9th Annual Power Showcase
Ninth Annual POWER SHOWCASE A Smashing Success
Anytime a kid can be touched by getting on these Major League fields, who knows to what extent this golden seed of opportunity will come to fruition in their career down the line. This unique aspect is the life blood of the POWER SHOWCASE event, and this year those lucky young ball players from across the globe converged in Miami at Marlins Park for the 9th Annual POWER SHOWCASE event to ring in the New Year. “I’m extremely pleased with the steady growth and evolution of the POWER SHOWCASE,” President and … [Read More...]
NY Vito Friscia Wins 9th Annual World Championship
Friday was a dream come true for New York’s Vito Friscia. Displaying an impressive amount of poise, patience and power, the senior from Valley Stream High School swung his way to the crown in the 9th Annual POWER SHOWCASE All World/All American Baseball Classic at Marlins Park in Miami. After popping nine home runs in the preliminary round to advance to the finals, Friscia got into a groove and blasted nine more home runs to beat out Florida’s Danny Reyes and … [Read More...]
GA – John Michael Boswell: Defending the World Championship
Heading into the finals of the POWER SHOWCASE a year ago, Georgia’s John Michael Boswell spent a lot of time preparing for the event. After winning the title as an underclassman last year, the senior from Paideia High School was thrilled at the chance to return to this year’s 9th Annual POWER SHOWCASE All World/All American Baseball Classic at Marlins Park in Miami and defend his title. Unlike most other participants, Boswell returned with the experience of having hit and succeeded off the pitching … [Read More...]
PERSPECTIVES
Central H.S. Catcher’s Big Hit Wins a Little Boy’s Heart
The family of 6-year-old Valley Stream resident Daniel Vecchione, Jr. gathered around a small iPad screen in a doctor’s office in New York City in late December. They were tuning in to the International Power Showcase in Miami to watch Vito Friscia, senior and captain of the Central High School baseball team, compete in Daniel’s name. Daniel … [Read More...]
FL Joey Genord: A Local’s Take on the POWER SHOWCASE
For the second time in his life, Joey Genord was able to play baseball on an MLB field. Participating in the 9th Annual POWER SHOWCASE All World/All American Baseball Classic at Marlins Park in Miami, the local standout from Park Vista High School in Lake Worth relished the chance to be a part of the magic. Like many other locals involved in the … [Read More...]
Vito & Lisa Friscia: Fan Perspective of the POWER SHOWCASE
Most newcomers are not really sure what to expect coming into the POWER SHOWCASE for the first time. Typically it is not until after they arrive that a family can see and understand the unique and incredible experience that the event provides, and this year’s 9th Annual POWER SHOWCASE All World/All American Baseball Classic at Marlins Park in … [Read More...]
CA: Nick Oar / Featured Group
Competing in the POWER SHOWCASE is a dream come true for any young baseball player. The opportunity to travel to Miami in the middle of the winter is exciting enough, but to then take some swings in the home run derby from the pitching machine while hitting on the gorgeous MLB field at Marlins Park takes it to another level of excitement … [Read More...]
9th ANNUAL POWER SHOWCASE
West Holds Off East 9-7 In FUTURE STARS All American Classic
Offense is the focal point of the entire POWER SHOWCASE, and so it was only fitting that it was on full display in the final showcase exhibition game played to close out the 9th Annual POWER SHOWCASE at Marlins Park in Miami on Friday night. With plenty of hitting on display, the West squad held off a late comeback bid from the East club to win 9-7 … [Read More...]
FEATURED STARS: East Walks Off With 5-4 Win
Patience can be an important aspect of the game of baseball. Trailing by two runs entering the final inning of play, the East squad displayed great patience and plate discipline in the ninth inning to turn the tides in its favor. Capitalizing on a little bit of luck and several strong at bats, the East walked off with a 5-4 victory in the … [Read More...]
FUTURE STARS ROOKIES: AMERICAN vs NATIONAL
Nationals Come Back 7-2 To Win Future Stars ROOKIES Game There is no greater feeling in a baseball game then to deliver a walk-off hit. Nebraska native Treyton Kozal enjoyed just that on Tuesday night in the Future Stars Rookie game of the 9th Annual POWER SHOWCASE, played at Marlins Park in Miami. Kozal jumped on the first … [Read More...]
ALL WORLD CLASSIC: Nationals Down Americans 9-4
A balanced attack helped lead the National squad past the American team 9-4 in the 4th Annual international exhibition game as part of the 9th Annual POWER SHOWCASE All World/All American Baseball Classic at Marlins Park in Miami on Friday. The National team got just the right mix of offense, pitching and defense to hold their opponents … [Read More...]
NATIONAL QUALIFIER (TEXAS)
Baylor Rowlett beats out Dalton Reed for POWER SHOWCASE Championship
Oklahoma's Dalton Reed put up a good fight, but Baylor Rowlett (College Station) kept the crown in Texas, winning the POWER SHOWCASE Home Run Derby on Nov. 2 at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Reed won nearly every award given out in the featured event, including longest (440’), most in a row (2), most overall (11) and most in one round (6), but Rowlett defeated him 9-5 in the championship round under the lights Sunday evening. “It's a pretty cool experience to come out here and … [Read More...]
Blaze Jordan blazes by the competition
Mississippi's Blaze Jordan didn't expect to be in Sunday's final, let alone win it. The 11-year-old hit four home runs in the championship round, beating out Blake Harmon (TX) and Giani Gilch (PA), who both hit two, for the title in the Future Stars Rookies Home Run Derby (ages 11-12). “I wasn't even expecting to come in the last round, especially winning it, so I'm very blessed,” Jordan said. Jordan (Desoto Central) barely made Sunday's final after being forced into … [Read More...]
Luke Nagy Shines in Advanced Round
As Luke Nagy and his dad were on their way to Arlington from Cypress, they discussed what it would be like if Luke won the Home Run derby. That idea was put into reality after Nagy hit double-digit homers in his two at-bats, the latter being 10, earning him the POWER SHOWCASE Future Stars Home Run Derby National Champion title. (Advanced Group: ages 13-14). He beat out Julian Colombo of Texas (8), Hunter Richardson of Mississippi (7) and Jose Gutierrez of Texas (7). “My … [Read More...]
