Hello everyone, I am a current college student that is going to begin my senior year as I will graduate in December of next year. I play on the club baseball team at my university, which is a lower level college team competing in the NCBA, completely ran and funded by students, you can pretty much say it's the JV team to our actual D1 NCAA program. Our schedule consists of playing the local junior colleges, as well as other universitys' club teams, so we see good competition playing the junior colleges, especially in Arizona where the junior college programs are some of the best in the country. I've been playing for this team for the last two years. After I graduate, I will have one year left of eligibility remaining for NCAA and/or NAIA. Because of this, I would like to pursue playing NCAA/NAIA college baseball as a masters/graduate student, even if it is only for a year, perhaps at a smaller D2 school, or a really low-key/lesser known D1 school. I have pitched decently well for our club team the past two years, as my fastball is currently in the low-mid 80's. I have begun a velocity improvement program, where my goal is to reach upper 80s by our spring season. I have also pitched in the Arizona Collegiate Wood Bat League the past two summers, so I am no stranger to college competition, and have fared decently well against them. I have good control of all my pitches, and in an honest assessment, I would say my talent level currently is that of perhaps D2 competition. I would try and play at my current university, but that is a very difficult task as we are one of the top programs in the country, and only 2 players have walked-on the past 10 years. Therefore, I would rather take my chances with a smaller, lesser-known school, perhaps one that is more known academically than for athletics.
In high school, I was a below average player so I never pursued college baseball as I never had any looks or offers, but thankfully I kept playing and my skills have improved quite a bit. So right now I really am very much interested in playing at the next level. Can anyone tell me any recruitment processes, and how I can get in contact with coaches? What should I do, write, etc? How many, if there are any, programs that will be willing to accept me for only a year? I would be more than accepting to be able to play somewhere without any scholarship offers, or try to get a roster spot as a walk-on if necessary. I am a little familiar with high school recruiting rules, but I have a unique situation as I'm in college now, and want to pursue my dreams at a late age.
If anyone could please help me out and give me suggestions on what to do, or the steps I need to take, please comment or send me a direct message. Basically, I am looking for a college to play at for the 2015-2016 school year as a masters student. I am currently studying Economics and will receive my Bachelors of Science degree in December of 2014, and most likely would be interested in some sort of business-related masters degree.
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