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My family is very thankful for Perfect Game. While at a U-17 PG wood bat tournament after his sophomore year, many colleges saw my son and stayed on him through his junior year, leading to a great scholarship at a high level university, academically and in baseball. He's a player from the North who will get to play college baseball in the South and I give credit to Perfect Game for the exposure that led to this result.

My son will be attending his first showcase, PG Pennsylvania ID showcase, in Jan '06. He is a 2008 pitcher. I was not sure when was the right time for him to attend a showcase and thought that prior to his sophmore year was too early. After reading this post and gathering alot of other information from this web site, I decided that its not too early. I submitted his request for an invite and with in 24 hours he recieved his invite to this PG showcase. I get the feeling from reading this post that it is difficult to get an invite. Is that true? I wasn't even sure my son would be interested in going to the showcase. After recieving the invite I left the decision up to him. After a weekend of thinking about it, he decided he had nothing to loose and wanted to attend. I hope that it is a good experience for him and that it turns out to be helpful in the future.

I think Jerry would agree that the Perfect Game organization is a resource but would follow that up with there is years of hard work, practice, and games that a player needs to get to that level of being acknowledged.

Shame on anyone who feels they were slighted by PG, the doors have always been open for the deserving player, all it takes is some initiative to walk to that door.

Years past some areas of the country may have felt slighted by PG. However, I think PG recognized those issues and addressed them. That is the sign of a sucsessful organization.

PA22DAD,

In an attempt to make the showcase route a little easier, PG now allows one to register online for many of their showcases without waiting for an official invite. It makes things easier for all concerned. Of course, this does not include their highest profile events which still require an offical invitation. Two events which my son has attended, the Sunshine East and the PG Academic did not require an invitation. Just signed up online.

Perfect Game will let anyone attened if you pay the $400 or whatever it cost now.

Walawala,
what you have posted is far from the truth. Your telling us that any high school ball player can get into the pg national. The players need a good recomendation from a legit baseball source to be invited to an invite only showcase.
What you are also saying is that PG is all about the money. Thats where you are so wrong. The PG staff has proven time and time again how much they help kids get to the next level of baseball, what ever it might be(college/pro. Since PG started there northeast events i have noticed more and more players from the north go on to play at better schools through out the country.
Well I agree with the rest of the board. PG is the best of the best in this business, keep doing what you do so well Pg.