Tagged With "Scout Team Question"
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Best of the 757 High School Athlete Showcase!
Velocity Sports Performance, in conjunction with Nike, SPARQ, Z104 and the YMCA, is launching the First Annual Best of the 757 Athlete Showcase! The inaugural Best of the 757 is a community event celebrating all of the high school athletes from...
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Earned Run or Unearned Run?
I have a question regarding the scoring of an earned run. The following are actual events that took place in a HS game.The first batter of the inning is walked (BB). The first batter advances to second as the result a throwing error by the catcher on...
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A Smile and A Tear
One Night Changes a Life, and Calif. Town By TIM DAHLBERG, AP Sports Writer Fri Jun 10, 3:40 PMCLOVIS, Calif. - The chant began late in the fourth quarter in the basketball gym at Clovis East High. The students started it first, clapping their hands...
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All-star season predictions!
Well we've pretty much reached all-star season. LL can announce their teams in a couple days.Anybody got a team that has a shot to go quite a ways? Let's hear your prediction now. Last year I predicted that one of our area's teams would go to the LLWS...
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Tennessee Junior Sunbelt team..
If you haven't checked it out, the 2006 Class is doing some spanking in the Sunbelt tournament! Thanks to John Decker for posting results at Sun Belt Tournament 2005 an the team was 5-0 going into todays games. Results are:Tennessee 6 - California 1...
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Congrats HokieOne
Please tell your youngest we send our congrats his way for being selected to the North Commonwealth Team.. Tell P its just the beginning and I will send you a seperate email to you both telling you of our experiences and what to expect.. Bring your ...
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REGIONAL DRAFTEES
Here they are :CONNECTICUTRD # Team NAME POS School06 172 KC Ryan Di Pietro LHP E.CT State09 263 SEA Brayn Sabatella RHP Qunnipiac26 773 SEA Ari Kafka RHP Quinnipiac27 806 TOR Robert Nicoll RHP Avery Point32 978 BOS Jeff Natale 2B Trinity 35 1053 BAL...
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Houston Thunder Baseball 2012 14U Baseball Tryouts in January
Jesse Espinoza 832 896 9511www.HoustonThunderBaseball.netjbaseballislife@yahoo.com Houston Thunder Baseball is looking for a couple of competitive ballplayers to round out our 14u Elite/Premiere team this 2012 spring. We are acollege prep organization...
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Looking to play in WI this summer
I am a 17 year old senior looking for a team to play on this summer? I have been all conf 4 years as catcher, pitcher and infield.Just voted Player of the year,in the city conf. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Will Nickolaswnickolas@wi.rr.com
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1st perfect game showcase
My son just finished his 1st perfect game showcase(academic) and did far from his best.I feel lousy about it-Im at work and his Dad took him-I feel it is my fault for not saying the right things to him, maybe I did not encourage him the right way -or...
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WOW
I know that we have had several discussions regarding this but.....In calculating my son's innings pitched today for the past few months and coming up with a pitch count (not including bull pens, practice, warm ups, etc), I got to thinking about all...
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Recruiting; Summer Camps v. Showcases v. Summer Team
Hello All. Hopefully someone (or many someones) can help me with a question.My son is an '06 that currently plays on a very competitive 18U summer team. This past year he has written many letters to schools he is interested in (Div 1 and Div 3) and...
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crack me up
Last night and several games this summer I have sat and listened to parents of pitchers moan and groan that they feel their pitcher sons could and should be playing a position and / or batting when not pitching...mind you this is a college team...
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Gifts?
I need some help. My HS senior son's banquet is tomorrow night. We want to get the coaches a gift from us (not the team). This is to say goodbye and to thank them for all the years of work, effort and time.Parents - what have you bought in the past...
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KC Sluggers
Does anyone know how to contact a representative for the KC Sluggers about playing for their team?
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Oriolelanders
Trying to get a couple of kids on the team. Does anyone know if Dean Albany still runs it and how to get in touch with him.
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eating plane ticket -- Last try for Junior Olympics East
Have a player whose team he thought he'd play for backed out. He's a very good player fast outfielder switch hitter.About to eat a plane ticket to West palm so I thought I'd give it a try.
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I had incoming freshman camp this week and...
it went well. was only kid who got approached by the varsity coach. it was during bunting drills. they said that basrunning and bunting is wat they focus on and during a drag bunt drill i was getting every ball down the thrid base line and the coach...
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Work 1 year after high school and then go to college?
It's been a family tradition to work full time for 1 year after high school and then attend college at age 19. This gives an 18 year old boy time to see the real world and grow up a bit before taking off for college. The idea is that he will take...
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Top Illinois Seniors at Kaiser Memorial Game
Another quality event kicks off tomorrow the annual Jack Kaiser Memorial Game which is run by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association. The Kaiser Game is named after legendary Oak Park coach Jack Kasier. Their goal is to attract some of...
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Question about the Draft and being in College
Ok heres my deal, Im going to a division 1 school next year to play ball, I didn't enter the draft because i would of been selected very late. I feel that I'm getting better with every outing as i proceed into my first year of college. And i believe...
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All Eastern Region Team
Has this come out yet? If not, does anyone know when it will or what is up with it?
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Pitching Sequence
Hello,I am new to the board. It seems to have a lot of good advice. Maybe someone can shed some light on this for me. My son is 15 yrs old and pitches for our local Jr. American Legion team. He has a decent fastball which only a few hitters can catch...
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WHAT I LIKE
What I like is the kid who comes to me and says "Coach, we are playing Team "X" this weekend. I want them. I want the ball for the game. They are mine!"What do you like????
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S Florida Marlins tryouts looking for players.....
The South Florida Marlins, a new Elite travel program for 2012 will be conducting tryouts for 2013, 2014 and 2015 HS Graduates for the summer season on Dec 3rd and Dec 10th. We are looking for dedicated, hard working, committed baseball players. The...
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Updates: Most Valuable Player JO Team
The USA Baseball Junior Olympics begin today. Most Valuable Player is scheduled to play Miami Tigers, Tampa Bay Raiders and ECTB.We are excited to have players from MD, VA, KY, PA,FL,and NY.Ryan Rivers, Joe Yermal, Jesse Cunningham, Drew Klapko, Brett...
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Youth team kicked out of the league!
Pretty crazy!Youth baseball team booted from league for being too goodBy the Associated PressCANAL WINCHESTER | A baseball team of 11- and 12-year-olds has been kicked out of a recreational youth baseball team in this Columbus suburb — not...
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The Dupage Dragon's and a great new Baseball venue in Lisle
Mike Thiessen, GM of the new C.I.C.L. team playing at Illinois Benedictine should be applauded for helping to bring great college summer baseball to our area.The new complex @ IBC is nothing short of fabulous. It easily rivals Schaumburg or Kane...
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Pitch Sequence - What not to do!
This is in response to the pitch sequence thread in the general forum but since I'm using a Pony 13 all-star team as an example I posted it in here.My starter last night essentially threw the ball by the first three hitters. We went up 6-0 in the...
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Should we be discouraged?
Son is a "guaranteed walk on" at a D-1. After a pretty successful fall season (freshman), he met with coach and was told that he would be primarily a bench-player in the spring and they'd get him in for some at-bats. Last week, the coach did arrange...
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Coach "saving" pitcher instead of pitching when scouts are there
This is my son's 4th year with the same summer travel team. He is going into his senior year of HS, so we all know how important this summer is for him. He has been told that he is the team's #1 starter. My problem is that they keep "saving" him for...
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Italy trip --- still need players!
Taking a HS team to Italy this summer and we still have some openings! See the website at www.coachknightbaseball.com or www.amteamsport.com.
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Son headed to college for first year? What's he doing this summer?
"Playing baseball" is the obvious answer. Unfortunately, there's no summer league team for my son (RHP) to play on over here in Seoul. He's been on a summer team in the States the past two summers but this year we have to wait to go back since our...
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Want to play in Italy this summer? Join us....
Taking a HS team to Italy this summer and we still have some openings!See the website at www.coachknightbaseball.com or www.amteamsport.com.
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BRIAN WILSON
Congratulations to Brian Wilson(Londonderry NH) , SF Giants closer on his selection to the NL All Star Team---Brian leads the NL in saves with 24We had the pleasure of having Brian with us on our travel team when he was a Soph/JR in HS
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Congrats to the San Diego Show! 16U J.O. West Champs.
They played tremendous baseball and had great pitching depth. The heat was tremendous and the competition was pretty top notch. Just curious to know why any of the kids from the championship team was considered for the National Trials.
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Showcase Touraments
I have a Class of 09 team looking to complete our showcase schedule for the fall. Are there any NC or South Carolina showcases from August to November that I may have missed?
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The "marketing" game??
TRHit's response in an earlier thread about marketing got me thinking. We have just sent out letters and Video CD's to several colleges. What's next? Follow-up with a phone call in a 10 days to 2 weeks to arrange a campus vist? Another letter? ...
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Need help relaxing
Hello everyone,I need some help relaxing (as stated by the title) and ill tell you why:I am 16 yo and i play baseball for an 18U team. Throughout freshman, JV, and even this team all of my coaches always said the same thing: I NEED TO RELAX. When im...
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Missed base?
My question has to do with USSSA 6u t-ball state tourney. Witch I believe play under OBR rules. Can a home plate umpire call a kid out for missing a bag, if he is the only one who saw it, and there was no appeal. The other team had no idea what the...
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Looking for Showcases in NC, SC, VA
I have a team of rising Seniors that is looking to play in fall showcases from August to November. We have committed to three right now but are looking to play as many as 10. We have been hitting a wall with organizers not ever returning e-mails. I am...
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JUCO's and CC's
We're trying to compile lists of target schools from NCAA Div I, II and III. Obviously there are many more D1 schools which have the academic programs my son is interested in (Athletic Training, Exercise Physiology) but we've also found some very nice...
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Do community college players get drafted often?
HelloI'm an 18 year old player from the netherlands. I could go play baseball for baltimore city community college. If I decide to go there and play for two years, i will be 20 years old then. Could somebody tell me how big of a chance i have to get...
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Size and pitching
I'm sure this sounds like a dumb question but, Why is the height of a pitcher so important?? I have seen many very tall pitchers and have seen average size pitchers. If your good your good no matter what size you are.
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Is it interference?
Runner on 3rd < two out, batter hits a nubber which the catcher pounces on, the batter/runner running in fair territory outside the running lane is struck by the catchers throw to first, the throw is snagged by the first baseman for an out, the...
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Area Code
I asked in the California forum, but thought I would ask here as well.For those that attended the Area Code tryout this week in Stockton, how was it? Anyone make the team?
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Joe Wladykas C. S. & R. Service
A. Does anyone have any knowledge of this gentleman and his services?B. How did he get my sons name and address since we are on the west coast and he/they are based in New Jersey? We haven't spread our sons name around and he is the only one from his...
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High School Play Question
I am a 16 yo kid from NY and i played on JV last year. Next year i will be a junior and will be hoping to make varisty but we have a VERY stacked team with 16-19 returning Seniors (that were juniors) so playing time might not come along much. I know i...
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Did your son play Senior Legion ball?
As I know it Legion ball is dying. Where my son was raised the better players all played travel/showcase ball. The Legion players were often varsity bench players and JV players. Where I live now Legion is still relevant. But there are more and more...