DENVER -- On June 25, Cardinals left-hander Marco Gonzales made his Major League debut at Coors Field. But, having grown up in Fort Collins, Colo., Gonzales was actually making his fifth appearance at Coors Field, thanks to a Rockies program that has supported Colorado high school baseball since 2001.
On Friday, Coors Field will host the last of its 11 dates of prep games -- a doubleheader featuring Pomona against Mountain Range, and Brighton against Centaurus. The finale of this year's prep schedule will be the annual Top 50 Game -- an all-star game featuring the 50 best high school players in Colorado, not just seniors -- on May 28.