Alaskan:
Do you know Chris Prickett, Head Coach at the U of BC in Vancouver, Canada.
Chris is building a strong program and he is a former MLB player and one of our Goodwill Series alumni.
Bob <www.goodwillseries.org>
I requested on Fieldlevel.
BTW, I think that your boys can definitely play ball on a D3, or a JUCO. What will really determine how much choice they have is how good their marks and ACT/SAT's scores are. Some excellent small colleges are crying out for players to fit their roster, as they have a very limited talent pool to choose from.
The mention of UBC is interesting. They are one of only a few Canadian schools that play in a US league. They have a good baseball program with nice facilities, and are an outstanding school, in a beautiful location. I'm not sure if they have a mandate to only take Canadian players, though...I don't see one American on the roster, but if they were going to make an exception for anyone it would be someone from Alaska, you'd think. My 2018 couldn't get any interest from them, even though he had some good measurables - I thought it was because we were down in the States.
from what you have stated I highly doubt the 2019 is going to be interested in college baseball. It is serious business, the coaches aren't even close to what you may see on the recruiting trail. The time demands and the program demands are intense, they don't give a damn how the boy feels about any of it.
if your son isn't all in I would advise he gets out. my sons 11 man recruiting class from last fall is down to 7, at least 2 more are going to be done after the season ends. My son tells me he is going to give it one more year and determine if it is worth it...and he has been playing which is more then most freshman can say.
College baseball from what I can tell just breeds a very unusual culture. The boys bond and love each other, the coaches seem to take pride in seeing who can be the biggest over demanding prick. I honestly haven't seen anything quite like it before.
I know in the real world they would be fired for half of the things I hear...it is a very unusual place.
all that being said it has been overall a good life experience - just have eyes wide open.
Alaskan posted:I requested on Fieldlevel.
Field Level is not utilized at a lot of colleges. That isn't a dependable way to contact any college coach. Call him or email him directly.
End of season Stats update before regions:
2021- 28 for 52 .538 avg , .586 OBP , 1 K ( definitely needs to walk more) 15 rbi, 23 runs scored 2 2bs, 3 3bs,15 SB starting 3B Leadoff hitter. will be moved to 3 hitter for regions due to need. From looking at overall play, will be considered for All Conference 1st team and a dark-horse for MVP. Not likely due to being a freshman. 2 Hits or more in every game but two. He has talked to a coach in Seattle, Washington for this summer if allowed. will be playing Varsity Legion if not... Mom has kinda "woken up" to him playing beyond HS if he can continue this level of play.
2019- easy going after beginning of season. hit 87-86 during a few games. 15 innings 22 K's 11 BB's ( a little wild) 1 combined No-Hitter. allowed 2 hits this season. likely will make 2nd all conference. Will be playing Legion followed by taking a trip out of state to meet a coach in Arizona (Juco) and Seattle, WA. A head coach from a Juco asked for tape,sent tape. the coach said he thinks he can make some gains this next year. Got the call from a juco in Northern Ca, knows two players & school, next to grandparents. Appears happy that he could to be going out of Alaska. the bug bit I think after he got a couple of calls and conversations with a couple of head coaches in the conference and a travel coach.
Attending PG show case for 2019 in Sep. 2021 will wait until next year when he is a sophomore going into junior year, He definitely needs more time in the weight room.
Thanks for the messages and the info being passed on. Not only for my boy's but we've gotten one more of the boy's on our team ( 4 this year) moving on to playing beyond because of this forum.
Awesome season, congrats! I disagree that he needs to "walk more" if he's hitting over .500 with just 1 K. There's an old saying among Latin players "you can't walk off an island", well you can't walk out of Alaska either (!). Keep him being aggressive, it will pay off. Just my 3 cents (adjusted for inflation)
Alaskan posted:End of season Stats update before regions:
2021- 28 for 52 .538 avg , .586 OBP , 1 K ( definitely needs to walk more) 15 rbi, 23 runs scored 2 2bs, 3 3bs,15 SB starting 3B Leadoff hitter. will be moved to 3 hitter for regions due to need. From looking at overall play, will be considered for All Conference 1st team and a dark-horse for MVP. Not likely due to being a freshman. 2 Hits or more in every game but two. He has talked to a coach in Seattle, Washington for this summer if allowed. will be playing Varsity Legion if not... Mom has kinda "woken up" to him playing beyond HS if he can continue this level of play.
2019- easy going after beginning of season. hit 87-86 during a few games. 15 innings 22 K's 11 BB's ( a little wild) 1 combined No-Hitter. allowed 2 hits this season. likely will make 2nd all conference. Will be playing Legion followed by taking a trip out of state to meet a coach in Arizona (Juco) and Seattle, WA. A head coach from a Juco asked for tape,sent tape. the coach said he thinks he can make some gains this next year. Got the call from a juco in Northern Ca, knows two players & school, next to grandparents. Appears happy that he could to be going out of Alaska. the bug bit I think after he got a couple of calls and conversations with a couple of head coaches in the conference and a travel coach.
Attending PG show case for 2019 in Sep. 2021 will wait until next year when he is a sophomore going into junior year, He definitely needs more time in the weight room.
Thanks for the messages and the info being passed on. Not only for my boy's but we've gotten one more of the boy's on our team ( 4 this year) moving on to playing beyond because of this forum.
Reach out to the coaches in the Alaskan Summer League. For example, the head coach of the Matsu Miners is a coach at an excellent JUCO in Arizona
Update-
2019 got to play in front of collegiate coaches in early June at a Legion camp - he hit 89 and stayed 86+ in his bullpen. ran a 6.78 . Spoke to all the coaches involved at the camp and was part of the All-Star team which played a ABL team. Pitched 1 inning, no hits, no BB in that game. He will be attending the AZ Fall Senior Classic this year after a PG showcase in Sep. Has thrown very well this Legion season. Only allowed 4 hits in 17 innings so far.
2021- having a good season at Legion. Batting .420 as of now for the season. He also got to compete in the All- Star game. He only hit 83-82 on the bump in his bullpen, but got to pitch a inning against ABL players. no hits and no walks in a inning. Pretty funny. Looked like a little boy against players from gonzaga, u of Miami. basically throwing change ups to them. Going out to AZ in Oct.
Both will looking to forward to going out this fall.
I don't know what changed in the 2019 he went from he didn't care too much how baseball went to " Do you think I can make it playing in college?" " I want to try and go play." "Can you get me some more information on college....?"
Pretty fun to be apart of right now.
The 2021 is chasing " I want to play outside....". Finding out about teams that host in Seattle.
Thanks for all the information, it's helped us alot.
Congrats to your boys. Those are some very nice metrics, keep up the good work.
Update:
- 2019 Signed his commitment form to a 4 yr school in AZ. The Coach wants him to play OF, but pitch primarily. HE did very well in the AZ Fall Classic. Hit 89 with nothing lower than 85 on the FB. No hits and 5 K's in 3 innings. While there in AZ and after that , He spoke to a number of colleges - two DI's made contact , 3-4 DII's and a number of D III's, 7-8 Jucos. It's been a real whirlwind .... We have also been informed that he has a number of MLB teams following him as he finishes his Senior Year of High School. I'm not telling him that. It's been really crazy watching this occur from earlier this spring.
-2021 Went to AZ for the Classic also. Hit 84 pitched very well and hit well. Our coach informed us 2021, thanks to his brother doing so well, is getting a lot of questions and follow ups from some DI's in Washington, AZ, and California. He's about the same size as 2019 now- He seems to be enjoying a growth spurt - both have gained a good 10 lbs it seems over the spring/summer/fall until now.
I can't say enough about this site and you guys helping me out. The private messages and potential summer teams. I've been able to pass on to a couple of other parents who kids are going on too up here in Alaska.
Thanks.
Wow, congratulations Hopefully your son heading to AZ isn't a huge fan of Alaska weather lol.....he's going to be about as far from that as he can possibly be 
Pack the sunscreen
Congrats! Hopefully you'll be able to get to see both your boys play...don’t think the whirlwind is over!!
Congratulations!!!
Outstanding, thanks for the update.
Good things happen when you "keep showing up."
Always good to hear Good News. Congratulations
So glad this is working out for your sons!!!
Great news! Congratulations and keep us informed!
Congratulations!
Fantastic! What a journey!