ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

Nevada standouts power Reds to title

On the final day of the 2009 Area Code Games, the Nevada standouts on the Cincinnati Reds' roster rolled past the A's to claim the unofficial Area Code championship.

Top performers at Area Code

Ronnie Flores wraps up the action at Area Code on Sunday.

Baseball is Perkins' pick

Highly regarded La Porte (Texas) prospect Kendrick Perkins, a Texas A&M verbal commit, will skip his senior year of football to concentrate on baseball.

Rangers, Brewers Gray earn first wins

After the first three games at Area Code ended in ties, the Milwaukee Brewers Gray and the Texas Rangers finally put W's on the board on Day 2. Ronnie Flores recaps the action.

Power on display at Area Code Games

On the first day of play at the Area Code Games, players put on a show for scouts and the first four teams to take the field finished dead even, Ronnie Flores writes.

ESPNHS: Best MLB blogs 7/12-13

We scour the Fan Profiles to feature the best blogs, pics and video from high school students across the country. Today we look at baseball blogs.

Lee leads Rangers into Long Beach

Zach Lee returns to Long Beach and leads a talented squad from Texas.

Celebrity alumni give Poly a Hollywood atmosphere

Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) counts famous musicians, actors and athletes among its alumni. Their success helps fuel the current generation of Jackrabbits, writes Jeremy Willis.

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.

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.

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.

Kinsler relishes 'under the radar' role

Ian Kinsler wasn't a totally unknown prospect coming out of high school -- he was a late-round draft pick -- but he wasn't on the radar of any Division I programs. That underdog mentality pushed him all the way to the big leagues.

ARLINGTON, TX - MAY 14: Ian Kinsler of the Texas Rangers bats during the game against the Seattle Mariners...