UA St. Louis Prospects Baseball Club

ABOUT UA ST. LOUIS PROSPECTS BASEBALL

We believe a major part of youth sports is the journey. Our teams build and promote good character and play with great passion and energy. We expect proper sportsmanship from all coaches, players, and families involved in our organization.

OUR MISSION

It is the mission of the St. Louis Prospects (STL PROSPECTS) Baseball Club to provide opportunities and exposure in the best possible environment while competing at the highest levels in youth and high school club baseball. The Prospects strive to meet a standard of excellence built on a foundation of commitment, discipline, hard work, and pride while emphasizing the importance of faith, family, academics, and baseball.

POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE
Provide a positive atmosphere and environment that promotes the learning, development, and improvement of baseball skills in order for each member of the club to be the best player he can be and reach his full potential

• DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS
  Use baseball as a tool to develop life skills that will help make them successful in their future careers and as citizens in their community
• SET THE EXAMPLE
  To be recognized and regarded as a community leader and set the example of how to operate a successful youth and high school club baseball program
• DEVELOP CHARACTER, COURAGE, LOYALTY, AND TEAMWORK
  Put our players in competitive situations that help develop character, courage, loyalty, and teamwork
• PREPARING PLAYERS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT
  Promote and focus on the importance of academics in preparing players for high school and college advancement

GOALS

We value discipline, hard work and pride while emphasizing the importance of faith, family, academics, and baseball. We believe a major part of youth sports is the journey. Our teams build and promote good character, and play with great passion and energy. We expect proper sportsmanship for all coaches, players, and families involved in our organization.

HISTORY

High School baseball “Club” teams began to form in various parts of the country many years ago behind the premise of exposing high level players to college coaches for recruiting purposes. With this idea in mind, the Prospects were formed in 1998 becoming the first high school Baseball Club in the St. Louis region. The vision of the Prospects was to place the top players in Missouri on the same team and showcase them around the country to top college programs.

The first Prospects team, established in the fall of 1998, produced college commits to Alabama, Univ of Missouri, Notre Dame, Missouri State, Wichita State, Saint Louis Univ, Indiana State, Kansas, and Southeast Missouri State. 16 Division 1 commits were produced from the first Prospects high school graduating Class of 2000. Max Scherzer (graduating class of 2003) would be the 11th overall pick in the 2006 MLB draft. The club would continue to produce 12-15 D1 sign per year through the first 10 years and grow a credible reputation with college coaches throughout the country.

The Prospects, now the Under Armour (UA) St. Louis Prospects, have continued to grow and provide expanding opportunities for it’s club members. Under club owner Andy Benes (14 year MLB pitcher, 1988 overall #1 draft pick, Olympic gold medalist and NL All-Star), along with his skilled and experience staff, the club has grown and furthered opportunities for players to develop their skills and expose them to as many college programs as possible no matter the level (Junior College, NAIA, DIII, DII, DI). This growth and expansion has led to the addition of a youth program (7U-14U) and high level training for its members covering all facets of the game.

The Prospects have formed and continue to have partnerships with other top organizations throughout the country (Premier Baseball, Midwest Premier) in order to play the highest level of competition. The Prospects also play in exclusive invite events such as Prep Baseball Report (PBR) National Program Invite, Midwest Prospect League (MPL), American Baseball Championships (ABC) Invite, Supers Invite, Top Prospect Games, and Premier National Championships. These relationships provide the highest level of competition and the most exposure for club members.

Today, The UA St. Louis Prospects tout over 425 college commits, more than 100 MLB draft picks, 12 first-round MLB picks, and 14 current/former MLB players. The club continues to be one of the most highly respected and reputable organizations in the Midwest.