hi everyone,
our son is a 2026 catcher. so far some solid interest from some HA D3s after going to HF last year and sending out video.
more schools that are on his current list will be at PTW than HF this year. But I dont know any kids/parents who have done PTW.
I'm curious about anyone's experience at a PTW. we were super impressed with HF. I see that at PTW they get 3 game at bats and that is a half day only.
big thanks in advance!
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A good friend of mine went the PTW route with Gary Cohn about 6 years ago. Things could not have worked out any better. The student athlete involved was a 4 year starter at Haverford, was MVP at UT Dallas last year as a grad student, and just accepted a player development job with the Red Sox. I have since referred a few people on HSBBW to Gary and to the best of my knowledge they had good results also. FWIW PTW is the only recruiting service that I have ever recommended to anyone. They actually can do things that you can’t.
I think that the OP is talking about PTW's showcases, not the recruiting service (which I also have heard good things about, but which costs a LOT more).
You're right that not many people post about attending the PTW HA showcases. Here is one that did, worked out very well for them:
thanks for both the responses!
yes, im curious about the actual showcase since it is only half a day. compared to HF, two fun days.
and just 3 live at bats for PTW.
ill check out that thread. thanks again
@anotherparent posted:I think that the OP is talking about PTW's showcases, not the recruiting service (which I also have heard good things about, but which costs a LOT more).
You're right that not many people post about attending the PTW HA showcases. Here is one that did, worked out very well for them:
I’m aware that the OP was asking about PTW showcases and not the recruiting service. But to some extent they go hand in hand IMO. The cost of the recruiting service is significant but results are pretty much guaranteed as long as the player has the requisite playing ability and appropriate grades & test scores. The real value of PT W is the relationships they have with HA programs. That’s what you are paying for. There is nothing wrong with attending a PTW showcase w/o using the PTW recruiting service but the results are not likely to be the same. If it were my decision I would be looking at the recruiting service over a one time showcase. That was the point of my post.
My 2025 went to the PTW winter event in January 2024. If the venue is the indoor dome again and your son plans to show off his "hit" tool, I would NOT recommend it because the inside is white and the baseball is nearly impossible to see...especially if the pitcher is a white guy. He went 0-3 2Ks and so did the vast majority of the batters. Probably great if you are a pitcher though 
A lot of waiting & standing around since there is only 1 field, which could be argued is both a good & bad thing. However, he did get to personally talk to ~15 coaches and get interest because they spread the coaches out in the field during simulated gameplay.
I don't think it was worth the cost and I would recommend waiting for a Showball or PTW event in the summer of 2025, it won't be too late for a 2026.
On advice of another parent who posts here, I referred PTW and Gary Cohn to a family that was struggling to find the right fit. Now headed to a D3. Financially money was no object.
As far as I know, there is a fee to work with PTW and Gary, who set up all the interviews with coaches in attendance.
I agree that Gary and PTW work together, he has relationships that can get your son a seat at the table, so be aware of how it works.
