Perfect Game Baseball Softball

What Perfect Game Baseball Softball does

Perfect Game is a privately held, Iowa-based amateur baseball and softball scouting and event organization founded in 1994, self-described as the world's largest and most comprehensive scouting organization in the sport. The company operates a digital platform integrating event management, a subscription scouting database (PG Crosschecker), live scoring (DiamondKast), streaming (PerfectGame.TV across iOS, Android, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV), and a college recruiting portal. The core business is event-driven: Perfect Game runs tournaments, showcases, and prospect development programs across age divisions from 7U through 18U and into college, including marquee events such as the PG All-American Classic, WWBA World Championships, BCS National Championships, and PG Select Baseball Festivals. The company claims 2,572 alumni MLB players and 16,330 MLB draft selections have come through its events.

The business model blends transaction revenue (event registration fees, with volume discounts of $25 off for 3–4 registrations and $50 off for 5+), recurring subscription revenue (PG Crosschecker for scouting database access, DiamondKast Plus for live statistics), merchandise and apparel sales through the PG Shop, and streaming monetization. Customer segments span individual youth and high school athletes and their families, travel ball organizations, NCAA and NAIA college programs across multiple divisions, MLB scouting departments, and — via PG Softball — female softball athletes. Strategic partners include PG Rawlings (official equipment and apparel), Minor League Baseball, DiamondKast as the integrated scoring platform, and UmpNation, with destination partners including the Florida Sports Foundation and Gulf Shores/Orange Beach Sports Commission. The company also operates the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL), an owned summer collegiate league. Revenue and headcount figures are not publicly disclosed; the listed employee count of 6 reflects only HQ corporate staff, with event operations delivered through a contractor-heavy model.

Name

Perfect Game Baseball Softball

Legal name

Perfect Game

Website

https://perfectgameusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Perfect Game is a private amateur baseball and softball scouting and event organization, founded in 1994, operating the world's largest scouting platform serving youth through collegiate players, college coaches, and MLB scouts via tournaments, rankings, and subscription database products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Sports Scouting & Event Services

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Event & Tournament Organizers (Meets, Invitationals, Opens) (MPAKACAL)

Keywords

• Amateur baseball scouting
• Youth baseball tournaments
• Player rankings database
• College baseball recruiting
• Sports scouting services

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Event Registration Fees: Perfect Game generates revenue through tournament and showcase registration fees. Players and teams pay to participate in various PG events including showcases, tournaments, PG Series, Prospect Gateway events, and specialized events like the PG All-American Classic and Select Baseball Festivals.
2. Subscription Services (PG Crosschecker): Subscription-based access to the largest amateur baseball scouting database, providing prospect rankings, scouting reports, and detailed prospect information. Affordable but valuable subscription model.
3. DiamondKast Plus Subscription: Premium subscription service for live stats and play-by-play updates during PG events. Includes access to DiamondKast events with live pitch-by-pitch statistics and box scores.
4. Merchandise and Apparel Sales: PG Shop sells performance apparel including on-field gear and lifestyle merchandise for baseball athletes. Products feature advanced performance materials and purposeful design for dedicated diamond sports athletes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Perfect Game organizes and runs amateur baseball and softball tournaments, showcases, and prospect development events for players ages 7U through 18U and beyond. It complements those events with a subscription-based scouting database (PG Crosschecker), a live scoring app (DiamondKast Plus), a streaming channel (PerfectGame.TV), a college recruiting portal, player rankings, and a PG Shop apparel storefront.

Product overview

Perfect Game is a comprehensive baseball scouting and event organization platform operating as a single unified service rather than a modular platform architecture. The core offering centers on tournament events and showcases for players aged 7U through college, complemented by subscription-based scouting databases (PG Crosschecker), live statistics tools (DiamondKast Plus), streaming services (PG.TV), recruiting platforms, and merchandise (PG Shop). The company serves amateur baseball and softball players, college coaches, professional scouts, and families through integrated event management, player evaluation, rankings, and collegiate recruiting tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DiamondKast: Official scoring app of Perfect Game used for PGBA Red and White events, providing live pitch-by-pitch updates, statistics, and box scores.
• PG Crosschecker
• Perfect Game.TV

Products and services

• Perfect Game Events & Tournaments Organizes and hosts youth, high school, and collegiate baseball tournaments and events across 7U-18U age divisions, including national championships, regional championships, and qualifier tournaments for amateur baseball and softball players, families, travel organizations, and college coaches.
• PG Showcases High school showcase events providing national exposure, social media visibility, and player rankings updates for high-school-age amateur baseball players seeking college recruiting attention.
• Prospect Gateway (13/14U) World-class exposure program for 13U/14U baseball prospects that delivers PG Scout evaluations including metrics, grades, rankings, and detailed improvement reports from a dedicated PG Advisor.
• PG All-American Classic Premium special event featuring the top-ranked high school baseball players in a national showcase format.
• PG Select Baseball Festival Festival events for 11U-14U age divisions providing developmental competition and exposure opportunities for youth baseball players.
• PG Crosschecker Subscription-based scouting database providing access to the largest database for amateur baseball scouting, including prospect rankings, scouting reports, and in-depth prospect information for college coaches, MLB scouts, and other evaluators.
• DiamondKast Plus Subscription to the official Perfect Game scoring application providing live pitch-by-pitch updates, statistics, box scores, and play-by-play for PGBA Red and White events, serving families, coaches, and scouts tracking game action.
• Player Rankings & Draft Board National and state player rankings for high school classes 2026-2030, MLB draft boards, team rankings across 9U-18U, and college recruiting class rankings for players, coaches, scouts, and recruiters.
• College Recruiting Portal Online platform connecting college coaches with high school prospects including advanced search capabilities, college commitments tracking, college interests, and a recommendation engine for matching players with programs.
• PerfectGame.TV Streaming platform for live coverage of Perfect Game events, distributed via iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV applications for families, coaches, and fans.
• PG Shop Online merchandise store offering performance apparel and on-field gear for men, women, and youth baseball athletes, with a dedicated PG Team Sales channel for bulk purchases.
• Arm Care Program Injury prevention and player development program focused on arm health for baseball players participating in Perfect Game events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,572 MLB Players have participated in Perfect Game events
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• EventConnectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEventConnect provides travel and lodging services for Perfect Game events, helping families and organizations find accommodations near tournament venues.
• Gulf Shores/Orange Beach Sports CommissionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGulf Shores and Orange Beach destination partners with PG to host events, promoting the area as a sports tourism destination for baseball tournaments.
• UmpNationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUmpiring services partner providing official umpires for Perfect Game tournaments and events.
• SkillShowTechnology or IntegrationOnline video platform partner providing video services for PG event coverage and player profiles.
• DiamondKastcoreTechnology or IntegrationDiamondKast is the official scoring application of Perfect Game, providing live pitch-by-pitch statistics, box scores, and real-time updates for all PGBA events. Integrated deeply into the tournament experience.
• Florida Sports FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFlorida-based sports organization promoting sports tourism and athletic competitions in Florida, partnering with PG for event hosting.
• Minor League Baseball (MiLB)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial partner providing recommended resources and content for amateur baseball players. MiLB recommends PG as a pathway for aspiring professional players.
• MLB Pitch, Hit & RunminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMLB's official youth skill competition program, recommended alongside Perfect Game as development resources for young players.
• PG RawlingsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPG Rawlings is the official equipment and apparel partner for Perfect Game, producing the Preseason All-American program materials and branded equipment.
• Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSummer collegiate baseball league operated by Perfect Game, providing developmental opportunities for college players between academic seasons.
• NCSA (NCSA - Next College Student Athlete)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollege recruiting help partner referred by Perfect Game to assist players with the college recruiting process beyond PG's own tools.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• NCSA (Next College Student Athlete): College recruiting platform and service explicitly partnered with Perfect Game ('We to Them' relationship). Adjacent rather than competitive, but overlaps on the college-recommendation/recruiting-portal functionality that PG offers natively to families.
• GameChanger: Live scoring, video highlights, and team-management platform widely used across amateur and travel baseball. Overlaps functionally with DiamondKast on live scoring and stats, and is a partial substitute for part of PG's subscriber value proposition.

Direct peers

• Area Code Baseball: Runs a premier high school baseball showcase (Area Code Games) and related prospect events on the West Coast. Overlaps PG on elite showcase exposure and is a credible substitute for scouts evaluating top amateur talent.
• Baseball Factory: Long-running amateur baseball player development and showcase operator running tryouts, showcases, and the Team One National showcase. Competes directly with PG for prospect evaluation events and exposure to college coaches/MLB scouts.
• Prep Baseball Report: Operates a national amateur baseball scouting, ranking, and event platform covering high school prospects and showcases. Closest direct competitor to Perfect Game, with overlapping player rankings, scouting reports, and tournament/showcase offerings for college-recruit-eligible players.
• Triple Crown Sports: National youth and amateur baseball/softball tournament operator running high-profile events. Directly competes with Perfect Game's tournament business on event calendars, registration fees, and national championship events.
• Five Tool Baseball: Texas-based amateur baseball scouting and tournament organization producing player rankings, scouting reports, and showcase events. Overlaps PG on tournament and showcase operations in the South and Southwest, with comparable high school prospect evaluation services.

Broad incumbents

• USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association): Multi-sport amateur sports governing body running youth baseball, softball, and other tournaments nationally. Competes with PG for tournament participation and travel-ball organization relationships across multiple youth divisions.
• USA Baseball: National governing body for amateur baseball in the U.S., operating national teams and identification events. Not a direct commercial competitor, but overlaps with PG on elite prospect identification and the amateur baseball development pipeline.

Emerging players

• Hudl: Sports video and analytics platform used by high school and college programs for player evaluation and recruiting. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but increasingly substitutes for traditional scouting databases like PG Crosschecker as coaches adopt video-based recruiting workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/perfectgamebb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCj5pdBYmmElLAAFjU8Dbb2g
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/perfect-game-baseball-softball

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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