New scouting tool - Google - nets pitcher
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A distant college called a pro scout local to our area and asked him to come out and see my son pitch last fall, the beginning of his senior year. They had heard he threw in the 90's and was yet undiscovered. The scout walked away fairly impressed, threw hard and threw strikes.
About a week later, we get a call from a D1 head coach from another school. I answer the phone with our family's surname and this coach asks, "do you have a son that plays baseball?".
Long story short, this scout had mentioned my son to this coach and told him what town he thought he was from and this coach just started calling people with our last name from the area until he found us. Turned out the coach is a great guy, good school, good program, my son just decided to go a different direction.
About a week later, we get a call from a D1 head coach from another school. I answer the phone with our family's surname and this coach asks, "do you have a son that plays baseball?".
Long story short, this scout had mentioned my son to this coach and told him what town he thought he was from and this coach just started calling people with our last name from the area until he found us. Turned out the coach is a great guy, good school, good program, my son just decided to go a different direction.