D2 and D3 attention

Figure out what D2 and D3 schools you are interested in and target those schools. It's best if initial contact is made by mail and not email as coaches get hundreds of emails and some never get read. Send them your baseball profile by mail to establish contact. The profile should include all of your contact information, including your email address. After initial contact is made, contact by email is fine, especially if the coach initiates the email contact. Most schools have winter camps which is a good way to get up close and personal with the coaching staff at a school you are really interested in. Most D2 and D3 camps aren't as expensive as the D1 camps. The bottom line is do not be afraid to promote yourself to the schools you are interested in. Oh, and don't forget NAIA schools. A fully funded NAIA school has more schollys than D1 schools. NAIA, by most accounts, is comparable to the NCAA D2 level. Good luck!

So far in my experience, D2 and D3 coaches are much more personable and less likely to send you form emails. If you show an interest in them, they will do what they can to see if you fit on their baseball team. I had one offer me an over 50% scholarship just following my introduction email. Many, though, will give you friendly, personal replies and (at least appear) to try to evaluate your talent, be it by video if you are far away or by seeing a game of yours. With most D1s, you have to get through at least one form email before you receive real contact, unless they were emailing you based on seeing you at a showcase, game, etc.

I agree with JPontiac, same experience with son. D1s filter through their recruiting coordinators and most recruits only hear from them after much evaluation.

We found with D3 schools that they didn't always need to see you play. Once my son had visited with the coach (my son initiated the contact), talked with him face-to-face, made a point of visiting the admissions office to find out if you are academically qualified, they would put you on their "serious recruit" list.

Once my son did that, it was ususally followed up at some point with requests for a video, information on how he was doing his senior year and follow-up calls and letters from the recruiting director.

It is a big country, schools only have limited resources. If you are qualified academically, can and want to play ball, the will show an interest. Ultimatly, in that there are no scholly $ everyone is a walk-on, hence those that can play, will play.

For DIII's on the east coast the Headfirst camp in Virginia was a treasure trove. It is held in August and the list of schools in attendance on web site is very accurate. My son wrote to coaches who were going to be at Headfirst in advance and some nice contacts were made.