The Best of 2020: No. 3 Top Story
January 13, 2021
Prep Baseball Report is committed to bringing the news of amateur baseball to our readers and subscribers. Throughout the year PBR's staff will report on players, teams, events, tournaments, the draft, and general baseball news. With the setup of PBR being a "boots on the ground" approach, with scouts in states and territories, allowing the ability to skew reports and news to the readers of that area. Below we take a look at some of the top stories of 2020, based on web site views and social media popularity.
NO. 3 TOP STORY OF 2020 -- Scout Blogs
The purpose of Prep Baseball Report is to share accurate information on high school players across the country with college coaches and scouts. In doing so, PBR is also sharing info with players, allowing them to gather a type of self-evaluation, based on stats, notes, information, and video.
In North Carolina, a team of PBR scouts, with backgrounds in college coaching and professional scouting, criss-cross the state to see as many players as possible. Players may attend PBR events or tournaments, or may be at a high school game or practice. PBR's team of scouts are constantly working to keep the over 900 college coaches and scouts that subscribe, ahead of their peers.
When a PBR scout attends an outside event, meaning a game or workout that PBR is not hosting, the scout may write a Scout Blog, highlighting any collected stats and giving coaches and scouts some feel for the player's ability and future potential. Many of the blogs will include radar readings, spin rates, run times, or pop times. They could include video as well.
With all of that information posted in a one stop shop, PBR Scout Blogs have become a must read article. Below are some samplings of scout blogs from the recent 2020 seasons.
2020 Fall Scout Blog
- NC Scout Blog: Regional Finals Action 5/24/24
- NC Scout Blog: Notes, Stats, and Video from Prep Baseball Scouts in Past Two Weeks 5/02/24
- NC Spring Break Scout Blog: Diamond Beach Invite at West Brunswick 4/17/24
- NC Spring Break Scout Blog: South Brunswick Invite 4/16/24
- NC Spring Break Scout Blog: Johnston County Invitational 4/15/24
- NC Spring Break Scout Blog: Bobby Murray Invite 4/10/24
- NC Spring Break Scout Blog: Golden Leaf Invite 4/10/24
- NC Scout Blog: Big Arms and Uncommitted Players to Know 3/26/24
- NC Scout Blog: Uncommitted '24s that Could Help; Top Players Written from Last Week. 3/21/24
- NC Week 2 HS Scout Blog: Draft Follows Shine 3/12/24
2020 High School Scout Blog
- PBRPlus Youthful Arms Shine Heading to Hiatus 3/16/20
- PBRPlus Perfection, Draft Arms, Uncommitted Follows & More... 3/11/20
- PBRPlus Myers Park Downs Lake Norman in Thriller 3/09/20
- PBRPlus Power 25 Matchup features Alexander Central & Davie County 3/09/20
- PBRPlus Big Night for Arms in Big Games 3/05/20
- PBRPlus Power Arms & A Comeback Win: Fuquay at Corinth and Orange at Western Alamance 3/03/20
- PBRPlus HS Scout Blog: Opening Day Features Loaded Lineups & Arms 3/02/20
- PBRPlus HS Scout Blog: Arms lead the Way for WCA & Hickory Grove 2/28/20
- PBRPlus Young Arms Make Noise at Wage Hope Scrimmages 2/26/20
- PBRPlus Three 90 Arms & More: Myers Park at CLT Christian 2/18/20