Looking for a college needs pitching

Baseball Dad 46 - you have a PM.

Have you looked at Heartland College?

Baseball Dad, you may have already followed this approach, but - who is your son's best advocate (outside of the family)? High school coach, summer ball coach, pitching instructor? If they are well-connected, ask them if they will make a few calls to see if there are other options out there.

Our son had little interest from anybody other than JUCOs before his summer ball coaches made some calls and he ended up getting interest from at least 4 Div. I programs.

Good luck to your son!

Heartland has a showcase this Sunday, I believe. Great organization and great records under outstanding Coach Nate Metzger. In Normal, IL. Play at the new Cornbelter's

I found that the reality is that all those colleges do is point a radar gun at pitchers and look at the number. Nothing else matters. To them, RHP's at 85-86 mph are a dime a dozen. Should not be that way, but that's reality.

Hopefully you'll have the same experience my son had. He was an LHP throwing 83-84 mph. No one wanted him except for two schools. He goes to one of those two schools, then pitches against a school that turned him down because he could not throw hard enough and "was not a D1 prospect". It was a mid week game (he was a freshman at the time), so he only got to pitch five innings, but the team that turned him down got exactly ZERO baserunners in those 5 innings. That was sweet to watch.

I hope you get the same experience. However be aware of two things that I found:

1. The jump from high school baseball to D1 is a WHOLE lot more than you think it is.

2. The competition for spots on those teams is a WHOLE LOT more than you think it is.

Good Luck!

Thanks everyone for replies really appriciate it . My son will be going to Joliet Junior College we believe for right now its our best choice. We see it as a great oppurtunity for him. With his grades, ACT score, work ethic, and great support from his summer coach and hopefully his knew college coach he will wind up at the right school for his talent wether it is D1 11 111 NAIA. We beleive his baseball talent should land him some $ to help pay for college--time will tell.

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I can think of a ton of colleges that would love to have (legitimate) 85-86mph RHP. If he had three other pitches that were quality and he threw EVERYTHING for strikes, sounds like he would dominate just about any level. Coaches do recognize this. You can subtract a few mph and a pitch (and claims of perfect strikethrowing ) and I had plenty of nice choices. Best of luck, sounds like you've made a decision. Living in Joliet should be fun.

Radar at Silver Cross Field adds a couple miles an hour?

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And they add a few to their radar too...



Tell your son to watch his speed!



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Terrific !!!!

I played for Wayne King at JJC. Great man, great program, teaches the game the right way. Nobody wanted me coming out of high school, I was redshirting at a local NAIA school and I made the transfer to JJC and it was the best choice I could have ever made as a baseball player and a person. Coach King turned me from no one wanting me to a Division 1 scholarship (75%, which is actually really good for baseball) I can't say enough good things about the man. He turned me into a ball player and a better person. You made the right choice. Your son will definetly get seen and move on from JUCO. And he will more than likely get to play in the D3 JUCO world series, which is an awesome experience too. Best of Luck to You!

Thanks Carl ! I have heard many good things about JJC Baseballs program and coaching. Its always great to hear from someone whose been there done that--thanks for taking time to share it