@atlnon posted:Interesting thread. My biggest takeaways:
2. Given that recruiting mostly happens in summer travel ball, I would base my decision almost purely on academics and social/peer group influence of the school.
I won't argue with the decision to choose a school based on Academics. My son did this. But understand the cost of playing/practicing/working out with low quality baseball players for 6 months of the year. It's real. Come summer my son had a lot of catching up to do and he had to work his ass off through summer and fall (while playing football) to remain in the competitive mix for college recruiting.