Christmas Gift Showcase

Before making suggestions anyone would need to know a lot more about you.

Height?
Weight?
What height are you projected to grow? If you don't know, how tall are your parents?
Position?
Throwing velocity?
Sixty time?
Unweighted GPA?
What level courses (gifted, honors, regular college prep)?
SAT or PSAT scores?
What level of competition are you playing in the spring and summer?
How do you compare to your peers?

Hey RJM, I am 5'9" and weigh 140 pounds. I'm not too much into projections but my doctor said I'll end up being between 6'-6'2". I play primarily outfield but can also play second base. My 60 time is a 6.8, which was tracked at the beginning of last summer. My unweighted GPA is a 3.5 out of 4, but after a rocky freshman year I am off to a much better start at one of the best public high schools in Connecticut. I completed 3 honors classes as a Freshman and am in an AP and two honors classes as a sophomore. My PSAT scores will be back this Wednesday so I can update you then and I am in line to take the ACT in June. My spring/summer competition is middle of the road, but I think is pretty solid. I am making the jump to a top AAU program in the next year so it should significantly increase. In comparison to my peers, I'd say that I'm top 3 out of my grade and top 8 out of sophomore, junior grades. Granted the playing class is rather small and I don't like to toot my own horn, but putting myself in the top 10% of the school seems fair.

What schools u interested in attending? 

Find out if those coaches will be attending a particular showcase and go to that one. How's your hitting? As an OF only who doesn't pitch (I'm assuming ) u better be good. If struggling get a hitting coach while there is still time. 

 

 

Does it include airfare? 

 

This might be a bit early but the best place for you to go is the Stanford Camp in the summer. It is a multiday event and you stay in the dorms. They arrange for kids to fly in and pick them up if your parents don't come, but if they do you can make it a summer vacation to San Francisco.

 

Next choice on my list would be one of the PG showcases, you will get a rating to see where someone who is independent think you fit and get into their system.

 

Good luck, and you have some great parents there!!!

Have you watched UConn, Trinity or Eastern Connecticut play? Seeing levels of college ball in person would give you a better idea of where you stand or where you need to get to. Just a tip on playing college ball. With the exception of top high school programs it's usually only the best player or two from varsity who go on to play D1. Most D1 players were all conference and all metro if not all state. Many all conference players go on to play D3. There are players at top D3s who could play D1. What you want to do is find the best baseball experience that matches your potential.

 

Are you expected (not hope) to make varsity this spring? When I asked how you compare against your peers I meant not only the players at your school. I also meant the players you compete against. Were you on JV last year. What position do you play in the outfield? Where did you play last summer? How did you compare with the talent? Where are you playing next summer?

 

One thing to consider is possibly holding off a year, getting another showcase present for Christmas and doing two the summer after your junior year. You could also go to additional showcases by choosing lesster known, but quality showcases. 

 

It's very important to understand your skill level and potential. It would be a waste of money to attend a showcase full of D1 coaches if you're a D3 quality player.

 

When it's time to choose camps don't throw spaghetti off the wall to see what sticks. Decide what colleges you want to get in front of. Email the head coach and the assistant in charge of recruiting. Express interest in the college and their baseball program. Ask them what showcases you can get in front of them. Then choose your showcase(s).

 

To the other posters: Does anyone know if College Baseball Select (TR's organization) still exists? They're in Connecticut where this kid lives. The website only has an announcement of his death.

 

Your sixty time and your grades are a good start. Most of all you have to hit.

Have you looked into Head First Honor Roll Camps?  They do them in Long Island as well as CA.  Not cheap, but a lot cheaper than flying to CA to do the Stanford Camp.  People speak of them highly, and they invite many of the same high academic and D3 schools that come to Stanford.  I recall looking at the recruiting video you posted and from that, at this point I would guess that you're more of a D3 recruit than D1**.

 

Good luck.

 

 

** - Believe nothing that you're told by anonymous strangers on the internet.

I checked a short while ago, and I believe that TR's organization halted operations upon his death. Which is a real shame.