One image, 1000 words -- 1000 hours spent hitting off the tee, shagging fly balls, working the backhand short-hoppers off the coach's fungo, bullpens, PFP, drills, and more drills, the countless baserunning and pregame nuances.
High school baseball at its greatest hits the diamonds across the U.S in May, when regular-season-ending drama leads to postseason play, all of creating a vibe that rivals MLB Octobers and early Novembers.
May 2025 hasn't swung and missed on that trend either, continuing the cheers and jeers, triumphs and heartache, the storylines commonly etched throughout baseball history.
And with each up and down, USA TODAY Network photographers have captured the moments of high school baseball in May.
Here are the USA TODAY High School Sports staff's favorites ...