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Diamond Notes December 2006

December 28, 2006

There will be an APEX workout on Saturday January 6 at Grand Canyon University from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Please let me know via email (rb@azdiamondreport.com) or phone (480-763-6868) if you plan to attend.

On field instruction will continue to be coordinated by new Diamondbacks Area Scout Rodney Davis.

2007 Notre Dame Infielder Mike Greco has committed to the US Military Academy at West Point and will play baseball for the Army Black Knights in 2008.

December 12, 2006

Don't miss out on a great camp opportunity over the holidays. The PHD Camp will be held December 27-29 at Papago Sports Complex (spring training home of the Oakland A's) and will feature a number of the valley's top baseball people including personnel from the NY Mets, NY Yankees and the Chicago White Sox among others. The Camp offers position specific instruction in the mornings followed by scrimmage games in the afternoon. This is a camp that always draws rave reviews from those who have attended in the past. The pre-registration deadline is rapidly approaching so get in now.

The Arizona Finest captured the 18U Division at the Super Series Toys for Tots tournament over the weekend in Mesa.

Red Mountain's Mark Hawkinson (L) and Marcos De Niza's Jake Morales on the mound at the Toys for Tots Tourney

Nolan Church takes a healthy hack for the Arizona Finest

December 5, 2006

Sunrise Mountain's Jaff Decker represented Arizona in the Inaugural National High School Home Run Derby Finals this past weekend in Delray Beach, Florida. He did extremely well finishing 3rd out of 20 participants, hitting a total of 21 home runs.
He hit 15 during the Preliminary Round (Four in a row at one point) and his longest distance was a mammoth blast of 480 ft.
In the finals he hit 6, going back to back and his longest was 462 ft.

Horizon pitcher Evan Foreman signed a Letter of Intent with the University of New Mexico during the early signing period. The lefthander becomes the third Horizon pitcher in the 2007 class to ink with a D1 program this fall.