This group features a mix of loud tools, high level projection, and impact defenders. Below we break down at the top prep middle infielder in the 2027 cycle.  ‘27 SS Dylan Seward (CA)- liftoff from the No. 1 player in the class. A solo blast to RCF to extend the lead for @TheCanesBB #WWBA @California_PG @Vol_Baseball commit https://t.co/lJjNg6T7PS — Perfect Game Scout (@PG_Scouting) June 27, 2026 SS Dylan Seward, Norco (CA)  The Southern...
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