Please Identify Your Son

Good luck to your son in his studies at VaTech !  As far as the baseball part, never say never

Awesome!  My father went to Va. Tech and later was an engineering professor there.  I grew up a good chunk of my childhood in Blacksburg...great place to live and be a kid.

Hope your son has a great experience!  I think he's going to an awesome place with an awesome major! 

Fenway,

Good luck to your son at Virginia Tech! What a great school!!

Dylan Schneider - 2015 Cleburne High School, TX

2013 - 1st Team 4A-State Pitcher

Plays with Texas Stix - Black (Phillips) during the summer

We are new to this site as my son is just starting his HS baseball.

Michael Buchino  2017 Potomac HS in VA

Travel: Richmond Braves for past couple years

He is a Mif/P.   He is shooting be a contributor on Varsity as a Freshman.  So far so good in summer ball Coach is batting him 2nd and playing him all over against Varsity Competition.

We were slated to go to PG WWBA this year but were unable to attend, we will be there next year and hopefully a few of the invite only events.

Odd that I never posted in this topic, but here it is:

- Tyler Mandel, 2017, Scarsdale HS, Scarsdale, NY

- He'll be 14 next month, 5'9", 195 (built like a mini-house )

- 3B, 1B, P

- Blue Tide Baseball 14u (local-based travel that plays in and out of state), but will seek a different team moving forward (maybe this fall)

- Also plays 14u and 16u on the HS Summer team - local league

- He's looking forward to HS tryouts in the Spring

We'll be in Myrtle Beach next week for the Triple Crown 14u Summer Nationals if anyone else will be there.

No matter when a son hangs up the spikes, it's never an easy day. However, how proud you must be of him for heading in the direction he's chosen!

I've got no sense of the staff's current needs and engineering may leave insufficient time in his schedule to consider this; but, if he's interested in seeing if there's anything available around the baseball program, let me know. It never hurts to inquire.

P.S. What a great pic!

Fenway,

They have a wonderful club team at VT, don't overlook that opportunity!

Hey Fenway,

Great picture!

Best of luck to your middle son as he continues his studies at VA Tech.

Prepster - Thanks for the offer to help.  I may get back to you.

MidloDad - Thanks for the suggestion.  Yes, he knows about the VT Club baseball team and a couple players on it.   We've researched it.  The ball is in his court in terms of next steps.  Truthfully, I think he wants to see how much an engineering student really has to work.  He's heard many "urban legends" about it.  He's coming face to face with it in 3-4 weeks. 

Thanks everyone for your kind words.  I've still got two playing baseball.  Senior in college (not looking forward to that last day) and a rising high school junior who has been working hard, improving and getting valuable experience.  My youngest has the potential to keep me in the baseball stands for a few more years....fingers crossed.

Hey Fenway!  Great picture, and thanks for sharing!

Also, the baseball team at VT has a few guys that help manage (stats, keeping score, etc.)  if he is inclined to do that sort of thing to be part of the team.  It also may help in "tuition reduction".    Will send you a PM.

Good luck to him in Engineering.  Great program.

Fenway, great way for your son to finish-wow!  Hopefully he finds the classes manageable and decides on club ball at va tech.  That is a great pic,have a great rest of the summer!

Hi Fenway,

I haven't been on much lately, but just saw your post and got a little misty-eyed myself.Yikes,  I can't imagine that feeling, its like a real loss I am sure.  Club ball, and being the best Hokie fan ever, could be the place for your middle son!

(I am having serious baseball withdrawals myself,  and count my blessings every day, honestly, that the baseball journey continues for my only son.)

You will enjoy that senior year with your eldest and of course the fun is just beginning with your youngest

Let me know if you are ever in this area during fall ball season. I have no idea what to expect for my son, but I do know I'll be putting miles on my Jeep heading up to Storrs regardless of who is playing,  because I am seriously missing baseball!!  Can parents go watch fall ball??

Good luck to that middle son, Tech is amazing as you know.

Have a great summer everyone.

Oh Will, 15 years from now your Thanksgiving table will be surrounded by engineers all telling you the most efficient way to carve that turkey...........assuming you pass the metallurgy quiz when you try to sharpen your knife under their supervision.

PS. check out NABA Richmond for next summer

What metal knife?! They'll insist upon his having the latest laser model...and one of them may hold the patent on it!

Time for me to add to this.

Son played his last American Legion game a little over a week ago,  They managed to get to the district 13 finals, but would have to defeat Albemarle twice to advance to the state tourney.  Sadly, they didn't advance, played Albemarle tough,  Game was tied 5-5 after 6 1/2 innins, but our pitching faltered with our pitcher walking in three runs.  Team made a valiant effort, getting runners on in the last two frames, but failed to get any runs.

Dylan was 3-4 with a FC and a run scored for the night.

Dylan's last ever at-bat:

Group shot of the nine 19 year olds on the team.

Will, Alex, Dustin, Rory, Joe, Lex, Dylan, Tyler and Jacob

Team photo with the Runner up Trophy (Dylan is 4th from the right in the back row)

It's been a great ride in Legion for the past three years.  Now it's back to PHCC college fall ball for another season.

I never Identified my son hear because I did not start lurking or posting till my son was already in College. But now should be as good as any

Charles Cooper

HS: Upper Arlington, 2011 grad

Position: LHP and OF.

College: Ohio Wesleyan University

Pos: LHP, So far he has been a weekend starter.

Last Summer team: Licking County Settlers.

I love this thread thanks for reviving it. 

this thread is great.....i have gone back to 2007 and read it!! congrats to all!

Couldn't figure out how to post picture that I copied and write the post.

Anyhow, my son above is Ryan Beard.  Ryan is a 2015 LHP & RH Hitting 1st Baseman.  He was initially listed in around #140 in the nation by PG Last year, and now is around #340.  Interested to see where he will be ranked when the new rankings come out.  He committed to the Air Force Academy this year, and he is excited about that opportunity.  

Last night, he attended the Winter Showcase in Salt Lake City, and he threw 86 from the mound.  Pretty good improvement from this Fall when he was throwing 83.  Right now he is looked at as better hitting prospect.  Last week his ball exit speed off of a tee was clocked at 94 mph.  

He will be a starting pitcher and first baseman for his high school team this spring.

Hello There,

I am new here in this forum. I am here to share and gain information. I thing it will be fun to be here in your forum.

Thanks & Regards

Alex

Welcome to the Forum Alex. Always glad to have new posters. Enjoy your stay.

Larry "Peanut" Meisner. 2017 Mceachern High School, Powder Springs Ga.

LHP. Just getting started on this whole recruiting journey thing. Scary and exciting at the same time.

For me  and the wife anyway, son takes it in stride.

My son, Connor Floyd - class of 2015 from Ojai Valley School in CA, signed letter of intent to play for Clarke University (NAIA) in Dubuque, Iowa. He is a left handed bat playing OF. It has been a great 4 year process to get him to the next level. I look forward to see his development under Coach Spain.

My Son is http://www.perfectgame.org/Pla...ofile.aspx?ID=291934

Read more about him here http://www.scarletknights.com/...c-rel/120414aab.html

Closer look at Dante, a tune-up game vs. Brookdale College a week before Jupiter this past fall. Setup with the change then a nice two seem. Had 10 K's vs the JUCO college boys pitching for Baseball U.

http://youtu.be/S-OzAcgfz9M