Tagged With "rose hulman"
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Indiana DIII's
Does anyone have any direct experience with Earlham, Wabash or Rose-Hulman relative to the baseball programs, coaching staffs, fall season updates for recently signed 09 grads and academics>?Considering a recruiting trip to these three soon.
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DIII 3-2 engineering programs
2014 is starting to look at colleges and wants to go for engineering. I've seen some DIII's offer engineering degrees (MSOE, Rose-Hulman) but others have a sort of pre-engineering on a 3-2 program where you start at the DIII for 3 years and then 2 at...
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Rose Hulman
Anyone familiar with this program. Son will be talking with the coach later this week. Mainly looking for that good insider question.Thanks,David
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Ohio Valley BCS Regional 17U Tournament
Ohio Valley BCS Regional 17U Tournament July 2-5 2009This is a high caliber tournament that attracts the top teams. Games will be played at Xavier University, Lakota West, Lakota East, WCBO and Princeton.There will be an individual showcase event...
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Re: Selective Colleges
While schools with combinations of good/great baseball and great academics exist (e.g., Rice, Stanford, Vandy); they do not exist on the power D1 level if you are a baseball player. Except for the very, very few, combining a science/engineering major with baseball at the power D1s is impossible. Proof can be found by researching the majors of the baseball players attending those great academic powerhouses (pay attention only to majors of the jrs and srs -- the fr and sophs havent yet chosen...
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Re: Selective Colleges
IMHO these two points are the two most important points we've learned from trial and error during our recruiting process. I would include pre-med/pre-law studies in there along with science/engineering. It comes down to time, and a student needs more time with these majors because of the academic competition and content. The difference between 56 D1 games and 40 D1 games between these two D1 levels is huge in a 13 week period. Also the number and schedule of practices, conditioning &...
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Re: Recruitable at top schools for pitching?
Nice Job Monstor! I would check out the Headfirst baseball camp as one option. I would go to the Virginia camp. http://www.playheadfirst.com/sports_national.jsp I would also go to US News and world report college rankings and find target schools. Out here you can go from Cal Tech that has a team but frankly is not very good...but who cares if you get a degree from Cal Tech. In the same conference you have Harvey Mudd that has a pretty decent NAII baseball team. (CMS) Harvey Mudd is one of...
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Re: D-III Academics
franks, most of the DIII's I know of in your west coast range are LAC's. As far as science/engineering.....hmmmmmm.......I think Cal Tech is DIII, but their baseball program is not so hot. It seems like at least one or two of the schools in the SCIAC would have a stronger sci/eng program, but son't know for sure. Is Cal-Poly-SLO a DII or DI? If your son were to look outside the west, one super-strong engineering program at a DIII, with solid baseball, would be Rose-Hulman. I hope someone...
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Re: D-III Academics
Thanks for the input everyone. It sounds like I'm not really missing any schools. Caltech does not give any admission preference to athletes, so I don't think he would get in there. Most of the kids there have nearly a 1600 SAT and many science or math accolades. Harvey Mudd would only work if the coach can assist his admission, which I got the impression he could. Cal Poly Pomona is a DII with engineering, but a lessor academic school. It is my son that prefers the west coast and the warmer...
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Re: D3 Potential?
Looked on line at Rose-Hulman - great baseball and amazing Freshman class profile - $50,000 a year! Why oh why is college getting to be so darn expensive?
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Re: Rose Hulman
Rose Hulman is one of the most respected Engineering schools in the country. They carried a 100% job placement for years although I am not sure that is still the case. Beautiful campus, athletic are always competitive but secondary to learning.
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Re: Rose Hulman
My son also had a great visit last week with the coach, and also wants to visit the campus. I talked with the father of a DIII volleyball player, and he was at Rose Hulman this fall for a tournament. He toured the campus with his '09 football son and they raved about the baseball field, and the athletic facilities in general. If you look at the baseball team's record since Coach Jenkins arrived, they have been so consistent. At this point, very impressive.
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Re: getting noticed at 155lbs?
Anita, have you looked into Rose Hulman? Phenomenal engineering school with very impressive athletic facilities (D3) and a coach that knows baseball. Son very tempted on a visit there, ended up choosing a D1 offer though.
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Re: getting noticed at 155lbs?
We have visited Rose Hulman, GoodEye, and I completely agree with your assessment of it! Gorgeous school with actually some of the best athletic facilities we've seen in a school of that size. And we really, really liked the assistant coach who we met there on campus . . .it is definitely in the mix.
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Re: Majors In College
My son is a freshman at a DIII majoring in physics. Because the school is small, there are a limited number of physics majors, making it possible for the school to make arrangements around his schedule (Don't expect that at a D1!). My daughter is a junior at a D1 school. She does not play a sport, but until this year she was a pre-pharmacy major, which might give you an idea of what the schedule for a science major at a D1 would be like: Her chemistry I class has 3 hrs/week of class time,...
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Re: HSBBW and DIII Regionals
JT - I followed your game and it was exciting - just the wrong team won! Go out and win two tommorrow. I have been following the Mid-East Regional as well. Wooster was down to their final strike in the bottom of 13th and trailing 8-7 with the bases loaded. Their shortstop who has yet to get a hit in the regionals unloaded a grand slam to eliminate Rose-Hulman. Unfortunately, it took all their energy and they dropped the nightcap on a bases loaded infield hit 1-0 in the bottom of the ninth to...
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Re: SCAC Conference starts Thursday in ATL
You are quite welcome. It was an honor to host such a great tournament! We ae very proud of our boys and the way they played. we just didn't show up with the same intensity for the Southwestern game. By the way, I hope you enjoyed my p.a. duties. I was dubbed "The Voice of the Stormy Petrels" half way through the season and have enjoyed being in the press box announcing the players and such. We're looking forward to next year as we return 8 juniors and 5 sophmores. I know my son is already...
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Bogeyorpar's D3 Academic-Baseball College Ranking
I had too much turkey and nothing else to do during the Thanksgiving weekend, so I decided to create a college ranking system that reflect both academic and baseball strength. The formula is very simple: 1. Take academic ranking from WSJ/Times 2017 College Ranking. The reason: this list ranks universities and LACs and Regionals together, so we don't have the problem of Williams/Amherst ranking the same as Princeton/Harvard. 2. Take D3 ranking from Massey Rating system. It ranks 380 D3...
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Identfying a "right" college
There are many threads here which focus on one aspect of recruiting or another and I thought I'd give a shot at creating a basic framework to capture the process and perhaps help families arrive at their ultimate college destination. All a player can do is control a part of the process and NO MATTER his wishes and dreams, a player cannot shoehorn himself into a program which for - whatever reason - doesn't want the player. So, what goes into the calculus of finding a right college? (notice,...
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D3 Academic-Baseball Ranking (2018 edition)
Per popular request, here's this year's D3 Academic-Baseball ranking. Same data source (WSJ/Time ranking for academics, Massey for baseball,) and same formula (70% academics, 30% baseball.) (Edited based on feedback) College Academic Baseball Rating Overall Ranking Washington University in St Louis 11 14 11.9 1 Johns Hopkins University 17 8 14.3 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3 65 21.6 3 Emory University 19 44 26.5 4 Tufts University 32 33 32.3 5 Case Western Reserve University 34...
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Winthrop University 18U Tournament
Pastime Tournaments and Winthrop University will be hosting an 18U event at Winthrop June 21-24, 2007. We are specifically interested in teams outside of their recruiting area to see some fresh talent at this event. The coaching staff at Winthrop is...
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D3 World Series
Some that I am aware of from the below list include ILVBB and Krak's sons at Trinity, our own JH at Oneonta, Smokey's son at Illinois Wesleyan, and grateful's team - Adrian College. Please update and let us know if other members are participating....
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Re: High Academics
When talking "high academics" are you talking from the player's side or from the college side? From the player's perspective, the grades and stats are personal to the player, very quantifiable, and will be in his past when he matriculates to college. From the college side, the information pertains to the future performance in the classroom of the athlete. I think one needs to distinguish between the athlete and a regular student. A highly selective school, like UNC (especially to...
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Re: Did you use a counselor?
We did use a college adviser/financial planner for our son.Not exactly a counselor but performed many of same roles (he looked at essays, etc) He has provided us with a better blueprint for how to pay/get loans for college. My wife and I think it has been well worth it and our guy also happened to be a former college D3 baseball coach so he was extremely helpful with lots of tips. Heck, just having them help fill out the financial aid application was worth it - that is a nightmare of...
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Re: Ohio peeps: Lowdown on Marietta?
Otterbein has really been middle of the road in the OAC. They have started of the last couple of seasons well but the early schedule was pretty soft. They would build up quite a few wins before the OAC started and then come back down to earth. OWU had a player transfer out to Otterbein. He was a starter at 2nd as a freshman. Their was some family history with the Otterbein program though. I know several very good ball players who have chosen Ott in the last few years, but they cannot seem to...
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Re: D3 roster limitations
FWIW, here are the top 30 pre-season teams according to collegiate baseball. OK guys been fun but back to work.. Rank School Name ’11 Final Record Point Totals 1. Marietta, OH 47-4 270 2. Chapman, CA 37-13 261 3. Kean, NJ 42-11 259 4. Christopher Newport, VA 39-7 255 5. SUNY-Cortland, NY 36-10 252 6. Linfield, OR 33-11 249 7. Wisc.-Whitewater 37-13 245 8. Buena Vista, IA 34-18 242 9. Eastern Connecticut St. 34-13 240 10. Alvernia, PA 38-9 237 11. Western New England, MA 42-11 236 12.
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Re: "Low D1"
Although not in the west, I must mention Rose-Hulman in Terre Haute as a great engineering school with a strong (D3) baseball program that averages 45 games a year. Re : Academic intensity The more players pursuing high-end academics, the easier it is for all players to maximize academic performance.
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Re: Next Level opportunities - small D2 or D3
Bludevil_bk, I hear you loud and clear. I'm glad to see he is doing well in the classroom. I must confess that when my son was a rising junior, I had a similiar perspective on his academic/baseball possible future. I really wanted him to enjoy his college baseball experience, and get a quality education as you stated. My thought at the time was that I didn't want him to be "burdened" and "over-committed" with D1 athletics. I played D2 tennis 25 years ago and it was very manageable, so I had...
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Re: College Baseball Polls
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's NCAA Div. III Pre-Season Poll (As of Dec. 23) www.baseballnews.com Rank School Name '08 Final Record Point Totals 1. Cortland St., NY 42-5 260 2. Chapman, CA 40-5 258 3. Adrian, MI 36-13 253 4. Kean, NJ 39-11 250 5. Southern Maine 36-14 247 6. Trinity, CT 45-1 245 7. Johns Hopkins, MD 42-8 242 8. Wooster, OH 36-11 239 9. Wisc.-Whitewater 42-10 236 10. Eastern Conn. St. 32-15 233 11. Salisbury, MD 41-4 232 12. Heidelberg, OH 41-10 229 13. Texas-Tyler 36-9 225...
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Re: Academic Questions
The better the hs grades, the more rigorous the courses, the greater the number of college options which are open to your son. Likewise, the better the baseball player, the greater the number of college baseball options which are open to your son. (But you already know that.) If the two act in concert, you have a very powerful combination. It is not unusual for kids to wonder what is the application of all the theories to actual stuff a person will use in the “real world.” A very simple...
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Re: HEAD FIRST? Richmond This week.
You will find a wide variety of "talent" at Headfirst. Some will end up being DI players, but not likely at LSU or Cal State Fullerton. Others will be role-players somewhere in D3. More than 20x schools at this week's Richmond event are high-academic D1, but almost none of these teams ever crack the NCAA Top25. For D1 schools, this is definitely an east coast event. Still, its a strong academic list from tip-to-bottom. (see below) There are least 5x Ivys attending, and I suspect your son...
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Re: Finding the right fit
Yes, my son is a 2012. We have asked about the 3-2 program at each school but I don't see the point in getting two bachelor degrees when one more year will give him a bachelors and masters degree. He has always planned on going onto grad school and with Engineering, it is entirely possible to go on a full grant (my husband did for his masters degree in nuclear engineering). My son already has an academic scholarship offer from one D3 school where the baseball coach is very interested in...
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Re: 2008 recruits
I heard in November that Prairie Ridge HS P Donny Baran committed to Elmhurst College. However, I don't think this is true considering I just heard that he has officially signed with D3 Rose-Hulman (Terre Haute, Indiana). So where did he sign, if he even decided to play college? If he did sign that would make 6 guys from Ridge playing college baseball, with the possibility of a seventh later from P Sam Zagone, who's being courted by Illinois-Chicago and SIU-Edwardsville.
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Re: 2008 recruits
Please see exerpt from Joe Stevenson's column in Northwest Herald on Sunday 2/24/08: "Baran to Rose-Hulman: Prairie Ridge senior pitcher-outfielder Donny Baran will continue his baseball career next year at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. Rose-Hulman coaches saw Baran at a White Sox Academy Showcase late in the summer. “They want me primarily as a pitcher, but I could play some outfield too,” said Baran, who was 5-2 last season for the Wolves before soreness in his...
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Re: 2022 - Where can I get a good assessment?
Not D1 but in California one of the better Engineering schools already exists. And I am not talking Cal-tech. Harvey Mudd. https://www.usnews.com/best-co...171/overall-rankings They partner Claremont and Scripps to field a team in the sciac. The coach there used to be the coach at Div 1 Cornell, so he is well versed in High academic schools. https://www.cmsathletics.org/s...enbach_bill?view=bio If your son is not a realistic Pro Prospect, it might be a good alternative. Be aware their...
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Re: 2022 - Where can I get a good assessment?
Just to consolidate a list of schools who routinely have multiple Engineering majors on their rosters... Lehigh UCSD Trinity TX Rose Hulman Case Western Reserve Milwaukee School of Engineering Merchant Marine Academy Colorado School of Mines Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Johns Hopkins Stevens Institute MIT Cal Tech Air Force, Navy, Army Embry-Riddle WVU Tech University of Texas at Dallas Ohio Northern Swarthmore No particular order. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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Re: 2022 - Where can I get a good assessment?
University of Texas-Dallas always seems to get overlooked when list of engineering schools that play good baseball gets tossed around. Not sure why it stays under the radar in terms of public awareness, but it does. Top notch engineering school and very good D3 baseball. Some baseball players are engineering majors and coaching staff will make some accommodations for them.
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Re: How many guys would rather hang 'em up than keep playing at D3?
There are some really goo Engineering Colleges in D3. Do not rule out playing baseball, just because you want to be an engineer. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Harvey Mudd are two of the best engineering colleges in the country. Both Play baseball at the D3 level. Harvey Mudd combines with Claremont and Scripps to field a team, Claremont Mudd Scipps. Here in Ohio, Ohio Northern has a pretty good Engineering program as well. There are others across the country. At the D3 Level the...
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Re: Harvard vs D3 options
All the UAA schools get together during spring break for a conference tournament except for Chicago (independent) and Canegie Mellon (baseball is not a varsity sport). Case Western plays the rest of the season playing a strong schedule around ohio and the midwest. Other schools in the UAA have dual membership in other keagues. Rochester is in the liberty league, so that fills up a large part ofthe rest of their schedule. The UAA does not have a pool A bid to the D3 regionals so they compete...
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Re: D1 Baseball+Science+Engineering=?
dswann, Tennessee Tech is a DI that lists a number of players in engineering and science disciplines. I would also second Rose-Hulman as a very good DIII for baseball. I pursued an Electrical Engineering degree as a junior college transfer student and did not play on any of Bradley's athletic teams, although I was married with a child and working odd jobs on the side to make ends meet. Officially, I transferred in as a sophomore and like many others, it took me a total of 5 years to get my...
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Re: D1 Baseball+Science+Engineering=?
The roads traveled are exactly what I was hoping to hear about. A 35-40+ hour comittment to BB each week coupled with a mind numbing course load, suggest, that a 80-20 M/F student body at Rose-Hulman, porbably not something to worry about. The academic performance in HS may or may not translate to the next level. You can compile as much data on a school as you want, addmission standards,grad rates, etc.. But until your living your dream (hopefully not your nightmare) you just don't no. The...
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Re: Engineering Schools with Baseball
I assume he is a 2017. Rose-hulman (Indiana I believe) is one of the country's premier engineering schools. Ratio of men/women skewed a bit. If he wants a path which ends in a great job - though the school is in the northeast - the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (low end D3) in King's Point could be an option (or, even the other service academies [though those are D1)). Many D3s have 3-2 engineering programs which may or may not interest him. Are you sure he isn't D1? His velo could be fine -...
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Re: Engineering Schools with Baseball
Rose-Hulman, While not really south is located in Terre Haute Indiana. So I would not consider it north east, more mid west. If you can live with Ohio weather there is also Ohio Northern. Their baseball team is full of Engineering Majors. If you want warm weather check out Harvey Mudd College. It is one of the Claremont schools and combines with other colleges to form the Claremont - Mudd - Scripps baseball team. https://www.hmc.edu/ http://www.cmsathletics.org/sports/bsb/index And if your...
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Re: Engineering Schools with Baseball
Some good feedback already. There are a lot of options, from the more technically oriented schools (e.g., RPI, Rose Hulman, CalTech, Florida Institute of Technology, et.al.) to colleges with more limited engineering offerings (e.g., Trinity TX, Trinity CT, Lafayette, et.al.). As a former electrical engineering major and a hiring manager of thousands of engineers over time, I'll add that computer science can be an awesome path too, and one that is more widely available including at many...
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Re: East Cobb Academic Showcase
There was a ton of standing around, especially for POs, when the games weren't going on. That may be standard for these types of things, especially when there's only one field, I don't have a lot of experience here either. The bullpens the POs threw were only observed by one or two coaches. Again, that could be standard. The actual pen they were in sucked, too, but I'm not sure there are any good pens at EC. They were also throwing two guys at a time in pens that weren't really big enough...
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Re: is this a good list of high academic/high quality baseball D3 programs?
Smoke, There are plenty of very good D3's in the fly over states. Some of them are better at Baseball and some Academics. And some both. Much of it depends on what your son wants to Major in. My sons profile was very similar to yours. 29 Act but his GPA was not quite as high. He was set on majoring in Chemistry or Math and minoring in Spanish. So we wanted a school that was ACS certified. That knocked some very good Academic schools off of his list. Kenyon for example is an excellent school...