The SWFL Baseball Fall Showcase will be held on Tuesday September 20 at Evangelical Christian School. This Showcase will feature the top talent from Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties and includes players from the SWFL 2023 travel team.

Sixteen (16) players who are committed to attend 4-year schools will be representing their High Schools at the SWFL Showcase. Shane McClanahan, Michael Zunino and most recently, Josh Winckowski have played in the SWFL Showcase. In all, 19 former SWFL Showcase players have reached the Major league level. A pro-style workout will precede a 10-inning game with College Coaches and pro scouts in attendance. The schedule for the Showcase will be as follows:

3:30 – Uniforms 

3:45 – Stretch and flex

4pm – 60-yard dash

4:20 – North BP

4:50 – South BP

5:20 – North I/O

5:40 – South I/O

5:45 – Introduction of players – National Anthem

6:05 – First pitch – 10 innings

This is a wood bat Showcase.

Admission is $10 for adults. $20 scout packet.

Evangelical Christian School address: 8237 Beacon Blvd Fort Myers, FL 33907

Southwest Florida Baseball is proud to announce that they will be starting youth age 11U, 12U, and 13U teams in January of 2022! Founded in 1998, SWFL has assisted hundreds of local student-athletes obtain their dream of playing college or professional baseball. A Nationally recognized travel baseball organization, SWFL has won numerous tournaments and assisted the local community for over 23 years. With the addition of SWFL Baseball Youth the SWFL organization will bring the same passion and dedication to the younger age groups that it has for the last 23 years to the HS level.

WHAT:  TRYOUTS 11u-13u

WHEN:  DECEMBER 11, 2021

TIME: 10:00 am

WHERE: KURT DONALDSON COMMUNITY PARK, 180 Hunter Blvd., North Fort Myers, FL

SWFL will have a top-notch coaching staff:

The SWFL organization prides itself on having a knowledgeable, engaging, and professional staff. The SWFL Baseball Youth program will be dedicated to improving player skill, knowledge, and advancement. The SWFL Baseball Youth staff features men who have been involved with baseball for most of their adult lives and are dedicated to youth baseball.

Brian Porvaznik – Coordinator – Brian has been a part of travel baseball for the last 20 years. Brian started his career in Cannonsburg, PA with the American Legion summer program. For the last 6 years, he has been with Island Coast HS. Brian has been a part of SWFL Baseball working with all age groups and is the Head Coach for the highly successful 18U summer program.

Carlos Perea – Has been in the SWFL organization as a Coach since 2013 working with numerous teams and assisting players in all facets of the game. Carlos is a local entrepreneur who loves the game. Signed as a shortstop out of Puerto Rico in 1998, “Los” enjoys working with infielders and connecting with all players. Carlos guided the 2022 team to a 36-4 record, 2 Championships over the summer and a pool Champion and first round of playoffs at the most recent WWBA in Jupiter.

Derrik Lutz – Drafted out of George Washington U in 2006 as a right-handed pitcher, Derrik enjoyed 6 minor league seasons reaching AA baseball. Upon his retirement, Derrik went into the transportation business and travel baseball assisting with the Mid-State Mavericks. Over the last 5 years, Derrik has won more than 200 games, winning tournaments all along the Eastern seaboard.

Adam Piatt – 1994 Bishop Verot graduate, drafted in the 10^th round (NYM) out of High School but elected to attend Mississippi State. Adam was drafted again in 1997 in the 8^th round by the Oakland A’s. TOPPS Minor League player of the year in 1999 before making his Major League debut in 2000 with Oakland. Adam went on to spend 4 years at the ML level. Adam brings a wealth of knowledge and energy to the SWFL organization.

Casey Scott – Current Head Baseball Coach at Bishop Verot HS. Casey has been a coach at the collegiate level – Ave Maria 2014-2017 and SUNY-Cortland 2010-13 and 2018-19 seasons. Coach Casey was also named NYCBL Coach of the Year after leading the Syracuse Chiefs to the New York Collegiate Baseball League Championship. Scott is also on the USA Baseball Athlete Development Program coaching staff with the 13U/14U team.

For more information contact Coach Clint Montgomery ~ 863-990-5429

Twitter: SWFLbaseball1

Instagram: SWFL_Baseball

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Click below to register:

https://app.swflbaseball.com/swfltryout6

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

SWFL try-outs will be Saturday May 14, 2022 at Bishop Verot High School ~ Fort Myers

Southwest Florida Baseball will be holding their final try-outs for the summer on May 14 at Bishop Verot HS for grad year 2023-2025 (15u-17u). Southwest Florida Baseball – SWFL Baseball, is a nationally recognized and ranked travel baseball organization. SWFL Baseball incorporated in 1998 and has won numerous championships and sent hundreds of players into the college ranks. 21 former SWFL players have reached the Major League level including Michael Zunino, Scooter Gennett and most recently Shane McClanahan. The full list of Major League players can be found at www.swflbaseball.com under Pro Alumni.

The SWFL organization plays in the top tournaments around the state of Florida and travel to national tournaments during the summer. The SWFL Baseball coaches do an outstanding job of finding the best fit for each individual family – whether it is D1, D2, D3, NAIA or JC, the best fit for each SWFL family is what we strive to achieve. In the 2022 class twenty-three (23) players have committ3ed to a college. So far 5 of the 2023 and 2024 players have early commitments.

All try-out participants must register at below. No Walk Ups Allowed

Registration will close for the SWFL try-outs on Friday May 13 at noon. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Cost is $25.

Location: Bishop Verot HS

Check in: 8:15 – 8:30 –

8:40 – stretch and flex

9:00 – 60-yard dash

9:30 – Batting practice

10:45 – Defensive segment

12 noon – Release

Click below to register:

https://app.swflbaseball.com/swfltryout

For more information contact Coach Clint Montgomery ~ 863-990-5429

Follow us on Twitter: Twitter: SWFLbaseball1

SWFL Fall Senior Showcase – October 25 at Riverdale HS

The Annual SWFL Fall League Showcase will be on Monday October 25 at Riverdale HS. The Showcase will feature the top players from the Fall League and surrounding areas.

The SWFL Fall League Showcase has been operating since 1994 and is the longest running Showcase in Florida. In recent years, the Fall Showcase has featured ML players such as Chris Johnson, Casey Coleman, Scooter Gennett, Michael Zunino and Shane McClanahan. Numerous players have received college scholarship opportunities out of the Showcase and past Showcases have featured top underclass talent also. 8 Showcase players already have scholarship opportunities and the top 23’ SWFL player Emilio Gonzalez – FAU commit, will be attending the as the underclass representative this year.

This year’s game is scheduled for 9 innings and the itinerary is listed below:

3:15 – Player check in

3:40 – player stretch and flex

4:00 – 60-yard dash

4:20 – American BP

4:25 – National BP

5:00 – American I/O

5:20 – National I/O

6:00 – Game time

SAVE THE DATE:  AUGUST  7th,  2022-2026 Grads

Location:  Bishop Verot HS

More info and registration coming soon.

 2022 Fall SWFL Invitational schedule-REVISED

The 24th annual SWFL Invitational will be held September 9-11, 2022, at Terry Park. The Invitational features the top teams from the 2023 – 2026 age groups. The Invitational is an exciting 3-game round robin event to start the fall season.

September 9-11, 2022 – Southwest Florida Invitational  

Where: Terry Park ~ 3410 Palm Beach Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33916

Games: 3 game guarantee, round robin format weather permitting. Games will start on Friday night.

Hotels: Please call Lee County Sports Housing at 1-239-541-1800, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Or click the link for the best deals in town September 9 & 10^th:

https://groups.reservetravel.com/group.aspx?id=58750 & https://groups.reservetravel.com/group.aspx?id=56910

Daily admission: $10 – cash only – High School student are free. College Coaches and Pro scouts are free and will be given a program.

Invitational game guidelines:

Ø Wood bats only, 7 inning games, 2-hour time limit, no new inning after 2 hours.

Ø 10 run rule after 6 innings unless agreed upon by both coaches for less innings.

Ø Relaxed High School substitution rules, the object is to play. No line ups will be exchanged.

Ø Game baseballs and umpires are provided by Southwest Florida Baseball.

Teams: 

SWFL Baseball         Fl Burn                Orl Scorpions            OBA

23’ Nation                 2023 – 2                                                   18U

2024                           2024 – 2                    2024 – 2               16U

2025                           2025 Scout – 2         2025 – 2

–                                  2026 Scout – 2

Arbelo Baseball        Gatorball       Miami Southridge

2023                              2024

2024                              2025

Questions, please call John Cedarburg at 239-826-4956; email – cedarball@aol.com or

Clint Montgomery at 863-990-4956; email clintondmo@leeschools.net

We look forward to hosting your team.

Payment: Check, PayPal, or Venmo

*Please make check payable SWFL Baseball and remit payment to:  Southwest Florida Baseball- 2202 Treehaven Circle – Ft. Myers, FL 33907

*PayPal: $25 service fee when paying by PayPal ( Buy now) below

*Venmo: @swflbaseball

LOCATION CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER    REPORT TO:

HANCOCK LITTLE LEAGUE– 2211 Hancock Bridge Pkwy, North Fort Myers, FL 33909

All SWFL players that participated in the January tryouts must register for this event in order to participate.  This analytics update is included in your SWFL player fees. SWFL Players must be up to date with their player fee payments in order to participate. You must be registered by 12 noon on June 4th to participate.

If you are new to the organization and did not attend the January event, please register as soon as possible to be included in this event. BBR will provide data from Trackman and Blast motion analytics and metrics for all pitchers and hitters. This data will be available to the player and college coaches immediately following the showcase. Each session will feature a professional workout that includes a 60-yard dash,  defensive segments, and batting practice.

College Coaches will be in attendance for the June 5 PBR analytics update but due to Covid 19 precautions, the number of College Coaches will be limited and are still to be determined.

Players outside the SWFL organization are welcome to participate in this event. The fee is $200 for pitcher OR hitter analytics. For both pitcher AND hitter analytics the fee is $300.  This includes Blast motion, Trackman, and a PBR player profile. You must be registered by 12 noon on June 4th to participate.

SWFL Baseball will work to enhance our player’s ability to get a scholarship by matching a school that fits their baseball ability, academic needs, family needs, and budget whether it is a D1-D2-D3, JC or NAIA. Our coaching staff is committed to assist our players to obtain their goal of a college or professional baseball opportunity.

2020 was one of SWFL Baseball’s finest campaigns and we’re committed to building on our reputation. We won 3 tournaments, finished in the final 4 at the PG 17U World Series and we placed 21 players in college baseball programs including Winthrop, Lamar U, Air Force, Florida Gulf Coast U, Troy University, Flagler College, Glenville State, and numerous 2 years programs. Our 22’ and 23’ classes boast of FGCU, University of Florida, University of Alabama commits, and more offers and opportunities are in the works.

What: SWFL Showcase & PBR Analytics update

When: Saturday June 5th

Where: ***CHANGED TO HANCOCK LITTLE LEAGUE

Check-in: 8:15

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Current SWFL Players CLICK HERE to REGISTER

Non SWFL Organizational Players CLICK HERE to Register and Pay

When: Sunday January 14, 2024 – REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Where:

We are going to relocate the Showcase and break it into 2 sections. 

1 – Pitchers and Catchers will report to an indoor facility at 9am.

Ø  SWFL Baseball Academy/Crystal Clear Water – 4940 Bayline Dr North Ft. Myers 33917

2 – OF and IF will report to Florida Southwestern State College (FSW) at 12 noon for check in.

FSW: 13301 FSW Pkwy Ft. Myers, FL 33919 – Please park in Lot 8 (outside of RF) when getting to the ballpark. Please do not park behind the dorms as that is for full-time students.

Everyone who registered should have received an email with all the information.

Cost: $150
The SWFL organization is Nationally ranked and recognized as one of the top travel programs in the country. SWFL plays in the top tournaments around the state of Florida, travels to national tournaments, plays 2-year schools during the fall and holds private camps at D1 schools for the SWFL organization throughout the year. Recent commits from the SWFL program include Florida Gulf Coast, Alabama, Florida State, U Florida, Flagler College, Barry U, Florida Southern, U Tampa, Lipscomb U, Maryville U and many 2-year college – JUCO programs. The SWFL Baseball organization assists, promotes, and actively pursues college baseball opportunities for all players that have the skill level, academics, and desire to play college baseball. College recruitment and placement is a part of the SWFL player fees.

 The SWFL Baseball Showcase, and tryouts for uncommitted seniors and 2025 – 2028 classes will have at least 5-6 College Coaches in attendance from the D2, NAIA and JUCO levels. The College Coaches will be providing instruction on pitching, hitting, and fielding throughout the Showcase portion. This will be an outstanding opportunity to meet and interact with college coaches. The Showcase will also feature 60-yard dash, BP, along with a defensive segment. The Pitcher/Catcher Showcase is a good end to a great day with pitchers and catchers getting their velocity, pop times and velocity to 2B recordings. SWFL Baseball is looking to add top quality players who want to be successful, be recruited and be a part of a first-class organization. All baseball players are welcome to attend.

All participants must register below and  registration will close for the SWFL try-outs on Friday January 12 at noon.

Location: Island Coast HS: 2125 De Navarra Pkwy, Cape Coral, FL 33909

Check in: 8:15 – 8:30 –

8:40 – stretch and flex

9:00 – 60-yard dash

9:20 – Instructional segment – College coach instruction –

• C –
• IF –
• 1B –
• 3B –
• OF –
• Pitchers –

10am – Batting practice

11:15 – Defensive segment – I/O

• Release position/hitter only players after defensive segment.

12 noon – Lunch break – provided for Pitcher/Catcher Showcase participants and coaches.

• Pitcher only report

12:45 – Pitcher – Catcher Showcase

• Radar gun readings and pop times/velocity will be provided.

 Click here to register.

SWFL Baseball and Prep Baseball Report team up for SWFL 2021 summer try – outs

SWFL Baseball and Prep Baseball Report – PBR have teamed up for the SWFL Baseball summer try – outs. The try – outs are on January 9 in Fort Myers at Bishop Verot HS and on January 10 in Lakeland at Lake Bonny Park. Players do not have to attend both sessions. The address for each workout is:

Session 1 – Saturday January 9 at Bishop Verot HS – 5598 Sunrise Dr. Fort Myers, FL 33919

Session 2 – Sunday January 10 at Lake Bonny Park – 800 US 98 South Lakeland, FL 33801

The SWFL organization is looking for elite High School baseball players that want to further their baseball careers in college for the graduating Classes 2021-2025. At SWFL we enhance our player’s ability to get a scholarship by matching a school that fits their baseball ability, academic needs, family needs and budget whether it is a D1-D2-D3 or NAIA. The past travel season saw nine 2021 players commit to University of Central Florida, the Air Force, Florida Gulf Coast U, Troy University, Flagler College and numerous Junior College programs. Our 22’ and 23’ classes boast of FGCU, University of Florida and University of Alabama recruits. More offers and opportunities are in the works also.

2020 was one of SWFL Baseball’s finest campaigns and we’re looking to build on our reputation. Our try-outs will feature PBR analytics testing in the cost. PBR will provide data from Trackman and Blast motion analytics and metrics for all pitchers and hitters. This data will be available to the player and college coaches immediately following the try – out. Each session will feature a professional workout that includes 60-yard dash, OF and IF defensive segments and batting practice.

Cost for the try-outs is $250 for a pitcher or position player and $325 for a dual position player. The cost included all the Trackman and Blast motion data and an update to your profile will be held in June at no cost. College Coaches will be in attendance but due to Covid 19 precautions, the number of Colleges will be limited.

The schedule for the try – outs will be as follows:

All players must be pre-registered through the PBR website by Friday January 8 at 5pm.

Please copy and paste the link below to register and pay:

https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/event/FL/swfl-tryout-scout-day

8:15 – check in

8:30 – Stretch and flex

9:00 – 60-yard dash

9:30 – Defensive segment – OF/IF/Catchers

11am – Batting practice

11:30 – Pitchers report –

12:30 – Pitcher/Catcher showcase.

2:30 – End of SWFL/PBR try-outs

THE 9th ANNUAL SWFL SKARBEK MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT AND SHOWCASE

IN HONOR OF:  BILL SKARBEK

BILL SKARBEK  was one of the founding members of SWFL Baseball with Dave Fore and John Cedarburg. Bill was a champion of youth baseball and handled all aspects of the SWFL program during his tenure. He worked tirelessly to make sure that he helped young men reach their goals of playing college or professional baseball. He was quick with a smile and easy to talk to. Bill devoted his life to his family, the FBI, and the SWFL Nation. Bill is survived by his wife Selina and 3 children. Bill’s grandson, Ridge, played on the SWFL 2020 team. He would have been proud of his grandsons attitude and play ability.

BILL WILL BE MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN BY THE SWFL BASEBALL FAMILY.

THE SWFL SHOWCASE 

June 4, 2021 – SWFL Showcase – The SWFL Showcase is open to any and all players in the 2022-2025 classes. It’s a great opportunity for all high school players to be seen by College coaches in a workout setting before the summer season begins.

When: Friday, June 4, 2021, start time 4:14, check in by 3:45

Who: Open to all Class of 2022, 2023, &2024 prospects.
Where: Terry Park 3410 Palm Beach Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33916

Position Players: No pitching at this Showcase.
Check-in at 3:45pm – all players must be registered by Thursday, June 3rd, 7pm. Please register at below. Showcase will include 60, BP and defensive segment.

Cost – $125

Confirmed Colleges: Embry Riddle U, Florida Southern College, Florida Gulf Coast U, Eckerd College, Florida SouthWestern State College, St John’s River State College, St Leo U and 2-4 more Colleges will be announced at a later date.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

AGE DIVISIONS: 13/14U, 15/16U, 17/18u

When: June 5-6, 2021
Where: Terry Park Fort Myers, FL
Cost: $600, includes baseballs and umpires (PayPal includes $15 fee)
Games: 3 game guarantee
Register your team below:

Contact Clint Montgomery: 863-990-5429

Follow us: @swflbaseball1 and on Facebook: SWFL Baseball

Click here to register your team, then pay using the form below

Hotels: HOTEL HOTLINE:  

Please call Lee County Sports Housing at 1-239-541-1800, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern,

or submit a reservation request online at:

http://www.leecountysportshousing.org/event/1327

Daily admission: CASH ONLY $5 – 12 under are free. Lee County prohibits coolers in parks.

Tournament game guidelines:

* Wood bats only, 7 inning games, 2 hour time limit, no new inning after 2 hours.

* 10 run rule after 6 innings unless agreed upon by both coaches for less innings.

* Relaxed High School substitution rules, the object is to play and Showcase your players. No line ups will be exchanged.

* Game baseballs and umpires are paid by Southwest Florida Baseball.

Questions, please call  Clint Montgomery at 863-990-4956; email clintondmo@leeschools.net

We look forward to hosting your team.