In the end, the D-backs won out over the Wildcats.
After a lengthy decision-making process, IMG Baseball Academy alum Blake Perry this week signed a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, receiving a $500,000 signing bonus. Perry chose the professional route over the University of Kentucky.
Said Tom Allison, Arizona’s Director of Scouting:
“We are delighted to have signed [...]
With another successful and competitive season in the books, check out some photos from IMG Wood Bat League’s Saturday championship.
As with the regular season and playoffs, the Marauders dominated the hardware when Commissioner Jason Elias handed out the season-ending awards this past weekend.
After posting a 20-3 regular season record and recording a dominant 10-2 IMG WBL championship game victory, Marauder players took home four of the major league-wide awards. Photos from championship Saturday and [...]
It has been an intense summer for the players competing in the IMG Wood Bat League. Playing 3-4 games a week while practicing and training physically, you must have superb mental concentration to keep yourself focused. For 17-year old Tony Rivera, his concentration has never been better as he is set on winning a championship. [...]
Player of the Week:
Tyler Helphenstine, .667 Batting Average, 2 Doubles, 4 RBIs, 4 Runs Scored, .889 Slug %, .700 OB%, 1.589 OPS.
Pitcher of the Week:
Austin Platt, 1 win, 8 strikeouts, 1.62 ERA.
Final regular standings and playoff seeding (Marauders and Manatees get first-round bye):
Marauders 20-3
Manatees 13-9
Lightning 10-12-1
Conquistadors 10-13
Hurricanes 9-14
Seadogs 5-16-1
Final regular season offensive and pitching leaders:
[...]
Far from a typical baseball showcase, the Area Code Baseball Games are not only highly selective, but tend to be a solid indicator for future baseball success, with more than 300 past and present MLB-ers having played in the event.
So, the selection of IMG Baseball Academy students Tanner Pollack and Brandon Bonilla to represent Oakland [...]
The IMG Wood Bat League College Showcase took place on Monday. Players in the Wood Bat League got to showcase their skills before coaches from some very successful college programs. Representatives from Lynn University, University of Tampa, Flagler College, Newberry College, and State College of Florida teamed up with IMG coaches representing Swarthmore, Morehead State, [...]
Both the Marauders (16-3) and Manatees (11-6) entered Tuesday’s action as the probable top seeds for the playoffs. The Marauders are already guaranteed either the one or two seed. The only team with a chance to overtake the Marauders for the top position in the IMG Wood Bat League before the playoffs would be the [...]
The afternoon game this past Saturday featured two teams that are fighting to put a few wins together as the season comes to a close. The Sea Dogs (4-11-1) have had a shaky start to the season but still have time to turn things around before the playoffs start. The Hurricanes (6-12) are currently under [...]
BATTING
(Min. 1.5 PA per games played)
NAME
AVERAGE
TEAM
1
Mike Webb
0.500
Manatees
2
Luke Miller
0.471
Sea Dogs
3
Randy Tallhammer
0.424
Marauders
4
Hudson Kuras
0.405
Sea Dogs
5
Tyler Helphenstine
0.394
Marauders
RBI
NAME
TOTAL
TEAM
1
Mike Webb
12
Manatees
2
Alec Linebarger
12
Marauders
3
Randy Tallhammer
11
Marauders
4
George Martin
10
Seadogs
5
Austin Holbrook
9
Hurricanes
2Bs
NAME
TOTAL
TEAM
1
Giovanny Cordero
5
Manatees
2
Bryant Moore
5
Lightning
3
Nick Dibenedetto
5
Marauders
4
5 players tied
4
3Bs
NAME
TOTAL
TEAM
1
Randy Talhammer
3
Marauders
2
Phillip Dilandro
3
Marauders
3
Barrett Snyder
3
Conquistadors
4
4 players tied
2
HRS
NAME
TOTAL
TEAM
1
Jeff Sutherland
1
Conquistadors
RUNS SCORED
NAME
TOTAL
TEAM
1
Randy Tallhammer
15
Marauders
2
Mike Roberts
14
Manatees
3
Chris Solis
14
Hurricanes
4
Marty Greinke
13
Manatees
5
Bex Trout
12
Manatees
STOLEN BASES
NAME
TOTAL
TEAM
1
Tony Rivera
14
Conquistadors
2
Bex Trout
12
Manatees
3
Alec Linebarger
12
Marauders
4
Marty Greinke
11
Manatees
5
2 players tied
10
SLUGGING %
NAME
%
TEAM
1
Luke Miller
0.676
Seadogs
2
Randy Tallhammer
0.667
Seadogs
3
Philip Dilandro
0.600
Marauders
4
Mike Webb
0.605
Manatees
5
Giovanny Cordero
0.525
Manatees
ON BASE %
NAME
%
TEAM
1
Luke [...]
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