DC Wire at the Washington Post has the news …
D.C. Wire just learned about at least one little piece of that puzzle. We got an invite in the mail announcing a new four-game high school baseball series that will be held at Nationals Park in Southeast on May 31.
Let’s hope this is another step by the Lerners in working with the local baseball community. They have played an exhibition game against Georgetown and christened Nationals Park with a game between George Washington University and St. Joseph’s University. By developing a relationship with the local high school baseball community, Nationals Park can ideally serve as consistent site for prep baseball going forward.
Also from the posting …
The day-long series of games will feature contests between two top public school teams, two private school teams and a championship between the winner of each game. There also will be an all-star game featuring two players from every high school — public, private and charter — in the city.
There were no specifics about the teams involved but folks who stop by here should hold out hope that St John’s College High School from Washington DC is one of the participants. The Cadets were ranked #15 in the US by Baseball America for the week of March 31, and two of the Cadets, LHP Scott Silverstein and OF LJ Hoes, are considered among the top high schoolers in this year’s draft. Silverstein is committed to the University of Virginia while Hoes has committed to the University of North Carolina.
The Nationals can use this as an opportunity to scout players for the future, be it the 2008 draft or beyond.
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