NSR scout Ken Carlyle has truly experienced an incredible journey. A high-school, two-sport phenom from Memphis, Tennessee, Carlyle was highly recruited in both baseball and basketball coming out of Briar Crest Christian High School. If that school’s name rings a bell, rightfully so. A few years after Ken graduated along came a young offensive lineman … Read more
“Select company” carries special meaning for National Scouting Report senior baseball prospect Nathan James. The 6-foot-five-inch, 215-pound corner and pitcher from Newsome High School in Lithia, Florida, was one of only 50 high school students across the globe chosen to attend the Four Star Leadership Program this past summer. That selection truly put James in select company. Besides … Read more
Call him “Matt the Bat.” Matt Yauger, a 2020 National Scouting Report baseball prospect from Levittown, PA, has been turning heads with his play against some of the top competition in the country. Standing only 5 feet 8 and 135 pounds, Matt can hit for average and hit for power. Playing for the Tri-State Arsenal … Read more
National Scouting Report baseball prospect Tyler Conklin stands 6-foot-6 with a 4.1 GPA. Think that catches the eyes of college coaches? You bet. However, Tyler’s best attribute is his desire to achieve the best on the diamond and in the classroom. “I have been studying baseball ever since I can remember and coaches say my baseball … Read more
Baseball scouting is in Mike Gossner’s blood. Eight months a year for the past 11 years, he has been scouting high school, junior college and college baseball players for the Baltimore Orioles. Since January, he has been scouting high school players for National Scouting Report. “I just love the game,” said Gossner, 62, an NSR … Read more
