NOT just the 'big' names. D2/D3 are fine. Schools that balance good academics and have good baseball programs.
Any input besides the obvious...UVA..
What about?
Chistopher Newport?
VCU?
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CNU has a very successful baseball program, a wonderful new facility and a very reasonable cost for D3 in Virginia. They have done a lot of improvements with the environment around the campus.
You can't go wrong with CNU! The head coach and assistant have been there for awhile. They have produced competitive teams and in fact went to the World Series a few years back. This year they are doing great, just won the tournament.
You can't go wrong with CNU! The head coach and assistant have been there for awhile. They have produced competitive teams and in fact went to the World Series a few years back. This year they are doing great, just won the tournament.
Well, what do you mean by "good academics"?
I think we have a wonderful array of schools available to us here in Virginia, both public and private. There are not many D-2 options -- is there one beyond Va. State? -- but many D-1 and D-3 options.
For combining outstanding baseball with outstanding academics, and availability of a wide range of majors, it's hard to beat UVA. But, not everyone can play at that level, and not everyone has the academic record to get in there, either.
Va. Tech is an ACC program. They were nationally ranked in 2010, rebuilding a bit this year. They can be as tough academically as anywhere, particularly in the sciences.
W&M plays CAA, which is one of the best "mid-major" conferences, and is as highly regarded a degree nationally as is UVA, as long as you want business or liberal arts. But as a smaller school, it has fewer options for courses of study.
Depending on what you're looking for and what your academic level is, any of Madison, Mason, ODU, VCU, Radford, VMI and Longwood all offer something that sets them apart from the others, and they all run quality D-1 collegiate baseball programs.
In D-3, you can get in-state tuition at CNU (currently ranked # 1 nationally) or Mary Washington (which also has a pretty sweet facility). But it's funny how those private schools can often funnel "financial aid" to their athletes, and with that, you can find that Shenandoah (# 1 nationally until their recent loss to CNU), Hampden-Sydney, Va. Wesleyan, Randolph-Macon, and others run programs that range from consistently outstanding to having consistency with the occasional "up year", at net costs that are competitive with the state-supported schools.
Generally, I would suggest you get yourself a copy of U.S. News & World Report's college guide (costs about $10) and just go over the handful of pages on our VA schools. Find the ones that seem attractive to your son academically and then visit and learn about their baseball programs.
We have an embarrassment of riches around here. I'm sure you'll find a couple of targets that would suit your son. They may not be the schools that someone else would think were great, but it's not them who need to be happy with the choice.
And BTW, you don't necessarily have to limit yourself to just VA schools. NC is right next door and has all sorts of additional options, and many of them cost the same as, or only a tad more than, the VA options.
I think we have a wonderful array of schools available to us here in Virginia, both public and private. There are not many D-2 options -- is there one beyond Va. State? -- but many D-1 and D-3 options.
For combining outstanding baseball with outstanding academics, and availability of a wide range of majors, it's hard to beat UVA. But, not everyone can play at that level, and not everyone has the academic record to get in there, either.
Va. Tech is an ACC program. They were nationally ranked in 2010, rebuilding a bit this year. They can be as tough academically as anywhere, particularly in the sciences.
W&M plays CAA, which is one of the best "mid-major" conferences, and is as highly regarded a degree nationally as is UVA, as long as you want business or liberal arts. But as a smaller school, it has fewer options for courses of study.
Depending on what you're looking for and what your academic level is, any of Madison, Mason, ODU, VCU, Radford, VMI and Longwood all offer something that sets them apart from the others, and they all run quality D-1 collegiate baseball programs.
In D-3, you can get in-state tuition at CNU (currently ranked # 1 nationally) or Mary Washington (which also has a pretty sweet facility). But it's funny how those private schools can often funnel "financial aid" to their athletes, and with that, you can find that Shenandoah (# 1 nationally until their recent loss to CNU), Hampden-Sydney, Va. Wesleyan, Randolph-Macon, and others run programs that range from consistently outstanding to having consistency with the occasional "up year", at net costs that are competitive with the state-supported schools.
Generally, I would suggest you get yourself a copy of U.S. News & World Report's college guide (costs about $10) and just go over the handful of pages on our VA schools. Find the ones that seem attractive to your son academically and then visit and learn about their baseball programs.
We have an embarrassment of riches around here. I'm sure you'll find a couple of targets that would suit your son. They may not be the schools that someone else would think were great, but it's not them who need to be happy with the choice.
And BTW, you don't necessarily have to limit yourself to just VA schools. NC is right next door and has all sorts of additional options, and many of them cost the same as, or only a tad more than, the VA options.
I don't know any specifics about the academics or baseball today-- but might look at Lynchburg College at DIII also.
Agree with Midlo about NC also--lots of options at all levels there, including more some JC options-- Louisburg and Pitt CC come to mind.
Agree with Midlo about NC also--lots of options at all levels there, including more some JC options-- Louisburg and Pitt CC come to mind.
I knew if I did that off the top of my head I'd omit someone worthy of mention!