Hey there, my son is a 2022 sophomore Pitcher, 3rd baseman. Last year his freshman year he got alot of notoriety for his pitching. He was gunned at multiple games throwing 88-90 consistently. He has had a number of colleges reach out to the coach and he has contacted them. He also played on a Scoutball team this fall and He also has an advisor. He is a multi sport athlete which all the coaches seem to like. This year he is getting stronger and looking as better than ever.
So my main question is, should he be doing showcases? If so when?
Is Scoutball pitching well and an Advisor enough?
I want to make sure I am getting him the exposure he needs.
Thanks for any advice.
Welcome to the site. With your son already touching 90 as an incoming sophomore, he will continue to get plenty of attention. Recruiters from the top baseball schools will want to see him pitching against top competition. SoCal Scout ball used to be just that. I have heard it has been watered down at least a bit in recent years with the addition of several teams that are not necessarily top notch. So, depending on which schools (in addition to scouts) are showing up at those events, and which schools your son is targeting, he may or may not need to also form a strategy to be seen in the key events with top competition. That may mean aligning with a top travel team, at least as an occasional guest pitcher or working toward invites to the top showcase events or some combination of.
So much of this comes down to what school and what academic major the student/player is interested in. You just have to get the good product in front of the right consumer. There are more than one paths you can take to accomplish this. It is generally much harder to screw up when you are a 2022 that throws 90
Do make sure that you and he don't get caught up in what you will undoubtedly face - people will start telling you that he has to attend a multitude of key events. Map out a plan that puts arm care very high on the priority list.