Tagged With "NESCAC"

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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

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...

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...

^^^^^^ this. ^^^^^^

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.