Sanford, Florida, October 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, announced today that it continues to grow in existing markets with more than 5,000 events scheduled, the company’s highest ever The organization announced its 2024 schedule, which includes significant growth.
With baseball events scheduled in 40 U.S. states in 2024, Perfect Game will be held in 80% of the country. texas Leading the state with over 10,000 teams, georgia hosts the most premier Perfect Game events, including the World Wooden Bat Association (WWBA) National Championship, which features 1,200 teams, and the Youth 8U-12U World Series, which features over 300 teams.
Perfect Game is expanding into new territory for the second year in a row. Ann Arbor, Michiganwill host 10 events there, adding to its ever-growing list of affiliates. Last year, Perfect Game debuted in the following areas: Nashville, Tennessee., Chesterfield, Missouri and Aurora, Illinois And in 2024, these cities and traditional markets will return. florida like fort myers, Jupiter, which will host the BCS and is the annual home of the WWBA World Championship. The 14U-18U National World Series will be held at three locations: Sanford, Florida, Surprise, Ari.and Hoover, Ala.the latter will also host the 14U-18U National Elite.
The major event for 6U-13U in 2024 is the Perfect Game Invitational at the following locations: Dear South Haven, and chesterfieldNational World Series atlanta, georgiaGulf Coast World Series Destin, Floridathe Houston Super Regional will feature 1,000 teams.
More than 2,000 young athletes have gone on to play in Major League Baseball after competing in Perfect Game events as amateurs. Since 2003, 14,466 Perfect His Game alumni have been drafted into his MLB First Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2023 MLB Draft, all 70 players selected on the first day played in a Perfect Game event, and 95 percent of all players selected in the 2023 Draft were former Perfect Game participants.
To see the entire 2024 Perfect Game event schedule, visit the PG Event Schedule.
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About Perfect Game
Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing more than 9,800 events and hundreds of thousands of games and showcases across the country each year. Perfect Game is dedicated to providing amateur players with exposure to take their game to the next level, whether in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform in top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from around the country. Because of this, these events can prove invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, allowing them to scout large numbers of talented ballplayers in one place. To date, over 1,847 of his players who have competed in Perfect Game events have also played in his league. Since 2003, 13,893 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First Year Amateur Player Draft. For example, in the 2022 draft, over 90 percent of all players selected participated in a Perfect Game event, and all players selected on the first day of the draft had previously participated in a Perfect Game event.
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