In evaluating colleges parents and students must 1st consider the educational and financial fit before they even think about baseball. My son went to Santa Clara University to play baseball but after a shoulder injury he decided to give up baseball and concentrate on his studies. He said in High School I was the smartest kid in every class, here at Santa Clara everyone is really smart and I’ve got to study hard to keep up. His injury was going to require surgery and missing at least a year or more of baseball. He opted to apply his energy to his studies and graduated with honors from SCU and has a fantastic career today. The moral of the story is that while baseball is important getting a good education and a useful degree is even more important.