Thread for the 2019 season, which kicks off Feb. 9th for us.
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Top to bottom my son's team is as talented as any in the school's recent history, so it should be a really fun year -- and a last hurrah for a tight-knit group of ten seniors.
Just hoping for a productive, fun, injury-free senior year for my boy! His team is pretty stacked, should do well!
loaded but that wins you nothing!
2019Dad posted:Thread for the 2019 season, which kicks off Feb. 9th for us.
In NJ, our first game is scheduled for April 2nd. 8 weeks after you!
Francis7 posted:2019Dad posted:Thread for the 2019 season, which kicks off Feb. 9th for us.
In NJ, our first game is scheduled for April 2nd. 8 weeks after you!
Yeah, I grew up in PA and can remember practicing with snow falling (flurries . . . but still). Of course, the other side of it here is that teams play games all winter -- just by way of example:
http://www.westranchbaseball.com/fall/ or https://www.cdmbaseball.org/page/show/272428-calendar
2019Dad posted:Francis7 posted:2019Dad posted:Thread for the 2019 season, which kicks off Feb. 9th for us.
In NJ, our first game is scheduled for April 2nd. 8 weeks after you!
Yeah, I grew up in PA and can remember practicing with snow falling (flurries . . . but still). Of course, the other side of it here is that teams play games all winter -- just by way of example:
http://www.westranchbaseball.com/fall/ or https://www.cdmbaseball.org/page/show/272428-calendar
That's interesting... a 44 game fall/winter schedule prior to the actual Spring HS season... and I notice they post below each schedule the names of anyone that misses a game. No pressure there 
My son's former team came one inning away from winning Section (kinda like winning State in CA) last season. There are still a lot of his former teammates playing, and they should be pretty good again this year, but I'll be missing their games as I'm now in NYC. If anybody has a HS (or college) team for me to follow here, PM me. I'm going to need to see a few games!
HS tryouts in Feb. He has been killing it this off season with S&C in late August and packed on good muscles ~10 lbs and gained speed (based on flag football in the fall). He just started his onramping for throwing following DL. His hitting metrics are very good but needs to be tested against live pitching. He will be trying out for his freshman team in February.
Tryouts - Jan. 14th
Opener - February 13th
Son’s team should be really athletic and should score a ton of runs but pitching is the question mark. Regardless of what happens, the season should be fun.
Tryouts March 16....have a long way to go.
Should have a good season overall. . Coach has 4 close relatives in the program, so bleacher drama will be at a high level. Hopefully he handles it right and the drama doesn’t make its way onto the field ????
2019Dad posted:Francis7 posted:2019Dad posted:Thread for the 2019 season, which kicks off Feb. 9th for us.
In NJ, our first game is scheduled for April 2nd. 8 weeks after you!
Yeah, I grew up in PA and can remember practicing with snow falling (flurries . . . but still). Of course, the other side of it here is that teams play games all winter -- just by way of example:
http://www.westranchbaseball.com/fall/ or https://www.cdmbaseball.org/page/show/272428-calendar
LOL! Son's HS team never played in snow, but I distinctly remember light snow flurries during the first college (JuCo) home games we attended. Brrrr! Temperature was 38 F at game time and below freezing by the end of the 2nd game (double header).
Greetings from sunny Arizona! Try-outs are the first week of February when the average high here is in the low 70s! My 2020 is considering a Chicago school and we are visiting there in February. He will be in for a rude awakening LOL!
2019’s Senior Year. Tryouts Jan 28. If son makes the team it will be his first HS season since Freshman Year. Should be interesting!
Our boys have been in baseball class all year so cuts were made last Friday. They will have another tryout in January for football/basketball kids and then first game is first week of February.
My 2020 is in the throws of basketball season right now, but he's been keeping up with baseball training a few times a week and lifting a couple times a week. It makes for a very busy schedule, but he's loving it and seeing results, so that is motivating.
In the NW, our HS tryouts/practices start in late Feb and first game is early March. Lots of rainy games in store for us--bleh! The last two years, our basketball team has gone to state, which overlaps with the beginning of baseball, so my son has had to go from last state basketball game one day to his first day of baseball practice the next day.
Hoping for a good baseball season this year! My son's Freshman year, our varsity team was all Freshman and Sophomores (new program, small school) and we played schools with all Seniors on their rosters. Lost every game that year, except 1 game where my son pitched the entire game (he's not even a pitcher!) and we won by 1 run. Brutal. Last year, they made districts! Hoping this year is even better with some Juniors and Seniors on the team!
FL trip to kick off the pre-season. My 2022 is hitting the gym and the tunnels hard this winter. Should be fun to watch his HS journey!
Looking forward to the season mainly because son is playing with kids he grew up with and I coached.
In my area (NW) private schools are in the same league and they recruit so they tend to be at the top. Public schools can get a good team provided they have a lot of select players on the team.
Tryouts start March 10, then Varsity/JV go down to FLA for spring break training and scrimmaging. Games start as early as possible...snow is often involved up here in MN.
Son#1 is in college, #2 trying out for one of two Freshman teams. I don't care too much what team he plays on as long as he gets to play a lot and has a good time. He has always played both pitcher and in the field, but i suspect that he will be groomed to be on the mound with the HS program. He isn't the fielder his brother was, but he can hit, likes to hit, and is fast, so I don't know how all that is going to be handled. In our program, very few pitchers also hit, and even fewer play in the field.
The Varsity team has some talented position players, and can hit, but might struggle pitching wise.
In hs, do they try out by position? IE does coach ask what 2 positions do you want to try out for? My son will be in hs next year and his current coach told the kids if a coach is to ask you what position do you play, your reponse should be,”anywhere you need me coach.” Which I thought was good. But that might not be applicable if they have to try out by position.
Dadof3 posted:In hs, do they try out by position? IE does coach ask what 2 positions do you want to try out for? My son will be in hs next year and his current coach told the kids if a coach is to ask you what position do you play, your reponse should be,”anywhere you need me coach.” Which I thought was good. But that might not be applicable if they have to try out by position.
Depends on the coach and if he sees kids that stand out and are locks at certain positions he may have kids work out in positions other than their primary ones to see who can help. For instance, my sons HS used an 8th grade feeder team to kind of determine where kids lined up for their progression into HS ball. My son was a darn good catcher, but there was another kid at tryouts who was a year older and more physically mature who was pretty clearly going to lock down that spot. Son worked out in MIF and is now playing a completely new position. Pays to be versatile for sure, because he made the cut over others who were primary in that position.
Dadof3 posted:In hs, do they try out by position? IE does coach ask what 2 positions do you want to try out for? My son will be in hs next year and his current coach told the kids if a coach is to ask you what position do you play, your reponse should be,”anywhere you need me coach.” Which I thought was good. But that might not be applicable if they have to try out by position.
Dad, this is another one of those questions for which the answer can vary widely. The length and nature of tryouts differs quite a bit as well. For example, as a small/medium school with a lot of multisport kids and overlapping seasons, we will conduct tryouts, squad splits and practices over an extended period of time with a fair amount of overlap and various cut points. Some schools will conduct a single tryout on a single date. Regardless, I think most will at least make an attempt to look at a player as either an IF, OF, P, C or combination of. You are likely to see something similar to a showcase environment. A player is likely to get sent to a group taking ground balls and making throws, taking similar OF reps, possibly throwing a pen and possibly catching a pen (if there is some indication they may contribute as a P or C). This, combined with some cage or on-field hacks and maybe some form of running typically make up the basic groundwork for a tryout. From there, some programs have the luxury of more extensive looks and some do not.
So, I think the answer his current coach suggested is a good starting point but it will likely benefit him if he also shares where he has played the most, whether IF, OF, P or C. With incoming freshmen, HS coaches are generally more interested in determining whether a kid is a player or not as opposed to making specific determinations on where they will fit in. That's not to say that it isn't part of the equation.
Honestly, a decent HS coach can watch the first part of the first day of practice (playing catch after warming up) and pretty much tell by throwing motion and athleticism which kids are going to be good players and whether they are more likely to be IF, OF or P's. Of course, it is tougher with big schools with large pools of talented players, but coaches of those programs usually have a pre-read on the better incoming players. Just have your kid be himself, be respectful and play hard. The rest will take care of itself.
Dadof3 posted:In hs, do they try out by position? IE does coach ask what 2 positions do you want to try out for? My son will be in hs next year and his current coach told the kids if a coach is to ask you what position do you play, your reponse should be,”anywhere you need me coach.” Which I thought was good. But that might not be applicable if they have to try out by position.
At son's school, they try out for the team, not a position. I think they get asked if they have pitched or caught before. Coach will put them where he wants them to develop.
baseballhs posted:Our boys have been in baseball class all year so cuts were made last Friday. They will have another tryout in January for football/basketball kids and then first game is first week of February.
Same state, level as baseballhs - Texas 6A. Our coach gives each kid in baseball class at end of semester (today) a sheet of paper. On the paper it says the most likely outcome(s) for the kid for the upcoming tryout. So "Varsity/Cut" (for a senior), "Freshman/JV", "Varsity", "Freshman" etc. Let's all the kids know where they stand. No seniors are actually cut, if they played at any level the previous years. But if they are not in the plans to play their senior year, they are told. Some of the kids will get notes, "work on this/that". He will then meet with any kid in the class one on one to discuss if they have questions.
We lost some top level 2018 pitching, so we might struggle there even though there are a few 2022 (Freshman) Pitchers that can help...but probably won't be impactful.
My 2021 catcher will be on Varsity as the backup catcher, but will get his reps behind the plate as the #1 2020 catcher wants to be more of a pitcher this season.
We'll see how things work out.
My 2020 plays for a 6A Pennsylvania high school. He started OF/MI as a 10th grader, and got 3 starts on the mound as team won their section. Lost some talent but still should be pretty good this year. Barring injury I think the lineup is pretty well set. Season doesnt start til mid-March. Last spring our weather was brutal, hopefully we dont have a repeat. We had several local teams head south (NC, GA, FL) to get games in against other high schools while we were waiting for snow to melt. Wish my son's hs planned such a trip this year. But I guess we'll just have to keep fingers crossed for decent weather
PG's review of 2018 season: https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=16053
Fun to see how some schools just didn’t live up to hype and some that weren’t on the radar made a big splash
2019Dad posted:PG's review of 2018 season: https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=16053
We ended up ranked in the top 35. I had no idea. We were ranked in almost every top 20 in football that year too.
We are the defending 6A champs, but we lost our dude on the mound. We should be solid at the plate but pitching depth and having that one stud on the mound could be the issue.
2022OFDad posted:Fun to see how some schools just didn’t live up to hype and some that weren’t on the radar made a big splash
Yup. Better to be on this list: https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=15333 than the one at the beginning of the season.
#7 preseason Greater Houston area
A young captain sailed from port, the stores of his ship full and fresh. The seas were flat, a slight wind at his back. “With vigil, this journey will please the queen and profit the crown.” The old salt murmured under his breath “the dragons of fate lie in wait”.
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Go44dad posted:#7 preseason Greater Houston area
A young captain sailed from port, the stores of his ship full and fresh. The seas were flat, a slight wind at his back. “With vigil, this journey will please the queen and profit the crown.” The old salt murmured under his breath “the dragons of fate lie in wait”.
Here is the write up for the #1 on the list.
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2 guys throwing 92-96....that will be tough.
Always interesting to see how these teams end up doing when there are such high expectations.
Looks like #1 in the state.
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For those not from texas, which schools are the larger schools? 1A or 6A?
white boards are easily erased
6A is the largest.
(Gary's deleted post on Texas State championship having two state champs for each class like football. There is only one as Russinfortworth points out below.)
Texas only has 1 state champion in each division. The champions of each region (winners of a 3 game playoff series, or 1 gamers (don't ask)) each advance to Austin to play in a semifinal and final (single game elimination).
Tryouts are done.
Practice has started and the weather is cold and wet.
T minus 30 day’s here in Georgia.
Oh...and rumor has it there is an intra-squad game today. I might try to sneak over and watch a little of it.
PlayWithEffort posted:Tryouts are done.
Practice has started and the weather is cold and wet.
T minus 30 day’s here in Georgia.
Oh...and rumor has it there is an intra-squad game today. I might try to sneak over and watch a little of it.
This is so different than here in NE Ohio. Forecast this weekend is for a foot of snow lol. But regardless of weather, what about basketball? There is a little overlap but for the most part, the Ohio HS Athletic Association rules do not permit one sport seaon to start until the other is done (other than playoffs). There are still at least 40 or so days left in the regular HS basketball season (not counting playoffs) - and you're starting baseball practice already and games in 30? That's cool by me, just noting that it is different. What about the boys who play both basketball and baseball (perish the thought)?
Qhead posted:PlayWithEffort posted:Tryouts are done.
Practice has started and the weather is cold and wet.
T minus 30 day’s here in Georgia.
Oh...and rumor has it there is an intra-squad game today. I might try to sneak over and watch a little of it.
This is so different than here in NE Ohio. Forecast this weekend is for a foot of snow lol. But regardless of weather, what about basketball? There is a little overlap but for the most part, the Ohio HS Athletic Association rules do not permit one sport seaon to start until the other is done (other than playoffs). There are still at least 40 or so days left in the regular HS basketball season (not counting playoffs) - and you're starting baseball practice already and games in 30? That's cool by me, just noting that it is different. What about the boys who play both basketball and baseball (perish the thought)?
Basketball ends regular season on Feb 9 with tournament finals ending March 6-9. Basketball players typically start freeing up in mid to late February (assuming most don’t reach the semi finals or better.
GHSA requires players to finish their season (current sport) prior to practicing / playing in the next sport.
Baseball can start practice Jan 14. First game can start as early as Feb 11. The overlap is usually only a week or two for most players and they wait until basketball season ends prior to joining the baseball team.
PlayWithEffort posted:Qhead posted:PlayWithEffort posted:Tryouts are done.
Practice has started and the weather is cold and wet.
T min byus 30 day’s here in Georgia.
Oh...and rumor has it there is an intra-squad game today. I might try to sneak over and watch a little of it.
This is so different than here in NE Ohio. Forecast this weekend is for a foot of snow lol. But regardless of weather, what about basketball? There is a little overlap but for the most part, the Ohio HS Athletic Association rules do not permit one sport seaon to start until the other is done (other than playoffs). There are still at least 40 or so days left in the regular HS basketball season (not counting playoffs) - and you're starting baseball practice already and games in 30? That's cool by me, just noting that it is different. What about the boys who play both basketball and baseball (perish the thought)?
Basketball ends regular season on Feb 9 with tournament finals ending March 6-9. Basketball players typically start freeing up in mid to late February (assuming most don’t reach the semi finals or better.
GHSA requires players to finish their season (current sport) prior to practicing / playing in the next sport.
Baseball can start practice Jan 14. First game can start as early as Feb 11. The overlap is usually only a week or two for most players and they wait until basketball season ends prior to joining the baseball team.
I did not k kw GHSA says a a player can not practice or play in the next season sport until the current season sport is over. Thanks for the info
Alanj posted:PlayWithEffort posted:Qhead posted:PlayWithEffort posted:Tryouts are done.
Practice has started and the weather is cold and wet.
T min byus 30 day’s here in Georgia.
Oh...and rumor has it there is an intra-squad game today. I might try to sneak over and watch a little of it.
This is so different than here in NE Ohio. Forecast this weekend is for a foot of snow lol. But regardless of weather, what about basketball? There is a little overlap but for the most part, the Ohio HS Athletic Association rules do not permit one sport seaon to start until the other is done (other than playoffs). There are still at least 40 or so days left in the regular HS basketball season (not counting playoffs) - and you're starting baseball practice already and games in 30? That's cool by me, just noting that it is different. What about the boys who play both basketball and baseball (perish the thought)?
Basketball ends regular season on Feb 9 with tournament finals ending March 6-9. Basketball players typically start freeing up in mid to late February (assuming most don’t reach the semi finals or better.
GHSA requires players to finish their season (current sport) prior to practicing / playing in the next sport.
Baseball can start practice Jan 14. First game can start as early as Feb 11. The overlap is usually only a week or two for most players and they wait until basketball season ends prior to joining the baseball team.
I did not k kw GHSA says a a player can not practice or play in the next season sport until the current season sport is over. Thanks for the info
Same in Texas. So at sub-varsity (no playoffs), there is very little overlap in most of the sports. At Varsity, because of length of the playoffs, there becomes more overlap.
Same here is SC except you can play pre-season games. So you can have several games before any basketball players are there. We have four varsity starters who play basketball including mine so we have to work hard at getting those guys their reps in on the side. Cannot be with any coach so my son has been throwing on his own for a couple of weeks and will continue. Working to get him time with the sophomore starting catcher so they will be on the same page because the day basketball ends he will be on the mound for the baseball team.
Does anyone have the 2019 write up on The Woodlands they can post? Thx
My son's HS team (hopefully he will make the team this year) starts their winter workout at the end of September, 3 days a week, not at all mandatory, but gets the boys in shape and gets them in front of the coaches. Tryouts begin the 3rd week of February. I must say that doing the winter workouts is not a guarantee for the boys to make the team, which I like. Last year my son (8th grade) went to the workouts but did not make the Freshman team, we were devastated until a good friend told him that he just wasn't ready to play HS ball- that was the encouragement he needed to work even harder and its paying off!
Now he plays Select ball. After their Fall season, their practices started first week in December, 1 day a week until the end of February then will start back up with practice, games and tournaments as soon as HS ball is over. Of course they have an unwritten rule to hit the batting cages, tees etc. throughout the week.
Basically, my son plays or practices everyday 
He works hard and is dedicated to self improvement and now that he is 9th grade, now we are starting the camps and showcases as money and schedule permit.
meads posted:My son's HS team (hopefully he will make the team this year) starts their winter workout at the end of September, 3 days a week, not at all mandatory, but gets the boys in shape and gets them in front of the coaches. Tryouts begin the 3rd week of February. I must say that doing the winter workouts is not a guarantee for the boys to make the team, which I like. Last year my son (8th grade) went to the workouts but did not make the Freshman team, we were devastated until a good friend told him that he just wasn't ready to play HS ball- that was the encouragement he needed to work even harder and its paying off!
Now he plays Select ball. After their Fall season, their practices started first week in December, 1 day a week until the end of February then will start back up with practice, games and tournaments as soon as HS ball is over. Of course they have an unwritten rule to hit the batting cages, tees etc. throughout the week.
Basically, my son plays or practices everyday
Welcome to the site, Meads. You may consider holding off on the showcase aspect of that plan for a while. If your son wasn't ready to play HS ball a year ago, he probably doesn't have enough yet to impress recruiters. That money can most likely be better spent on instruction/training or maybe a nice weekend with him doing anything except baseball since he plays every day. That time will come. Just a thought.
Tryout are over. Players have been selected. The only thing left is determining who will play, V, JV or both.
The season starts three week from tomorrow.
cabbagedad posted:meads posted:My son's HS team (hopefully he will make the team this year) starts their winter workout at the end of September, 3 days a week, not at all mandatory, but gets the boys in shape and gets them in front of the coaches. Tryouts begin the 3rd week of February. I must say that doing the winter workouts is not a guarantee for the boys to make the team, which I like. Last year my son (8th grade) went to the workouts but did not make the Freshman team, we were devastated until a good friend told him that he just wasn't ready to play HS ball- that was the encouragement he needed to work even harder and its paying off!
Now he plays Select ball. After their Fall season, their practices started first week in December, 1 day a week until the end of February then will start back up with practice, games and tournaments as soon as HS ball is over. Of course they have an unwritten rule to hit the batting cages, tees etc. throughout the week.
Basically, my son plays or practices everyday
Welcome to the site, Meads. You may consider holding off on the showcase aspect of that plan for a while. If your son wasn't ready to play HS ball a year ago, he probably doesn't have enough yet to impress recruiters. That money can most likely be better spent on instruction/training or maybe a nice weekend with him doing anything except baseball since he plays every day. That time will come. Just a thought.
Thank you. My son is more of a baseball player than what he was a year ago (its like night and day). Our Fall season, my son was turning heads. ERA was 2.48 and his FB tops at 76 now. In fact, the HS coach sent him a personal invite to a PBR showcase in a few weeks (this will be our first). He sent it out to only 3 freshman. The coach pairs my son at workouts with several Varsity players. I'm sure he will make one of the teams this year. I know he won't play Varsity for sure, but there is a slight chance he could make JV. Either way, I know he will give his all.
Budgeting and Baseball are my life. My son doesn't ask for anything and he tries to pay his own way with what money he earns or gets for his bday etc. He takes pitching lessons that he pays out of his own money. Last week he did a Pitching Camp at a college a few hours away. He received good feedback. I told him we will take it slow and learn the ropes and then next year hit the showcases harder, when we know he will be more ready.
our tryouts begin Feb 4, with a vars tournament that starts Feb 7. I think only last year's vars kids will be in the tournament. My senior started almost all games last year in OF, so I hope he's in decent shape to play this year. My youngest ('22) is trying out for JV is which is typically Fr/Soph team. Fingers crossed.
I recall fondly when my son 1 hit the #1 nationally ranked Lambert Longhorns in 2015. Struck out the side 3 or 4 times times and only gave up a bloop single to LF. He promptly picked off the kid who got that hit.
meads posted:cabbagedad posted:meads posted:My son's HS team (hopefully he will make the team this year) starts their winter workout at the end of September, 3 days a week, not at all mandatory, but gets the boys in shape and gets them in front of the coaches. Tryouts begin the 3rd week of February. I must say that doing the winter workouts is not a guarantee for the boys to make the team, which I like. Last year my son (8th grade) went to the workouts but did not make the Freshman team, we were devastated until a good friend told him that he just wasn't ready to play HS ball- that was the encouragement he needed to work even harder and its paying off!
Now he plays Select ball. After their Fall season, their practices started first week in December, 1 day a week until the end of February then will start back up with practice, games and tournaments as soon as HS ball is over. Of course they have an unwritten rule to hit the batting cages, tees etc. throughout the week.
Basically, my son plays or practices everyday
Welcome to the site, Meads. You may consider holding off on the showcase aspect of that plan for a while. If your son wasn't ready to play HS ball a year ago, he probably doesn't have enough yet to impress recruiters. That money can most likely be better spent on instruction/training or maybe a nice weekend with him doing anything except baseball since he plays every day. That time will come. Just a thought.
Thank you. My son is more of a baseball player than what he was a year ago (its like night and day). Our Fall season, my son was turning heads. ERA was 2.48 and his FB tops at 76 now. In fact, the HS coach sent him a personal invite to a PBR showcase in a few weeks (this will be our first). He sent it out to only 3 freshman. The coach pairs my son at workouts with several Varsity players. I'm sure he will make one of the teams this year. I know he won't play Varsity for sure, but there is a slight chance he could make JV. Either way, I know he will give his all.
Budgeting and Baseball are my life. My son doesn't ask for anything and he tries to pay his own way with what money he earns or gets for his bday etc. He takes pitching lessons that he pays out of his own money. Last week he did a Pitching Camp at a college a few hours away. He received good feedback. I told him we will take it slow and learn the ropes and then next year hit the showcases harder, when we know he will be more ready.
Meads, that's all very admirable and promising that he is on a good path. But, please understand that showcases are, for the most part, for two things. One is to showcase ready or near-ready skill set that is of enough interest that a recruiter will take note and begin communication with the player in the interest of possible recruitment. The other is to make money for the organization running it. Topping out at 76 (and having a slight chance of making HS JV) is nowhere near enough to generate true interest with regard to the first reason. That puts you and your (or worse, his) money in the category of the second reason. Like I said, there will come a time for that part of the equation. It's just not yet unless you don't mind spending unnecessarily.
I agree. The only upside I see to doing one now is the shake off any nerves and get a feel for how showcases are run. My son did his first summer after 8th grade and topped at 81. He got a little write up, but no one called or started recruiting. It was good for him to see that he could compete even as a rising freshman but in terms of recruiting, it didn't matter. He did his next showcases summer after freshman year, hit 87 and started getting a few calls.
Practice in TN officially Feb 11 first scrimmage Feb 16 team looks great this is my son's last HS season then off to college. Lots of high expectations this year and lots of mixed emotions for ol' dad!
thanks Go44dad!
Qhead posted:PlayWithEffort posted:Tryouts are done.
Practice has started and the weather is cold and wet.
T minus 30 day’s here in Georgia.
Oh...and rumor has it there is an intra-squad game today. I might try to sneak over and watch a little of it.
This is so different than here in NE Ohio. Forecast this weekend is for a foot of snow lol. But regardless of weather, what about basketball? There is a little overlap but for the most part, the Ohio HS Athletic Association rules do not permit one sport seaon to start until the other is done (other than playoffs). There are still at least 40 or so days left in the regular HS basketball season (not counting playoffs) - and you're starting baseball practice already and games in 30? That's cool by me, just noting that it is different. What about the boys who play both basketball and baseball (perish the thought)?
It really depends in Texas on the school from what I see, but baseball season practices are rolling. If you play basketball and baseball, you're an odd combination. From my experience players do football and baseball all the time (sping/fall) but basketball and baseball is a rare breed. Since the practices overlap, to make most HS varsity teams and do both, you likely have to be a very talented baseball player. Not saying that's true everywhere, but at bigger schools, like last year 5A state champions, you likely wouldn't make the team if you played basketball.
First preseason national poll that I've seen:
New parent here with incoming Freshman trying out for JV. 21 kids trying out for 16 positions. We have all been fundraising for the JV spring trip since last summer, not knowing which of the kids will be cut. On top of that, they just posted the itinerary for the trip, which to me seems a bit in poor taste, since cuts aren’t till next month. Anyone have a similar experience with this?
2019Dad posted:First preseason national poll that I've seen:
I think there may be a school on there that you are partial to!
Good luck, there are a lot of great teams competing in your area!
Our headcoach will not talk about or authorize any fundraising until rosters are set. Doesn’t allow anything in fall. Hence no “roadtrip” tournaments when season starts up.
KTCOTB posted:New parent here with incoming Freshman trying out for JV. 21 kids trying out for 16 positions. We have all been fundraising for the JV spring trip since last summer, not knowing which of the kids will be cut. On top of that, they just posted the itinerary for the trip, which to me seems a bit in poor taste, since cuts aren’t till next month. Anyone have a similar experience with this?
Our booster club does fundraising starting in the fall but ensures that it's distributed fairly between freshman, JV and Varsity teams - not just for a specific purpose. Once the rosters are set, varsity players will be expected to individually fundraise to pay for the balance of a spring trip.
2019Dad posted:First preseason national poll that I've seen:
Looks like we get #1 before district starts. Hopefully we'll have dried behind our ears by then. Looking forward to a good season. Good competition gets your ready for the playoffs.
Well this is a booster club, but players and parents of current and prospective players are ENCOURAGED to participate in the fundraisers which demands time, and considerable funds paid to the booster club. I just think it is incredibly unfair to the kids who do not make the team, to have to spend time and money for a team they won’t get a chance to play for. I know it’s a “risk” they all take, but to post the itinerary a month before tryouts is really rubbing the salt in the wound.
I think that teams from Houston don’t really need to travel to a warmer area to play games in early spring, Go44dad, whereas KTCOTB is in NY
Daughter’s softball team has been fundraising for over a year for a V trip. Needs to be done in order to have the time to raise enough money. Sure, there's some risk, but they want to have the trip every few years, so, if you don't make V this year, you may get another chance.
I'm sure there are some families that wont /don’t put in the effort, but will gladly accept the offer and benefit from the hard work of others. Don't be that person and complain its not fair, it sends the wrong message to your child IMO.
I Never complain about it in front of my kid, I know better, and I’m sure there are parents/kids who did not contribute but will benefit from it. We put in more than our fair share btw. My biggest problem is that they are getting these kids excited way before they should. It feels more like extortion than fundraising.
I'm not sure the details of your trip, but ours requires flights, hotels, etc for the parents that may want to travel as well. For that reason, the itinerary needed to be published in advance.
Not really, the place is not that far away. I appreciate the replies- I guess it’s more common than I thought.
It may be common but it doesn't mean it isn't hard on some kids and their families.
Day one of tryouts is in the books. It looks like 2022 will get an opportunity to win V 1B spot and should see some innings on the mound. He will likely do a little a floating between JV/V depending on the stick.
russinfortworth posted:2019Dad posted:First preseason national poll that I've seen:
Looks like we get #1 before district starts. Hopefully we'll have dried behind our ears by then. Looking forward to a good season. Good competition gets your ready for the playoffs.
SA Reagan is in our first tournament. Pretty sure we will play them. (Lost in state finals last year)
2019Dad posted:First preseason national poll that I've seen:
And PG's list:
https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=16086
Looks like Argyle is the consensus #1, and will stay that way until they lose a game, and it's been awhile since they've done that.
Edited to add: between last season and recent scrimmages, my son has been fortunate to get starts against 4 of the top 25 teams in PG's rankings. These rankings are just fun, they don't mean anything, but it's cool to me to see some of the opponents he's faced on the list.
Varsity and JV rosters were announced today.
We’ll have real baseball in nine days, six hours and 40 minutes. Not like I’m counting down or anything. 😂
Ironically, weather is putting a big question mark on the start of the season here in California. Lots of rain and more coming. First year away from coaching in a long time, I though I'd miss it a lot. In some strange way, this kinda helps. Still anxious to follow our boys though.
Also, some of our assistants have advanced to take the head spots at neighboring schools and I am looking forward to seeing them continue to grow and manage their own programs, both against each other and in general... mostly against each other
2019Dad posted:2019Dad posted:First preseason national poll that I've seen:
And PG's list:
https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=16086
Looks like Argyle is the consensus #1, and will stay that way until they lose a game, and it's been awhile since they've done that.
Edited to add: between last season and recent scrimmages, my son has been fortunate to get starts against 4 of the top 25 teams in PG's rankings. These rankings are just fun, they don't mean anything, but it's cool to me to see some of the opponents he's faced on the list.
What is really amazing about Argyle is it's enrollment is 800-900 kids/class 4A in Texas (goes up to 6A). They place well in about an extracurricular they do, sports, band, theater etc. I don't know anything about the school other than that. Maybe Russinfortworth knows some about it.
Scrimmages with other schools start today in Texas. Son's school plays @George Ranch if anyone knows them. I'll be out there.
Good luck Go44dad! Cabbage, you're so right about the weather. But all thing considered, it beats drought.
With the season imminent, the polls/rankings are popping up everywhere. These are the local CIF-SS/coaches' polls. It's hard to argue with La Mirada at #1 in D1 or Maranatha at #1 in D2.
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Go44dad posted:2019Dad posted:2019Dad posted:First preseason national poll that I've seen:
And PG's list:
https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=16086
Looks like Argyle is the consensus #1, and will stay that way until they lose a game, and it's been awhile since they've done that.
Edited to add: between last season and recent scrimmages, my son has been fortunate to get starts against 4 of the top 25 teams in PG's rankings. These rankings are just fun, they don't mean anything, but it's cool to me to see some of the opponents he's faced on the list.
What is really amazing about Argyle is it's enrollment is 800-900 kids/class 4A in Texas (goes up to 6A). They place well in about an extracurricular they do, sports, band, theater etc. I don't know anything about the school other than that. Maybe Russinfortworth knows some about it.
Saw Argyle in the state tournament last year and they have an excellent HS baseball squad with a lot of returnees for 2019. However, they would not qualify for the state tournament at the 6A level in Texas much less win it. I am sure they have and will 1-off some 6A teams in the preseason tournaments but that is much different than playing a 6A district schedule and winning multiple rounds of 2 outta 3 during the playoffs. They are not nearly as talented as the Southlake Carroll, Cy Ranch, The Woodlands and Lake Travis's of this years Texas HS baseball world... Great for them to be ranked preseason #1 but really think Cy Ranch or Lake Travis is the best team in Texas this year and should receive that national notoriety....
Lake Travis vs Waco Midway scrimmage tonight. About 50 pro scouts in attendance. Pretty crazy.
1st varsity scrimmage today. Supposed to be in the mid 70's at 5pm (and it doesn't have to change the rest of the year).
Freshman boy will be alternating in CF and LF and batting 6th I think.
Seems like yesterday he was doing this.
Good luck to everyone this year. Hope everyone has an injury free year, their boys play to the best of their ability, and they enjoy their time on the field.
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baseballhs posted:Lake Travis vs Waco Midway scrimmage tonight. About 50 pro scouts in attendance. Pretty crazy.
Very strong.
Congrats to these boys:
I know how big MaxPreps is in the basketball and football world, but how do they stack up in baseball? Are they at the same level as BA and PG, a step below? Not relevant?
I see some of the state and national rankings on team pages that look way off, but I also chalk a lot of that up to algorithm.
Ranking HS baseball across the wide spectrum of variables of competitive levels, leagues, etc., I always thought was an impossible task. I am actually amazed at how well the MaxPreps formula works. By late season to playoff time, they are pretty darn well dialed. I can't speak to pre-season player ratings.
High school baseball is officially back in Georgia. Unfortunately, my son’s team won’t play their opener until Wednesday.
Best wishes to everyone on a safe and prosperous season!
Still over a month before tryouts start...ugh. Not sure what's worse, waiting almost 2 months before his final HS season, or a year to start his college career.
Just like dreaming about my retirement, I keep telling myself to stop wishing the time away!
Tryouts begin this Friday for the majority of high schools in this area.
Dodged the rain, and got a win in the first game on Saturday. Another game tomorrow. Good luck to all the HSBBW boys for a healthy and fun 2019 season.
I have a question for y'all. When you son or daughter tries out are they only told if they made varsity. Or are they told they made varsity or JV or freshman or are cut?
Alanj posted:I have a question for y'all. When you son or daughter tries out are they only told if they made varsity. Or are they told they made varsity or JV or freshman or are cut?
In most cases, they'll be told where they are going to be at the start of the season.....and obviously if they've been cut.
Alanj posted:I have a question for y'all. When you son or daughter tries out are they only told if they made varsity. Or are they told they made varsity or JV or freshman or are cut?
For us, the boys are told V, JV1 or JV2 (don't have enough for a full freshman only team, so they have two "JV" teams). That being said, the HC treats the JV1 kind of like a minor league team and can call up and send down a player here and there as needed. But they are told after tryouts what team they have "made" or been assigned to if you will.
Thanks for the replies. The coach waited until the real scrimmage then gave out varsity jerseys. Son did not get one. Ok not a problem. Went to game and son was required to sit on the dugout while varsity warmed up. When they were done he was sent up into the stands to sit and watch game. No idea if he is JV or freshman or cut. Just limbo. I am totally confused.
At son’s high school, the first team that is announced (posted on our website) is the freshmen squad. The V/JV players are announced as well but the rosters (who made which team) isn’t announced until after a week of intersquad games and our Red/Black World Series.
The head coach will explain (to any kid who is interested in hearing) why they didn’t make the team, what they need to improve upon, etc. I said any because not every kid is interested in the why so he doesn’t force a conversation.
Alanj posted:Thanks for the replies. The coach waited until the real scrimmage then gave out varsity jerseys. Son did not get one. Ok not a problem. Went to game and son was required to sit on the dugout while varsity warmed up. When they were done he was sent up into the stands to sit and watch game. No idea if he is JV or freshman or cut. Just limbo. I am totally confused.
ok that is really weird - never seen a player "sent up into the stands" from the dugout? Your son may need to be direct here and just ask the HC what team am I on.
Alanj posted:Thanks for the replies. The coach waited until the real scrimmage then gave out varsity jerseys. Son did not get one. Ok not a problem. Went to game and son was required to sit on the dugout while varsity warmed up. When they were done he was sent up into the stands to sit and watch game. No idea if he is JV or freshman or cut. Just limbo. I am totally confused.
That sounds awful...it surprises me the coaching staff can be that clueless or ice cold.
Freshman son made the Varsity and will compete for innings on the corners and some here and there on the hill.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see him be called upon to pitch some JV games here and there to get innings in.
Tug Tide posted:Freshman son made the Varsity and will compete for innings on the corners and some here and there on the hill.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see him be called upon to pitch some JV games here and there to get innings in.
Congrats!