Tagged With "Cal Ripken Jr."
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Texas All State Football Players
Congratulations to some of DFW's baseball players that made the All State Team. Nice job 2009 AP All-State Team: Up-and-down year still nets Scotty Young POY12/17/2009 Last season, Denton Ryan QB Scotty Young came oh-so-close to snapping Graham...
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Projecting pitch velocity
Question: what might be a projected FB velocity at end of Senior year... for a current Junior, prior to the start of JR HS season, who is currently clocked at 86-87 FB?Thanks.
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Recruitment for Kids of a Military Parent
First, how did you deal with your son moving around every 4 to 5 years and having to prove himself at each new location? This is a constant issue with military kids. At the point that you’ve established yourself as one of the better area...
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Don't know where to start
Ok firstly, I want to apologize if this is a huge wall of text. It's just that I really have no clue as to what I should do.Secondly, I see that this is a HS baseball forum, I am actually a couple years removed from HS, but in terms of eligibility,...
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Costs involved with your HS team?
What does it cost for your son to play HS Varsity BB (in relation to summer?)We have a pay-to-play cost of $190.00, then there is an additional $225.00 that apparently goes towards field maintence things, then about $150.00 for uniforms (which you...
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WORLD WOOD BAT SERIES (A Division of USA Select Baseball)
Hello everybody,Anyone have any ideas/experience about this tournament? RR23 Jr. will be playing this coming MLK weekend. This will be an inaugural event here in Arizona. It sounds like WWBA but looks like primarily in West Coast. It is a division of...
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Jupiter? East Cobb? Help!
I don't know where to post this request. So I am making one up. I hope the Old Timers don't spank me for somthing I may or may not have done right or wrong. But I am sure I will get, and hope to get their help! Here it goes. My son has been ranked in...
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More crucial fall period....
My son is a Soph. now. I was wanting everyones opinion on which fall time is more critical...this coming fall (after his So. year of HS and U16 summer season) or next fall (after his Jr. HS and U17 summer season)As it relates to going to say a PG ...
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Attn: 10U Hickory, MD Reg'l Champs
Follow the 10U Cal-Ripken World Series action (Aug. 13-20) and updates from Winchester, VA at the following link on the VA forum:http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/f...167077706#9167077706
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Can't believe what I saw in a tournament this weekend
I took our 16u team down to the Los Angeles area this past weekend for an MLK holiday tournament. There were 13 quality teams competing, and we felt like it would be a good chance to see how our potential Jr. Olympics team looks. Keep in mind, it is...
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Cal Ripken SR College Summer League
Just found out this is where my son is heading, Alexandria Ace's. Anybody have any info on the league, how it ranks with other leagues.
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PG Jr National
Anyone ever attend this event? Looks like it has been on the West Coast and in Minn. before and will be in Florida this year.
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Jr High Sports
I post this for Jr High baseball parents for information only...Last night, my daughter played her last softball game (8th grade) for our Jr. High. My son had played for her coach in 7th grade baseball. He's a good guy, he works hard and knows his...
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PLAYER APPEARANCE = MEXICAN STANDOFF
Son 2012 grad Been playing on school Jr high team as pitcher and outfielder 2 years record of 19 wins,5 losses 4 holds. All of a sudden high school coach says get a haircut or be cut from team. He has hair longer than Tim Lincecum is a 4.0 student and...
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2012 RI Sophomore, 16, Where To Play?
My son is one of the better players on his HS team and is looking for advice on the best team to play in the summer. Should I pay $2500+ for a travel team, or nearly nothing for a Jr. Legion or Legion team? Are there showcase teams that recruit just...
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First inning struggles
BOF Jr is up to his tricks again last night....first inning struggles and then he gets stronger as the game goes on. I looked at his starts this year and 3 of the 5 starts he has struggled a bit in the first inning. Two of them he was lights out in...
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Batting average
Hello Folks, New to the board, and my son is 6'3 220lb jr 1b/p currently hitting 4.15 for a 4A high school [largest classification in state] and he trying to get a feel for what level of college baseball he is capable of playing and how big a role his average played into this.Any info or thoughts will be greatly appreciated, Thanks again
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Pac-10 Baseball WOW
While many conference claim to be the toughest in the country it is hard to argue that the Pac-10 is not currently the toughest of all.This is from last nights standings and I saw that UCLA beat Stanford in 10 last night and Cal beat ASU.UCLA -...
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My biological clock it ticking
The wait is killing me. Open gym 2 mornings a week,Wrestling individual State starts tomorrow.Team State next week and then POW! baseball season is here. Of course we all know it's always baseball season. Now if we could just get rid of the snow and...
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Ft. Worth Cats Combined 17U, 18U Fall Tryout
The Ft. Worth Cats will have a fall tryout for 17U & 18U players who are highly motivated to play baseball at the highest level on Sunday 8/17/14. The tryout will be held at Martin Luther King Jr. Sports Complex, 7001 Golf Club Drive, Arlington, Texas. For more information, please call Rick Gustafson at 469-556-7604.
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Jr vs Sr Arizona Fall Classic Event?
My Jr. son has the opportunity to play in either (or both) the Jr. and/or Sr. Arizona Fall 2014 Classic events. His regular scout team is going to the Sr. event. He could hookup with another team to do the Jr. event, and it would include the...
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Under Armour Game
I wished the game was more about the kids and less about Ripken and Casey trying to be funny!
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Combined 17-18U Ft. Worth Cats Fall Tryout
The Ft. Worth Cats will have a combined 17-18U fall tryout for strong, motivated players who want to play baseball at it's highest level. The tryout will be held from 2-5 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Sports Complex, 7100 Golf Club Drive, Arlington,...
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Combined Ft. Worth Cats 17-18U Tryout 8/24/14
If you have any questions concerning this tryout for this Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr. Sports Complex, 7001 Golf Club Drive, Arlington, Texas, please call Rick Gustafson at 469-556-7604.
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incoming freshman position player concerns
My team has 8 freshman position players with 6 on scholarship (2 with 25%, 1 from FL (25% but big money and 2 SS in state with at least 60% on their NLI( 1 was drafted but decided on school) the other 3 are walk ons. Also the coaches brought in 2 JC...
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Video Analysis to increase velocity...rec
Hello, My son is a 2017 lefty. He hit 78 on a Stalker Sport this past weekend at a PG and settled at 75 later in the game. Threw 20 first pitch strikes over 6 innings. Has good overall control for a 15 year old. He is a sophomore this year. I was...
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Joe Bohringer interview with Andy Andres
ANDY ANDRES: Joe, we're here in Phoenix at the SABR Analytics Conference in 2014. And there's a lot of folks here talking about baseball analytics, how it's grown up, where it is today, where it might go forward. One aspect of that is that we've got this huge course coming up at BU offered to thousands of people to understand sabermetrics better. But you were there a long time ago. You've been in baseball for a long time. Can you talk about the arc of the change in sabermetrics and analytics...
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4A - ALL State VHSL and VHSCA teams
VHSL 4A ALL-State: C - Chase Smallwood (SR) Sherando C - Peyton Maddox (SR) Amherst P - Derek Casey (SR) Hanover P - Anthony Simonelli (FR) Millbrook 1B - Will Keesee (SR) Amherst 2B - Michael Story (SR) Amherst SS - Kieton Rivers (JR) Nansemond River...
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Arena Starz Tryouts - Aug 3rd at Ripken Complex
The Arena Starz will hold tryouts at the Ripken Baseball complex in Aberdeen, MD on Sunday, August 3rd starting at 6pm. All interested players should complete the registration form found here - [url] http://www.thearenastarz.com/images/starzflyer.pdf [/url]. The Arena Starz is a premier baseball organization that combines competitive team play with high caliber coaching and training designed to produce well-prepared atletes at all levels of play. We have built our reputation over the years...
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Jr National Showcase or Academic Showcase?
I can only send my son to one showcase in the next year. Of the two showcases, which would be a better showcase for him? I am not sure what the criteria is to qualify for the Jr. National but he has done pretty well this year so I am...
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Red shirt Junior vs Senior Draft Bonus
Does a red shirt Junior (Academic Sr/Athletic Jr) have more bargaining power in the draft than a Senior?
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USA SELECT CAMP
The USA Select camp for high school players will be held Dec 27-29 at George Wallace Community College in Dothan, Alabama. The camp will be directed by Milwaukee Brewers Roving Catching Instructor Charlie Greene Jr. who also caught in the big leagues....
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To Go or Not to Go - AZ Soph Fall Classic
I've seen this topic in older threads, but thought I would try to get some fresh input. My 2017 has an opportunity to attend the AZ Soph Fall Classic Oct 3-5. Some here say you can't pass this opportunity up no matter what. ...
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Metro Scout League Week 3 Review
Please see below the week 3 recap of the Metro Scout League. We will list the scouts that attended, pitcher velo's and the Hog-Pogs-and Dogs for the week. If you and your son have time and want to watch our league for future...
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What to do when...?
Son commits to dream school as soph, or even Fresh, which tells other schools he's "off market", then son finds out as Sr. his dream school has too many players at his position. You ll show up as Freshman and see sev jr/sr in spot then look over with...
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2015 Spring Break Arizona
We have 2 teams heading to Arizona during Spring Break March 16 - 23 2015... 16U Jr varsity and 18U Varsity...Looking for tournament or games during that week. Any info would be awesome. Maybe lets start a forum of teams heading to Arizona...
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California Baseball Coaches Association Jr Showcase
Anyone attend the California Baseball Coaches Association Jr. Showcase North at St. Mary's High School? How was it?.
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Should He have been tossed
Here is the sitch... Playing in a tourney this weekend. Lots of good higher end teams from the midwest. A good mix of local and out of state teams. Before the game at the plate conference ump's pre-game speech includes a...
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Fastball to the wrist
On his second at bat this week at PG Jr. Nationals, JP took an 88 mph fastball to the ulnar styloid process -- the knotty bone on the outside of wrist (pic below). On video, it actually sounds like a foul ball off his wood bat. Ugh. It was a direct...
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VA Top Performers at PG Jr National (2016's)
Game Notes Garrett Stallings (2016, RHP, Cheseapeake, VA) worked around the strike zone consistently, sitting at 84-87 and topping at 88 mph. He also mixed a 77 mph curveball that he located well. He tossed three innings of scoreless, hitless baseball...
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Roster only spot - curious
My son was offered a roster-only spot at his dream D1 school - with the suggestion he could earn scholarship money perhaps his so, jr or sr year. Tough decision - but we chose another (both instate and scholarship) route. We just weren't...
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Where to stay when playing at Ripken (Myrtle Beach)?
Hi folks...been quite a while since I posted. Son is playing at Ripken week after July 4th. Any recommendations where me and the family should stay for the week? I'd like to avoid paying $2500-$3500...got another one starting college...
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Chaz Lytle Baseball Field Session with UCF in Attendance
Sunday, November 23, 2014 Session 1: 8:00 am - 10:00 am Session 2: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Ages 13 - 18 Cost: $50 Register at www.orlandobaseballlessons.com This is a great opportunity for players to interact with a D1...
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Is a video necessary if you have a PG video?
I'm wondering if it is necessary to have a video done if your son has videos from Jr. Nationals and Jr. AA as well as other sites? It seems to me that it gets a little redundant. We've been sending emails with the link to these profile...
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Hot stove talk
While we wait for the high school and collegiate seasons to start I was wandering what some of yall's thoughts are on the big moves taking place in the last few days around ML baseball. I will post my thoughts but of course feel free to agree or...