Can I play in the Ivy League?

At this early stage it would certainly appear that way

If you want to be seen by all of the Ivy coaches at one time, make every effort to attend the Stanford Camp next summer after your Jr. season in high school. Many of the best institutes of higher education (Stanford, Emory, Ivies, etc...) have coaches attending and working at this camp. A large percentage of the team roster at Dartmouth was scouted at this camp by the head coach.

If it were me, I wouldn't hesitate to email the coaches and ask them. It shows your level of interest, puts you on their radar as a prospect, and you will get an honest answer about your academic chances.

JMHO, but don't be afraid to be direct, most coaches appreciate it.

If i were to send out e-mails right now, coaches would not be able to contact me until September correct? Should I still go ahead and said these e-mails so the coaches will have my name when September comes around?

If things haven't changed in the past few months they have to wait until July 1 between your junior and senior years to verbally contact you. They could write back I believe, email too. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Coaches cannot come into formal verbal contact with potential recruits until July 1st of the summer between junior and senior year. Coaches cannot formally write a letter directly to a potential recruit until September 1st of the junior year. They can send e-mails anytime I believe.

When I send these emails, should the content be similiar to what I put in this post just in a more formal way. Should I go into more depth or just give the basics?

Tell them you are interested in their school and in their program. Ask for any information they can send you. Use email or write a paper letter. I think paper letters are the best option for initial contact, then follow up be email or phone. Most of all - be confident and make the first contact. Here are some links to helpful information:

Contacting coaches
Ivy Recruiting
More Ivy recruiting
Dartmouth recruiting

Somewhere on this site is a sample contact letter you can use as a model. Maybe someone else can find it.

Because I am not close to any Ivy League schools and coaches would not be able to see me play, I understand that it is vitally important to attend camps in the summer to be seen. Correct? What are some of the camps in which Ivy League coaches are in attendance and when would you recommend attending? This summer or summer of junior year? Also, how does the competition of Ivy League baseball compare to other Division I conferences ?

There is an enormous spread in the talent playing in Ivy league baseball. Princeton, as an illustration, has players who could play at the highest levels of DI, as evidenced by their success in summer leagues and in professional baseball. There are many other Ivy players of a similar skill level without, perhaps, the traditional depth of the program at Princeton.
There are also many who play in the Ivy's who compare with the very best in DIII baseball. Some of those at the DIII level were on the final list at Ivy programs and ended up at the top DIII's like Emory/Pitzer/Trinity Tx and others.
You won't confuse the play in the Ivy leagues with the ACC/SEC/Pac10 or Big West. You will also find some programs that might not consistently excel at the top DIII level. The overall play, and players are terrific, especially when you consider the academic excellence they must maintain.

Right on, infielddad.

Race...Get into the Stanford Camp before your senior year. One of the best and highly attended by Ivy coaches.

I understand the Ivy League does not award athletic scholarships and financial assistance is based on need. Even though this is the case, are athletes sometimes awarded more financial aid than students who do not play sports?

Race,

Last year, every kid at Princeton (athlete or not) was eligible for financial aid unless the parents had combined income in excess of $482,000.00.

They have very attractive financial aid packages. They are not loans. They are grants (no payback).

I think Harvard recently changed its award policy for next year that if your family makes less than $80,000.00 per year, you can attend Harvard for free.

You have to talk with the coach and with the financial aid office and with the admissions office at the specific school in which you might have some interest....re your specific question.

Going into the summer before my junior year, what should be the main thing to focus on to gain attention from Ivy League coaches? Dartmouth has gained my interest recently.

In this order:
Grades
SAT & SAT II scores
HS class rank
Baseball

My son attends Dartmouth and is on the baseball team roster. I can answer many questions about Dartmouth.

Race,

The coach at Princeton, Scott Bradley, is a former University of North Carolina grad/star player and a former MLB player.

I think the rules permit your emailing him. If you have some interest in Princeton, you should email him and then visit the school on your own.

Likely all of their financial aid is need based (there are no "baseball" scholarships), although they offer paid "visits" when you are eligible.

Good luck.

dbg,

What was your son's academic record like as well as his baseball record? Just to get an idea of what Dartmouth looks for in student-athletes, although I know there is no 'ideal' student in the Ivy League.

What is the baseball program at Georgetown like and what kind of players are recruited to play there?

dbg_fan you have a PM. Thanks

Raceme117 - you have a PM.

race...Take the ACT or SAT a couple of more time to improve your scores.

Go to www.collegeconfidential.com and you'll see all kinds of information that will help you make an academic decision, too.