FSU

I'm no insider or anything but I do know a few players on FSU's roster right now and they were all first seen at different times and/or places. In my opinion Martin Jr. finds recruits mainly from Perfect Game events, word of mouth from hs and/or travel coaches, former players recommendations etc. It doesn't hurt to attend camps but your son really has to stand out. Pitchers throwing in the 90's, runners that are sub 6.7 or dingers in batting practice are qualities that get you noticed.

My bet is that Jr. will be the next coach in 1 to 2 years. That's just a guess but as a lifelong Nole fan and alum I am pretty accustomed to the way things work here.

I think I have read that approximately 2/3 of FSU's players attended their camp at one time or another; which, as Tallydad suggests, doesn't necessarily mean that they were discovered at their camp. Surely, some of them were seen elsewhere first and encouraged by one or more of the coaches to attend. In instances such as those, the camp ends up being an excellent way for both player and coaches to get to know one another; both on and off the field.

As I imagine you know, you certainly live in the right state to attract their attention. A quick scan of this year's roster indicates that only about 6 of their players came from outside Florida; mostly from nearby Georgia. Given the high quality of both scholastic baseball in Florida and the Florida State program, it stands to reason that it would be that way.

Given the fine man and coach that I know Mike Martin to be, it's a virtual certainty that he'll leave his excellent program in good hands when he decides to step down; and, it's hard to imagine him not having a lot of influence on the decision.


Best of luck to your son!

Jazzmik,

What's your grad class? If it's 2012/2013 it's more than likely too late. They may lose a couple of super recruits to the draft but have other studs in the wings. That camp is $1000+ so I would make certain you are on the staff's radar unless you just have plenty of $$ to throw around. Most D1's in FL have either gotten NLI's done for 2013's or really close to being done with the 2013 class. JMHO.

Son is 2014... Hurt when I clicked the pay button but I bit the bullet. It's his first choice so I figured we would do it this year.

And yes... I would say he's on the radar. Not sure to what extent though since can't communicate much with schools in general, so we'll see how it goes.

As long as your son is there, the coaches' limitations on communication go away. Something that I'd hope and expect that they'd be able to give him is an evaluation of how he stacks up against players who became recruits at that stage of their development.

He's also going to learn a lot there and make some friends whom he'll probably know through much of his baseball career; something that's sometimes lost in the discussion around being seen by the coaches.

It should be a tremendous experience for him.

I believe each player gets a written eval at the end of camp. If the coaches like you, you'll know before you leave. Enjoy!