My 2010 son's high school coach is fond of telling anyone who will listen that if you want to play bad enough, there is a program out there for you. Out of the 19 boys on varsity last year, 7 went on to college: 1 as a preferred walk on at a well respected DI(he made the roster), 1 at a DII, 3 at an NAIA in the process of converting to DII, and 2 to a DIII. One of the boys who went to the NAIA school was a backup outfielder in high school, and made the college roster as an infielder. These boys aren't getting the big scholarships, but they all found places on teams that wanted them.
My sons high school team has had over 80 kids sign scholarships in the past 9 years, typically every sr. on our team signs at either D1 D2 NAIA or JUCO..last year 9 out of 10 signed.
Out of those 80 I would say 20 were D1 and some are in minor league ball now.
Out of those 80 I would say 20 were D1 and some are in minor league ball now.
Being the best player on your team means nothing either way. Your team might be terrible or your team might have 5 college bound guys on it. Rule of thumb is that 10% of players will move on to play some level of college ball.
Like many on this site have stated, it depends on the HS program and league. I was trying to remember the numbers from my son's school for all levels of college ball. 2007 1-D1,2008 6-D1(1 all american freshman,2 that went to jc in so year and are back to D1) 1-D3 1-jc,2009 2-D1 2-D3(both played a lot and 1 got all conference freshman team),2010 7-D1 1-jc. At this time all the guys are still playing in the college ranks. There are many paths to continue your playing days, and to help with the college path. ALL baseball players on all levels of college ball get perks with or without a scholly. First to get classes, study hall, and tutoring. In this times when it can take 5 and 6 years to graduate, anything that can help the kids along should be taking into account.