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College Standards for Players

T turnin2100+ posts
Let me preface by saying I have coached this great game for 11 seasons now at the high school level. I have been fortunate to be around some great kids and luckily, they were able to continue playing beyond high school, and many have thanked me for helping the mwith that.

Here's my question, and I know there are guys here who work for Perfect Game and other places like that...Is there a chart of standards for players at the different levels? Example: ideal MI runs a __60 throws __mph across diamond etc. Div 1/D2/D3

I know all coaches have "standards" they look for
in what they want for their players on their team. Im asking because part of my job is to get kids in college. I have one in particular who keeps getting told he just hits well enough for all levels, but isn't tall enough to play corner infield, quic kenough to play MI, and is now considering trying to play OF, but he probably doesn't have the arm or speed there. I was wondering if there is a chart that anyone has that they are willing to share.

Kid has tools: Jr., solid hitter, hit .370ish this year, 4 HR (two well over 400 ft), 17 RBI, 7 2B, good glove ,good range, throws 78 from 3rd to 1st, knows zone, rarely chases pitches, and is a BASEBALL PLAYER (student of game). But he's about 5'8", runs a 7.1 60 best time and throws 78 mph 3rd to 1st.
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Infield08Infield081,000+ posts
Turnin2, thanks for your dedication to the game and your commitment to helping your players reach the next level.

In hearing about your player, I am reminded of a conversation I had with a high school baseball coach last year. He received calls by college coaches all the time about specific players on his team. He would give information about the requested player, then say, "Let me tell you about the BEST player on my team." They would act interested until he mentioned that this player was only 5'8". This player went unrecruited until way into the spring, but ended up at a Top-75 D1 which valued his hitting ability and looked past his short stature. Hopefully, your player will find a place to play as well.

Here are a couple of resources which may help you find the information you're looking for:

http://www.college-sports-scho...all-scholarship.html

http://www.ncsasports.org/recr...ecruiting-guidelines

With regard to the standards set by the second website, the numbers are only general guidelines and not set in stone. For example, my son is a college MIF and meets the height and IF velocity requirements listed, but is 25 pounds lighter than the average mentioned and is probably 1/10 to 2/10 of a second slower than the average cited for the 60.
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CPLZCPLZ1,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by turnin2:

Kid has tools: Jr., solid hitter, hit .370ish this year,


Had a college head coach who was recruiting my son tell me that on average, expect a .150 drop off from the HS BA to the college BA. That would make this kid a .220 college hitter.

This was a D1 coach, and I don't have any idea if he thought that the translation was the same for all levels.

Best of luck to your player.
TRhitTRhit10,000+ posts
CPLZ

In most cases the good HS hitters become better college hitters once they adjust to the faster game and the better pitching---also better instruction


One of our kids is at DUKE---he was a slightly above average hitter in HS and is now an excellent college hitter----he was drafted last year after his junior year but returned to school to get his degree---this year he is rated among the upper draft prospects

My own son was a great HS hitter --- .568 in his senior year --first year of college ball he hit .278 as he adjusted to college pitching, the slider, after that he never hit under .350

I am not so sure that the info you were given is that correct

It is too difficult to interpret what a HS batting average means because of the fact that most pitchers they see are not college pitchers
T turnin2100+ posts
thanks for the input, this was generalization but what I was hoping for. The average seems pretty constant, thinking of it I hit .529 as a senior and .390 as a D2 freshman.

I know standards aren't exact measurements, but gives people an idea. We have a kid that went unrecruited, was a walk on D2, started every game but 2 and led in many offesnive categories.
Infield08Infield081,000+ posts
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Had a college head coach who was recruiting my son tell me that on average, expect a .150 drop off from the HS BA to the college BA. That would make this kid a .220 college hitter.


That may be true generally -- I have no way of knowing -- but my son's BA as a college freshman improved more than 50 points over his high school senior year BA. Since he gained only 4 pounds this year, we attribute his improved hitting to the excellent instruction he has been receiving.

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