HIGHPOINT RECRUITS GREAT CLASS

Brett Lazar is not only a very good ballplayer - he's a great kid too!

My very best wishes and congrats to Brett and his family.

No NC players?

SEEMS COACH BANDO WAS NOTGETTING THETHE TOP KIDS
HE WAS GOING AFTER SO HE GOT TOP PLAYERS FROM
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.NEXT YEAR MAYBE THE N.C.
PLAYERS WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE GOING SOMEPLACE
ELSE.EVERY ONE OF THE PLAYERS COMING IN WERE
HIGHLY RATED BY B.A.AND P.G.AND RECRUITED BY A
LOT OF BIG SCHOOLS.
THE REASON I DIDN'T NAME ALL THE PLAYERS IS THAT
SOME WHO COMMITTED WILL NOT SIGN TILL THE LATE
SIGNING PERIOD FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
ALSO,THERE MAY BE ANOTHER BIG PLAYER ADDED TO
THIS LIST BEFORE TOO LONG.BANDO'S NOT FINISHED.
YOU HAVE TO WIN ON THE FIELD,NOT ON PAPER.BUT
THIS IS A HECK OF A START.

Did the kid from Canada - Schwartz, actually sign or will he be one of those late kids?

SIGNED

YOBO-

Please don't type in all upper case, it makes it harder for us to read your comments.

It does seem that the coaches at High Point take their recruiting up north, you rarely hear of many NC players going there. High Point is a good school and could attract NC players under different circumstances. In no way is this to knock the High Point Program, you recruit wjere you feel you as a coach can get the best players available.

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The only thing between extraordinary and ordinary is that little EXTRA.

Good Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those that hustle!

Coachevans
What would be the different circumstances? Just curious.

highpoint is only bringing in these players till
they can compete in there own state.usually you
have to win to do that.
also,at least 5 top players are from florida
which is in the south.
north carolina always has excellent players.it
makes no difference if you can't get them.

It is interesting the approach that High Point has taken. It will probably be successful in the short term. I make this statement as comparing it Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. They did this for years and proved benefical as long as the "north" talent pool remained strong, but in dueing so, they allienated the local and in-state talent, to the point that there program has deterioated. (See Virgina Forum for thread).

On the other hand, University of Richmond almost excussively recruits out of State and they have a very succesfull program.

Only time will tell.

High Point has recently moved from DII to DI. They will have to establish a track record before they can compete in-state for the top players like the established programs.

I am sure that they have the desire to recruit locally. They held a showcase there this fall that was attended by Impact Baseball, the On Deck O's and the NC Red Sox Scout Team so they are looking at in-state players.

The players who they are interested in are the same players that Elon, WCU and UNC-W (for example) are sucessfully recruiting. Give them time to catch up.

All are very good points!! My apologies for implying that Florida is in the North. A major faux pas for a history teacher, huh?

I will agree that as they move to DI that they need to start somewhere. I would hate to see any NC coaches alienated because of the perception that a school doesnt want to recruit local talent, but who says that the talent actually wants to stay local.

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The only thing between extraordinary and ordinary is that little EXTRA.

Good Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those that hustle!

i am sure that highpoint wants,and will get the
local talent.next year when they win they will
then get the opportunity to possibly get some
n.c. kids.
you do have to go recruit where you have networking.bando will make this a ranked program
cause he has contacts and can evaluate talent.
he is also very well liked.
also,i'm sure coach bando would'nt mind hearing
from top players who haven't committed as of yet
[out-of-state and especially north carolina]

Coach Bando has a plan in place for HPU! It will take some time, But I think he will succeed. I agree he will get some NC kids once he gets the program where he wants it. HPU has alot of quality schools to compete with recruiting NC kids. Basically they are the new kids on the block. He does not have them (NC kids)from a lack of trying. He scouts all the showcases along the East Coast. I have alot of respect for him and wish the program well!

he will win next year,maybe even this year,and that is going to be fact.if his pitching comes
thru they could be a big surprise this year.with
the group they got coming in they should win the
conference and go to a regional next year.

I have to say that that would defoinitely help their recruiting in NC. There are definitely many players in NC that would be better suited to an atmosphere like HPU, but one overriding factor is private school costs vs. public (state) universities. Also factor in the facts that some smaller schools in NC (D-2 and 3) offer better incentive and financial aid packages because there are fewer restrictions than at the D-1 level. Money is available at these schools because they are rarely filled to capacity.

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The only thing between extraordinary and ordinary is that little EXTRA.

Good Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those that hustle!

also a big reason nc players are hesitant to go there is the money. it is expensive in comparison to the state schools. where it cost about the same for the people from up north. look at a lot of your private schools and you will see a big population from up north. not just players but the whole student body.

Catamount-
You are absolutely right. From my experience I have seen that out of state tuition in NC can be a better deal that in-state in colleges up north, so it would be enticing for not just a player but astudent to come to "God's Country" wouldn't it???

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The only thing between extraordinary and ordinary is that little EXTRA.

Good Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those that hustle!

miami,vanderbilt,stetson,wake,rice,duke,n.d.,
tulane,georgia tech,boston college.all expensive
all private and all built good athletic programs
many have players from there own state for the
most part.
you do make good points though.

I would imagine that most of these programs have private endowments to fund their allotted number of athletic grants or provide other privately funded "need" grants as a means of getting the athletes they want in the sports that are their top priority, the sports they are the most nationally competitive.

Does that make sense?

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The only thing between extraordinary and ordinary is that little EXTRA.

Good Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those that hustle!

Georgia Tech is a public university. Stanford and Southern Cal might make a good replacements on your list.

you are correct about g.t.

are any of these kids signed or committed?
rhett ballard-from n.c.
ryan o'donnell-from vir.
brett walker-from vir.

According to Impact Baseball, Rett Ballard has signed with Liberty University.

Brett Walker is going to VCU!

Vanderbilt = "good athletic programs"?

The baseball program is on the upswing but as for the rest of the programs .... average mid-level D-1 results at best.

Bob,
Head cook and bottle washer around this place

The two boys from the snowy Northeast, Lazar and O'Donnell are going to surprise all of you

Thay can play the game

TRhit

1st to the boss of hsbb web,we met a few years
ago at team one in lakeland.i was there [coach/recruiter]your son was working out.how is
he?
for mr.college select,you are right about both,
i coached both and was the one who recommened
they be signed.also,matt schlanger from kingston
n.y.will be a top college pitcher[87-90 1st.gm.&
87-91 2nd.gm.at jupiter tourn.]highpoint hopefully will get a top conn. pitcher[guess who].
is the [richter]pitcher ivy bound or is he still possibly available.has rhp robert germane
from barrington,r.i.,signed or committed.
what other studs in the n.e.not signed,looking for opportunity.
my ref.-friends with jim clark and also bob pincus.
thanks

Know a couple of hard-throwing projectable kids (one RH one LH), as well as a couple of real good JUCOs, as well as a possible four-year transfer.

Just wondering ... you a coach, parent, ...? You seem to have a pretty good handle on what's going on at HPU.

I have heard rumors that a catcher from Wisconsin committed to Highpoint, but it's not official yet.

Play every game as if it were your last

wnyskip,
since i think i know who you are and i think you
are trying to bag me on schwartz,i will be glad
to tell you who i am and set you straight as to
what i do[i do think you already know who i am
already]
i am a coach for many years of a fla.competitive
team.we use to play in the summer and fall but
the last few years we only play a few tourn.in
the fall.i have been helping players[free of
charge]for the past 8 years with going to college.over 70 of the kids are playing in college now[many different schools,not just
highpoint].i recommend kids to schools that i
feel would be good for them[this can be checked
out by many college coaches].i also am a parent.
i think you have something to do with binghamton
one of the coaches or something and are upset at
losing schwartz.call me and i will be happy to
discuss it with you privately.
and yes,i do know a little about the highpoint
program since a number of the top players that
are committed there played for me.
p.s.,i never spoke to randy schwartz.

yobo you have a PM

i hear those those rumors are true.your talking about[b.h.].is that correct?
too bad big R.S.has not done the same.he would
look great in purple and warm weather.bando and
phil love fellow cheeseheads.

yobo

if you want to chat call me

800-782-3672

TRhit

Play every game as if it were your last

yobo

i don't have anything to do with binghamton ... i just happened to meet one of the coaches at a showcase and started talking (seemed like a really nice guy who is working hard to develop a division I program).

i know they were excited to have a kid like schwartz coming to their place, but sometimes you lose kids for whatever reasons.

i do know some kids, however, like i said in my last post who are division I kids looking for a place.

if you are for real and have some prospects you
would like me to help,that would be fine.i can't
help them directly with highpoint but have other
schools still looking for 04's.contact me privately or call me[get my tel.# from private].

if they are for highpoint,you have to contact
the coaches directly,not thru me.
thank you

p.s.-if you are really mike collins,i would not
think it's smart to contact

Yobo -PM

yobo

here are the kids I was talking about - still unsigned at least the last time i heard:

HS - chris cullen - ontario
HS - marco rivera - small private hs in rochester
JC - ??? loncar - erie cc
JC - #1 starter at monroe community college (not sure of name)

wny-cullen kid i am in the middle of helping
[div.1 lipscom and div.2 lynn and a few others]
the others i need info. on.more than happy to
help,must check them out first.
thank you.

where did everybody go?