Thanks Bishop. it is the new team in Springfield. They approached our summer coach looking for local players for next year and he gave them my son and another player. They, also, have a connection with Wright State I am assuming since they have a player from there already. I will have him tallk to colege coach soon about that.
we were told this league is "better" than the great lakes league. Is that true? How do leagues get rated? I know the Cape is #1 but how do leagues get the "quality" of player they are looking for and how does a player know where tehy stack up?
I can see needing good people as well as players, I can, also, see why a team would want some local players because then housing would not be an issue.
BOF, you make a very good point about playing versus conditioning and resting. Who makes that call, coach or player?
It is always tough to rank leagues. A lot of it depends on your goals and skills. From a purely talent perspective you cannot beat the Cape, as you pointed out, The talent there is top notch. I am not sure that a player that needs a good bit of development fits there, so in that case that would not be a good fit. If your son is a good pitcher and his coach wants him on an innings count, the leagues that play more games may not be a good fit. The NACSB I think for the most part are around forty games Other leagues have upward of 60. The leagues that play 60 might not be a good fit for a good pitcher on an inning count, because he may end up with quite a few more innings than expected, especially if he gets W's.Coaches want to send players to leagues where they will develop and be successful. Whether That's the Prospect league or Great Lake League in our area, the best league is the one with the best fit.
That being said, Perfect Game ranks the leagues based on prospects. You can see the ranking here.
http://www.perfectgame.org/sum...legiate/default.aspx
Good luck, This is my son's last summer of Collegiate Wood bat baseball. It goes fast, enjoy it. A poster on here gave me some very good advice: "While the league close to you may not have the best reputation, It is sure nice to be able to see your son play." That was the year he played in the Great Lakes league. I saw almost every game, home and away. This year he is playing 6 hours away and I made a very nice trip, and met a lot of nice people, there has not been much baseball for me this summer. I can tell you I miss seeing him play.
I guess it boils down to finding the right fit.