Southern CA has several options for playing a fairly competitive 19U baseball schedule during the spring for kids who aren't playing for a HS for whatever reason. Is this common/uncommon elsewhere?
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Might be something in the Dallas area, but that is the only place in TX that I am aware of
East Cobb baseball in Atlanta has the same.
Do the best baseball players in that area play high school baseball?? What is the talent like in that 19U league?? DO players play there in addition to hs baseball for better competition? Just trying to understand the purpose of the league....
The vast majority of best players still play HS ball there. The league is sort of a catch-all for those with no option or poor options for HS ball. Some examples are kids who are cut, have issues with their coach, school has no program or a very weak program, ineligibility, etc.
In the Houston area. I don't know anything about them other than the website. But not common at all in this area.
2016Dad posted:Southern CA has several options for playing a fairly competitive 19U baseball schedule during the spring for kids who aren't playing for a HS for whatever reason. Is this common/uncommon elsewhere?
The only option that I'm aware of in my region for high school aged kids during the high school season is Jr/Sr Little League, and I think a number of those kids also play for their high schools.
I know of nothing in my area of the country. (Ohio) That does not mean it does not exist.
I can see if the league that the high school is in does not have good competition and you needed to get ready for summer league travel teams. High school is more about pride in most areas , I guess. There definitely is a place for 19U baseball, I see now. I have not heard about it at all in my area
nxt lvl posted:Do the best baseball players in that area play high school baseball?? What is the talent like in that 19U league?? DO players play there in addition to hs baseball for better competition? Just trying to understand the purpose of the league....
Yes they do. I've yet to hear of any skipping HS baseball. Best talent comparison is HS JV. One guy we had started playing at age 16, no way he was going to make a school team. A fair number of pitchers who would be riding the bench quit and joined the league. A couple older guys were hoping to walk-on in college. Even a few middle school kids playing up. I believe most areas have rules about playing concurrently on a HS team, if not, HS coaches would forbid it either way.
nxt lvl posted:I can see if the league that the high school is in does not have good competition and you needed to get ready for summer league travel teams. High school is more about pride in most areas , I guess. There definitely is a place for 19U baseball, I see now. I have not heard about it at all in my area
I think most of it around here is second chance for kids that don't make their HS team and home school kids. The teams play around at different private high schools. It can get competitive to make a roster at larger high schools.
There is are leagues for post high school play. http://spring.pecosleague.com/
I don't think that any HS players are in on it though.
My 2012 played in the SoCal "alternate" high school league in Spring 2012. Talent level was pretty stellar on some teams (30+ scouts at several games and a lot of future pro and D1 talent) to other teams with high school JV level players and college cuts. It was not limited to 19u. Age range was roughly 16-21. Weekend games only and no practices. My 2012 was doing a gap year due to his young age / maturity.
safeathome posted:nxt lvl posted:I can see if the league that the high school is in does not have good competition and you needed to get ready for summer league travel teams. High school is more about pride in most areas , I guess. There definitely is a place for 19U baseball, I see now. I have not heard about it at all in my area
I think most of it around here is second chance for kids that don't make their HS team and home school kids. The teams play around at different private high schools. It can get competitive to make a roster at larger high schools.
There is are leagues for post high school play. http://spring.pecosleague.com/
I don't think that any HS players are in on it though.
I believe that is a money maker for the Pecos league. I knew at one point, if a player played in another Spring league , they could not play on the Pecos League.