Tagged With "Fall"
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Looking for 11-12 year old players
We are looking for 3 more players for our 11-12 year old fall baseball team. We will be playing in a league which guarantees at least 16 games.. The only fee the players would need to pay would be for the shirts & hats. Our pants will be white which is the color most of the teams used this year. The fee to play for the shirts & hats is $40.00. Practices will be held either in New Philadelphia or Beach city. Please contact Coach Steve Meese at 740-262-9803 or Lisa Meese at...
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Fall Showcase Tryouts - Aug 3rd & 10th - Pre-Register Online
Whitecaps Baseball will be holding tryouts this Saturday August 3rd @8:00AM and next Saturday August 10th @9:00AM at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy in Suffolk, VA. The tryouts will be pro-style format and we ask that you...
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SoCal Scout Team Question
My son is a 2015 sophomore and a LHP for a high school in Santa Clarita, CA. I've been doing my research regarding local Scout Teams (West Coast Rangers, SoCal Cardinals, SoCal Cubs, SoCal Sox, etc) and was wondering if anyone had experience...
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We are assisting the Tampa Bay Rays for their Scout team tryout. If you have an interest, please open our web site and complete the player profile. The majority of scout teams hold tryouts at no cost. The Fall games are scouted by professionals and college coaches. Bob <www.goodwillseries.org>
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If your son has an opportunity to play scout ball, then I suggest that he plays. I know for our son it was a very positive experience, and the best exposure from college and pro scouts. On the average over a weekend we would routinely see 20 scouts.
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2019Son received an invitation out of the blue to try out for one of the SoCal scout teams. First thing I did was research it on HSBBW and found this thread, which was helpful. I do have a few questions: 1. What are the tryouts like? Is it a cast of thousands or more narrowly targeted? 2. Are there different teams per grade level? Or one team with a mix of grades on it? 3. Are certain of the scout teams "better" or more well regarded than others? (And I understand if you'd rather give that...
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2019 Dad; We are only involved with the Rays Scout team from San Diego. Many college coaches appeared at the August tryouts.There is only team with players from 15-17 playing. If you have interest in the Rays tryouts, please complete a "profile" on our web site < www.goodwillseries.org > Bob
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My son played for the SoCal Cardinals and knows kids who played for the Cubs. Coming from Santa Clarita would work for both of those teams. I also think the A's are in the SF Valley and would work also. All of the tryouts are pretty competitive and only the top kids make the fall scout team. I am not sure about the Connie Mack teams. The new Connie Mack league was just starting when he played and he played for the D-Rays in that league. Let me know what specific questions you have and I can...
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Thanks Bob, much appreciated. We're in the LA area, so San Diego doesn't work geographically. Anyone have experience with the LA area teams?
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Try the Royals Scout Team. When my boys played (2012/13) many of the games were held at Riverside CC and surrounding areas.
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Imo: Bend over backwards to play scout ball; understand what scout ball is and what it isn't. Our experience delivered all the desired results of scout ball: exposure to college recruiters, exposure to pro scouts, low (absurdly low) cost, exposure to the future pro players (to gauge their level of play, their heart, their spirit,etc.), excellent on the spot instruction in areas that scouts care about, and more. We live in San Diego and the majority of scout games were in Orange County, LA,...
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Originally Posted by Goosegg: Imo: Bend over backwards to play scout ball; understand what scout ball is and what it isn't. Our experience delivered all the desired results of scout ball: exposure to college recruiters, exposure to pro scouts, low (absurdly low) cost, exposure to the future pro players (to gauge their level of play, their heart, their spirit,etc.), excellent on the spot instruction in areas that scouts care about, and more. We live in San Diego and the majority of scout...
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Cabbage played in the league. I'll echo most of what Goosegg and BOF said. The format is quite different. The quality of players is very good. Most often, there is a D1 or likely draft pick pitcher on the hill. The Cardinals seem to be the cream of the crop as far as organizations go but they run two squads - red and blue. Red is mostly higher profile players. They get a crazy amount of players show up for their tryouts and they have quite a bit of info on their website. Son played with the...
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Sorry for my newbie question, but are scout teams mainly a California thing or do they exist in other areas of the country?
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Originally Posted by kandkfunk: Sorry for my newbie question, but are scout teams mainly a California thing or do they exist in other areas of the country? Yes, many other areas of the country as well, but in pockets.
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Do the kids on the current scout team try out again next year? or try outs are only for new players? Are sophomores, juniors on the team treated the same as the seniors?
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Each team is run differently - so ask the coaches about the tryouts. Years ago (we're talking almost seven years ago) there was no distinction on S's team between seniors and other players - everyone basically played as much as they desired.
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Howdy Metro Scout League in the fall would be similar but not run by scouts per se. Lots of TX kids every year on the Scout Teams that play in PG WWBA in Jupiter each fall
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Bottom line. If your son has the opportunity to play scout ball, he should play. It's a no brainer. Its a great opportunity.
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Thought this was interesting attempt to identify the "legit" scout ball teams in SoCal. www.cbabaseball.org/profiles/b...in-socal-for-dummies Scout Ball: What it is? What it isn't? Posted by Joe Spiers on January 31, 2016 at 9:30pm With many amateur baseball programs today pretending to be what they're not, we felt that it's a good time to touch on topic of Scoutball, what it is, and how it's meant to benefit a high school player. What is Scout Ball? Scout leagues in Southern California are...
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Hmm, claims they're legit but not listed above? Chicago Cubs Scout Team Played one of their teams this weekend.
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Always fascinating when travel ball group like CBA is "protecting players" for any reason. It would seem to be the responsibility of MLB and their teams to verify that any coach/team claiming to be a legitimate scout team of the parent organizations is exactly that. There are a ton of them around the SoCal area claiming to be Scout teams, so maybe someday there will be an effort to create a MLB-stamp of authenticity required to advertise a team as such.
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The Orioles have traditionally had a team based in San Diego - coached by their area scout (a great guy).
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The Cubs are legit, they are playing in the official So Cal Scout league schedule which is the most important thing since it is heavily attended by various college coaches. The only issue is how much funding the parent club gives. In the old days the cost used to be $100 and the club picked up the rest, but I know that has changed over the years. The SoCal scout league was one of the best things we did in the recruiting process.
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That's a fair point, and I'm certainly not carrying water for CBA. I just thought it was interesting to see someone actually identify them by name (and by implication call the other ones illegitimate). I have heard a simple test is, if you have to pay them, it's a travel team, not a real Scout team.
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This was true in my son's experience here in Florida. Not sure if the money came from the big league club or if the scout running the program covered everything out of his pocket, but I know it didn't cost us anything. In this day and age, a few minutes with Google will tell you if a guy is legitimately affiliated with a club or if he is just blowing smoke.
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The Orioles have and believe still do completely sponsor a team in Maryland (Youses Orioles/Oriolelanders). How does the SoCal league compare to PG/WWBA events?
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We did both. The Scout League is over a 10 week period in the fall that ends with the Az Fall Classic. My son also played on a travel team that did Connie Mack games in the summer and a few PG WWB tournaments on the West Coast. We never did travel to the East Coast WWB events. So coaches who were interested in my son saw him multiple times at multiple events, PG tournaments in Az, Connie Mack games, So Cal Scout League, and finally at the Az Sr Classic and Academic game. He also had a few...
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My son is interested. Can you please tell me how to get in touch with you?
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TSmax, pm me if interested in LA area scout teams. Familiar with 3 of the OP teams mentioned. Good luck.
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Funny to read this thread years later. My son did end up playing for one of the scout teams listed above. Fun experience. Lots of good players. Highly recommend it -- it's fun, and for a lot of kids it can be really useful for recruiting (as it turned out, for my kid that wasn't the case because he played scout ball as a position player only, and he's going to college as a pitcher, but it was still fun).
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I just got an email regarding Th Hit Factory...Scout team tryout for "THe Bucs" Hosted by Pirates Rick Allen...Legit or not? Thoughts?
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8-on-8 Fall High School Baseball League
FALL LEAGUE Our Fall League is designed to give players as many reps as possible , both offensively and defensively , to maximize skills development . It will NOT interfere with fall ball in your high school. Here are the details: All games machine-pitch , two pitches per at-bat (approximately 90-95 at-bats in a 2-hour game). These are 8-on-8 games with full defense, full offense, played just like regular baseball (just no pitchers). Eight weekends of games (weather permitting). Competitive...
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Senior All-Academic Tryout / Arizona Fall Classic
My son recently committed to a high academic D3 school. He's very excited about both the academics and the baseball program, however this is one of those schools that does not have "slots" for athletes. He has to get past admissions, and the school is extremely selective. I don't believe the coaches would have recruited him if he didn't have a chance, but it's far from a sure thing. His pre-read was not a slam dunk, but also not a "no". He'll be applying early decision, and that leads to my...
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Advice for Incoming College Freshman
Going off to college is exciting, know there is a whole new baseball world that's waiting for you is even more exciting. I just finished my freshman year of college and I wanted to share some of the things I wish I had known/ I learned. Disclaimer: This is written from a players perspective of college baseball, so there will some things that parents probably won't want to know about. Understand that you are a freshman: It doesn't matter if you're the number 1 recruit in your class or a...
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2020 AZ Fall Classic Academic Games
Just an FYI, the applications for the 2020 AZ Fall Classic Junior and Senior games are already open. I believe much earlier than normal. Thought I'd give you fine folks a heads up, as this is something many of our posters say is worth the money and the trip if you have a player that qualifies. Of course I posted this AFTER I got Lefty's app in;) https://azfallclassic.com/
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Rock Solid 8u-14u Summer/Fall Travel Baseball Team Interest
Are you interested in developing your skills as a baseball player and playing travel baseball? Rock Solid Baseball provides a higher level of competition for talented and motivated South Eastern North Carolina baseball players who are willing to commit time to the improvement of their skills, sportsmanship, and competitiveness in a team-focused environment. The Rock Solid organization is dedicated to developing each player’s skill, knowledge, and love for the game through instruction at our...
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Blue Chip Fall Baseball
Blue Chip Prospects will be accepting players for our 12u new 13u fall baseball team. If interested please contact us at info@bluechipnj.com
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20 year old freshmen
im gonna be 20 soon and starting college this fall at St Thomas Aquinas College D2. i lived in the Dominican Republic and practiced for 2 and a half years. hence the reason I'm beginning college ball this fall. I'm a lefty pitcher 6'4 220lbs and can hit 87-88 consistently nasty change at about 80 mph and a good curveball at about 76mph. do you guys think i have a legitimate chance of getting drafted as long as i throw 90-91 by the time I'm 22 ???
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Fall Ball Tryouts HS 15-18U
Texas Select Baseball (Sunnyvale) is looking to add a few players to the fall HS roster (ages 15-18). We will be playing league DH's on Sundays. This team is coached by Professionals. If interested you can fill out a tryout form on the team website at www.claysmithbaseball.com or contact coach Clay Smith at 214.770.2498.
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Fall Baseball Showcase @ Virginia Wesleyan
Gain skills and be seen by over a dozen colleges who have already committed to attend -- including CNU, Norfolk State and Virginia Wesleyan. Results sent to over 500 colleges, and complete coverage by VirginiaPreps.com and WTKR! 2015 BOT757 Fall Baseball Camp & Showcase at Virginia Wesleyan (Oct 31/Nov 1): http://bestofot.com/757/event/2015-baseball-showcase/ THE OPPORTUNITY: Top players regionally, as well as state-wide, will be invited to perform and showcase their talents at the 2015...
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Arizona Fall Junior Classic 2016
For what it's worth, I took my 2018 to the one day academic tryout and game yesterday. Due to the ACT he isn't playing with a team this weekend. The event was very well organized. Total of 227 kids, they held tryouts from 8-1:30, and posted 2 teams of 27 kids that played each other last night in SD Padres spring facility stadium. Each team consisted of 9 pitchers, 17 position players, 1 DH. With the position players getting 4.5 innings of play and 3 AB's. Son made the team. He was very...
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Fall Baseball
Norwood Blues looking for recommendations and inquiries regarding Fall 2017 roster to compete on weekends for six to eight weeks. Must be a well above average varsity level high school player. Contact Head Coach Rich Pildes at rpildes@uicalumni.org. Team Website at www.eteamz.com/norwoodblues
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HS Fall League Tryouts taking place now - Sunnyvale
Texas Select Baseball Club is looking to add quality players to the fall league rosters. We are a small organization with professional coaches who work with our players to help further develop their skills to help them move on to the next level. To fill out a tryout form and find out more about us visit our team website at www.claysmithbaseball.com
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Should Your son Play Fall Ball
Hey All, I just read this interesting article from Cressey Sports about the value, if any, to your son playing baseball in the fall. I think for most of us, many of our decisions come down to asking the right questions, and I think this article does a great job of helping us ask the right questions as it pertains to fall ball. Check it out here https://ericcressey.com/should-you-play-fall-baseball Enjoy!
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AZ Jr Fall Classic - Strategy
My 2019 C/OF is playing in the Fall Classic in October. I've never attended, but I understand no scores are kept and there are 6 batters/inning. Interested in thoughts from those that have had kids participate on a couple items Question #1: What is the strategy as a hitter? Is situational hitting expected/valued? Is getting walked just a missed opportunity show hitting skills or does it still show plate discipline to a coach? I guess what I'm asking is should a hitter do anything they can to...
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AZ Fall Classic Junior/Senior All Academic Game
First off, is there a feature where one can search the forums? I can't seem to find that function anywhere and I have to think someone has asked this question already...but here it goes: Besides the obvious academic standards a player has to meet in order to be eligible to play in one of the AZ Fall Classic All-Academic tryout and game (Must have at least a 3.7 GPA OR an ACT score of 27 or higher OR SAT score of 1700 is the minimum for tests taken prior to Jan 2016. 1200 (new scoring system)...