3 N.C. kids who get it done a la Eckstein

Addison is listed at OF/LHP on Clemsons roster. His Left handed genes make up for shorter statue.
BTW, of the 35 listed on Clemson's fall roster you will find the following:

OF listed as 5'9"
RHP listed as 5'9"
walk on catcher listed as 5'9"
INF listed as 5'9"
2B/SS listed as 5'9"
OF/LHP listed as 5'7" (Addison Johnson)
C listed as 5'10"
INF listed as 5'11"
C/OF listed as 5'11"
RHP listed as 5'11"
LHP listed as 5'10"
LHP listed as 5'11"
INF listed as 5'10"

13 out of 35 players under 6 foot. Proving you do not have to be 6 foot or over to play D1 ball. 11 of those players throw left handed.

TPM,
I understand the point you are making. Like it or not though, there are programs
where size makes a difference. Here is a summary of a Pac 10 recruiting class, that pretty much reflects most every recruit since 1999.

"****** and his staff signed first baseman , a 6-4, 205-pound left-hander); , a 6-1, 185-pound left-handed pitcher; , a 6-4, 225-pound right-handed pitcher; , a 6-1, 185-pound shortstop; and , a 6-1, 180-pound shortstop.

Also signed were , a 6-3, 210-pound left-handed pitcher; , a 6-4, 200-pound right-handed pitcher; , a 6-0, 175-pound outfielder); , a 6-1, 200-pound third baseman; and, a 6-3, 225-pound catcher."

This program let it be known that they questioned whether our son, a 5'11", 155lb senior had the strength to be able to play.
The lack of size and strength reduces your choices, by a lot, in DI accessability.

infielddad,
I get your point as well, but just wanted to point out that some programs do not require the 6' or above player.

Of course there is a running joke at Clemson, being that the recruiting coach and HC are well under 6', everyone else is "taller".

The NY Giants had a kid who was 5'll, 180 who played a pretty good CF and didn't seem to have any strength problems. His counterpart with the Yankees at the same time was also only 5'll, guess neither would have made the November cut for some college coaches.

Virginia Dad, .
To be honest, I think every DI coach would have recognized the talent in those two and been willing to "give" them a chance.
What is frustrating is the players in the next tier groups who are under 6', have very good talent, but are still growing/late developing. Our son grew nearly 2" and put on 25 pounds by the time he was a college sophomore.
One can only hope that with the continued success of teams like Oregon St, Texas, UNC,Clemson and the like, there will be a greater emphasis on athleticism, speed, skills and execution. Those are "harder" and more time consuming to scout and judge, I guess. But when you compete against Oregon St every year and they use their speed and aggressiveness to beat your physical strength and "plodding" base to base approach, you would think either the coach will change his approach..or the coach will be changed for not succeeding.

Infield Dad,

I'm with you 100% on that. The problem is that there is a misconception in my view that if you are a great player, you will be found. You won't be if you don't get a chance to play. In my view there are too many good young athletes that are just being overlooked at the college level because of an artificial size bias.

Although it was not a size question in his case (rather one of opportunity), I wonder what might have happened to Mike Piazza if he had not been related to the former Dodger manager.

SoutherNo1- What kid are you talking about with TRHit's team. A MIF? I pitched for them in Jupiter.