Has anyone heard about the Carolina Shores League in Myrtle beach ? My son was asked to play but want to research it to find out if it's any good, they charge 1575.00 for a month of baseball. Any info would be great.
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Yes I've seen the posts on here about Carolina Shores. Was hoping that someone knew anything more about it. Last year was the first year of the new owners I believe that took it over. Was looking for someone that played or had a son that played in it last year and to see if they had any more info on it. Better yet does anyone know of a place for a next year senior can play at a higher lever without the high cost of playing that has a host family for them to stay at?
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Is your son a high school senior? If so, what level of college is he playing in the fall?
My son is a junior, will be a senior next fall if I could find a school like IMG without the huge cost he would be there instead of the public school system. My son has a couple recruiting profiles and has gotten quite a few hits and contacts from college ranging from Junco,D2,D3 he's not a big kid but loves the game of baseball and has the skills to play anywhere on the field. How this all came of is we went to a college D2 camp this winter after the camp a couple players approached us asking to come play with them,we reviewed the info and with the cost and worried about the playing time, I as a father decided to research this but really haven't found out much about this league yet before we give them a answer. We attended another D2 college camp this past weekend and again was approached by the coaching staff of the camp, but this time was invited back for a visit the college. My son has always played up his baseball career. I'm all in favor of him playing on this college league because he has been on a class C amateur team the last two summers playing with college players.
I'm starting to believe this league is a big money maker for someone. Like some of this youth travel team out there.
As far as I can tell, they had 5 teams playing about 16-20 games last summer. Hopefully, someone here can give you some feedback about their first season. Also, I've never heard of a rising HS senior playing in a collegiate summer league.
There are some 17U teams who host out of town players. I think the Midland Braves do that... or did that. It's also pretty common in the Atlanta area, too (not sure how formal those arrangements are). I'm sure the costs will vary widely between different teams. Try posting on the "Summer Teams" forum.
Here's a recent post from Midland:
http://community.hsbaseballweb...atchers-and-po-s-17u
Some teams like the Burkburnett Blacksox house kids for the summer. More info here:
Yes have found out that the collegiate summer leagues don't accept high schooled kids to be on the team. There are a few I've found, but can only have two per team and have to be approved by the organization to play. So when this league came up to us we became interested. I will check into the ones you mentioned Thanks.
Welcome to the site. If you haven't read all the way through the link that Mid posted, you should. If you are now saying this league also accepts rising HS seniors, that would be yet another red flag to pile on top of the dozens of others.
There is PLENTY of very good baseball being played for 2018's all over the country. Many of these organizations will include a lot of great instruction along with a high level of competition. I think you are making a mistake trying to find a summer college team for a HS junior just so he can continue to say he "played up". If this particular summer college league is reaching down with any frequency (and it sounds like they are), you will likely be disappointed. If you are willing to send your kid from Minnesota to the Carolina's for the summer, you more than likely can find a lot more bang for your buck by hooking him up with a good regional travel org.
Also, as a parent of a HS junior, are you willing to send your kid off to stay in a hotel with a bunch of college and HS kids with no supervision (except during games) for that long? I'm pretty sure it's not gonna be Christian Camp.
I can't say for sure it will be that way but I can't imagine otherwise.
PS - just read your bio. I think the direction you describe there makes much more sense.
Yes this has been a concern with us from day one when we where approach to play. I believe my son has always made good decisions when he out on his own but worry about this one just because of the distance. On my research of finding a place to play is having a place to play, a place that takes the kids under there wing for the summer like having a place to stay and transporting them from place to place without the parent being there to do it. I Haven't found a place yet were they have teams play at just one or two places. The one good thing about this Carolina shores is they only play at two places and they get them to the fields and back to the resort. Yes I agree with what your saying but plan on going down there for a week to watch and view the league if this is the way we go. Checking out the other suggestion others have recommended on this site.
Thanks for your input,
Welcome 17U Minnesota! Great state!! My 2016 had a couple offers from D3's there and really liked both schools.
If your son will be a rising Senior this Summer, and does not have firm college offers yet, I'll propose an alternate strategy for this Summer 2017.
IMHO, the vast majority of rising Seniors who desire to play in college and who aren't pro or top D1 prospects should focus their rising Senior Summer on college recruiting, not playing a lot of games / tournaments and definitely not playing in a collegiate Summer league.
Much work should be completed prior to this last Summer 2017, e.g., developing a vetted list of schools, contacts established with college coaches and admissions reps, video, recruiting profile, ACT/SAT scores, etc. Then this last Summer is focused on being seen live by the coaches on the player's vetted list of schools, typically at camps and showcases, but it could be tournaments too. It's also focused on visiting schools, meeting admissions reps and coaches on their campuses, i.e., demonstrating interest in the player's vetted list of schools.
Your son's objective is to have a place to play in college that fits his academic and athletic interests. And as a player with D2-D3 skills, as the vast majority of players have, the time to secure that is this last Summer before Senior HS year.
Thanks for your advice Branson baseball. With all the great members on here we are leaning not playing on this Carolina League and have been offered to play in Texas as a 18u Blacksox wait for material in the mail to make that decision on that program Thanks MIDATLANTICDAD for your info on the BlackSoxs
I'm with cabbage on this - if you find a "collegiate" organization willing to take a rising senior then it's probably not what you're looking for. More than likely they are going to want your money more than your kid. About 6 years ago I had a kid who graduated and the summer after I tried to get him in the Coastal Plains league that's in NC. This kid was committed to ECU and was going to be drafted. What the guy told me is that although he's heard of my kid and knows he can play at that level the fact he's not stepped foot on a college campus will keep him from getting placed on a team. We even have two teams in the CP that's only about an hour from us. My advice is find a good travel team and play for them. Much better chance and situation.
Personally, sending a kid that young on his own with very little supervision is sketchy to me but I don't know you or your kid. He may very well be able to handle it and I hope he can. If he can then you've done a great job of raising a good young man. That's up to you.
The West Coast League (WCL) is a decent enough summer league out this way and they take the best rising seniors going to D1 programs in the area (Gonzaga, Oregon State, Oregon, Washington, even UCLA sends quite a few).
MidAtlanticDad posted:As far as I can tell, they had 5 teams playing about 16-20 games last summer. Hopefully, someone here can give you some feedback about their first season. Also, I've never heard of a rising HS senior playing in a collegiate summer league.
There are some 17U teams who host out of town players. I think the Midland Braves do that... or did that. It's also pretty common in the Atlanta area, too (not sure how formal those arrangements are). I'm sure the costs will vary widely between different teams. Try posting on the "Summer Teams" forum.
Here's a recent post from Midland:
http://community.hsbaseballweb...atchers-and-po-s-17u
Some teams like the Burkburnett Blacksox house kids for the summer. More info here:
Midland Braves do host players. My son played for the team, including current coach. Best experience ever. If you would like to discuss further, shoot me a pm. Good luck!