Let’s take a look back at all of the news and notes that made waves in the state in the month of January by compiling them into one big post. We’ve condensed January's stories, both from a local and national perspective, into a bulleted list below. While this may be the offseason for some, baseball hardly ever sleeps for our team. Our colleagues over at PBR JUCO have also been working diligently at covering the nation’s best programs, while our national team unveiled its first edition of the 2019 PBR Draft Board.

More locally, we recently hosted the 5th annual Underclass Invitational which over 90 of the best players from the 2021-2022 grad classes showed up. up. 

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UNDERCLASS INVITATIONAL

• PBRPLUSUnderclass Invitational: Pitching Revelations 1/30/19
• CO2019 Underclass Invitational Stats Posted 1/28/19
• PBRPLUS2019 Colorado Underclass Invitational: Class of 2022 Preview 1/26/19
• CO2019 Underclass Invitational Schedule 1/24/19
• PBRPLUS2019 Colorado Underclass Invitational: Class of 2021 Preview 1/24/19
• COColorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: MIF Gavin Schmeh of Brighton HS 1/22/19
• COColorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: RHP/SS Dallas Macias of Regis Jesuit 1/18/19
• COColorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: RHP/SS Zachary Horwith of Douglas County HS 1/17/19
• COColorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: RHP Cole Martino of Pueblo County HS 1/16/19
• COColorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: MIF Kyle Barkley of Cherry Creek HS 1/10/19
• COColorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: MIF Westin Miller of Wheat Ridge HS 1/09/19
• COColorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: Adam Moser of Fairview HS1/07/19
• COUnderclass Invitational Q&A with 2022 1B/RHP Max Randis 1/04/19
• COColorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: RHP/OF Braeden Lock of Valor Christian HS 1/03/19
• CO Colorado Underclass Invitational Spotlight: RHP/3B Zach Herrick of Cherry Creek HS 1/02/19
  
  
  

NATIONAL POV

• A state-by-state look at the top stories to watch for in 2019.

• Recruiting Essentials: How rule changes will impact new recruits.

• Wheaton Warrenville South’s Ryan Keeley represented Illinois on this list of the top uncommitted arms in the 2019 class.

• New Trier’s Donald Stricklin was featured in a national story covering the country’s top unsigned senior catchers.

• Prospect’s Ethan Burgh was named among the country’s top uncommitted infielders.

• Plainfield North’s Garret Cook was included in this list of top uncommitted outfielders.

• Our Director of College Scouting David Seifert answered draft questions in his weekly mailbag.

• National Crosschecker Shooter Hunt revealed to us the best run producers in the 2021 class.

• High school baseball is officially underway and Shooter Hunt also visited Southern California to cover the MLK Tournament.

• And finally, Marist High School will represent Illinois at the National High School Invitational this March in Cary, N.C.

JUCO NEWS

• Carter Stewart – one of the top ranked 2018 arms who did not sign with the Braves after being drafted in the first round by the Braves – made waves when he announced that he would be attending Eastern Florida State for the 2019 spring season.

• Our friends at PBR Florida, Doug Freeman and Phil Kerber, ranked the top-10 Florida JUCO programs for the 2019 season.

• Noah Sharp, the PBR Texas JUCO insider, did the same thing in the Lone Star State, ranking previewing the state’s heavyweight JUCO programs.

• Kerber released his official D1, D2, and D3 JUCO rankings.

• PBR Nevada’s Buddy Gouldsmith spent three days at the Manny Guerra Memorial Coyote Border Battle: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

• Sharp reviewed the first week of JUCO action in Texas and previewed Week 2.

• Lastly, the PBR Florida team spent time covering the state’s Kickoff Classic.

PBR DRAFT HQ 

• Coffee & Curveballs previewed the college baseball scene, broke down the MLK Tournament in SoCal, and dissected a loaded PBR Florida showcase. 

• The Official PBR Podcast touched on the proposed college recruiting changes, previewed the Super 60, and took a detailed look at the 2019 NHSI field.