Rutgers Unversity

They are D1

Here is a source for D1 Schools:

http://www.ncaa-baseball.com/schools/rutgers.htm

If you're a baseball player in New Jersey how can you not be familar with the success of the Rutgers program? 2007 was a big year. They play in the Big East. Louisville, from the Big East, went to the CWS in 2007.

ok, because i live in newjersey and i wanted to know the top d1 baseball college located in newjersey. is Rutgers the best?

RJM, you've got to remember if a college basketball player gets a parking ticket everyone in your state knows about it. Many good hs baseball players have almost NO exposure to the college game.

t-s, that is now changing with programs like Tri-State Arsenal, Jack Cust, Teal and others.

ok, because i live in newjersey and i wanted to know the top d1 baseball college located in newjersey. is Rutgers the best?

Rutgers-Newark maintains its own separate sports programs, and they are DIII.

but i want d1

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but i want d1

Only DI?

If so,...why?

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Originally posted by Baseball+Work=Dreams:
but i want d1

There was a site of one of the posters that had various schools by state, I don't know how accurate it is, as they had some problems with CA, but it is a start:

NJ Schools

You really need to determine what your acedemic needs and ablities as well as your athletic skill set is vs focusing on just just D1 schools.

Good Luck!

B+W ...

Since you're adamant about playing D1 I have a question for you? Have you ever attended a D1 game and witnessed the skill level required? I'll guess you haven't since you don't know the teams in your state.

I suggest you attend some Rutgers and Seton Hall games to get a feel for the level of play in the Big East. You could go to a Lehigh or Lafayette game (not far over the state line in PA) to get a feel for play in the Patriot League. There's also the Northeast League. You should attend some of their games. You should also watch D2 and D3 games.

What year are you? What level of summer ball are you playing? Who else besides yourself thinks your D1 material? Here's the first question a coach will ask you: How are your grades and SAT scores?

woah!??

that was little offensive? playing d1 is my goal/dream thats all. and yes i have attended a d1 game. my 2 brothers go to rutgers on a academic scholarship. i just wanna follow there footsteps. my year is 2011

If you have two brothers attending, and you have attended a game, how did you not know it was a D1 school?

i did ask him.my brother doesn't really know anything about sports. im sorry that i said d1, but i have attended a college baseball game.

Yes..Rutgers/Piscataway is Division 1 NCAA. It's a very good program with a very good coach Fred Hill.

B+W=D,

RJM has made a great suggestion, you need to go to some college games which is a great way to begin your search.
As suggested visit the NCAA site for a list of D1 schools, better yet, try NCAA-baseball.com. Do your homework on all division schools and include JUCO programs.
Then if you think that you know what you want to major in, begin searching schools to see if it meets that criteria. You might try to locate sports management programs under PTRM (Parks, tourism, recreation and managment).

I am sure when your brothers were getting ready for the college, they had help from your folks. Go to your parents, tell them you want to play baseball in college, tell them what you want to major in(which may change several times over the next few years) sit down, have along talk about how you plan to achieve this (getting very good grades, playing on a top travel team, showcases, perhaps lessons). This takes a lot of planning, have them plan with you. If this is what you really want to do, they should be your main support, and help guide you through the process. Better yet, tell them about the HSBBW, if they are not familiar with the process, read the steps about recruiting and what years you should do what.

That is my best advice to you.

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Originally posted by Baseball+Work=Dreams:
woah!??

that was little offensive? playing d1 is my goal/dream thats all. and yes i have attended a d1 game. my 2 brothers go to rutgers on a academic scholarship. i just wanna follow there footsteps. my year is 2011

It wasn't intended to be offensive. It was intended to be a splash of reality. I coach a 16U team full of 2011's. I have the same talk with them and their parents. The intent it to help deal with reality and proceed forward.

I looked my own son in the eyes and told him while he has some D1 tools, right now I see him as a D3 prospect (we don't have high end academic D2's in our region). Do you run a 6.8 sixty? My son does. Did you hit 80 mph as a freshman? My son did. I still see him as a D3 prospect until he improves. Most people have no idea how hard it is to compete at the D1 level. When I took my son to see Florida State play his response was "Holy ****!" His dream is to play at Vanderbilt. Now he knows how far he is from his dream. But he has a sense of reality now.

You did not respond to some important questions that could help experienced posters point you in the right direction.

How are your grades?
Have you taken SAT's yet? If so, scores?
What level of summer ball are you playing?

And this is a very important question that is not offensive: Who besides you sees you have having D1 potential?

Along with some other posters on this board, I have a reasonable knowledge of how to proceed in the NJ, PA area over the next couple of years. There are people here who can help. How talented are you? It impacts where people recommend you attempt to play next summer.

my grades are pretty good. i have not taken the sat's. summer ball is probably the hardest thing, my city has one but me in particular thinks it just for the money. i asked my parents about this i looked up some tryouts but the cost is alot. i will attended a UA TRYOUT to see my tools. i ran my sixty and it was a 6.5-6.6. I have discussed this with my parents for a year now since they know im serious about playing ball. i visited the ncaa site i did all of that. i probably thinking of majoring in sports managment, or sports medicine anything with sports.

Is your GPA over 3.0? Give us a number. 3.0 or better is a very important. As for the cost of your city summer team, chances are you're going to need to talk to your parents or get a job to play at a higher level next summer if you want to play D1. It will cost a lot more than a city team.

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Originally posted by Baseball+Work=Dreams:
my grades are pretty good. i have not taken the sat's. summer ball is probably the hardest thing, my city has one but me in particular thinks it just for the money.

For summer, what about legion ball? Does your area have a legion team. While Tri-State, Cust and others have attracted top players for exposure, they are costly. There's still a strong presence of American Legion Baseball in NJ. Just about every high school player plays legion ball, and not as expensive as the club teams.

"Tri-State, Cust"

The third organization involved in NJ Super 17's is Teel out of Wycoff. Tri-State is in Cherry Hill. Cust is in Flemington.

3.1 gpa. Money is a real big issue but they have showcases at trenton thunder which is near me that im gonna attend. like the UA tryout

Yep..Teel's the other one in the Super 17

You need to make your first list of colleges you might want to attend. Then you need to find out what showcases they attend. You don't want to put up money for showcases just to throw your talent against the wall and hope it sticks on the right program. Find out who's attending certain showcases before you start spending money.

Your a soph in HS. How good are you?

and do you have varsity experience?

yes i do play on varsity

How good are you?

i am real good coach may just need to be evaluated which im gonna be this fall. all i need is a chance to showcase my skills

BWD,
You run a 6.5-60yd.
And what position do you play?
EH

Great, I just wanted to hear you say it because thats very important imo. Get out there and get someone to evaluate you and keep working hard. Good luck to you.

BWD

Drop me a email TRhit@msn.com
and visit our website www.collegeselect.org

Understand one thing though--- if you want exposure you cannot get it playing in your town---you need to expand the area you play in

Since you seem to take things personally that is another aspect you need to adjust --people are trying to help you by being honest and up front with you---if you want sugar coated info you will end up going nowhere at the end of the day


In terms of competition we played The LI Tigers, Baseball U, Bayside Yankees and Youth Service this weekend is a Showcase Tournament

This weekend at Baseball Heaven on LI we will be with teams like NY NINE, BAseball U, Farrah Builders, East Coast Grays and the list goes on---you need to be on travel team, like these.

Just trying to help you not recruit you-- our roster is set

If you really do run a 6.5 or 6.6 they are going to LOVE you at showcases.
(that's about upper 1%, or even one half of 1% IMO)

i play outfield speed to me is one of my natural tools.

What is your arm strength, Have you thrown against a radar gun.
and what did it read?

to tell you the truth theEH i think all of my tools are fine by senior year they should be fined tuned if i work hard the way i am know. All i need is a chance.

the last time i threw with the gun was about 2 years ago but not from outfield.

my friend went to the UA TRYOUT and they said he had to get his 60 to atleast a 7.0(so i guess he was over a 7.0) and if i go there running a 6.5, as a 2011 graduate i would like to know what will happen.

It will get you noticed thats for sure. Then you will have to show you can actually play the game. If you can play then that speed will be a big plus for you. If you can not play at the level of the coaches watching you they will wish you could.

Every tool you have will have a say in how valuable you are to a college coach. Depending on where you play or can play the value of the tools will vary. You will never be too fast. You will never throw it too hard. You will never hit it too far. Good luck to you.

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if i go there running a 6.5, as a 2011 graduate i would like to know what will happen.

While running and speed is part of the evaluation, arm strength and hitting are also very important.

Your speed is very fast, and will get Recruitors attention.
Then you must show your skill level at your position of choice.
With that kind of speed OF is a good position to play.

Go to the Rutger's baseball camp if they have one.
Tell the coaches your interested in attending Rutger's and playing baseball for them.
Then run a 6.5 60 in front of them.
They will keep in touch.

Good Luck
EH