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I am curious. For those of you who have been through the recruiting process, what kind of BA are college coaches looking for in players coming out of HS? I know that .300 is a landmark for pro players and expect it to be notably higher for HS.

Please let's not turn this thread into a "bragging about my average" thread. I am looking for posters that have first hand experience in the recruiting process to post helpful information we can all benefit from.
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I am a Sophmore myself, and on JV, but from what ive got from this forum, is your batting average doesn't matter as much as scouts seeing you live. You know very well you could hit 20 shots and go 0-20, or hit 20 bloopers and go 20-20. In this way stats are very, very deceiving. I know i didn't answer your real question, and im sorry but i was just putting in my $.02.
As suggested by plp556, high school stats are virtually meaningless. When you stop and consider how uneven high school schedules are...and how notoriously bad high school scorekeepers can be...you begin to understand why college recruiters and professional scouts want to see a batter in person...preferably in game situations against quality pitching.
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Agent- I will echo the other's sentiments. We were very deligent in sending Michael's stats out to anyone who contacted him. I sincerely believe not one coach looked at them. A college coach or scout can tell by watching if a kid can hit or not - doesn't need numbers. They are something for a player or parent to be proud of, but don't do anything for college coaches IMO.
I'll agree BA stats will not get you recruited, but good hiiting mechanics viewed live can

as an example I can remember some area hs players who put up "monster" BA's hittng against pitchers who would never play past hs, and "micro" BA's vs good pitching - with their season ave still .400 - yet they were still done after hs

Fan15, that's nice that they're signed, but actually being/staying academicly eligible is yet to be seen - wish em luck, sounds like they'll need it
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D1 recruits in Texas typically have a high school BA well over .400 earned against the top competition in the state. D1 JUCO recruits tend to have the same.

If you want to find out what type of player a college tends to recruit, just check out the roster bios on their web site. They often include a player's high school batting average along with their high school awards, honors, and other information.
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I have never been asked one time by a college coach what a kid is hitting when they are recruiting them. Not once. They see them swing it and they like the mechanics , bat speed , power etc. They ask me if the kid can hit. They ask me how he hits the good pitching we see. In a 24 game season a kid can light up the clown pitching and go 0 for against the quality pitchers and hit .400. It depends on the calibre of the competition you play against and the quality of the league you play in. Usually they see a kid at a showcase event or a camp and then follow up on them. Or they get a call from a coach or scout about the kid. Ive had kids that were 400 plus hitters in HS that were overmatched against upper 80's velocity. Ive had kids that hit .300 for the year and lit up quality pitching. You show me a college coach that is going to put his career at risk based upon stats that someone else has compiled with the wide range of competition at the HS level, and Ill show you a coach that will be looking for a job real soon.

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