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My son and I just returned from a fall "Exposure Camp" at a major D1 school. He performed very well in 4 games played, (.545, 6-11, 5 solid singles, a double, 2 RBI, 2R, and a BB from the lead-off spot). He also played solidly behind the plate. My question for all of you is this: He wants to write a letter of interest to this school (even though D1 may be a stretch for him), should he include the fact that he attended this camp and performed well? Should he list the stats, or would that be insulting to the coaching staff given the fact that (I assume) they were all watching and keeping track of who did what? TRhit, I'd appreciate your insight in particular. Thank you all for your responses!
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PopTime,

This is just my opinion as someone who has made many hiring decisions in my professional life, and screened resumes as a first step to decide who to interview. I might be off-base in applying business to baseball, but from what we learned during the recruiting process, the documents your son sends to college coaches serve the same first-step function as a cover letter and resume in the business world, so he should list some of the quantifiable data that apply. High school stats may not mean much, but good stats against good competition that these coaches observed probably would. If the coaches already kept detailed enough notes to know your son's stats from that camp, this will confirm their tallies, but if they were instead making notes about body types, swing mechanics, etc., the stats should be confirmation that he hit very well against good competition. (Nice performance by your son!) Smile
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