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Baseball season is here and the Five Tool staff is here, there and everywhere. Our new weekly feature shares the top 10 performances, plays and video we captured from across the nation. This week, players came through in big moments and there was no shortage of big flies.
How desperate are we for actual baseball games? Today's Five Tool Five is comprised entirely of players from Thursday night's exciting game between Prestwood Christian Academy and The Brook Hill School. A senior heading to Texas showed impressive athleticism and competitiveness; UTA landed a steal in the 2023 class; and a trio of young, uncommitted players to follow closely.
Following our National High School Player Draft during a recent Five Tool podcast, Drew and Dustin each selected a third lineup. Did any players make both lineups? Could this lineup beat the others? Take a look.
Baseball is back! The Five Tool team shook off the ice and was back out at ballparks around Texas. We cover a couple of standout pitching performances from Smithson Valley's loaded roster; a top national talent participating in the Five Tool Festival who is riding some MLB Draft helium; an uncommitted senior from California who was a big summer performer; and an advanced 2025 hitter from Arizona to follow.
In the first edition of This Week in Baseball, Drew Bishop explores what's happening across five baseball levels: high school, junior college, mid-major D1, power-five D1 and Major League Baseball. He highlights five coaching hires to watch this upcoming season.
Drew and Dustin review their rosters from the Five Tool Podcast National High School Player Draft and explain why picking from so much talent proved difficult.
Burritos, amazing scenery, unique history and art aren't the only things New Mexico does well. It is home to some really good baseball players, too. We take a look at five uncommitted prospects who will be on the D1 radar if they aren't already.
MLB and USA Baseball's DREAM Series provides awesome opportunity and experience to grow and diversify the game. An early No. 1 favorite for Texas in 2026? Plus, a trio of uncommitted 2024 prospects from Texas, California and Arizona to keep an eye on.
On a recent Five Tool Podcast, Drew and Dustin held their second annual Texas High School Player Draft. They put into words what they were thinking with each pick, opposing picks that stung the most and also select their own additional lineup made up of players who went undrafted.
Looking back at one of the top hitters from Oklahoma this summer, another member of Stix Scout 2025 making gains and an intriguing CenTex pitcher to follow. Plus, we head west to Arizona and find two talented uncommitted prospects.
Five Tool is thrilled to announce the first-ever Five Tool High School Festival. The loaded high school event will take place at DFW high schools March 2-4th and features powerhouse programs from Texas, California, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Arkansas.
We all know the phrase gleefully shouted when a deep fly ball finds the track: "weight room!" A couple of Texans are showing why it matters so much. Plus, a senior RHP to keep a close eye on, one of the best uncommitted players in Arizona and a 2025 right-handed pitcher from California to follow.
Texas pitchers are brining the HEAT during preseason bullpens and live at-bats. We check in on a big name in 2024, a breakout name in 2024, and an under-the-radar 2023 prospect. Plus, we highlight a couple of talented hitters from California.
A good case could be made today's leadoff hitter is the best representation of "tools" and "projection" among the prep outfield class nationally. And he kicked off his senior campaign in style. Plus, we'll highlight an uncommitted 2023 pitcher from California and a trio of young Texans who college coaches will want to follow.
A 2023 right-hander from a top program in Texas recently a bullpen video and it offers a glimpse of a guy who could FLY up MLB Draft boards. Plus, a duo of uncommitted 2023 prospects from California who can hit, a 2025 standout from Nevada and big-time running back from powerhouse Hamilton is poised for a big year on the diamond.
Could one of our favorites from Area Code make history as a Colorado prospect? That, two young hitters from powerhouse high school programs, and two summer favorites from the Lone Star State doing impressive things during the fall.
A young man named "Chewy" feasts on baseballs. The 2022 Pudge Rodriguez World Classic MVP is adding velocity. Out in Las Vegas, a 2024 outfielder showed this fall he's a major D1 prospect and more.
Today's edition begins in Hawaii with an uncommitted 2023 switch-hitter, moves to Arizona to highlight an uncommitted 2023 catcher, goes to California and checks out two uncommitted 2024 pitchers, and ends by asking if a very intriguing 2026 player from Oklahoma is the next big thing in his state.
An uncommitted 2023 right-handed pitcher showed up to the Hawaii Sandlot Classic and touched 93 MPH while an uncommitted 2024 left-handed pitcher proved why evaluators should always look beyond the radar gun.
We're sticking in Hawaii for the Five Tool Five and discover an elite 2026 shortstop prospect, a big-time 2024 hitter showing he can get it done on the mound, and discuss a 2026 pitcher who is an example of what "projectable" looks like on the mound.
