Bishop Gorman outfielder Tyler Whitaker was taken No. 87 overall by the Houston Astros, the first of three Las Vegans picked Monday in the Major League Baseball draft.
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Bishop Gorman outfielder Tyler Whitaker is ranked No. 37 on MLB.com’s top 250 prospect list — one spot out of the first round — as the draft begins Sunday.
Bishop Gorman is the No. 1 seed and favorite in the Class 5A South Region tournament, but Palo Verde leads a group of other teams talented enough to make a run.
Maddox Riske hit a two-run homer to ignite a four-run eighth inning as Bishop Gorman rallied past Palo Verde after blowing an early three-run lead.
Tyler Whitaker was 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored as Bishop Gorman pounded 18 hits and defeated Coronado in five innings Wednesday.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
Check out the top performances from Monday’s high school baseball and softball action, and look forward to Tuesday’s schedule.
Former Bishop Gorman catcher Austin Wells is expected to be a late first- or early second-round pick in the MLB draft, which begins Wednesday.
Here are the top five high school state baseball championship games from the 2000s, as selected by the Review-Journal staff.
All around the country, high school seniors were hoping a big season would improve their standing as a college recruit. But the coronavirus has stopped those plans.
Several sports teams from around the valley are making alternate plans after the CCSD cancelled out-of-state travel because of coronavirus concerns.
Arbor View’s Israel Mann and Rickey Jones, Legacy’s Lee Wilson and BJ Phillips, and Bishop Gorman’s Mark Person and James Petrie will play at Southwest Minnesota State.
Here are the preps athletes who signed for national signing day on Wednesday or during the fall.
Bishop Gorman junior Santino Panaro and Spring Valley senior Kade Higgins each went 2-for-2 with two RBIs on Wednesday to help Team Nevada to a 6-3 win over Louisiana.