Tagged With "college baseball scholarships"
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The Liars Club
There's a wise passage I italicized that applies to any college sport including baseball. It came up in a recent thread.Dan Shaughnessy - Boston GlobeCollege coaches lie. How do these guys sleep at night?It’s unfair, of course, to include all...
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Invited Walk-on; Belmont Abbey program questions
Hello. Can someone please tell me the advantages that a scholarship player has over an invited walk-on?When invited as a walk-on is there paper work involved?Lastly, can someone touch base with their familariaty with the Belmont Abbey program?Thanks
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Coach Speak
New member needing advice. In November, my son was on a visit to a college and was asked to meet with the coaches individually. They met to discuss a possible scholarship/roster spot and they knew my son had several offers on the table from other...
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Advice on a situation
I am looking for advice on how to handle this. My son is a 2010 graduate RHP, who came on suddenly last spring and summer and was offered and accepted a scholarship, as well as signed a NLI in November. He received an invitation yesterday to throw at...
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JUCO Scholarships
In the 2010 commitment post, we got off track but some good questions were coming up about NLIs and scholarships. The last post stated that the JUCOs that had 24 scholarships could only give out 24 whether it was a full ride or a partial. My personal...
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The Coach's Offer
Question,My son was offered a position from another college in Nov. and turned it down(not a good fit for him,but the coaches loved him),for a college he really wants to attend and fits him in all areas.The coach at this college he wants to attend, in...
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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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Scholarship offer?
My son just received his first scholarship offer today, from a D2 school. The offer was for $3000, which is 25% of the tuition cost. His coach says ANY offer to play college baseball is great. I guess we just thought the offer would be more. Is this a...
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No out of state tuition in Mississippi?
quote:Out-of-state college students attending Mississippi schools could pay the same tuition as Mississippi residents under legislation the Senate overwhelmingly approved Thursday and sent to the House. Probably will have no impact on football but as...
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Mid-Atlantic Pirate Scout Team Tryouts
Hi my name is Jimmy Anderson and i'm a former Major League Pitcher and i now run this Pirate Team in the Summer and Fall. It's my 2nd year as Manager and we have had 25 kids go onto play College baseball on some kind of scholarship. We have countless...
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Out for 1 full year
Hello, I have been out of baseball for 2 years..I am now a Soph in College..Last year I had a full scholarship to play..I eventually ended up sitting out to focus on my grades.Now I believe I am ready to get back into it..Do you think me sitting out a...
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Getting back into baseball shape
What is some good avice to get back into shape for baseball? I haven't played in 2years due to acedemic issues but the coach is willing to give me my scholarship back.
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Top 15 College Baseball Recruiting Questions (Pitchers' Parents)
If you have questions about your pitcher, you're going to love this... Recently I opened a discussion from parents about their sons' (pitchers) concerning the college baseball recruiting process... Here is the Q/A, enjoy! 1. At what point does it make sense to contact a college? Velocity? Grade? Size? etc. I wouldn't waste your time early in the process unless you have a burning desire to attend a specific school, UNLESS you have desirable velocity in the range of 85 +. Obviously, lefties...
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NAIA Question
My son is being recruited by several NAIA schools in Illinois where we live, my question is, he is also being recruited by D3 schools and 1 D2 school. How do NAIA schools compare to D2 OR D3 schools??? Competition wise, scholarship wise??? Thanks in...
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Velocity question_when to just "chunk it"
I have been wanting to know this for a while. Everything I read says 85+ is where you want to be as a RHP if you want to pitch in college. I am going to be a senior this year and will be working in front of colleges this fall. Just to give some...
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15 year old
Hello, my son is 15 going into the 10th grade. last season he started on the varsity team. his fast ball is 85 consistent 83 is that good for a 6'1" 140 pound kid?. he is a pitcher only how many pitcher only kids get a d1 scholarship?. if any scout...
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Life as one of the 8 non-scholarship players on D1 roster.
I'd like to know more about the life of a recruited walk on and non-scholarship players at D1's. I know that a D1 baseball team has to carry (at least?) 8 non-scholarship players. Is it right to assume that those 8 are mostly...
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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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Is FIP any better than ERA or WHIP?
Not being someone who gives up easily on just about anything, I thought I’d pursue the FIP thing that JH got started in another thread a bit further. In order to do that, I needed to compute a “League ERA” in order to get the constant used to compute FIP. Since HS ball doesn’t have a league in the sense of American or National league the way MLB does, I had to go to the closest thing to it that was available. I chose to use DI schools in our section. Our section has 195 schools, 49 of which...
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Recruiting Underclassmen
Now that major colleges are looking for commitments much earlier than in he past, be careful out there! Just last week, we received another example of what can and does happen to several young underclassmen. Good young player...
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Scholarship Money Available
Is there any way to find out how much money a college has available for baseball scholarships? Even a way to get a ballpark figure would be nice. Thanks
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Only academic money
It's been an up and down few months. My son was given one offer from a very well regarded D1 baseball program. They had seen him several times and offered him a roster spot but they were out of athletic money. They said that with his...
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Scholarship - In State vs. Out of State
Please answer a question for me - I understand that D1 Scholarships only have (at a max, depending on the school's budget) 11.7 scholarships per team. My question is if my son is coming from out of state, does the scholarship take into...
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Transfer from NAIA to DIV 2
I just graduated from high school. I had a couple schools interested but nothing serious. I enrolled at a DIV 2 school. The coach saw me play in the CIF playoffs. I will have a opportunity to walk on and play ball. In July a NAIA coach saw me...
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On the Importance of Seizing Opportunities
Heard a story the other day from some parents at a showcase about a kid who got recruited to a strong D1 on the basis of a good showing in a single game -- and another kid who didn't get recruited on the basis of a bad performance in the same game....
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2015 Play In School - College Bus Tours Announced
We have just posted dates & itineraries for the 2015 College Bus Tours. http://www.playinschool.com/bus_tour.html In addition to VA & NC Tours we are happy to announce the addition of a South Carolina Tour in 2015! South Carolina College Bus Tour: Aug 3 - 6, 2015 North Carolina College Bus Tour: Aug 3 - 6, 2015 Virginia College Bus Tour: Aug 10 - 13, 2015 Remember, the priority of the these trips is research based. I...
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A Word to the Wise
You're a high school senior who is one of the fortunate ones to have been offered and accepted an athletic scholarship to help you with your college education. Congratulations!!! The recruiting process behind you, all you need to do is finish...
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Marshals 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts Posted
www.mckinneymarshals.com TRYOUTS: 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts for our 15,16,17,and 18U Marshals HS program teams for the Summer of 2015 will be held on the following dates. Sunday, December 14 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Clark High School...
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Marshals 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts Posted
www.mckinneymarshals.com TRYOUTS: 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts for our 15,16,17,and 18U Marshals HS program teams for the Summer of 2015 will be held on the following dates. Sunday, December 14 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Clark High School...
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Tommy John Recovery
My son had TJ surgery in July 2013 following his Senior year of HS. He had previously signed a D1 JUCO scholarship so he injury redshirted last year. Started pitching again last spring and had shoulder stiffness. Doc said that shoulder couldn’t keep up with stronger elbow. Anyway after shoulder subsided he threw a few innings in local college summer league but velocity was 80-82. Pitched fall ball at the JUCO and that is where he his velocity was sitting. He threw harder than that when he...
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Is there a formal process for "renewing" scholarships?
Relatively new member, but have been reading for quite some time. Have seen many postings which talk about initial scholarship process (NLI/etc), but remember only reading casual comments about how colleges approach subsequent year's...
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Which High School ?
First post but been around the site often over the last year. A very valuable resource that I am very thankful for! My oldest (2020) will be entering HS in fall of 2016. Great student and awesome baseball player. He has ambition to play HS...
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Big 10 & Pac - 12 guaranteed scholarship
Can anyone shed some light on this topic? From what I've read, this is great for kids who verbal early. It seems to me, that it would make a school a little less anxious to sign boys so early knowing they would be on the hook financially. On the other...
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Recruitment sites
Does anyone out there ever had your son recieve scholarship using one of the many paid/fee driven recruiting sites.Do you feel without the site a scholarship might not have happened?
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Under recruited
Question is a 6'4" still growing RHP 2015 Grad. Velo 84 has 3 above average pitches as identified by several showcase camps, A team MVP 17U perfect game pitcher going to D2 on 100% Tuition scholarship under recruited?
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Should you advertise a willingness to walk on? How?
Suppose you are willing to give it a shot as a recruited walk on at a particular school. Should you advertise this fact to them? If so, how? Or does expressing upfront a willingness to walk on make you seem desperate? I ask...
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Simply Unbelievable
I will apologize up front for the length and rambling. Feel free to stop reading right now. I stumbled across this site about three years ago while looking for information about arm injuries, specifically UCL. I thought I was fairly knowledgeable...
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Two Sport Recruit Question
Here is a hypothetical recruiting scenario and I'd like some feedback on how this would play out: 1. High school athlete wants to pitch AND play basketball in college. 2. Player verbally commits to play BASEBALL at a D1 school. ...
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No pro ball after college, still a success story
It was suggested to me by another member that I might want to share this story. Many of the posts on this site talk about the .10% of the very talented baseball player who are pro prospects. This is not one of those stories. Statistically...
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Scholarship
Hi! Wonder if you guys can give me an advise here.. My son is a pitcher and we've received an offer from one of D1 (competitive athletics) schools. It is 35% Is it considered to be a good offer? School is on the east coast and selective academically....
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D1 vs D3
As of right now I am being looked at by a few decent d1 schools but also by some d3 schools. College baseball is something I want to do but I also don't want to miss out on the college experience. I was really wondering the difference in the workload...
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Recruits who need the most Help
This site is a remarkable resource for top HS players looking for direction with their recruiting efforts. Great advice on timelines, choosing schools, showcases, camps, deciphering offers, athletic and academic scholarship info, official visit advice, communication with coaches and on and on. But I often wonder if there isn't a bit of disconnect here with the majority of kids who are capable of filling the “bottom half” of college rosters. Sometimes we talk about there being a place for...
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Redshirt question
I don't know all of the details, but a kid I know is at a D1 track program. He received some academic money but no athletic dollars. Essentially a walk-on or preferred walk on - not sure if those terms are used in T&F or not. One he arrived this fall and began working out, he was asked to redshirt - may or may not have had a choice. He is not injured. My question is this, if you are not on athletic scholarship, what reason do you have to redshirt? If you plan to play...
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UCL Injury LHP
It's been a year since I last got an MRI and did treatment. I played through this season as an outfielder and did not pitch at all. Some days my elbow felt really weak. So today I visited my orthopedist who specializes in the hand and wrist. She said...
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UCL LHP
It's been a year since I last got an MRI and did treatment. I played through this season as an outfielder and did not pitch at all. Some days my elbow felt really weak. So today I visited my orthopedist who specializes in the hand and wrist. She said...
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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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Info for recruiting
I am going to give a "Local Area" (about 5-6 high school) free seminar on recruiting and the things players/parents should do, I did this 3 years back and have wanted to do it again. I cover alot of topics but was wondering if anyone wanted to...
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University of Michigan
Hi All,
The University of Michigan has been a dream school of mine since I was little. I was wondering if any of you meme bet here have sent a child(or even you yourself attended) to Michigan on a baseball scholarship. I have pretty good grades this...
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Commitment question?
My son recently committed to a JUCO. The only thing we recieved was a scholarship offer and a handshake. Is this normally the way it goes?