Player stats.

Honestly forget them. I doubt anybody has any clue as to where they are and most recruiters won't even pay that much attention to them in the first place.

I'm not trying to discredit your son but your son could have put good numbers up against terrible opposition. Therefore he's probably going to have some inflated stats. Whereas lower stats might indicate he played tougher competition.

Think about it like this - you pick up a newspaper and see one kid had a 4 - 4 day and in another game a kid had an 0 - 4 day. The 4 - 4 kid played the worst team in the state but the 0 - 4 kid faced a DI or draftable pitcher and hit 4 screaming line drives that got caught. Looking in the paper the 4 - 4 kid may look better but when watching the game the 0 - 4 kid is more impressive.

So basically what I'm saying is stats aren't that big of a deal but getting in front of the scouts / recruiters is important and performing well.

Congratulations to your son and welcome to the HSBBW.
That is pretty darn unusual for freshman to play varsity and contribute.
However, 90% of the college coaches, maybe more, don't care much, if at all, about HS stats, unless your son played in a league like the WCAL or one similar. They would care even less about freshman and sophomore stats, even though they are varsity.
With that much coaching turnover, it does not sound like the WCAL.
Sounds to me like you are trying to do an awful lot of work and for very little reward on the recruiting side of college baseball. Your son is going to be recruited based on what skills he shows this year but, to be honest, it isn't likely to be during his HS season. College coaches just don't scout HS games in Northern CA except for well known players with an established reputation. That is not to say your son's skills don't need to be shown during HS. They do so his HS coach can help spread the word. You need to also look at Summer Ball and showcases.
His HS stats just won't mean much, if anything, in this process.
You will find the best guidance and support on this site with many folks starting exactly where you are starting. Good luck, ask questions and read a lot.

I agree that HS stats do not really matter that much...but then why does almost every college questionnaire my son has been asked to fill out, ask for HS stats?

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I agree that HS stats do not really matter that much...but then why does almost every college questionnaire my son has been asked to fill out, ask for HS stats?

They needed to take up space somewhere. duh! lol

If you have good stats they really don't mean much, if you have poor stats, that may open up several questions from the coaches....

Welcome aboard love2watch! Hope that you decide to join our online family and contribute for years to come!

It does sound as though you have a very talented son, enjoy the ride!

Thankyou for your welcome and response. I hope to pass along future experiences as I can see there is much to be learned from this web site and forum. Thanks.

If your son has strong academics, start working with the HS coach on getting an invitation to the Stanford All Star Camp. It is the end of June and can provide many opportunities for a talented player with very solid academics.

If you want to go better call Stanford this week. Invitations are in the mail.

Thanks for the response. Just recieved Stanford Invite last night. Its his top choice. Trying to get him qualified academically. From my first question, does'nt the school have to keep a record of stats. The local paper does not break down the game only reporting win/loss.

Organized programs keep stats for historical purposes and to help out players looking to move on to college. Unfortunately there are many issues with mom and dad keeping the scorebooks and many do not keep stats. I think college coaches realize this. Keep in touch we will see you at the Stanford camp this year, my son received his invite yesterday also.

I don't think they need to keep the stats, but you may want to check Maxpreps.com to see if the coaches were good enought to load them there.

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Unfortunately there are many issues with mom and dad keeping the scorebooks and many do not keep stats.

I did the books, the stats and maintained the website last year for my son's team. I scored the game properly. I took a lot of heat from parents over scoring. I was accused of preventing their son's from gaining interest from certain schools. A couple of them yelled at me. One time I lost it and yelled back. The coach had to come out of the dugout.

I asked these parents how many college coaches did they think are looking at the high school site. I told them recruiting is about tools, skills and potential when in front of the college coaches.

Unfortunately, one of the valid points is other scorekeepers are fudging stats to give their team's coach positive information when nominating players for all-conference.

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We have gone thru 3 coaches in the last 4 years.

Wow - we have, too! It is frustrating, isn't it? We were lucky in the respect that all of the coaches did keep stats and passed them on. But they really don't matter. Our summer coach doesn't keep stats. Doesn't seem to matter - players play, and they get noticed. In fact, I would say that one of the guys on our summer team (not 2B) who had the lowest batting average is also one of the most sought after. There is something to be said for "gap-to-gap power" that those college coaches like, and they don't need stats to see the potential. So on the one questionnaire that asked for summer stats, 2B just put "coach doesn't keep stats."

Does it matter? My son plays with two players that have never played an inning of varsity baseball that have signed NLI or early commit to top 20 D1 programs...they didn't have stats!

3 coaches in 4 years? seems for players you have to start from square 1 each year. a coach evaluates talent. What they see in tryouts etc etc is more convincing than what sits in front of them on a piece of paper.