Last year there were 48 league-approved batmakers, with names like Barnstable Bats, Sandlot Stiks and Chesapeake Thunder.

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He pitched for Lafayette High School and for sandlot teams, and quickly drew notice as a professional prospect.

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Days seem to merge together and quickly become weeks where a scout is on the road watching hundreds of high school, college and sandlot games across the country.

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