Week in Review: 4/13 to 4/19 (2024)

April 19, 2024
Seth Fromowitz
Prep Baseball Staff

Looking back at the past week for Prep Baseball, Draft HQ launches its new podcast series ‘The War Room’, a Tennessee senior lefty dazzles through extra innings enroute to the National Player of the Week, uncommitted spotlights, trending and more.

Player of the Week

In Prep Baseball’s April 8 to April 14 Player of the Week, Matthew Shorey, a left handed pitcher from the class of 2024 dazzled in his outing, registering 21 strikeouts over 9.1 innings in a 1-0 victory without allowing a walk. See more on the Father Ryan HS (Nashville, Tennessee) senior’s performance and more from Players of the Week across the country.

Draft HQ

THE WAR ROOM: Thursday, April 18, Prep Baseball’s Draft HQ premiered its new series ‘The War Room’ featuring VP of Scouting, Shooter Hunt and Senior Draft HQ Advisor, D.J. Svihlik. In the first episode, the duo discuss the general changes in baseball scouting from where it started to take off with Branch Rickey’s Brooklyn Dodgers to today with Prep Baseball’s evolving resources, the technology involved, what scouts are looking for and more.

+ Week eight and nine of the NCAA Division I season had Director of College Scouting, David Seifert and other scouting directors making rounds in the SEC and ACC. Seeing LSU, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Florida, Virginia, Louisville, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and the Big South’s Presbyterian with Future Games alumni, Golden Spikes hopefuls and several players in Draft HQ’s latest mock draft and draft board, see the latest from Seifert and others in ‘College Crosscheck’.

Week Eight
Week Nine

Uncommitted

+ From the past week, see what 10 uncommitted players had the most profile views in Prep Baseball Maryland’s latest ‘Trending Up’.

+ In Prep Baseball Maryland’s ‘Top Uncommitted Spring Follows’, Scouting Director, Jamie Naill Jr. shares which 10 uncommitted catchers and 30 infielders in the classes of 2024 and 2025 from Maryland and Delaware should be closely watched.

Catchers
Infielders

+ Uncommitted Spotlights

Arizona

Saturday, April 13, Prep Baseball Arizona hosted its Rising Stars ID event at Grand Canyon University. Featuring prospects from the classes of 2028 and 2029, see results, notes and video from the event.

Quick Hits
Statistical Analysis

Indiana

This season has seen plenty of talent from Indiana emerge as prospects to follow. With such talent, the senior class has generated plenty of interest from professional scouts. From the Prep baseball Indiana staff, see which prospects from the class of 2024 are ones to follow for the MLB Draft.

Louisiana

With the Louisiana High School Athletic School Association releasing the 2024 playoff brackets, the Prep Baseball Louisiana staff shares the brackets from each division along with their predictions.

Division I
- Select
- Non-Select
- Predictions
Division II
- Select
- Non-Select
- Predictions
Division III
- Select
- Non-Select
Division IV
- Select
- Non-Select
Division V
- Select
- Non-Select

Wisconsin

Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20, Prep Baseball Wisconsin will host its annual High School Invitational. Featuring 19 teams, Maddox Durst and Connor Loomans preview each matchup over the course of the invitational.

Friday
Saturday

WHAT’S TRENDING

2024 SS Devin Fitz-Gerald continues to show why he is one of the best hitters in the class📈#MLBDraft | @NCStateBaseball recruit
A couple swings followed by I/O from last nights game 👍@ShooterHunt | @PrepBaseballFL pic.twitter.com/S2ecjOjfNV
— Connor Holdren (@ConnorHoldren_) April 17, 2024

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝗙𝗕 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗼 ⛽@PrepBaseballIN brought the heat at Preseason All-State events across the nation taking the top-5 spots in FB velo, led by '25 RHP @xavier25207817 🔥
📊 https://t.co/uHgz2I10Gq | @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/LaxrYbRLhP
— Prep Baseball (@prepbaseball) April 18, 2024

📈 2024 Rankings Risers 📈
OF @JaceSouza_ (@PrepBaseballHI) makes the jump from 124 ⤴️ 65 to crack the top-100. The @TTU_Baseball recruit and #Super60 standout continues to show high upside with each look. 📈
🔗 https://t.co/H93anfLxUa | @HawaiianScout pic.twitter.com/FzfP8kYUI5
— Prep Baseball (@prepbaseball) April 15, 2024