Blaze Tart is one of three IMG Baseball Academy students projected to be taken at some point during the MLB Draft. Tart was a two way player for The Pendleton School at IMG Academies, leading the team on the mound with a 9-0 record and second in hitting with a .435 avg. Before attending full [...]
John Ryan Murphy leaped onto the scouting scene after the 2008 summer when he set nearly every offensvie record for the highly regarded Florida Bombers summer team; a team that has had the likes of Eric Hosmer, JP Arencibia, and Jamile Weeks (All First Round Picks).
Murphy continued to impress scouts throughout his senior season at [...]
It’s an exciting time of the year for baseball fans. The “Boys of Summer” are in full swing and the First Year MLB Player Draft will kick off on Tuesday. For the first time ever, the first 3 rounds will be aired live on the MLB Network. And it’s within those first 3 rounds that a [...]
IMG Baseball Academy seniors John Ryan Murphy and Blaze Tart have been selected to compete in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) Classic in Sebring, Florida. The All Star weekend has taken place in Sebring for 17 years and has had its share of professional talent. Alex Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, Gary Sheffield, Casey Kotchman, Prince [...]
As a testament to its outstanding final record and strong schedule, the IMG Baseball Academy/Pendleton School has actually moved up in some of the most current national rankings.
IMG is ranked No. 6 by Perfect Game Crosschecker, No. 9 by RivalsHigh, No. 14 in MaxPreps Xcellent 25 and No. 39 by ESPN RISE Magazine.
With most teams [...]
Chuck Carree of the StarNewsOnline caught up with UNC-Wilmington commit Blaze Tart on his senior season and pro future. A sample from the linked article.
When UNC-Wilmington baseball recruit Blaze Tart debuted on the mound for his high school team this spring, he was still touching 93 mph in the seventh inning with 20-plus scouts as [...]
With a 9-0 record as a pitcher and .424 batting average as a hitter for the IMG Baseball Academy/Pendleton School, Blaze Tart has some decisions to make should he attend UNC Wilmington — the school he has committed to — next year. The Wilmington Star-News recently talked about what Blaze could bring to Seahawks next [...]
After winning the Westminster National Classic over the weekend in dramatic fashion, the undefeated IMG Baseball Academy/Pendleton School took no time off before heading to the Bud Roth Memorial Tournament in Fort Myers.
On Monday, the Panthers improved to 26-0 on the season with an 11-5 win against (4A) Cypress Lake. Gavin Patton led the way [...]
The following is a recap of the Westminster National Classic championship. Read another story on the game in the tournament’s hometown paper here.
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) was a #1 single by The Four Seasons back in 1975. The song — well before my time — rang through my head on our long drive [...]
Thursday night’s semifinal game had a little bit of everything: great pitching, great defense, timely hitting and nail-biting suspense.
Dillon Moyer sparked the offense in the second inning by driving a 2-0 fastball off the light pole in left-center field for a two-run homer — his second of the tournament. Not to be outdone, John [...]
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