Francis7: That high # (50%) is due to the fact that a number of student athletes commit to a school, baseball-wise. If baseball doesn't work out, they depart. If the sample was of players who decision was a combination of academic (college major) and baseball, the number would be much smaller. I remember our HS golf coach asking one of his players (college recruit) if he would he still like that same school, if the golfer would have an injury eliminating the sport soon after arriving. Just a thought...