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Re: 20 year old freshmen

TPM ·
I agree with PG, that is why I feel he should go to JUCO and not wait until he is 23 from a D2, if what round you might be drafted in, is that important. I am talking a high profile JUCO.
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Re: 20 year old freshmen

josten beato ·
Re: 20 year old freshmen
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Re: 20 year old freshmen

josten beato ·
Yeah. The description I gave is an honest one. I was close to getting signed as a free agent in the Dominican Republic so I really think I have a good chance. But anyways thank you so much.
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Re: 20 year old freshmen

josten beato ·
No actually the round doesn't matter to me. Getting drafts is a dream of mine whether it's the 1st or the 40th. And I am considering JuCo but I also want to major in Computer Sciences just in case I don't make it in baseball. But I will consider a JuCo. Thanks for the advice
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Re: 20 year old freshmen

josten beato ·
And actually I don't have to wait until I finish my junior year. I will be eligible for the draft once I turn 21 during my freshman season
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Re: Getting started

joes87 ·
How old are you?
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Re: Getting started

joes87 ·
And what position do you play?
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Re: Getting started

Matt3522 ·
17 catcher
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Re: Getting started

CaCO3Girl ·
Are you doing any Winter Training? What time does your high school season start and end? Are you taking private instructions on the side? You are 17, what are you trying to accomplish in baseball? Are you trying to play in college?
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Re: Getting started

Matt3522 ·
Yes I've been doing all of that. I'm trying to play in college that's the goal. My high school season starts in January and ends in April. Also important to note i don't start my travel ball season bad normally but it takes a while to get to my best.
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Re: Getting started

CaCO3Girl ·
Are you a 2017, or a 2016?
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Re: Getting started

ironhorse ·
You simply have to figure out WHY it takes you so long to get to your best. Lack of reps? Lack of focus? Lack of physical fitness coming in? And what do you consider your 'best?' More hard hit balls? Better stats? More comfortable? There's a reason for it, you simply have to be very honest with yourself and figure it out. Once you do, change you habits accordingly.
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Re: Getting started

RJM ·
Please don't take this as harsh. But it's reality. There are players who desire to play college ball. There are players who will put in whatever effort is necessary to get to college ball. If you're seventeen and haven't figured out how to kick start your season you need to do some catching up real fast, physically and mentally. You're seventeen. What's your business plan to get to college ball. Chances are you have to pursue college ball rather than college ball pursuing you.
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Re: Getting started

Matt Reiland ·
As Ironhorse said, make sure you are entering the season physically prepared, meaning you are in the batting cage and the weight room in Oct-Dec. But, as Yogi Berra said, "baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical". Don't neglect the mental aspect. Practice visualization before the season and use it as a tool throughout the season. I wrote an article on visualization on the Power Alley website, here is a portion of the article that may help: "Visualization is using your mind to see...
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Re: Getting started

Matt3522 ·
I definitely think it's a mental thing. Because when I get it figured out I play extremely well. I'm going to use the most recent comments advice. I know I'm ready physically for it as I've been training since January. Like I said as it's important to note even if I'm not at my best it's not bad what so ever. I just think it's better to play at my best the whole season not just the last half.
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Re: Getting started

RJM ·
Go on Amazon, purchase The Mental Game of Baseball by Harvey Dorfman and start reading.
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Re: Getting started

Matt3522 ·
I've purchased and read that book actually.
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Re: Getting started

cabbagedad ·
Without knowing more detail, I'm going to take a guess that you would benefit from seeing more live mixed pitching before season starts. Also, when you do so, you need to really drill down and add "count and situation" to your live BP sessions.
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Re: Getting started

Matt3522 ·
I agree, I do feel like it just takes a few games to start reading pitches and making good contact.
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Re: D1 Recruiting Rule Changes

TPM ·
See topic "NCAA announce re fruiting rule changes" already in discussion.
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Re: D1 Recruiting Rule Changes

JeffnNYC ·
Thanks, and sorry to have missed it.
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Re: Cancellations and Recruiting

TPM ·
I will tell you what I think. Teams were in the air going to play for weekend and found out when they arrived that everything was cancelled. This was a decision that the NCAA should have talked about a few days ago. I don't think anyone will know until the next 30 days but by then everyone might have a plan. I blame our government for this. An absolute s*%& show!
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Re: Cancellations and Recruiting

22and25 ·
There is no perfect response to this situation. It's easy to Monday morning QB every detail as it unfolds but utterly pointless to do so. This is uncharted water, expecting the perfect response by all authorities is a ridiculous bar to set.
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

NorCalBBDad ·
Please let us know your decision and how things have been going.
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

RJM ·
Most of the athletes I know/know of who prepped a year between high school and Ivy were already recruited athletically and screened by admissions as likely to be accepted. Often the Ivy wanted to see the kid perform academically in a more challenging environment than his high school. The kids I know/know of that went to ISL’s didn’t prep for a year regardless of their age. Have you considered NESCACs or Centennials?
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

CTbballDad ·
You grades are amazing, congratulations! Your baseball measurables are also very strong. Before you consider a PG year, are you sure you're no longer being considered as a 2019? As the bright kid you are, I would first take a leap and call these Ivy coaches and see if you can get some insight, a campus visit, etc. Sorry I didn't address your question, I just wouldn't assume the 2019 door is closed until you exhaust all options. BTW, the PG I know we're neither good enough academically nor...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

9and7dad ·
Are you considering all Ivies or do you have your heart set on Columbia?
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

Feelgood77 ·
Thanks for your response. I guess I don't fit the description of those who prepped before going to an Ivy since my grades are fine but my baseball skills are lacking. In regards to your question, I am currently talking with the Johns Hopkins coach which is in the Centennial and should take a visit some time this fall. I know that the NESCACs and other Centennials are fantastic schools, but they seem to be very liberal arts focused which I am quite confident I do not want to study (I think I...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

Feelgood77 ·
Thank you very much for your kind words! I have worked very hard for the past couple of years in the classroom and in the weigh room to improve my athleticism. Essentially, I've talked the most with Columbia and Princeton as they both came to a couple of my summer ball games. Columbia coach pretty much told me a few days ago that they had committed their eighth 2019 and were done recruiting. I didn't talk as much with Princeton, but ~2 weeks ago the Princeton coach told me they were still...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

3and2Fastball ·
Johns Hopkins is one heckuva great school (and a beautiful campus)
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

Feelgood77 ·
I probably should have been more specific. Columbia is definitely my number one, but I am also interested in Princeton, Harvard and Upenn. (in that order)
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

2019Dad ·
So one route for you to consider is walking on. Columbia gets 8 recruits per year (due, I'm told, to having no men's lacrosse team), most of the other Ivies have 7 most years (can be lower). Anyway, that means there are players on most teams who got in as regular students and tried out and made the baseball team. I know two current Ivy players who made a roster that way (warning: they got almost no ABs last year). The coach might even say around this time frame, "If you can get in we have a...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

Twoboys ·
I am going to be devil's advocate for a minute, but please read all the way through as I will answer your questions too. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results. If you were not recruited by the 1-8 schools (9 including MIT), then taking a gap year JUST to try and get recruited to these 1-9 schools -- all who saw you and did not/have not offered you a slot, is insanity. You may improve over a year, but they already saw you and did not offer,...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

RJM ·
Tufts has engineering and computer science majors. It’s a very good (often ranked) D3 program. If you aren’t familiar with ISL’s they’re the 9-12 or 7-12 elite privates in Eastern Massachusetts. They’re similar to The Hun School. Kids get in for being very bright or from wealthy families.
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

JCG ·
Wow. I usually don't use the quote feature as it takes up a lot of space but i did here because there's a huge amount of expertise and good advice in this post. I hope you read it closely and take advantage, FeelGood77.
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

fenwaysouth ·
FeelGood77, I would read TwoBoys post and consider doing what 2019Dad suggests. Possibly you have the academic credentials and "hooks" to get into one of eight ivys today then walk-on, or play club ball then possibly walk-on later. PG or gap years can be a great thing for the right reasons. You've clearly shown you can handle yourself in the classroom. There are a handful of top D3 academic schools that may be looking for a young man like you. Listen to what they have to offer for both...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

2022NYC ·
Lots of good advice here. My kid is a very young 2022 and will start college at 17. I am surprised by the Lions lukewarm reception considering your academic and baseball metrics. If Upper Manhattan is where you want to be, I hope you would consider being a walk on, continue to improve and keep in contact with the coaches demonstrating your improvement.
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

2022NYC ·
Just curious what was your laser timed 60 at PTW?
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

CTbballDad ·
Something to keep in mind in applying to the elite schools with no athletics: My non-athletic daughter graduated high school with a 4.596 weighted GPA and 1490 SAT (not super-scored). She was President of her class since the 6th grade and many amazing EC, such as Girl Nation (one of 100 girls), HOBY, endless volunteer hours , etc Here's how her application results ended up: Rejected: Swarthmore, Harvard Waited Listed: Georgetown (her top choice, cried for weeks), Dartmouth, Cornell, Tufts...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

RJM ·
To add on to the last post I know a kid who blossomed senior year as a LHP at an elite private. He was a two generation legacy at Penn. His father is a well known, prestigious lawyer in Philadelphia. The coach told the kid at the late date he was out of sway with admissions. The father pulled every string he had. The kid didn’t get accepted without baseball. Admissions has changed over the past two generations. More and more people are trying to go to college. It’s become world competitive...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

BishopLeftiesDad ·
There are many Stem schools in D3. Some have already been Mentioned. One that is often overlooked is Rose-Hulman. They are always ranked very high in Engineering. Here is the ranking from US News. https://www.usnews.com/best-co...e-of-technology-1830 https://www.usnews.com/best-co.../engineering-overall The conference they play in is not exactly know for Rocket Scientists, however it is a Geographic fit. And they do reasonably well in there conference. They may not have the pedigree of the...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

PABaseball ·
Colleges recruit kids based on how good they are and how good they project them to be. If you were not offered, they do not see you developing into a player who can start on their team. A postgrad year of high school won't do much to change that. However if you end up at a prestigious boarding school as a postgrad it can help in admissions as they will most likely see an older, more mature student, capable of living away from home. Baseball can still be an option for you but you will have to...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

57special ·
For reference, my eldest son ran 6.8, threw 92 from the OF, and is a terrific gloveman (SS/CF). He got some interest some lukewarm interest from Columbia (partly our fault because we left things too late), but mainly, I think he was too small, and his bat didn't show enough power(exit velo/batspeed). At his large public top 10 in-state HS he played as a Varsity regular, batting over .400. You have to be honest with yourself. Do you have the bat, and the glove for D1? In general, I've found...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

Goosegg ·
1. Re: Gap year or PG. There are at least a few programs which have begun in the last few years which take a gap year and focus on building and improving baseball skills (dont remember the names, but a google search would uncover it). 2. During my sons years (10 - 14) one of the players a year older didnt quite have the skills as a HS player to be recruited and was told that if his skills improved, he would be recruited. He did improve as a senior, had a PG year and was recruited. He had a...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

Consultant ·
Feel Good77; have you considered a year at a Japan HS? We have traveled with our Goodwill Series American teams. Several Japan HS have welcomed American student/athletes. We are playing two Prefecture {State] teams this year in Brisbane, Australia. They are very strong baseball and academic programs. The August National Baseball tournament draws 40,000 a game at Koshien and 40 million on TV. Bob
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

Ripken Fan ·
FeelGood: I can say that I don't see Gap Years much in Ivy League baseball. Some may have occurred upon transferring HS (repeating freshman or sophomore year). I have seen PG years in other Ivy sports (Lacrosse, swimming). The prospect will take the extra year, not due to grades or physical shortcomings, but because the school had no more spots in graduation year , but can offer one the following year.
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

keewart ·
Son had a player on his college team (high academic "public ivy", mid-major D1) that took a PG year. I wish I knew all the circumstances because he was a good player (got drafted after his senior year of college, which meant that he was 2-6 years older than most in his draft class). My guess is that he may not have been recruited much out of HS, and the family had the resources for him to go to a wonderful school for PG year. I heard a new (to me) term recently.....taking a "glide" year...
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Re: Postgraduate Year or Gap Year for Ivy League Recruiting (2019 Grad)

Gov ·
If you are all in on playing baseball in college, what about a gap year at IMG? You've got the academics, focus on the bat and strength. The HC for the PG team is a solid guy, and accessible for a conversation. Just a thought, others have provided excellent feedback.
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Re: JUCO after a "Gap"?

uncoach ·
It's possible.
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Re: JUCO after a "Gap"?

3and2Fastball ·
Yes very possible. All it takes is one coach who recognizes the talent.
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