I was wondering what anyone could tell me about Northwestern's baseball program and school? Thanks for all your help, you guys are awesome!
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Great school academically.
At the bottom of the Big Ten standings, year in and year out, for a long, long time. At or below .500 for each of the past two years (2004 and 2005).
Went to their site...Coach has been there for 17 years with a 448-484-5 record. Obviously, no pressure for winning at the school.
At the bottom of the Big Ten standings, year in and year out, for a long, long time. At or below .500 for each of the past two years (2004 and 2005).
Went to their site...Coach has been there for 17 years with a 448-484-5 record. Obviously, no pressure for winning at the school.
TXbaseball1,
I talked to Coach Stevens twice during my son's junior and senior year and I thought he was very sincere and honest. One of the coaches came and watched my son play (We are within 1/2 hour of the campus). Coach Stevens told me that he would like to have my son on his team but he could not offer him anything because he was an outfielder and he needed pitchers and a catcher (Similar story from other schools). He did say that my son was welcome on the team if he could get in on his own which he did but decided to attend Davidson College instead. There already was a player from my son's high school playing at Northwestern 2 years ahead of my son. He told Pat that playing on the team was "Hard work" but probably the same as everywhere else.
Pat's mom graduated from Northwestern and it is certainly among the finest schools. One thing though is that they have 3 trimesters of 4 classes so you will take 12 classes per year vs 8 classes per year at a Liberal Arts College.
Good Luck
I talked to Coach Stevens twice during my son's junior and senior year and I thought he was very sincere and honest. One of the coaches came and watched my son play (We are within 1/2 hour of the campus). Coach Stevens told me that he would like to have my son on his team but he could not offer him anything because he was an outfielder and he needed pitchers and a catcher (Similar story from other schools). He did say that my son was welcome on the team if he could get in on his own which he did but decided to attend Davidson College instead. There already was a player from my son's high school playing at Northwestern 2 years ahead of my son. He told Pat that playing on the team was "Hard work" but probably the same as everywhere else.
Pat's mom graduated from Northwestern and it is certainly among the finest schools. One thing though is that they have 3 trimesters of 4 classes so you will take 12 classes per year vs 8 classes per year at a Liberal Arts College.
Good Luck
Thanks for the responses, Pat's Dad I would like to send you a private message but I don't know how to do it. Do you know?
What are the facilities like?
TXbaseball1,
To send a Private Message go to the top Green Bar and click on "New" and you will see Private Message in the drop down box.
As for the baseball field I have actually never seen it although I spent the better part of 3 years on campus while my wife attended school at Northwestern. I could safely say that it is as good as any Big 10 school and my son has played on the Purdue and Ohio State baseball fields during summer tournaments and they are really nice.
The Northwestern campus is beautiful, it's right on the shores of Lake Michigan and 35 minutes from downtown Chicago. My nephew is currently being recruited for football and without a doubt if he gets offered a scholarship he will jump at it. While he was on a recruiting visit talking to the admissions office they made it clear to him that there are no 'ball room dancing' (Like at USC) classes and he is expected to complete his course work first. They told him that any student playing a full time sport will probably not have much of a social life because "it's basically a full time job here to be a student/athlete". As for the diploma, it is very highly regarded at the financial exchanges here in Chicago.
Oh yea, it's REALLY COLD here in the winter.
Hope this helps.
To send a Private Message go to the top Green Bar and click on "New" and you will see Private Message in the drop down box.
As for the baseball field I have actually never seen it although I spent the better part of 3 years on campus while my wife attended school at Northwestern. I could safely say that it is as good as any Big 10 school and my son has played on the Purdue and Ohio State baseball fields during summer tournaments and they are really nice.
The Northwestern campus is beautiful, it's right on the shores of Lake Michigan and 35 minutes from downtown Chicago. My nephew is currently being recruited for football and without a doubt if he gets offered a scholarship he will jump at it. While he was on a recruiting visit talking to the admissions office they made it clear to him that there are no 'ball room dancing' (Like at USC) classes and he is expected to complete his course work first. They told him that any student playing a full time sport will probably not have much of a social life because "it's basically a full time job here to be a student/athlete". As for the diploma, it is very highly regarded at the financial exchanges here in Chicago.
Oh yea, it's REALLY COLD here in the winter.
Hope this helps.
I grew up a block north of the baseball field (which is part of the complex that also has the football field and the basketball arena). It is a nice field. The coaching staff is stable. Tim Stoddard (pitched in MLB)is the pitching coach and has a strong record of sending pitchers to the next level. Ron Klein used to be the baseball coach at my high school, where he coached my brother (and he was my driver's ed instructor!). Both these coaches are top notch. The Wildcats are competitive in the Big 10 every year, though OSU and Minnesota have dominated the conference for a long time. Of course, the academics are first rate, though they offer only "academic" majors - no business major, for instance, - only economics. And, yes, it is Chicago, so you will definitely get winter!
They also have good indoor facilities which is crucial in Jan and Feb - batting cages, turf field, weight room. Their new athletic/academic center also seemed very nice.
