End-of-the-Month Roundup: May

The month of May is always a very exciting time in the baseball world. On one hand, you have the major league season in full swing. On the other hand, the prep and collegiate seasons are winding down and beginning postseason play. On top of that, anticipation for the annual MLB Draft begins to amp up throughout the month.

The PBR Illinois team was on top of it all, traveling across the state to cover the high-level talent on display during the IHSA postseason. On a national level, the PBR team provided in-depth analysis for the upcoming draft, including mock drafts and previews for some of the drafts top players.

Prep Baseball Report is constantly pumping out content, and because of this it is easy to miss a lot of interesting material. This post is packed with convenient links and news from the past month. Check out what you may have missed below.

IHSA NEWS AND NOTES

• Weekly Diamond Notes: May 3 | May 10 | May 17
  

• Illinois Daily Roundup: Click Here

• PBR Illinois Player of the Week: Connor Milton | Ben Hernandez | Adam Snedden | Evan Gray

• Scout Blog: Week 7 & 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | IHSA Playoffs

• 3A/4A Predictions and the Roundtable Chat: Predictions | Roundtable

• 1A IHSA State Finals Game Recap: Offense powers Marquette past Gibault Catholic for 1A crown

• 2A IHSA State Finals Game Recap: Teutopolis earns second title in three years.

LOOKING AHEAD

• Top Prospect - St. Louis (6/4): Request Invite | Event Info | Roster

• Underclass Trials (6/5): Register | Event Info | Roster

• Fox River Open (6/11): Register | Event Info | Roster

• Top Prospect - Chicago (6/18): Request Invite | Event Info

• Metro East Open (6/25): Register | Event Info | Roster

JUCO NEWS

• With the World Series rounding out the month, May is always an exciting time for JUCO baseball. For a look at the month’s top performers and more in-depth articles, check out May’s JUCO Wire.

• The state of Illinois saw both Lincoln Land (NJCAA D2) and Oakton (NJCAA D3) reach the World Series. For an in depth NJCAA Division 2 World Series preview, CLICK HERE. For the NJCAA Division 3 World Series preview, CLICK HERE.

• 2019 NJCAA World Series Roundups: Day 1 and 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5

• Follow @PBR_JUCO for more up-to-the-minute news and notes from across the country.

NATIONAL POV

• Illinois Director of Scouting, Drew Locascio, broke down some of the state’s top draft prospects in the Illinois Draft Preview

• Nathan Rode, David Seifert, and Shooter Hunt all discussed draft predictions in their 2019 Mock Drafts

• The updated PBR 2022 Overall Rankings were released on May 30. SS Logan Wagner (NA; Louisville) ranked in at No. 99, making him the highest representative for the state of Illinois. Following closely behind him were RHP Gavin Woodland (Sesser-Valier; uncommitted), C Zander Buchan (Maine South; South Carolina), C Nate Voss (Marist; uncommitted), and RHP Alex Stanwich (Lincoln-Way East; uncommitted) to round out the Illinois talent.

• High School Crosscheck: Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14

• College Crosscheck: Week 11 | Week 12: Pitchers and Hitters | Week 13 | Week 14

• In early May, Prep Baseball Report and Mizuno announced a comprehensive partnership that would provide youth and high school athletes at PBR events direct access to information and industry-leading product innovations from Mizuno. For more details on the partnership, CLICK HERE.

PBR DRAFT HQ

• Coffee & Curveballs focused on the month’s best individual postseason performances throughout the country, and also highlighted some of the biggest risers in the Class of 2022.

• The Official PBR Podcast enjoyed a busy month of May, discussing top prospects and national news, while also running through a mock draft for the upcoming 2019 MLB Draft.

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