Reply to "How important are home runs for HS player?"

FoxDad10,000+ posts

Agree with RJM and Golfman. My son hit 27 doubles his sophomore year at a JuCo (broke the school record and was 2nd nationally among D2 JuCo players). That stat got him noticed by a D2 university.

During his HS career he only hit 2 HR's. In his college career he had 2 HR's his freshman year, none his sophomore year and 6 HR's and 12 doubles his 3rd college season. His ability to drive the ball in the gap is what the coaches really liked.

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