Elon University

cyclonecatch20 ...

both NC-dad and myself have sons at Elon Univ.

If you have any specific questions, send one (or both) of us a private message and we'll be happy to answer it in detail.

In summary:
Beautiful campus, nice facilities, very good conference (SoCon), Excellent schedule, well respected coaching staff, tough academically, field is well maintained.

A new AD is just starting this spring (Dave Blank, from Drake Univ). University was NAIA for years ... moved to D2 about 7 years ago ... moved to D1 about 5 years ago, played in the Big South for a couple years and moved to it's final home (probably) in the SoCon. In the previous two campaigns in the SoCon, they finished 4th and tied for 3rd. Very competitive team.

I'd "second" everything HiHardHeat has said here. Elon's a terrific all-around situation.

What is your best recommendation for a player interested in Elon? My son, just this evening, sent his player profile, letter of intro and the elon athletic questionnaire to C oach Kennday. Is the staff typicall at Best in Virginia in the summer?

It would appear that (naturally) Elon recruits almost exclusively in NC - there are a handful of players from neighboring states, but not many. This is fairly typical, but you do occasionally see rosters that are very geographically diverse.

Marina
I would follow up with a phone call to the Recruiting co-ordinator. Remember that if your son is a junior they cannot call you but you can contact them. Ask what showcases/camps they will be at. They may also have their own camp which is often a way to be seen and to get to know the coaches. Just another thing to note Elon is avery competitive school academically. You must have grades and test scores to apply successfully.

Marina,
Krakatoa makes a good point many schools recruit almost exclusively locally. Try using collegematchmaker.com to find similar schools that you could look at to increase your chances of finding the right one.

Marina,
sorry gave you wrong address try collegeboard.com use the college matchmaker link there.

VaDAD, great recommendation. We signed up for collegeboard.com last fall and it has been a real blessing. We do the academic search FIRST, then have gone to schools to check rosters, scratching the ones that seem mainly in-state in their recruiting. There are still PLENTY of choices of great schools with wide-ranging rosters.

Coach Starbuck is the the Recruiting Coordinator. Elon isn't afraid to look far afield in their player search. Of the 2006 signees that they have 3 are from NC and 7 from out of state, ranging from NJ, PA, MD, FL ...

Elon does come to the Commonwealth Games in Roanoke every year, and they have recruited from there. My college roommate's son was initially seen by them at the Commonwealth Games and ultimately signed with them. They also like to recruit from their camps.

Stunningly beautiful school. It's often regarded as one of the prettiest campuses in the country.

I was recently at there camp in november(excellent camp foor them to see players). They told the players if they wanted an evaluation to email them and they'd be happy to. I emailed them but never got a response back, do you think I should let it go or continue to email them.

And being a junior, i can call , and email as much as i want and talk to them about anything right? They just can't start the conversation.

Catch6

If you get a chance to call the baseball office before noon during the week, that might be the best way to tag them. You can call or email all you want.

heat--you have a pm

Son is from Missouri and was agressively recruited by ELON. Pretty expensive. Heard it called the "90210" of the east coast. Beautiful campus.

Elon is more expensive than most public U's would be for an out-of-state student, but is far less expensive than many private U's. I think the total annual cost without aid would be in the 32k neighborhood. Compare to Wake, Duke, or U. of Richmond at 48k/year.

Son was recruited by Elon, but didn't end up there.
Gorgeous campus, nice facilities, strong staff, impressive academics.

To be honest, had my son received an offer, he would have went in a heartbeat.

GOOD LUCK!

Coach Kennedy is going to be the pitching coach this summer for the USA Baseball team and is a well thought of coach.

Their facilities and field is in great shape and I had the opportunity to see their team play in the Cary Regional last season.

Welcome to the High School Baseball Web, Matt!

This website is credited by thousands of players and their parents for having been an invaluable resource for helping them navigate the scholastic baseball waters. Our family certainly counts ourselves among them!

P.S. Many thanks (again) to you and your fine folks for hosting us so well a couple of Sundays ago!

Elon's tuition is approximately $27K/yr, which is much less than most privates, and room/board is another $6K to $8K depending on your choices; so $33K annually for everything. Most in state schools are about $15K for everything, so it is about twice as much as a public. However, it is much less than most privates (e.g. Duke's tuition only is $42K). Great school with wonderful baseball program. They mainly recruit players that can play more than one position well and these players must be able to hit the ball. Academically, it is one of the better liberal arts colleges in the country.

I heard this week that Elon looks to lock up its freshman class well in advance of other schools, specifically 2013s being offered baseball scholarships need to respond to offers now. (February 2012).

Also that their scholarships are graduated: 35% first year rising to 60% by junior year is typical.

Nice facility with a quick artificial turf surface in cozy pine tree encircled confines.

21
interesting post to say the least

You are speaking with knowledge of one recruit. I am very familiar with the situation that you are referring to since the boy played with me in Jupiter. His recruitment met the situation since many of the NE schools were being aggressive early.

I have sent 3 or 4 players there over the last few years and each was very different. 2 of them were summer offers like most. The player you are referring to has the chance to be special and thus the heavy offers from the NE schools.

Not a good generalization

quote:

Originally posted by RedSoxFan21:
I heard this week that Elon looks to lock up its freshman class well in advance of other schools, specifically 2013s being offered baseball scholarships need to respond to offers now. (February 2012).

This is exactly the circumstance with a teammate of Keewartson. Player went to the camp held at Elon during Thanksgiving weekend of his Junior year, and made the verbal committment the February following.

I am not privy to the scholarship amount.

Elon looks like a nice middle of the road D-1. Are they fully funded?

quote:

Originally posted by keewart:
This is exactly the circumstance with a teammate of Keewartson.

Thanks keewart, I appreciate the comment especially following merc's suggestion that it was not a good generalization.

Who's to say I was making a generalization? I was merely pointing out a single situation that others interested in the school might find of interest, not to mention those interested in the trend in recruiting overall.

Never suggested it was fact or standard practice, just that I recently heard of it.

Elon is fully funded and they have had a very good run the past 8 years or so. Many top 25's puts them better then middle of the road

Elon is a great school. Coach Kennedy is a great guy. I've known him since elementary school. There couldn't be a better person. If your son decides to go there he will be in good hands.