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I know there have been previous posts about both schools, but nothing that really compares the two. If your son had the opportunity to play for either Pomona or CMC, which would you choose? Any thoughts on coaches, facilities, schools?

Any info would be sincerely appreciated. PM is fine also.

Thanks.
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Can't speak to the specifics you're asking for but my boys went to visit both these schools in December and one didn't care too much for either and the other really liked Pomona. Met the Pomona baseball coach and learned that a baseball player there needs a minimum ACT of 30, so very high standards for a ballplayer. But then, the school is comparable to an IVY.

I would say the only way to know is to visit. If your son is accepted to both go visit!!!
My son played for Pomona and was recruited by both schools.

To digress, Pomona is actually Pomona and Pitzer Colleges, who combine together for athletic programs.

Claremont is actually Claremont Mckenna, Harvey Mudd (and for women's sports also includes Scripps).

If you are not aware there are these five schools that comprise the Claremont colleges and combine for sports as indicated above.

Pomona is a very liberal student body and classic liberal arts college. Claremont McKenna has much more of a conservative bent to it and focus more on economics, international relations and those types of studies.

As far as the teams, the Claremont coach is a former professional player, a pitcher I believe. Very laid back guy. The Pomona coach is also a football coach and brings more of a football mentality to the picture. They are very different people and you should meet them both. Very much a matter of taste.

I personally think the facilities at Pomona are nicer, Claremont was planning to upgrade but don't know if they ever did.

If you have any specific questions etc. send me a PM.

I note that the conference they both play in is some excellent baseball, always scouts at games, always guys drafted out of this conference. It may be D-3 but D-3 in Southern California can "hang" with many D-1 programs in other parts of the country.

Very different schools, very different coaches. You really need to check em out first hand. But, again, happy to answer any specifics if you want to send me a pm. I'm not on the site alot these days so may take me a couple days to respond.

Good luck.
Does anyone know if these two programs recruit outside of California to any significant degree? Our son will likely only see these programs at HeadFirst, probably not during high school or travel seasons because we're in the Mid-west.

Also, are there any other strong academic D3 schools in the West similar to the academics of the Claremont Colleges? Cal-Tech is likely not an option or a good fit, btw.

Thanks.
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Also, are there any other strong academic D3 schools in the West similar to the academics of the Claremont Colleges? Cal-Tech is likely not an option or a good fit, btw.

Thanks.


As someone else posted, Occidental in Los Angeles is an excellent school, with incoming Frosh profiles maybe just a hair below Claremont McKenna. Reed College in Portland Oregon is very, very strong academically, but they offer no varsity athletics. Whitman College in eastern Washington state is very similar to Claremont and Occidental in terms of profile. Willamette University in Salem Oregon is a strong school, that is becoming higher profile. University of Puget Sound in Tacoma Washington is also a strong liberal arts and sciences school. Lewis and Clark College in Portland Oregon is very strong academically, although it seems L&C kind of flies under the radar.
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Also, are there any other strong academic D3 schools in the West similar to the academics of the Claremont Colleges?


redsox,
I am not sure how extensively they recruit outside California, but Pomona-Pitzer usually has some diversity of players from around the nation.
When you ask about the "West" for D3, that could be be either the West Coast or the D3 West Region.
For the West Region of the NCAA D3, that is all of the West Coast from Washington to California and then extending East to Texas and Arkansas. The West Region of D3 is extremely large.
Looking at the athletic and baseball mixture, P-P would be near the top and so would Trinity, Tx.
The former is more selective from an admissions standard perspective; the latter has been more successful on the baseball fields for the past number of years.
Both recruit very good baseball players and very, very good students.
With Chapman joining the SCIAC, P-P's ability to get to the post season will be challenged.
The other schools mentioned in this thread have wonderful academics. There could be pretty wide variables on the baseball and recruiting aspects.
On the baseball side, Millsaps in Jackson, Mississippi has a terrific program and Rhodes, in Memphis, is very solid and on the step of breaking into National recognition.
If you wanted to limit the search to the West Coast, for baseball and very good to top academics, I think the previous posters have provided very good information to combine with your background on the C-M schools.

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