PABaseball posted:Ripken Fan posted:PABaseball posted:Legion? Your son is heading to college, he should not be playing against 16 year olds. Plus the good high schoolers will be traveling playing against competition. Playing against JV players won't help him get ready for his 22 year old teammates with full beards he'll be competing with for playing time starting in August. I get wanting to play with friends, but once HS ends, it ends.
OP is in one of the stronger states for American Legion. Though the numbers are down from several years ago, there are still several players that go onto play D1 or otherwise college ball. Again, here is an example where pitchers and position players are handled differently summer after HS. Position players should still get swings and repetitions (unless arm is sore). Son (middle infielder) got no regiment from college coach except for come in healthy and don't try lifting/working out differently than you have (avoiding over exertion).
The best players in any state are not playing legion, they are with their travel teams. Regardless, how many graduated seniors are playing legion? Every player he faces will be younger than him. There are still 14/15 year olds playing in the league. Graduate, move on from the HS playing days and start getting ready for college hitters. If he wants innings, grab 3 or 4 college/college bound players and throw live ABs once a week.
Senior Legion is 17-19yos with some weaker programs having some 16’s. Legion ball is weak in SE PA. But my son used the time to mostly get stronger (rehab). Legion was playing some ball without having to travel.
That spring he was high school baseball capable. But tossing the sling from surgery March 1 he wasn’t college baseball ready from a strength standpoint.
The league was too easy. But regions and states were challenging. At this point the players who played just enough to be post season eligible are present for the post season. There were in state D1 programs in attendance.