You would be surprised at how many D! pitchers cruise in the 80s even some pros ! It helps if you throw in the 90s for sure but most D1 teams have several. My son's team had 4 throwing 92 up to 98 and only 1 got drafted in his JR year ! He was at 98 but also could pitch against top D1 teams. Getting drafted is only part of the story !
The state of BB in Ontario is sad and not just because of the OBS ! The OBA is struggling to survive in a tough expensive environment ! They have made mistakes and have corrected some. They do embrace PBLO players and many from other elite teams ! If you stand o0ut and are interested they will invite you to tryout for the youth teams !
I do feel sorry for players parents who feel they have to pay huge fees especially teams that really do not play great competition !
The most we paid was $2200 for a full year with trips to Long Island, Charleston SC and other great tournaments. We spent a total of approx $8000 including OBA,HS and Elite !
If you think about what you are doing you can get noticed without spending big dollars.