ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

2009 EA SPORTS Baseball All-Americans

Mr. Baseball USA Jeff Malm and Sophomore of the Year Bryce Harper highlight the 30-player EA SPORTS Baseball All-American first team.

Tate, Kelter among Ultimate Preps

Now that the school year is over, who really stood out? ESPN RISE honors the best of the best in coaches, teams, programs and athletes -- the Ultimate Preps of the 2008-'09 school year.

Clement to coach prep basketball team

Former major league pitcher Matt Clement was hired Monday to be the boys basketball coach at his alma mater, Butler (Pa.) High School, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

High school pitchers lead early draft rounds

High school players drafted in the early rounds of Major League Baseball's Rule 4 draft look to seize the opportunities created by a tighter economy. Sixteen of the 32 players selected in the first round were prep players, writes Chris Lawlor.

Donavan Tate top high school pick in draft

Three right-handed pitchers were among four high school prospects selected in the top 10 in the first round of Major League Baseball's 2009 first-year player draft.

...Field in Cartersville, Ga. The San Diego Padres selected Tate with the third...

Tate, Miller among high school players to watch in the MLB draft

Two-sport star Donavan Tate headlines a group of promising prep prospects hoping to be picked in the June 9 MLB first-year player draft, writes Chris Lawlor.

Williams makes it look easy

McCallum (Austin, Texas) center fielder Everett Williams makes the game look so effortless that even pro scouts don't know what to make of him.

Bellaire focused on ending title drought

When 10 years between baseball titles is a record drought, you know you're a power program. Bellaire (Texas) is looking to bring home its first state championship since 1999, writes Jeff Miller.

...Feb. 28, 2008, file photo, San Diego Padres pitcher Heath Bell delivers during...

San Diego Padres' Tony Gwynn fouls off a...

Sept. 8, 2008; San Diego, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers...inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San...

Louisiana Baseball Player of the Year

RISE selects Catholic High School standout as Gatorade Louisiana Baseball Player of the Year .