The PRO-DAY "Best of the Best" Showcase was first held in December, 2001 in Orange Beach, Alabama for mostly the top talented high school players in a 100-mile radius. 

Two years later, this event attracted players from 10-Southern States and now is open to players from all over the United States with one past showcase player coming all the way from Puerto Rico.

This is an "INVITATIONAL SHOWCASE" where players participate in one of our state showcases during the course of the year. Their performance in this showcase decides if they receive an invite to the "Best of the Best".

In our State Showcases, players are evaluated in all areas from arm strength, accuracy, hands, footwork, hitting, pitching and running the 60-yard dash. These evaluations come from the PRO-DAY Staff, which is made up of current/former professional scouts, professional players and collegiate coaches.

The "Top 100" players from these State Showcases come to Orange Beach each fall for the "Best of the Best" weekend which kicks off on Friday night with the "Dinner Banquet of Champions" with a featured guest speaker.

Past speakers have included: Dennis Lewallyn, pitching coordinator with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001), Chip Baker, Director of Baseball Operations at Florida State University (2002 & 2005), Karl Jernigan, professional player with the San Francisco Giants (2003), Bill Hamilton, Head Baseball Coach/Athletic Director at Pensacola Junior College (2004), Paul Witt, professional player with the Florida Marlins (2006), Billy Sadler, professional player with the San Francisco Giants and Bill Earnhart, scout with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007), Bernie Carbo who played in the 1975 World Series for the Boston Red Sox and former 1970 Sporting News 'Rookie of the Year" along with Minor League Coach Bubber Birdsong (2008).

The “Best of the Best” showcase has drawn professional scouts from over half of the major league organizations and college coaches from the SEC, ACC, Sun Belt, Gulf Coast, and NJCAA Regions 2, 8, 16, 17, 22 and 23.  The top junior college programs in the country have been in attendance too.