Skip to main content

Can I please get some updated insight into PSAC schools?  The most recent thread appears to be back in 2016.  My son is interested in several PSAC schools and we'd like to be educated about them as much as possible. Any insight will be of value.

From the 2016 thread I get the vibe that the better PSAC teams are quality programs that could easily out perform some D1 programs. How would you compare the top third PSAC programs to the bottom third teams in the MAC/Horizon?

I believe I also read a post on HSBaseball that the PSAC public schools tend to not have much athletic scholarship money? I know D2's can give up to 9 scholarship, but it all depends on funding. Do PSAC schools allow stacking athletic with merit?

Are PSAC games streamed by the schools?

Any PSAC schools that we should be cautiously aware of? (feel free to direct message me)

Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

the PSAC plays tough baseball. Millersville West Chester, Seton Hill Merceyhurst, recently last handfull of years ESU and Blooms have been tough. Even Ship and some of the mid schools are tough games.

How do they compare to D1 some of the top teams are better other not. There has been more than one season that people in the know would have taken Millersville or West Chester roster over Penn State. On a wins level and competing for Champs it is not close.



All the PSAC schools that i am familiar with are on the lower side of cost. West Chester is the high end I know of at about 25 or 28k, many considerably less. You will get some scholarship money but it isn't a huge deal maybe up 5k or there about and again the price points are pretty low so money isn't the objective.

It is a solid state school league with real good baseball.

I live in West Chester, PA ... and second the opinion that the PSAC is good baseball.
You will want to consider ...

* is the PSAC school public or private,
* how much has the school used the transfer portal the last couple years
* do you have an interest being closer Philadelphia or closer to Pittsburg.

some of the PSAC schools have a cold NE winter ... some more mild mid-atlantic like weather.

It's good baseball.

The top 3 or 4 would most likely be competitive against a good amount of D1s in a one game setting. Two of mine at D1s have scrimmaged them in the fall. They hit, but once it got to the 4/5th bullpen arm you could see the difference.

A lot of fringe D1 players end up committing to PSAC schools and I don't believe it is actually any easier for them to get on the field.

If it were to come down to some lower level D1s vs PSAC schools I would be considering money and playing time more than I would the level.

Add Reply

×
×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×