Prep Baseball Report

2019 in Review: Showcases


Shon Plack
Missouri Scouting Director

Today review of 2019, we will take a closer look at the Showcases. 

PBR-Missouri held several showcase events through the Show-Me State during 2019, starting with the St. Louis Winter Open in February.  During the spring, PBR-Missouri held two Junior Future Games events, on in Kansas City and one in St. Louis. Many of the players attending were selected to the Junior Future Games at Lakepoint in late July. 

During the summer month, events were more age-specific.  The Top Prospect Games - St. Louis kicked off the summer season.  The event featured over fifty players from around the Missouri and Illinois region, with twenty-nine players committed shortly after. 

On June 4, PBR-Missouri held the annual Underclass Games at the University of Central Missouri with nearly seventy players in the 2022 and 2021 class.  Several players earned a spot in the Future Games with ten having D1 commitments. 

Several Missouri-based players participated in the Class of 2020 Games held at Neosho County Community College in Kansas.  This event showcase many uncommitted rising seniors, with twenty-six commitments that followed. 

The Metro East Open Showcase and the MOKAN Summer Trials were open to all classes, and gave players the opportunity to add to their player profiles.  These showcases also provided an opportunity for identification for younger players.

The Show-Me State also had four players represented in the Midwest Procase in Mid-July.  This even is for top players in the region and a preliminary look into the Super 60 held in February.

The Top Prospect Games - MOKAN provided players in the 2020 and 2021 classes a late summer exposure event.  Six players have earned commitments after this event.

During the fall, PBR-Missouri held two open showcases for all high school classes, the MOKAN Fall Trials and the St. Louis Open Showcase. 

Here is a look back at all the numbers from the 2019 Showcases.


St. Louis Winter Open - 2/9/19



MOKAN Jr. Future Trials - 4/9/19



Missouri Jr. Future Trials - 5/9/19




Top Prospect Games - St. Louis - 6/4/19


Missouri Underclass Games - 6/11/19



Class of 2020 Games - 6/18/19



Metro East Open Showcase - 6/25/19



MOKAN Summer Trails - 7/16/19



Midwest Procase - 7/19/19



2019 MOKAN Top Prospect Games - 8/11/19



St. Louis Open Showcase - 10/12/19



MOKAN FALL TRIALS - 9/28/19



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