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2015-2017 Graduate Showcase
If you are a top high school baseball player in your area, chances are that you are a good candidate to play college baseball. Unfortunately, many players are overlooked at and miss out on this opportunity. Players Edge has the solution. This summer,...
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2015-2017 Graduate Showcase
If you are a top high school baseball player in your area, chances are that you are a good candidate to play college baseball. Unfortunately, many players are overlooked at and miss out on this opportunity. Players Edge has the solution. This summer,...
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2015-2017 Graduate Showcase
If you are a top high school baseball player in your area, chances are that you are a good candidate to play college baseball. Unfortunately, many players are overlooked at and miss out on this opportunity. Players Edge has the solution. This summer,...
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2015-2017 Graduate Showcase
If you are a top high school baseball player in your area, chances are that you are a good candidate to play college baseball. Unfortunately, many players are overlooked at and miss out on this opportunity. Players Edge has the solution. This summer,...
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2015-2017 Graduate Showcase
If you are a top high school baseball player in your area, chances are that you are a good candidate to play college baseball. Unfortunately, many players are overlooked at and miss out on this opportunity. Players Edge has the solution. This summer,...
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2015-2017 Graduate Showcase
If you are a top high school baseball player in your area, chances are that you are a good candidate to play college baseball. Unfortunately, many players are overlooked at and miss out on this opportunity. Players Edge has the solution. This summer,...
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Where can I play
Just hit 89 at an ivy showcase. I was 85-88 through 3 innings. I have a 3.3 and a 34 ACT. I am a 2017 RHP with a pretty good slider. Can I play ivy? NESCAC? just curious what my options are. Thanks.
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What to do in front of a scout
The pitching coach from my top school is coming to my next game. What should I do to try to impress him? Throw as hard as I can? show command? off-speed? I am a 2017 RHP who stays about 85-88 at showcases. I have a good slider but rarely throw it for strikes. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Velocity, God given? Or can it be drastically improved?
What would be an average catcher velocity for high school varsity catchers? More specifically in the class of 2017? What would be an ideal catching velocity? Attached is a video of me throwing, any advice? Also, here is a link that I found that has workouts that will help pitchers throw harder: http://www.stack.com/a/how-to-throw-harder Will those workouts in the link above work for position players?
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Marshals Select Baseball Tryouts for 2017 Spring/Summer Teams
THIS WEEKEND'S MARSHALS TRYOUT DATE & TIME HAVE CHANGED Open tryouts for Marshals Baseball Spring/Summer 13U-18U teams are set for three dates this Fall. If you are an athlete who is willing to work hard to develop yourself as a player, we can provide a competitive environment to help you reach your goals, whether it is simply to be the best high school player you can be, or to play at the next level. To do this, we believe in fielding a few well-coached teams with quality players to...
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Dallas Tigers East Summer Tryouts
2017 DALLAS TIGER EAST SPRING/SUMMER TRYOUTS ANNOUNCED! The Dallas Tigers East teams have tryouts scheduled to complete rosters for the 2017 season. The Dallas Tiger East teams consist of players from the entire DFW area and beyond including Allen, Richardson, Addison, Plano, Garland, Highland Park, Forney, Rockwall, Mesquite, Sulphur Springs and Wichita Falls. See information below for tryout location, age groups, dates, and times. Dates, time slots, and locations are as follows: ****...
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2017 CSA MARINERS 17U TRAVEL BASEBALL - WITH HANK LOTT
It's with great pleasure that I announce our 17U travel program, the CSA Mariners Scout Team. Our initial tryout will occur 2pm Saturday October 29, 2016 at I.I.T. baseball Ed Glancy Field on 31st and Wabash in Chicago, IL. We are looking for prospect level players who have interest in continuing on to play the game on the collegiate level. We will play a 7 weekend tournament schedule beginning the weekend of June 16th, 2017. Our schedule will include 4 major tournaments including the...
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18U Catcher Needed for Marshals Select 18U Team
The McKinney Marshals are looking for one catcher for our 18U team. Most of these players are already signed, and those that aren't soon will be, so this is a competitive team. Because the players are already signed, the team will not travel, and will play in competitive tournaments at colleges and venues in the DFW Metroplex, Weatherford, Navarro, etc. The focus will be to help players get ready for their college teams by playing a competitive schedule and finishing the season by July 16 to...
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2017 grad great grades
We have a 2017 grad with a 35 on his ACT and a 4.65gpa. Looking to play at the next level. He runs a 6.99 60 and has a97exit velo. He has been a 2nd team all conference twice and led the team in her as a sophomore. He was named to the Perfect Game super 25 all tournament team in Ft Myers, all sophomore sunbelt team as a freshman in Oklahoma and won a state championship last spring. He has been to PBR. Events and camps.
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Marshals Select Baseball Tryouts for 2017 Teams
Marshals Select Baseball has scheduled our last tryout for Summer 2017 select teams. WHAT: Tryout for Marshals 2017 Summer Teams AGES: 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U WHEN: Sunday, January 29, 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Kelly Field, 2000 Kelly Blvd, Carrollton TX BRING: Baseball gear and water COLLEGE PREP TEAMS 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Top competition. Positive skills development environment to maximize opportunity to play college or pro baseball. Strong emphasis on academics, character and team. Emphasis on maximizing...
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2017 summer college Baseball
My name is Sean Simard, the GM for the Capital City Reds. We're a summer collegiate team based in Ottawa Canada. We still have a few roster spots open for a few pitchers and a catcher. We're an independent travel team and play all over New York against the PGCBL and NYCBL, Ontario, Quebec and the NABF World Series in Ohio. If you're interested and can compete at this level, please send us a message. Visit our site, capitalcityreds.com or by e-mail seansimard01@hotmail.com
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2015 Northern Virginia HS Showcase Camp @ GMU
2015 Northern Virginia HS Showcase Camp @ GMU Grades 9-12 Location: Raymond H. "Hap" Spuhler Field Saturday, September 5, 2015 to Sunday, September 6, 2015 Camp Cost: $250.00 Link: http://collegebaseballcamps.com/patriots If you have any questions...
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2015 Northern Virginia HS Showcase Camp @ GMU
2015 Northern Virginia HS Showcase Camp @ GMU Grades 9-12 Location: Raymond H. "Hap" Spuhler Field Saturday, September 5, 2015 to Sunday, September 6, 2015 Camp Cost: $250.00 Link: http://collegebaseballcamps.com/patriots If you have any questions...
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Re: Velocity, God given? Or can it be drastically improved?
Got new video of me throwing to second: https://youtu.be/LYaIejiLi30 Any advice? I feel like I am fast and like my pop time is good, but when I time it while watching the video back I am above 2.0, where I know I can be below 2.0
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Ok, I'll take a swing at this one since no one else has.......Kanye those are some impressive #s. Like, all of them. Was this your first showcase? Do you play summer ball for a showcase team? Are you new to the idea of playing college baseball? Your post reads as if you just happened to stumble into an Ivy showcase and have no clue about a recruiting process that for a 2017 is in its final phase. If you are what you say you are, then you have a lot to offer. Not sure what Ivy you were just...
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Thanks for the reply. I was approached by an Ivy and Georgetown. I also just got an email from a NESCAC. I went up to the Georgetown camp a few weeks ago and was 85-87. My GPA is only a 3.1 uw and a 3.3 w so I am a little worried that this score is too low for these schools. My test score is a 34 only when superscored (33 reg) but I think most schools take the superscore. Is it true that Ivy recruiting is in it's final phase? I have only seen a few kids commit thus far in the summer. I...
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Without any other context, I'd be concerned about taking on an Ivy academically with a 3.1 GPA, and I would guess that your GPA would be a stumbling block in recruiting, though not necessarily an impassable one given your other numbers. Notwithstanding that, if you're sitting mid/upper 80s as a 2017, there's somewhere for you to play with that GPA and ACT. You should probably be further down the road than where you appear to be based on your questions here, though. If I were you, I'd be...
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Your ACT is really high, while your GPA and uw GPA is low for Ivy and indicates lack of the rigor they want to see. There are certainly good D3 schools that would love to have you, but with your ACT and your velo, I'd spend a year or two at Juco kicking academic and baseball ass. If you do that you can take your pick of pretty much any school in the country.
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When my son went through recruiting the two interested Ivies were looking for an unweighted 3.5 with several AP courses plus a 1300+ SAT (Math and English). 1300+ is equal to a 28 ACT on the conversion chart I found. The NESCACs and comparable D3s he spoke with soph year were looking for the same. Maybe your 34 ACT score will allow a little leeway on grades. Is your 3.3 unweighted or weighted? If unweighted with a lot of AP and high honors classes it may be ok if the coach wants to really...
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My 2017 was at the same showcase, I think. How do you already know your velocity? Mine pitched too, and had some interest as well but no one said what he was at yesterday.
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The short answer is yes, however you still have a lot to prove to the coaches and the Admission Committee. Pitching is more than MPH and a good student is much better than an average GPA with a high ACT. The ivy & nescac coaches take their direction from the admissions committee. If I was an Ivy coach I'd have alot of questions about your academic work ethic or possibly the high school you went to. I understand there can be extenuating circumstances with ultra competitive high schools.
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I have heard and seen there is a chart the Ivy's use to evaluate athletes. It gives a score based on your GPA, SAT, ACT, class rank. I cannot remember what it is called. But basically if I remember correctly a "normal" Ivy student's # is around 215 or higher. They allow a certain amount of athletes 200-210, 190-200, 180-190 and I think the lowest they allow is a 172. But there are only 1 or 2 of those players. If anyone can post what this chart is called...?? Also, just an FYI - normal...
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The chart you are referring to is called the academic index. Google it for all the info you need. The old adage is that the higher the velo, the lower the acceptable academic credentials needed.
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Here's a link and a little write-up on the AI from Tucker Frawley, Yale's Associate Head Coach who handles recruiting. http://www.frawleybaseball.com...23a10cf21038318d665a
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Your velo has reached a level where an Ivy would be interested - but not close to the top of a recruiting class. Your ACT is fine. Your grades are the issue. For that to pass admissions, your HS better have an incredibly difficult curve, or have a narrative to explain the big difference between grades and scores. If you were the absolute top tier recruit (projected future Baseball America college all-star) for a school, the coach may be able to get you through admissions; otherwise probably...
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With your grades an IVY is a super stretch. Even if you were god's gift to baseball, it would still be a super stretch. Your test scores will help -- but not that much on their own. Pretty much same is true of NESCAC. There are lots of kids with significantly better grades and equally good or better test scores that get turned down by such schools. Plus you velo -- though about average for starters at competitive D3's is not STANDOUT velo. What's the rest of your story? Do you have a...
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I was approached by a coach who told me. I think that is just because I threw so hard. Im sure you can email them to find out.
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Re: What to do in front of a scout
Kanye, how about just being yourself and playing your game. Often, when a player tried to impress some coach, just the opposite happens. For example, you might want to put a little more pop on that ball resulting in more balls out of the zone. A pitcher that doesn't have control doesn't have anything. When you enter that game, it isn't about you regardless of who is in the stands. It is always about team. Coaches notice those things. So, be a good teammate. Do what you do which obviously...
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My son, when he's playing and just throwing to try and get outs, he's 85-88 with decent control. When he's trying to impress and trying to throw as hard as he can, he's 85-88 and high and wide. Just throw your game.
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It's basically the same situation, but at another level. My son got to throw in front of pro scouts yesterday at his summer league's prospect showcase. He's not eligible for the draft next June....and really had to be talked in to going yesterday. No live pitching....just a bullpen in front of the scouts. He was 88-89, good control, curve worked and another pitcher told him that one of the scouts would watch him then write something, watch him then write more. As soon as he was done, the...
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Outstanding advice and what else would we expect from the Coach! For a rising senior, your velocity is fine and rarely seen at the high school level. Show that coach you are a winner, a team first guy, and can win with the tools you presently have. Show him those things and he might think "I can see that kid fitting into our program. If we add some weight training and teach him a pitch or two, I could see that kid pitching on Friday nights down the road." Give him a chance to like YOU first...
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What to do in front of a scout? Go to youtube and watch all of the Domingo Ayala and Kent Murphy videos. Then, do none of that.
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Show Character. When someone makes a play behind you, recognize it (nothing major, perhaps a pointing of the glove and a "nice job"). If someone makes a great play, really recognize it. Someone boots it, pick 'em up. A teammate crosses the plate, be sure to give him an attaboy. Pregame: do your thing in an energetic fashion. Postgame, regardless of the score or performance: carry yourself with dignity and respect for others. You don't know who is watching, when they're watching, and from...
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I definitely agree on the 1st base, etc coverage. At Lakepoint last week I cannot tell you how many pitchers I saw NOT do that...poor baseball knowledge as far as I am concerned.
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He is going to watch carefully how you go about your business and how you act on the field as well as in the dugout. Thats just as important as your FB or slider.
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We were in a showcase tournament down South. A coach that was recruiting my daughter came early. BB was out playing catch, running, stretching, ... until game time. The coach walked over to her and wished her a good game and said that he had seen all he needed to see of her and was headed to another game. My daughter was somewhat stunned. Then he said to her that he didn't understand why her teammates weren't out there working as hard as she was to get ready to play a game in front of...
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My son was being recruited pretty heavily the summer after his junior year. This was his first real contact....and the RC had been coming to EVERY game for 3 weeks....even had a visit scheduled. Week 4, HC shows up....we didn't know he was there....son struggled....struck out a couple times and showed his frustration each time...and during warmups at 3B the following inning. Calls from RC quit coming....and even called off a visit due to "being out of town". We saw him again a couple weeks...
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Just an FYI, Kevin O'Sullivan had a scout keep eye on son for quite a while. When you begin to get into the recruiting phase in HS, you will never know who is watching. Dont worry about your game, there is only so much that is expected of you. There are things you will learn when you get inti the program. Coaches are looking for players who are a good fit. They also watch their parents as well. So a lesson for everyone, time to sit back and relax and let them concentrate on your son, not you...
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In our High School Leagues in California, many of the umpires are also part-time scouts. We had a strong player both physically & with skill set, who was two years ahead of my son. He was struggling with the 6th tool, Mental Discipline & Tenacity which in my mind means consistency, and as a High School player I think all are young at controlling emotions too. (They have not played Poker enough in the dorms or on bus rides yet) Anyhow, this particular guy would drop F-bombs @ SS with...
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I guess this is one of those questions that I have to turn my head sideway at. So, I'm asking myself why would someone go out of there way to act differently for a scout ......shouldn't this be a 24x7x365 effort? Agree with JOEMKTG character is certainly important. How about leadership, composure too. Coaches want guys that are going to solve their problems not guys that are going to create more problems. Put yourself in the coaches shoes, always. Certainly impress him with your pitches.
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Consider that the college scout/pitching coach is reading this web site. How many pitchers will he evaluate in one day? "Walk in his shoes". Bob
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Agree with things that Coach and Joe said. If a fielder makes a great play behind you, be one of the first to touch gloves with him at the end of an inning. If you are a PO (non-hitting) be involved with the game when your team is up to bat. These intangibles count more than you think. Coaches are looking for a fit in addition to a good fastball. As others have chimed in, be yourself. Good luck to you.
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Your performance may play very little in their evaluation. We have seen the comments on here several times that sometimes adversity in front of coaches and scouts is a good thing. They want to see how you react when you are not at your best too. PC had seen son pitch in Atlanta and sent RC to watch. Son came in to close and ended up giving up the one run lead. Winning run on third with two outs. Are you going to crumble as you just let the other team back in the game or are you going to...