@Los Angeles 2021 Parent posted:Las Vegas showcase was well run. All day one skills events were live-streamed, but real time numbers were not available (emailed stats were received today, 2 days after camp). Day 2 games were 3-5 batter innings beginning with 1-1 count. Multiple views of pitcher/ batter, and some pitchers had Rhapsodo. No fans in stands, but with live stream able to watch all events from air conditioned comfort (game day temps were 100+). Given where we are at in the COVID pandemic and late in (2021) recruiting process we appreciated all Showball did to pull the event off!
we have a friend who attended it. Haven't seen them but I wanted to ask him if he thought it was worth it. Showball doesn't have a huge presence in our area but it seems somewhat on the pricy side. the original setup was local to our area (College of Alameda, I believe) but because of current restrictions, it was moved (or the attendees were moved) to Vegas. add travel costs onto the higher price tag (about a grand for the 2 day event?) and it didn't seem like it was worth rolling the dice for an org that few people (in our area) knew much about. Especially when PBR and BBF are running events locally for a fraction of the price tag.