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I sent you a private message

SLAM

If you want to talk about them feel free to phone me--too much to talk about here on this forum--I am familiar with all programs and coaches as well as academics

Tom Rizzi
College Select Baseball
800-782-3672

Thanks, TR. By now you should have an email from the interested person and the explanation for the use of an alias to collect information should be clear!

Slam

have seen nothing to date

Slam

Got it--- he will be calling--I responded

Thanks, TR.

Slam

Springfield college plays in the NEWMAC and is always in the hunt for the conference title. Excellent baseball program and good academics. Other schools in the conference: Wheaton(perenial D3 top 25), MIT, Coast Guard Academy, WPI, Babson and Clark. All great academic schools with good baseball.

Springfield, Babson, and Wheaton are the top programs in the conference right now, but watch out for WPI. The coach is recruiting alot in Florida and Texas, and he is bent on winning the conference in the next year or two.

baseball25....have you ever been to Springfield????....not a place I would want my son to attend school which is why I never addressed it as if you can not say something good then...you know the rest

Springfield can't be any worse that East Hartford, and we all know how good Trinity is...

While I agree that Trinity is a good school I do have a problem with the location as with Springfield...we are friendly with a youngman who attends school there and according to his parents they can not venture off campus...I would not want the palpitations asociated with my son going to the local Mall or store because of the general area...and, yes, I know anything can happen at any time but why tempt the hand of fate...the general perception in these cities is that a bunch of rich kids attend these schools and have pockets full of money hence they are easy targets

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Colby-Sawyer College
Southern Maine
Ithaca
Gettysburgh
Springfield College
Merrimack College

Interesting mix.
Maybe we should add Florida Southern? LOL

Mary
I agree about Springfield area.
We made a stop with our daughter at Vassar on the way back from Princeton and there are little maps for visitors which actually tell you which side of the street to walk on at night to be safe?
Cross it off!

Chill,

The common thread--All offer majors in Athletic Training/Excercise Physiology.

Catchermom

The thread question was about baseball programs not about city life. And yes I've been to Springfield. My son attends WPI. If you're worried about your son getting into trouble outside the campus then maybe you should keep him at home so you can watch over him.

These kids are 18 years old and hopefully they learned good things from us as parents but we have to let them grow up. Problems and dangerous neigborhoods are everywhere, in every city. This is not a reason to not let them go to a good college with a good baseball program.

I have no problem with my son..he has been raised correctly and he is 20 not 18...the issue I have is with the area the school is located in and the type of things he would need to beware of....you can make generalizations about the area...but I live here....I am a native to Massachusetts...I grew up in the City of Boston...I know where the good and bad areas are and I would never allow my child to attend school in that type of an area...it is not my child who has the problem...it is those he would come in contact with...in asking about schools I do believe that where each school is located has an impact on decision making...afterall going to college is not just about playing baseball there is a social life as well and much of that can include off campus travel...and BTW I have been to WPI, as well as Holy Cross, Assumption and Clark (where he was recruited by all)...the area it is located in (WPI) is hugely different than Springfield

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Originally posted by Chill:
[QUOTE]Colby-Sawyer College
Southern Maine
Ithaca
Gettysburgh
Springfield College
Merrimack College

Interesting mix.
Maybe we should add Florida Southern? LOL

YOU QUACK ME UP!

Well I never been to Spain
But I kinda like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
The don't abuse it
Never gonna lose it
I can't refuse it

Well I never been to heaven
But I been to Oklahoma

Slam; I have a son who graduated from Springfield and another at Trinity. In both cases the schools are in urban areas. In both cases the kids were made well aware of the territory surrounding them and learned where and where not to go. No problems. If they decide to live off campus, then you may want to pay attention to where it is. Springfield has a very competitive BB team, and it's graduate placement is very good. Son was a full-time phys.ed teacher in a public school the fall after he graduated.

Well said rt

I have personally been to Springfield a couple of times as a visitor and never had a problem. But I do realize that there is a difference from visiting and living there.

I tend to rate schools based on what players we have sent there tell me about the program. We have a player at Springfield who absolutely loves the school, area, and program. He is very happy. This player also played for College Select.

I saw the team play last year and was impressed with the kids both on and off the field. They seemed like great kids who played the game the right way.

Based on my impressions if Springfield is recruiting your son I'd check them out.

Bob

Not to mention that Springfield has one of the top Phys Ed programs in the country

Hey RT,
I sent you a private message.

massfan; got it, thanks. i sent you a reply.

Thanks everyone. This is the kind of information that you can't divine from the school website. That is what makes this site so valuable.

This article makes for good reading:
http://www.masslive.com/springfield/republican/index.ss...1605crossroads1.html

catchermom03, sounds like a rough city. but it seems that the school has one of the finest athletic training programs in the region, if not the country. The school website is pretty silent on details regarding campus security...Do you know a source that might discuss that issue?

slam

I am around this afternoon

Slam; If a HS student is looking for a college that offers the sports curiculum that you want ,then Springfield is a top choice. It has been for many decades. The BB program is very good,icing for the cake. Yes Springfield is a rough town, so are most mid-size Northeast cities. Even the Ivies are situated in rough areas. Just trust or understand the judgement capability of the future student. Trust that the school administration makes the incoming class fully aware of the neighborhood.
Besides my son there have been many area kids that attended Springfield and enjoyed a good " college experience" and left with a degree that is means alot to employers in the field they studied.

thanks, rt.

TR, he says he's been trying... I'll tell him to keep at it. thanks.

Plus, the Simpsons live there.