This is team photo with players, Manager Mark Willoghby and assistants from respective teams, all Area scouts for that team and would cover all or majority of states players on team are from. Bennett is shown on the far right on the front row.
HALEYVILLE - The path to the Major Leagues goes through the East Coast Pro, and that is exactly where a Haleyville High School senior found himself this summer.
Blake Bennett was selected to play for the Miami Marlins at the East Coast Pro Event, which took place at the Hoover Met Aug. 1-4. The East Coast Pro is a non-profit event ran by Major League Baseball scouts, with the ultimate purpose of allowing the top 150 high school prospects from across the eastern portion of the United States to compete in a professional environment, while allowing scouts from every Major League Baseball organization to evaluate the competitors. Over 400 scouts were in attendance.
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