As usual, the AABC Don Mattingly World Series delivered. The 88-team tournament included an endless number of talented players and standout performances. Our scout notes attempt to highlight many of those players and performances. And we continue with Pools 5 and 6, which included the runner-up, Hawaii 2G Elite Toro, led by some really strong uncommitted players; two excellent 2026 teams who more than held their own; and much more.
As usual, the AABC Don Mattingly World Series delivered. The 88-team tournament included an endless amount of talented players and standout performances. Our scout notes attempt to highlight many of those players and performances. And we continue with Pools 3 and 4, which included two Texas Senators rising on pro prospects lists, one of the top uncommitted hitters in Texas, two standout 2026 pitchers and more.
As usual, the AABC Don Mattingly World Series delivered. The 88-team tournament included an endless amount of talented players and standout performances. Our scout notes attempt to highlight many of those players and performances. And we begin with Pools 1 and 2, which included tournament champion Texas Twelve Red Sox 2025, one of the top uncommitted LHPs in the tournament, standout uncommitted catchers and more.
The 2024 AABC Don Mattingly World Series featured a loaded 88-team field watched by scouts from 100 different organizations. Who were some of the top players and performers? Our All-Mattingly Team concludes with the pitchers in part II.
The 2024 AABC Don Mattingly World Series featured a loaded 88-team field watched by scouts from 100 different organizations. Who were some of the top players and performers? Our All-Mattingly Team begins with the position players in Part I.
The MLB Draft is here, which means it's time to publish our final rankings for the 2024 class in Texas. Is there a change at No. 1? How many new names made moves onto the final lists? All that, plus MLB Draft commentary, and more inside...
It's Mattingly Week! We preview the 88-team event with over 9,000 words dedicated to highlighting the very, very long list of top uncommitted prospects. Part 2 features maybe the best athlete National Scout Dustin McComas has ever seen on the diamond, a long list of MAJOR 2026s, more standout catchers, a two-way prospect set for a major breakout, the fastest player in the tournament who can also hit, tons of pitchers and much more.
It's Mattingly Week! We preview the 88-team event with over 9,000 words dedicated to highlighting the very, very long list of top uncommitted prospects. Part 1 features a long list of catchers, a sleeper two-way prospect poised for a breakout, one of New Mexico's best players, middle-of-the-diamond athletes, a lefty slugger with huge power, standout pitchers and much more.
Everybody needs a good shortstop, and the Pudge Rodriguez World Classic had plenty of them in the 2026 class. Scouting Intern Troy Piesker takes a look at five uncommitted shortstops who stood out during the Pudge Rodriguez World Classic.
With two bids to Farmington, New Mexico to compete in the prestigious Connie Mack World Series up for grabs, the competition was especially fierce. Detailed reports on the two teams who clinched their berth and much more.
The 2026 class is going to be a good one. A really good one. We conclude our Pudge Rodriguez World Classic coverage with our third installment of scout notes featuring a major left-handed hitting catcher, top two-way prospects, impact catchers and more...
The 2026 class is going to be a good one. A really good one. We continue our Pudge Rodriguez World Classic coverage with our second installment of scout notes featuring a major left-handed hitting catcher, top two-way prospects, impact catchers and more...
Five Tool welcomed 94 teams to the DFW area to compete in our premier 15U event – the Alex Bregman World Series. To say the teams delivered and the competition was great is an understatement. Our scouting team takes a look at some of the standouts from live looks and concludes with PART III of our coverage.
Five Tool welcomed 94 teams to the DFW area to compete in our premier 15U event – the Alex Bregman World Series. To say the teams delivered and the competition was great is an understatement. Our scouting team takes a look at some of the standouts from live looks and continues with PART II of our scout notes.
Five Tool welcomed 94 teams to the DFW area to compete in our premier 15U event – the Alex Bregman World Series. To say the teams delivered and the competition was great is an understatement. Our scouting team takes a look at some of the standouts from live looks and begins with the final four teams that participated in Championship Sunday.
It's time for the 2026 class to shine. Following our national 14U and 15U events, Five Tool welcomes the 2026 class to the center stage. We preview the Pudge Rodriguez World Classic with some of the teams and players to watch...
Our first event at Franklin Ranch included some of the best baseball clubs in the great state of Texas and plenty to talk about. National Scout Dustin McComas shares his observations from four days of coverage.
In a state as deep and talented as Texas, limiting a rankings list to 55 means leaving off a lot of very, very good players. Who are the next 55 for the 2025 class? That list, a report on each of those players and more.
Following months of high school coverage leading into the summer season, we updated our 2025 Five Tool Texas 55. The players ranked No. 11 through No. 55 include a lot of new names and uncommitted prospects. Full reports on those players and more...
As the high school season ends and the summer season begins, we've updated our 2025 Five Tool Texas 55 following months of spring season coverage. No. 1 is a familiar face but the top 10 has a new look...
Texas Twelve kicked off its summer with Scout Days at Cotton Sports Ranch in Katy. Five Tool Texas was there to cover the action and National Scout Dustin McComas shares notes, observations standout players and more from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes.
Marucci Elite Texas' summer season is here and Five Tool Texas was there to cover its opening. Scouting notes, observations, standout players and more from live looks during Marucci Elite Texas' Opening Weekend in Houston.
A week in Houston included a day at Rice University checking out Hunter Pence Baseball Academy during its Opening Day festivities. Our National Scout Dustin McComas shares some of his observations and standout players from the five teams he saw in person.
The Five Tool summer season is HERE. We take a look at some of the standouts from our opening tournaments this past Memorial Day Weekend, but we begin with a player who is making legendary playoff performances look routine.
