The Kent State University softball program will feature a genuine National Scouting Report sister act in the fall of 2017. Brenna Brownfield, a junior at Lakewood (Ohio) High School, will join her big sister, Bailey, a 2015 NSR prospect, on the KSU campus. The younger Brownfield recently committed to play for head coach Eric Oakley, … Read more
Alan Zenobi didn’t have to wait too long or look too far to enroll his first Diamond Nation baseball prospect this month after National Scouting Report became the official recruiting arm of the largest baseball/softball complex in the Northeast. Bob DeChiaro, director of corporate partnerships for Diamond Nation, enrolled his son, Joey, almost immediately after … Read more
College coaches love three unique talents that National Scouting Report prospect Madison Besterfield brings to the volleyball court: She is left handed, she is a very good sand player and she is capable of being a setter. That means the 5-foot-11 junior hitter from from Carrollwood Day School in Wesley Chapel, Fla., offers coaches the advantage of … Read more
A pedestal is a dangerous, precarious precipice. Every community, high school and team selects and lifts players up on a pedestal, unsteady as it may be. Nobody does a risk assessment. No one is standing in the middle of the road waving a red flag. The spotlight blinds them to what inevitably will happen. Yet, time … Read more
If you play center field, especially in college, you need two things — wheels and reckless abandonment. There is a lot of turf to cover, and balls are sprayed at you in every direction. So diving, lunging, jumping and chasing all come with the territory. If you are not willing to give up your body … Read more
Jess Rementer always has had her priorities in order. “My priorities have always been family first, school, softball and friends,” the 2018 National Scouting Report softball prospect wrote in her personal message to college coaches. Those who know Jess, a sophomore at Harry S Truman High School in Levittown, PA, realize why family always has … Read more
National Scouting Report scouts worldwide watch young athletes every day. We see the toil, self-discipline and determination required of them. We observe the choices they make — good and bad — that change the course of their lives. And because we are typically so close to them, we often experience their highs and lows firsthand. … Read more
When you walk into a hiring manager’s office, one of the first questions you often hear is: “What is your end game?” The second? “Tell me what steps you plan to take to get there?” It makes perfect sense. The person hiring wants to know if the company’s resources and your plans can be seamlessly intertwined. You … Read more
It’s a pretty safe guess that new George Fox University head volleyball coach Emily Palkert is feeling pretty good after receiving a verbal commitment from National Scouting Report 2017 prospect Anna Gallagher. Yes, that would be an NCAA Division III school getting a commitment from a very talented junior. A 5-foot-10 middle blocker from Freeman High School in … Read more
National Scouting Report, the nation’s oldest and largest college recruiting organization, is the new recruiting arm of Diamond Nation, the premier baseball and softball tournament complex in the Northeast. NSR will help qualified college prospects who play baseball and softball at Diamond Nation connect with college coaches and earn scholarships. With its unparalleled 18-phase exposure … Read more
