The 2023 MLB draft marks my ninth year covering the draft and writing detailed stories on the top prospects.In my first eight years, I interviewed 433 MLB draft selections, including 128 first-ro

Logan Tanner has had the luxury of catching multiple premium pitchers during his three years at Mississippi State. Catching four top-five-round picks has helped Tanner develop into a quality catcher,

Landon Sims stood on the mound and recorded the final nine outs for Mississippi State against Vanderbilt in the decisive game of the 2021 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska

Kaelen Culpepper was a late bloomer, describing himself as a lightly recruited high school player who was undersized but featured plenty of upside. Kansas State noticed Culpepper's potential during h

Rutgers University was the only baseball program to offer Ryan Lasko an opportunity to play at the collegiate level. The New Jersey native received the offer during his junior season at Jackson Memor

KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney coach Josh Lynn was cautious when discussing seventh-ranked Northwest Missouri in the days leading up to Saturday afternoon’s matchup between the two MIAA

Thomas Harrington didn’t garner offers from college baseball programs until the summer leading up to his senior year of high school in 2019. Harrington was a shortstop and right-handed pitcher and

KEARNEY — Tri-City Storm equipment manager Dan Bouska arrives to the Viaero Center each morning at 7 a.m. to prepare for the team’s practice. If he accomplishes his tasks early,

Jordan Beck has been on professional scouts' radars dating back to his prep career at Hazel Green High in Alabama.Scouts considered Beck one of the top prep players in Alabama throughout his seni

Blade Tidwell didn’t have a final high school season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was a known right-handed prep pitcher from Tennessee, but the lack of exposure in the months leading up to the

Some scouts believed Jared McKenzie could start a professional career straight out of high school in 2019. But McKenzie had his sights set on attending college instead.McKenzie, a Texas native, c

Max Clark is the country's No. 1 high school baseball player in the 2023 class. The Franklin Community (Ind.) High School product is an advanced all-around player with no glaring flaws in his game.

Over a dozen University of Arizona baseball players entered the transfer portal after coach Jay Johnson departed for Louisiana State University in June. Then-freshman catcher Daniel Susac was one of

Brock Jones grew up playing football and dreaming of someday playing in the NFL. He also played baseball but favored football and viewed it as his primary sport.It wasn’t until high school that

Zach Neto never heard of Campbell University in North Carolina until the baseball coaching staff reached out to him during the recruiting process, he said. The Miami native quickly grew interested in

KEARNEY — At 10:56 a.m., Feb. 22, Bob Haller pulls the white, 56-seat 2000 Prevost motor coach down Platte Road and into the gravel parking lot behind the Viaero Center.

Mike Boeve is one of the most underrated hitters in college baseball. He's had a standout career in his first two years at Omaha but typically isn't mentioned with some of the game's top performers,

Jordan Sprinkle was an under-recruited and undersized middle infielder coming out of the California high school ranks. He weighed 158 pounds as a senior in 2019 and knew he would have to earn playing

Griffin Merritt needed a fresh start last summer. After four seasons with the Cincinnati Bearcats, Merritt had plenty of options for the future. Professional baseball, dental school or playing for a

Christian Oppor was an intriguing left-handed pitcher out of the Wisconsin prep ranks last season. His fastball touched 96 mph during his senior year, and scouts raved about his athleticism, fastball

Wake Forest prides itself on its player development system, especially in developing pitchers in its state-of-the-art pitching lab. Four years after unveiling its lab, Wake Forest has become an elite

Levi Wells received the starting nod for Texas State in its NCAA Tournament regional matchup against No. 2 Stanford last year. It was the moment Wells hoped for when he transferred to the Bobcats aft

Tyson Neighbors overpowered opposing hitters with his impressive fastball, slider combination. His development on the mound led to an outstanding sophomore season at Kansas State this spring.The

Vance Honeycutt grew up with a strong University of North Carolina athletics fandom. He lived less than two hours from campus, and his parents were student-athletes at UNC during their college career

KEARNEY — Wind gusts of 18 mph howl throughout Memorial Field on a mid-March day. The ballpark is calmer than a usual spring afternoon over the last 58 years, even

Owen Murphy drew glowing reviews on the showcase circuit last summer. The third baseman and right-handed pitcher from Illinois performed well in two of the biggest events in the summer, excelling at

Griffin Herring has garnered interest from talent evaluators dating back to the months leading up to his freshman year of high school. The left-handed pitcher has developed into one of the top prep p

Dylan Questad entered the spring as the top Wisconsin prep baseball player. The Waterford (Wis.) High School senior right-handed pitcher wasn't fazed by the expectations and attention.He was near

KEARNEY — University of Nebraska at Kearney quarterback Alex McGinnis connected with receiver Trey Lansman on a well-placed back-shoulder pass in a 6-on-8 drill on the first day of preseason

KEARNEY — Luke McNitt played one season at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, appearing in 10 games at quarterback and H-back in 2013, after a notable prep football career

Garrett Crochet is one of the most intriguing pitchers in this year’s MLB draft class and figures to go early in the draft, which runs June 10-11. The Tennessee left-handed pitcher has all the attr

KEARNEY — Hinwa Allieu scurried back-and-forth in a 4-on-4 soccer game during his lunch break as a sophomore at The Avalon School, an all-boys school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in fall

Luke Fox didn’t join the Duke baseball program as a big-time prospect. In his first two years at Duke, the left-handed pitcher saw time as a starter and reliever, even pitching at times as the team

KEARNEY — For the first time in his three-year collegiate career, University of Nebraska at Kearney linebacker Rakid Hill played in all 11 games last season.

KEARNEY — Nick Portz was in preseason camp with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in September. But after Portz tallied zero points in three preseason games, the RoughRiders cut the forward

Karson Milbrandt has had the luxury of learning from former major-league pitcher Shaun Marcum during his high school career. Marcum is entering his fourth year as the coach at Liberty High (Mo.) afte

Dylan Questad, a right-handed pitcher, made a statement on the showcase circuit last summer, dominating quality prep hitters and exhibiting exciting potential on the mound. The Waterford (Wis.) nativ

KEARNEY — Antoine Young was a three-year starter at Creighton and played a pivotal role in its run to the third round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Anthony Silva gained valuable experience against high-end prep pitching during the 2021 summer. The Clark High (Texas) School senior shortstop participated in major showcase events, including the Pro

Adam Mazur was lightly recruited out of high school, drawing interest from Division I mid-major programs. The right-handed pitcher from Minnesota started his collegiate career at South Dakota State,

Austin Henry has grown up in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, a town of about 3,700 people. Henry, a senior at Dell Rapids High, appreciates the small-town atmosphere and friendliness of the community.

KEARNEY — University of Nebraska at Kearney has placed in the top eight at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in each of the past 17 years.

KEARNEY — Trey Lansman’s name regularly rang over the Health and Sports Center’s public address system as he made play after play for the University of Nebraska at Kearney men’s

KEARNEY — When University of Nebraska at Kearney quarterback Steve Worthing walked away from the game due to health concerns in June, it gave an opportunity to one of the

Carson Whisenhunt had the luxury of learning from East Carolina right-handed pitcher Gavin Williams the last two years. Williams started his college career as a reliever before developing into one of

Ryan Hoerter announced his decision to transfer to the Milwaukee Panthers on Thursday. The right-handed pitcher spent the last three years at Auburn University after being the top-ranked recruit in t