Tagged With "college baseball scholarships"
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A "tribute" to Division III athletics
This seems worth sharing, although I must admit as an alumnus of Cornell College that I had not seen this until today while doing some research on school student-athlete policies. Why We Play D-III Athletics by Sean Sornsin, baseball...
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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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What happened to "What next"
Claimed to have been cut and lost scholarship as an in-coming freshman. Was I seeing things?
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What next?
Ok, so I'm back. Here is the situation- No scholarship at a mid-major D1. However, was heavily recruited by this school. Big kid, mid-upper 8's touching 90. Good grades in college and hs. I signed an 'intent to enroll'...
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Already Too Late for Uncommitted 2015's?
Just got a communication from a top D1 program telling us that they are finished with scholarship opportunities for the 2015 recruiting class. Wonder how many programs that's true of. Would you say just a few, half, the majority,...
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Bucknell
I have read several strings about Bucknell and Patriot League schools not having baseball scholarships. But I also saw this article which notes that one player got an 80% scholarship. Supposedly the league now allows limited scholarships in...
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Scholarship burden alters prep sports; peer, parental pressure to blame for move towa
Scholarship burden alters prep sports; peer, parental pressure to blame for move toward single sport starshttp://www.independentmail.com/and/sp_high_schools/arti...8210_4624988,00.html
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Coaches ruining talented teams...
sorry but this is going to be a little bit of a rant. Has anyone else ever seen a coach who year after year seems to ruin talented teams? I come home from college for the weekend yesturday and find out the team from my high school is in the playoffs...
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What else besides round money?
While I have been reading this site for many months, I have just recently signed on to be able to ask questions.Right now my son is signed with a smaller D1, and has also been accepted at a JUCO, and there appears to be some MLB interest.I have read...
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J&R High School Baseball Player Showcase
Hello Coaches, Parents and Players, I wanted to let everybody know about the J&R High School Baseball Showcase coming up this June 10th, 2006. This will be a 1-day event held in Winter Haven, FL at Chain O' Lakes Park(spring training home of the Cleveland Indians). This is a recruiting opportunity for all current Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. There has been over 250 invitations sent out to college across the country with some Professional Scouts receiving invites as well. The Showcase...
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when to commit
My son is a 2013 pitcher. At the beginning of his sophmore year he went to a headfirst event and recorded 80 mph as a high. By the end of his sophmore year he was up to 88 mph at the PG showcases and tournaments. He is getting stronger and still not...
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Brownsville Rivera player gets full scholarship
Chris Hite was awarded a FULL scholarship Monday to play football and baseball for Bethany College in Kansas. I'm happy for him, though I've never liked the guy much; he's always been real cocky, and after games where he'd beat us, he'd put a shirt...
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A Special Night
Last night was very special for our son's teammate, Kevin Frandsen, who made his MLB debut for the San Francisco Giants. It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving local kid. Kevin is a remarkable guy who never let size, lack of recognition,...
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Please Read RHP - Jeff Hann fighting Cancer!
Fountain Valley Senior right handed pitcher Jeff Hann has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently in his second round of chemo for 5 consecutive days. He has quit baseball and school in order to fight this disease and get back on the baseball...
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Need help with an offer
My son is currently a sophomore at a junior college. He has received a scholarship offer from an NAIA school and I have no idea if it is good, bad or average. I was hoping that someone with a little more experience in these type of things would be...
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Nice Article In DMN About Rockwall Catcher Chad Noble
Great kid and a great catcher! Recovered from ankle injury, Rockwall catcher is also a hit on offense08:55 PM CDT on Wednesday, May 3, 2006By DAVE LANCE / The Dallas Morning News The pain in his right ankle prevented him from hitting last season...
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Now This is Great Baseball News
I hear some great news today regarding Flower Mound Baseball. The news is that every 06 baseball player that applies, is accepted and attends an institution of higher learning this summer or fall may apply to the Baseball Booster Club for a...
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Need a good defensive JC catcher!!!
Friend of mine is a recruiting coordinator at a school in the Big 10. He needs a strong defensive JC catcher...not worried about his hitting. Has a good chunk of a scholarship for this position. I am on a few, but just wanted to see if anyone out...
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A question about staying with a team
I have a freshman that attebds one of the top private schools in the country, He is there through financial assistance based on academics and athletics. He plays three sports and is on honor roll. Here is my question. He was recruited hard from a...
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HS Baseball Recruiting Opportunity
Hello Coaches, Parents and Players, I wanted to let everybody know about the J&R High School Baseball Showcase coming up this June 10th, 2006. This will be a 1-day event held in Winter Haven, FL at Chain O' Lakes Park(spring training home of the Cleveland Indians). This is a recruiting opportunity for all current Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. There has been over 250 invitations sent out to college across the country with some Professional Scouts receiving invites as well. The Showcase...
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Strike out Cancer
The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association has been one of the more active coaches associations in the nation. A big week-end is when they host their annual coach's clinic drawing over 600 coaches each year, highlighted in the evening with...
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Independent Player asked to showcases
My son - a junior - was cut from his high school team this year. He played varsity for the summer and fall ball of his high school. He is a catcher with a 3.3 GPA, he just took his SAT so we don't have results on that as of yet.Immediately after being...
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A sad, but not that surprising, incident.
A fellow coach is in the midst of a bad situation, that I don't feel should be that "gray" of an issue. I'd like to see if I'm the only one that feels his districts response is ridiculous...Teams were picked recently. A younger player's bat comes up...
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What college?
I'm form Australia and don't understand all the terms you guys use soo go easy.Im in Grade 12 (i'm 17 turning 18 in August) and would like to get a scholarship to a US college!How do i chose which colleges to go to, in terms of baseball quality and...
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Poteet's Arrieta
Mesquite Poteet's ArrietaNice article as well from the East side.Over the years, Anthony Arrieta spent countless hours in front of the mirror. But not for vanity's sake. The Mesquite Poteet pitcher was practicing his pickoff move, which has evolved...
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Texas Scholarships
When we were going through the college selection process I always wondered about recruiting trends, especially here in Texas. Now that I’ve been through it several times, I thought I’d share some general observations with the understanding...
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Pitch counts(revisited)
This is a post I made on another message board. At the bottom is the link to the thread. "Over the past few days I have found out of several pitchers going over 100 pitches and 2 going over 150. Sure striking out 18 is nice but when it is late March,...
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What exactly distinguishes "recruited" from "non-recruited"?
This thread got me wondering... I already posted my questions in that thread, but then later thought it might be better as its own thread.I understand that this process likely varies greatly for each player so I'm not expecting any earth-shattering...
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What to do?
I'm hoping to get some help from some members who may have been through this predicament.Son is in his first year at a D1 school. He was recruited by many D1's and passed on some nice opportunities to go with his current school. Draft came and went...
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Nice talk with a pro scout
I'm sure that the information he shared is his opinion, but I thought I'd share some of it with you.1. East Cobb is over rated – this knocked me over. All I’ve ever heard is “you have to be on a team from EC if you are a good ball...
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Another transfer question
A Division 1 freshman plays very little. He plays well in summer ball and asks for a release in August. Coach talks player out of it because "next year is your year". Player is now playing very little again. QUESTION: Scholarship-wise or otherwise...
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Finding a college
I am a senior this year, and have ambitions to keep playing baseball. I have not recieved much college antention, that is due to a bad offensive year last year, as i split time catching. This spring has started well and I feel good about it.Do most...
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What are your goals? Your son's goals?
...but, I mean outside of baseball? Seriously...are you considering this as you embark or conclude the recruiting journey? Have you asked your son and yourself this question?How about some others:* Other than baseball, what is your son good at? Math?...
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How to get money
A D1 program is trying to sell my son on being an invited walk-on. Maybe these new NCAA rules have something to do with it -- I can't say for sure. My son has been in frequent email contact with the program for the past year-and-a-half, so they know...
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Most Valuable Player Bus Trip
"Coach Hibbs stated to us [Gansner's] during our visit in September that he was impressed by the fact that Tyler had enough interest in baseball to go on a two day bus trip to show off his skills and this was the first indicator of a player that Charlotte would be interested. Without the bus trip Tyler would not have been exposed to Charlotte and we probably would not have made the connection that lead to his scholarship" Mike Gansner, son Tyler signed with UNC Greensboro If you are a Junior...
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D3 Question
I know the story on D3 is because there are no athletic scholarships the players are true "student athletes." And, because there's no NLI, they never know who is going to show up on campus till the first day of class. D3 coaches seem to want a verbal...
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Progress Towards graduation rule
Does it only count for scholarship players or anyone who plays on the team? I guess another way to ask is do they count walk ons without scholarships?
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Florida Gulf Coast Vs. Florida Atlantic
Right now I'm pretty much debating between playing at Florida Gulf Coast or Florida Atlantic next year, but am still waiting on a few other schools that are staying in the picture. Here's my situation, and I'd like to see what others here would do in...
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Not a baseball signing, but sticks and balls are involved.
While not baseball…or even softball…Little Miss Bullwinkle has received a scholarship to play field hockey at University of Pacific. Bullwinkle used all the wisdom that is posted here at HSBBWeb and used it for woman’s field...
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DBAT Grand Opening
I would like to invite everyone out to our Grand Opening of our new indoor facility on April 29th at 10 am – 4 pm. DBAT will be giving away a free Hummer (truck) for kids 16 and old and $10,000.00 college scholarship if you are 15 years old or...
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Not good for the team or your son
Found this article elsewhere on the web.Thought it was very apropos ~http://www.baseballexposure.com/embarassing-parents/#more-14Embarassing Parents?February 27, 2006 at 3:17 pm · Filed under Parent Tips Many children today are taught how to...
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Florida Gators Baseball Club
The Florida Gators Baseball Club is a collegiate club baseball team that competes in the NCBA ( www.clubbaseball.org ). We are looking for '09 graduates that are coming to UF and are interested in trying out for our team. Every year there are...
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Need a little advice, please
My son will graduate in 2010. He's struggled with school and will probably go the JC route. He goes to a very small school and he's played baseball for them. He was an excellent baseball player all through his life but took a break at just the wrong...
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Getting as much $ as possible
I'm new to this forum and I wanted to reach out to those with more experience in recruiting on how to get the most out of a school's scholarship offers. To be specific, I'm going on an unofficial visit next week and the school I'm visiting told me...
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Coach A College Recruiter?
Hello all,my summer team does not travel very much and my coach and I had a talk about college recruiting today. He was telling me he can get me into a college in the U.S. on scholarship if I am willing to work hard enough to earn one. He has numerous...
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NCAA rules
If you play for a D11 school for 1 year as a walk on not given a scholarship what are the rules regarding transfering to another school.
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Easiest way to obtain an athletic scholarship
All you have to do is sign up for Vivolve. It's 100% free, and it gets you the amount of attention you deserve. Not only that, but you can get free stuff in the process, by referring friends, or just updating your profile. The site itself will launch...
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Average Scholarship % for Corner Position
Any idea what the average % scholarship should be for a corner player going to a Tier 1 D1 school?
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2010 graduate in Texas
I am a senior this coming school year on our varsity baseball team. I am hoping to continue to play through college. I am aware for myself that it would be at a junior college, D2, etc. The question I have is: I have my college classes paid for with...