Dustin and Drew give their Texas High School Baseball playoff picks and preview the action across 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A.
College Commitment: Texas A&M University
High School: Grand Oaks High School (TX) 2024
Region: TEXAS
Twitter: MarcBarnhard
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MIDSEASON 2024 FIVE TOOL TEXAS 55 UPDATEMidseason 2024 Five Tool Texas 55 update: we go into extensive detail about the updates to our rankings for the 2024 class in Texas and share the new list. |
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TXHSBASEBALL PREVIEW: 6A Title Contenders, Underrated Teams, Sleepers and MoreTo preview the upcoming season, members of the Five Tool staff – Dustin McComas, Drew Bishop, Jeffrey Kahn and Brooks Vanlandingham – collaborated on a few group analysis projects to share teams they think are state title contenders, teams who aren’t getting enough love, sleepers and more. We'll start with our 6A discussion. |
UPDATED 2024 Five Tool Texas 55After fall season and January preseason evaluation looks, we've made some slight tweaks to the 2024 Five Tool Texas 55 ahead of the Texas high school baseball season. Who was the big mover? That and some of the prospect storylines we'll be following closely this season. |
MLK MLB Texas/Louisiana Showcase Scout NotesThe annual MLK Weekend MLB Texas/Louisiana Showcase at Barbers Hill took place this past Sunday and in addition to over 30 professional scouts, Five Tool was on hand to cover the event. And one player in particular emerged as the big winner... |
Best of 2023: Ranking the Top 55 Pitching Prospects (Part V)Senior Editor and National Scout Dustin McComas continues the Five Tool "Best Of" series with the best pitching prospects he saw in person. The problem? He got carried away and ranked 55 of them with a scouting report for each. Part V includes the final 11 pitchers on the list. |
Signing Day: 2024 Class TakeawaysThe Early Signing Period has arrived for baseball players. We take a look around Texas and beyond to highlight many of the 2024 signing classes, discuss some of the emerging trends in recruiting and much more. |
Updated 2024 Five Tool Texas 55: No. 11 - No. 55.Continuing the coverage of our updated 2024 Five Tool Texas 55 with reports on players ranked No. 11-55. |
TSA All-Star Game: Scout Notes, Video and MoreThursday at Minute Maid Park, the Texas Scouts Association held its annual summer All-Star Game. Five Tool was there. We have video, scouting notes and much more. |
Mattingly WS Scout Notes: Pool 6Loaded with 64 teams, the 2023 AABC Don Mattingly World Series provided no shortage of standout teams and players, including a ton of uncommitted 2024 prospects. Our scouting coverage continues with Pool 6 teams, featuring the tournament champions - 2024 Texas Twelve Red Sox. |
Texas Twelve Scout League: Game Reports and Notes (July 6-9)Some familiar Texas Twelve names and some new ones caught the attention of Five Tool Texas. Read our game reports and notes from July 6th-9th games. |
Mattingly WS: Day Three TakeawaysWalk-off bombs, back-and-forth slugfests, drama and more during day three of the AABC Don Mattingly World Series. |
Grand Oaks duo of Tomlinson, Barnhard established themselves as DUDES at Twelve Scout LeagueMarc Barnhard and Houston Tomlinson are both right-handed pitchers from Grand Oaks and are both uncommitted. But they might not be uncommitted for long after throwing extremely well in front of a ton of college coaches at Twelve Scout League. Notes on them, more standout pitchers, and an uncommitted 2024 hitter who turned heads. |
Texas Twelve Scout League: Game Reports and Notes (June 29-July 2)Pitching, pitching and more pitching. The Texas Twelve Scout League delivered standout performances on the mound from 2027 youngsters and big-time 2024 prospects. Our reports on that action and much more from last week's games. |
Texas Twelve Scout League: 2024 Opening Weekend NotesNotes on 2024 Texas Twelve prospects from the opening weekend of the Texas Twelve Scout League, powered by Five Tool. |
The Five Tool Five (1/16/23)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. |