Walking on is uphill sledding - and it never changes. I know this because I did it. I was successful only because I was a hard throwing pitcher - and a hard throwing pitcher will always get a look. But to get on the field a walk-on has to perform noticeably and consistently better than the scholarship players he is competing with. Not just a little better - a lot better. This hardly ever happens. The odds are way better for a pitcher than a position player. But something everyone needs to understand before they decide to turn down scholarship opportunities in favor of walking on is this : the amount of $ that a baseball program has invested in a player directly correlates to the amount of opportunity that player will receive. Its as simple as that!