Son's D1 Baseball program CUT after this season. How to get recurited for JR yr.?

Toye, welcome to HSBBWeb. It's too bad another program is going south. Your son should start a list of potential schools, and work with any ex coaches for networking. MOST important, make darn sure he looks at the current rosters to ensure he doesn't come in 2nd place behind an All American stud. They WILL be drafted and these are their money maker, poster boys for future recruiting. Playing time will be very limited. Don't limit your search to D1's only.

Thanks Dad for your reply.
Yes it is petty sad. But we are trying to look at this as a blessing is disguise.
We are currently putting together a list and it is very time consuming.
Is there a recruiter or agency that does this kind of work?

what about his current coach? in situations like his they usually get involved

Yes, the current head coach says he is doing what he can for all 30 players. This is a small program with a head coach and two asst. coaches that are in season. I think time is of the essence. Should I put all my trust in him to get son recruited?

Toye, I haven't heard of anyone that does roster research. If you have a list of schools, it doesn't take long to read the bios on the players. If your son isn't a pitcher that eliminates almost half the roster.

Your son will be in the same boat as transfers from JC's, and many schools will be used to getting Jr's transfering in. That is good for him.

I'd have him e mail all the schools he's interested in transfering to and explain his interest in them right now. Don't wait for others to do it for you, and don't eliminate D2 schools either.

toye- Over the course of about 6 months (July-January) I spent countless hours researching schools that I could transfer to. My reason was not the cutting of a program, but it was not for frustration with my current program either. My advice is as follows:

Begin by researching the academic field your son is currently studying or interested in studying. You can get a very good gauge of what he fits into academically just by comparing particular educational programs to his current one.

Analyze the geographic desires. Does he want to stay close to home? A few hours away? Nationwide? Narrow it down a bit this way

Analyze the level of competition. Be honest according to his abilities. I knew I was a talented pitcher, but I also knew I am not 6'5" throwing 95 mph. It would have been much more difficult for me to obtain a roster spot at a powerhouse top 25 school than the school that I did obtain a roster spot at, which I suppose could be classified in a "mid-major" Division I conference. Know how good he is, and go from there.

Network network network. There's no better way to go about getting ahead than using who you know. His current college coach is obviously a good place to start.

Be proactive. This is probably the most crucial of all my points. Transferring takes a lot of time and a lot of effort. But if your son wants it badly enough, he should/would be willing to put in the time. The end result of his labor will be extremely satisfying.

PM me if you need any help, as I became pretty good at finding contact information for college coaches and drafting up emails pretty quickly during my experience with an unorthodox transfer process. Best of luck.

Where did you son play last summer?

When did you learn of the "cut backs"?

My suggestion is to consider NAIA; Division 2 and 3 schools and to locate a "strong" summer collegiate league.

Bob Williams

Don't know anything about your son's skill PT etc., however if he been playing in league games for the last year or so, start with other teams in the league.....I would also call last year's summer coach if your son has a good relationship with him. You want to end up in a place he is wanted, many JC players don't get picked up until later in the year, if a school wants your son they can likely get him in anytime before classes start in the fall. i.e. summer league might be very important this summer if nothing happens in the next month or so.

THX JH and BW.
He played in the HCBL (Hawaii)last summer and this summer he is comitted to play in the PGCBL (NY). We learned of the cutback one week before season.

J H - This is a little off topic, but have you ever considered coaching, like at a D-I, like soon?

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Very first contact should be UNLV...they LOVE local players...and your appears local...

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Very first contact should be UNLV...they LOVE local players...and your appears local...

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Actually he had a great game against UNLV two weeks ago. Now with the new coach yea. But before not so much on local players.

toye- The coaches he played for/are going to play for in those leagues could be extremely valuable contacts to have as well.

JMoff- It's definitely something I would take into high consideration if the opportunity presented itself in the near future.

observer44- Couldn't agree more. I've had nothing but great experiences in the past with both Coach Chambers and Coach Stolte. Although, you knew most of that already!

Bad situation gets worse.
They fired two of the three coaches yesterday.
Unbelievable. They haven’t even started conference play yet.

Student Athlete Showcase handles college recruiting for a variety of sports. They've been pretty good for several kids in various sports that I know who've used them.

University of Alabama Huntsville has been adding quite a bit of talent lately. They are looking to upgrade and move up the ladder. It's a D2, good school, however it is mostly a commuter school, the dorms are really nice though.

It's in the Gulf South Conference which sports a bunch of teams that are very competitive. Southeastern D2's are competitive with most if not all D1's. The coach is really looking for players who can play and graduate, as the school is fairly rigorous.