Cool article, reminds me of our HS team with 5 D1s and a few more to sign before school is out. One 2015 D2 submarine pitcher, two 2016 D1 guys (1 of those may go Juco) and probably one more D1/D3 (w/ Brains) to sign late. All but 3 pitch.
Spring 2015 should be fun.
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Cincinnati Moeller has 8 D-1 signees with a few more likely to come....impressive class...going to be tough to beat this spring. My son's school has 4.....in the 50 year history of the school.....lol
That's empressive , but also remember Cin. moeller is private Catholic school. We have schools like that here good in a few sports aNd all the best players flock to the school.
would be more impressive if it were public school and they ve had kids who have played together for yrs and Dev into D1 talent.
Good point. Our HS is a 6A public school.
The school my son left in Texas has a total of 12 players committed to play baseball somewhere. 7 are D1's. His current HS has, I believe, three early commits to D1 programs across all sports.
Interesting to hear how many kids who've played together end up going on to college....how about this....
My son played 2 seasons of travel ball at 10U and 11U....only carried 10 kids...one left and was replaced the second year...so 11 total kids over 2 season.
2 D1 baseball
3 D2 baseball
3 Juco Baseball (2 had D1 offers)
1 D2 football QB
1 D1 golf
1 D1 basketball PG
The coach back then sure knew how to pick his players....lol
There are high schools that send several baseball players on to college baseball at some level. There are some that seldom have a player reach the next level.
There are about 300 DI baseball programs. Combining private and public High Schools in the USA that total appears to be somewhere above 30,000 depending on where you research. Then there are Canadian, Puerto Rico and other places that send players to colleges in the USA.
The average DI scholarship players per team would somewhere around 5 players receiving some type of scholarship. I know some recruit a larger class, but some recruit very few. If these numbers are anywhere close to accurate there will be about 1,500 freshman on scholarship playing DI baseball. That would average out to less than one DI baseball freshman for every 20 high schools. So on average it would take more than 120 high schools to produce six DI baseball players. You would expect something like that happening in the most competitive states like California, Florida, Texas or Georgia. However it is extremely rare, maybe never before done, in the state of Arkansas.
I teach at a school in Virginia, public, that sent 6 last season to D1, and one was drafted. He was a big lefty throwing in the mid 90's. Impressive, but we do get some great athletes in through our specialty center. Not quite private school recruiting, but close.
We might have 6 D-1's by this spring as well... We have 4 now.
FHSAA - 8A Public School
Down here, Barbe High School, a public 5A in Lake Charles, had 6 players sign Div I scholarships last season. Of course, they were one of the best teams in the country. Unfortunately, my son's school is in the same division. They do not have 6 Div I players. Ouch.....................
My son goes to a private school in Massachusetts. 4 2015 D1 commits (all Pitchers), two "committed" to D3, and I would expect one more will find a home at a D3.
Canyon del Oro High School in Oro valley Arizona. Public school with an enrollment of only 1616 students down near Tucson. I know at least 5 signed D1 and another signed to a 4 year college, but I do not remember which it was.
Son played on a team that ended up nationally ranked in a number of polls a few years back. Place was a powerhouse - had 7 DI's on the Varsity (2 ACC recruits) and a few more on the JV including a future SEC recruit.
It actually brings up an interesting point about what happens to the players when there is so many good players in such a small space. The games were life and death. If you don't get the job done there are very capable players waiting to take your spot. Much like college ball I suspect.
It was actually kind of shocking to watch a HS team dominate many opponents and have almost no fun doing it. I can remember new parents being very peppy and cheerful at first but they became washed out like everyone else after about two weeks of games.
It was always interesting to break in a new Dad. I was taught when my son was in 8th grade from a parent that had an older kid and a son playing with mine. It was right on the money so I never changed a word:
It won't ever be fun and if he doesn't start the first game as a Junior it might be over for him as far as being a player here.
In hindsight it was all sad and unnecessary. I think that having a team that is just playing the game for the games sake - would have been a lot more fun to watch and for the players to play.
Local 4A public school here had... eight? D-I commits? Plus other schools.
Needless to say, they went 28-0 through the playoffs and ran pretty much everyone over. It was fun to work with those guys. I took my pro clients and had them pitch against their lineup; only HS lineup in the area that would give them a challenge!
