Saddleback College So Cal

Are you referring to Saddleback College in Orange County, California? California Junior Colleges are a separate from the National. They have their State playoffs.

Jack Hodges is the very respected Head Coach and in 1988 traveled with our American team to Japan as a Coach.

Bob

Yes, I was. Thanks for the info!

Sorry I can't help with Saddleback specifically, mine went to Fresno. But I can say that the level of ball played by the California JC's is outstanding. It's a state that is well-populated with great ball players, and I would bet money that if your son wants to go on and play at a 4 year, the CA JC system can get him his best shot.

I live down the street from the school. My daughter is a sophomore there. I am friends with the catching coach's wife.

It is an excellent school - has a program to get kids into top Cali academic schools. Also year in and year out has a top baseball program.

Just and excellent school and program.

I was thinking about the possibility of transferring out there. Since my freshman year (last yr) was just confirmed it being red-shirted. Although I am having surgery now and not sure if I can pitch this year, but I know the 5 years time clock already started.

So after this year I will still have another year left at a juco and my family live about 10-15 mins from there and was trying to keep as many options open.

Thanks for the info everyone!

keep in mind they dont offer scholarships and out of state is probably very expensive.

Also keep in mind the talent level is very high and there is a lot of internal competition just to even make the team.

There are more big leaguers that come from that part of the country than anywhere else in the United States.

Most of the JC leagues in So Cal are very well scouted by Pro scouts, D1 and D2 schools. If you go to this link you can see where they go. http://spincostats.com/Communi...al/Professional.html

As I don't feel any one program dominates So Cal JC baseball, I believe you can choose from a number of JCs and get good exposure. ANother benefit is that you have a lot of different coaches/programs to choose from, making it easier to locate the right program for you, if you make the roster.

anyone have any info on the school just north, irvine valley community college and its baseball

Irvine Valley finished at the bottom of their conference last year while Saddleback finished middle of the pack. Irvine is a nice area but not as nice as Mission Viejo. IV consistently gave up a lot of runs LY, if you're a good P, they need help. (don't know what this year looks like)

thanks a ton for the info!

BBLefty21, all the schools out here have talent. All have talented coaching.

Ask the HC of the schools you are interested in this:

How many student athletes have you placed into the (fill in the blank with what level you want to play..D1, D2, D3, Naia, etc...)?

playfair-

I would have to assume the talent out there is better (in general) then out here in Illinois. But I will be contacting these coaches shortly about playing/the school.

Thanks everyone for the input

BBlefty, I dont want you to misunderstand. The talent in Illinois is the same as it is in CA. There are guys in Illinois just as good... You are probably one of them. The difference between Illinois and CA is in numbers of good players not in talent level.


We are talking depth of talent not the greatness of the individual athlete.

Ask the coaches to be honest with you. How you fit in.. Ask them how many D1 bounce backs they got last year. Ask them how many kids they have placed in 4 year baseball programs out of their program in the last couple of years.

Good luck.

I understand your point. The fact of being able to practice outside all year could only help ball players. But I understand what you are saying. Thanks for the help!

I was curious if anyone knew off hand if there are any restrictions with contacting jc coaches out there in California. I read somewhere they have recruiting restrictions that are different from here in IL.

Contact the coach. Rules have to do with in state territories. You can contact any coach directly. Calif JC,s are are competitive. The Orange Empire Conference, which Saddleback is part of, may be the toughest conference in the country. The rosters of some schools are already on line, check the D1 kickbacks.

Gary

Sounds good. Emailed coaches from a few different schools about a week or week and a half ago, figure they are still on break like I am here.