Sam Bruce

NLB American falls in the final 4 of the Prospect Select Palm Beach Classic. 5 Star National Tampa 6 NLB American 2 Brayden Arrick (Miami Palmetto HS) worked 3.2 innings, scattered 7 hits, allowed 3 earned runs, struck out 3 and walked 3. Caleb Hoogewerf (Freeport HS) worked 2.1 innings, scattered 3 hits, allowed 3 earned runs, struck out 2 and walked 2. Auggy Davila (Key West HS) (2), Tucker Poppell (Maclay HS), Ryder Hodgkinson (Niceville HS), Jackie Niles (Key West HS), Sam Bruce (Wakulla HS) (2) and Carson Koch (Lincoln HS) collected hits. Davilla doubled. Bruce contributed an RBI. NLB is proud of the players and coaches and thankful for the parents.

Instant Classic. NLB American advances to the final four of the Prospect Select Palm Beach Classic. NLB 11 R3 9 NLB scored 5 in the 6th to tie the game and won it in a Texas tie breaker in 8 innings. Sam Bruce (Wakulla HS) delivered the game winning 2 RBI single in the top of the 8th. Caleb Hoogewerf (Freeport HS) and Auggy Davila (Key West HS) outstanding out of the pen. Caleb Hoogewerf worked 2 innings, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, struck out 2 and didn't walk a hitter. Auggy Davila worked 1.1 innings, didn't allow a hit, struck out 1, didn't walk a hitter, allowed a Texas tie breaker run on a sacrifice fly in the 7th and slammed the door in the 8th after NLB scored two. Davila, Alex Goodwin (Bozeman HS), Bruce and Jack Marracco (Choctawhatchee HS) collected hits. Marracco doubled. Davila, Tucker Poppell (Maclay HS), Goodwin and Ryder Hodgkinson (Niceville HS) contributed RBI's. NLB will continue play tomorrow.

NLB American advances to the elite eight of the Prospect Select Palm Beach Classic. NLB 8 IS Elite 2 Aahron Geleta (Niceville HS) outstanding on the mound. Aahron Geleta worked 6 innings, scattered 4 hits, allowed 2 earned runs, struck out 9 and walked 1. Auggy Davila (Key West HS), (2), Alex Goodwin (Bozeman HS), Ryder Hodgkinson (Niceville HS) (2), Sam Bruce (Wakulla HS) and Jack Marracco (Choctawhatchee HS) (2) collected hits. Goodwin doubled. Marracco tripled. Goodwin (2), Hodgkinson, Bruce and Marracco (2) contributed RBI's. NLB will continue play this afternoon.

NLB American runs record to 3-1 at Prospect Select Palm Beach Classic. NLB 8 Scorpions South Florida 1 Zachary Burch (Lincoln HS) outstanding on the mound. Zachary Burch worked 5 innings, allowed 1 hit, 1 earned run, struck out 5 and walked 3. Tyler Hondorp worked 1 inning, didn't allow a hit or run, struck out 2 and walked 3. Auggy Davila (Key West HS), Tucker Poppell (Maclay HS), Jackie Niles (Key West HS), Carson Koch (Lincoln HS), Sam Bruce (Wakulla HS) and Jack Marracco (Choctawhatchee HS) collected hits. Niles and Bruce doubled. Davila, Poppell, Alden Lewis (St. Cloud HS) and Bruce (2) contributed RBI's. NLB will now wait and see if they make championship bracket play.

Congratulations Sam Bruce. New College of Florida signed the right kid.

Coaches Is your most talented player impactful to his teammates? Does his presence make his teammates want to be a more relentless competitor? If not. Your most talented player. Isn't your most impactful player. The so called most talented players with selfishness fuel underachieving teams.

Recruit NLB (2026-Wakulla HS-P) Plus athlete and competitor. Athleticism and arm speed predict velocity gains. Moxie and feel for competing. Advanced feel for spinning the baseball. Beam is a winner and an elite student. Priority juco sign.

We see you Sam Bruce. Sam is an absolute winner on and off the field. Plus makeup, work ethic, toughness and maturity. High academic schools should be lined up to sign him. Versatile defender, tough gritty intelligent hitter that takes winning at bats. Will qualify to go to almost any school in the country.