Bryce Harper in College

A video of Bryce Harper hitting his first college home run.

When College of Southern Nevada assistant baseball coach Sean Larimer received a text message from Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper late last week asking for his mailing address, he knew Harper was going to send some equipment for the junior college program.

MaxPreps News - Brady Corless is the latest to skip his senior year of high school, opting to play in junior college like the Washington Nationals star. Coaches who have worked with Harper and Corless caution against too many kids taking the same route.

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper exploded onto the baseball landscape while still in high school, thanks in part to video from a power-hitting showcase at Tropicana Field in which the 16-year-old stroked a 502-foot homer.

LAMAR, Colo. - On a sweltering, wind-swept afternoon in a nondescript town, Bryce Harper grabbed a bat and took his best shots, and in doing so he authored another colorful tale that will be retold for years by the few who witnessed it.

HENDERSON, Nev. -- The Wonder Kid strides into the left batter's box without a helmet, without a cap, without a care.

Bryce Harper's 2010 Junior College season statistics.

When it comes to this year's top prospect, most baseball scouts insist they have seen no player this good this soon.

2010 MLB No. 1 overall draft pick Bryce Harper hits two homeruns and has eight RBIs in JUCO World Series against Iowa Western.

Phenom Bryce Harper hits a HR & pitches relief in the same game, making his CSN pitching debut. I can find no record of Bryce pitching for CSN before this game. #1 Ranked College of Southern Nevada at #2 Ranked Western Nevada College, Game 1 on 4/17/10. After playing RF & having a great day at the plate with another HR, Harper unexpectedly takes the mound with the game on the line, tied 4-4. This phenom can do it all! Can Bryce pull it off? Let's hope the Nationals pass on him so he falls to my beloved Pirates! Enjoy!