You’ll remember yesterday, when I said this series would vary in length. Today’s one of those shorter days. I don’t have a ton to discuss today, mostly because I spent much of Wednesday in meetings, and when I wasn’t in meetings, I was working on our Top Tier Las Vegas Player Spotlights series.
I’m also working on a Coaches Corner series, where we bring the stories of our coaches and Player Development Staff to everyone, and there’s some really good stuff in the works including conversations with Coach Waskey — who was recently promoted to the program’s Hitting Coordinator role —, Coach Bowen and Coach Reckers, who are both balancing their playing careers with working for us and helping develop the next genration of players.
Speaking of the Player Spotlights, we’ve released three to date, and I have another handful in the hopper. We’ll stagger their releases, but I’m pretty proud of the stories we’ve been able to tell in the infancy of this project.
We dove into Tony Whitney’s journey from the confines of Pahrump — small-town/small-school baseball — to smack nab in the middle of the big stage in Las Vegas and nationally.
We’ve also discussed Ty Kincaid’s transition from Kansas to Vegas, adapting to a new role at a 5A powerhouse, learning how to use his body, adding to his pitch repertoire, and carrying the weight of being the top-ranked left-handed pitcher in Nevada’s 2028 graduate class.
While I love both of those guys and their stories, my favorite story thus far has been Chase Hutton’s.
Chase isn’t the small-town kid trying to make a name on the big stage, or the physically gifted and equally hard-working pitching phenom in the program, but his story is as relatable and valuable as they come.
As I wrote in his Player Spotlight, Chase has persevered through repeated adversity in his first two years of high school and has made significant strides in the tools and intangibles department.
You can read that here (you can also read Tony and Ty’s spotlights by clicking the links embedded into their names above):
Before we get into the 10U schedule for today and the rest of the weekend (and some high school performances), here’s the obligatory reminder to subscribe (enter your email in the box below) and share these stories with your network.
The Two-Hole: Top Tier Las Vegas 10U Opens the PG Spring NIT
Our Top Tier Las Vegas 10U team is in action today in the 2026 Perfect Game Spring Super Regional NIT.
Coach Erbach’s 10U squad gets going against GBG Bolt at 3:00 PM at Desert Breeze. They’ll finish off their first of back-to-back double headers at 6:15 PM at Desert Breeze against Total Baseball Vipers (CA).
They’ll continue their pool play schedule in the NIT tomorrow with matchups against LVBA at 9:40 AM and the Riverdawgs (UT) at 1:15 PM. Both matchups will be at Desert Breeze.
The 10s won their first game in their previous tournament, 21-6 — led by three home runs by Star Apilando — before dropping a pair of games to CBA Arsenal.
The 10s have a talented core that’s developing and providing everyone with plenty of optimism for what’s in store in the near future.
Around the Horn
- On the high school front Jojo Luna went 1-2 with an RBI double for Del Sol in their loss to Silverado on Wednesday.
- Freshman Justin Moreno went 2-2 with a pair of singles and a walk in Spring Valley’s game against the Valley Vikings.
- If you’re looking to catch a high school game today and see some our guys in action Pahrump Valley’s varsity team is playing at Shadow Ridge (Tony Whitney, Anthony Montanez) at 3:30 PM.
- Pahrump hosts a JV (Joshua Mendoza) matchup with Shadow Ridge (Dominick Yanez) at 3:30 PM.
- Palo Verde (Ty Kincaid) is at Centennial at 3:30 PM, and Desert Oasis’ JV team (Tyson Tra) hosts Crimson Cliffs at 1:30 PM.
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