Prep Baseball Report Iowa and Iowa USSSA, the leader in youth sporting events and programs in Iowa announced a partnership today which strives to collaborate and provide opportunities and education to players and families in the state.

“USSSA baseball has become a great foundation for youth baseball players in the state,” Prep Baseball Report Iowa State Director Rob Allison said. “They have provided structure and uniformity for players in the state, region and nation-wide. Prep Baseball Report strives to do the same thing for high school aged players as well. I believe this partnership will provide direction for players and families as they transition from the USSSA model into high school baseball and hopefully beyond. For players this age- it's not about getting seen or recruited- this is an opportunity for us to work with prospective baseball players and parents on creating a platform, a resume, and a plan on what it takes to ultimately get to the next level.”

Since its inception in 2005, the Prep Baseball Report has evolved into one of the country’s biggest and most respected independent scouting services, with a singular focus of providing comprehensive year-round coverage in every state we are in. The mission of the Prep Baseball Report is to scout and promote amateur baseball - high school, junior college and college - and, ultimately, help athletes achieve their dreams of playing baseball at the next level.

The Prep Baseball Report is the No. 1 resource for amateur baseball in each state we cover through our variety of events, boots-on-the-ground scouting staff, daily coverage, and multimedia platforms. Our multimedia platforms and events work in tandem, ultimately creating the most powerful source of high school baseball promotion in each state.  While other organizations take a national approach, our goal is to become the authoritative voice on the ground level of each state.

“USSSA is focused on giving youth athletes the best possible environment to compete and learn. USSSA is a National sanctioning body for multiple sports. When it comes to baseball, USSSA is the largest and most played sanction nation-wide. USSSA offers leagues, tournaments and showcases for teams and individual players to compete in. The goal of USSSA is to provide a fun, safe, competitive environment for teams to be able to compete against other teams that are similarly talented. Here in Iowa, we take it very seriously to make sure that teams are able to show up at an event and be competitive. It is our job to provide plenty of opportunities for teams and players of all skill-levels to be able to compete and enjoy themselves at the same time.” said Bob Egr, (State Director – Iowa USSSA Baseball). “Prep Baseball Report is a program that I have come to really respect. Rob Allison is highly motivated and respected in his industry and does a fantastic job of helping kids move from one level of baseball to the next, whether that be from youth to high school, or high school to college and beyond. It makes a ton of sense for us to partner with Prep Baseball Report and to help the youth players from our program transition to the high school level and to start thinking about continuing on even further.”

About USSSA Baseball

USSSA is a national program consisting of dozens of appointed State Directors from around the country.  Each state has developed its own USSSA state program based upon the needs of its players, coaches and parents.  Each state provides USSSA leagues, tournaments and special events.  USSSA National provides sanctioning tools, insurance, safe-sport programming, Covid-19 return-to-play guidelines along with the websites, schedule programs and tools to host and run a successful program.  USSSA National also offers awesome National Events such as the Elite World Series, Select 30 and the All American games just to name a few.  USSSA Baseball offers programs for four levels of play and gives every team opportunity to compete against teams of the same level and abilities.

Bob Egr was appointed as the USSSA Iowa State Director in 2004.  Iowa USSSA Baseball has grown into one of the largest USSSA baseball programs in the country.   Bob has traveled the state and has partnered with independent tournament host and together built a State Program today that has over 1500 registered teams and over 11,000 teams participating in an Iowa USSSA sanctioned tournament. 

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About Prep Baseball Report

Prep Baseball Report brings together baseball events and digital coverage in a combination unmatched by any other organization. PBR has established itself as a leader in both content and events around amateur baseball, and over the last 15 years has branched out to cover the United States and Canada from coast to coast. PBR employs scouting experts at both the state and national levels, with boots on the ground wherever baseball is played. PBR also conducts more than 1,000 events for high school performance baseball players across the nation, with both showcases and tournaments.

Allison is one of the most respected recruiters and talent evaluators in the Midwest, having been the recruiting coordinator at Iowa Western CC for eight years. During that time, Iowa Western reached the Division I Junior College World Series seven times and won three national championships; 2010, 2012 and 2014. Since 2007, 80 Reivers committed to D-I programs to continue their playing careers while 27 went on to play pro ball. Before coaching at Iowa Western, Allison spent seven years at Muscatine (IA) CC, including six as the head coach. Allison began his playing career at Morningside College in Sioux City before transferring to Westmar University, where he earned all-conference, all-region and all-American honors as a catcher. The Spencer, IA native has been the PBR State Director since June of 2014 and has been an Associate Scout for the Cincinnati Reds for the past 10+ years.

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