OH BBMom,
Since our son played at a very good DIII, for a coach who strongly believed in the benefits of Summer league challenges, I would not be worried about the coaches thinking. They want the best for your son. They want him to be better in the Fall of 2011 than he ended the Spring of 2011.
Certainly your son will be challenged. But I would bet the coach sees that your son has the ability to step up to that challenge.
One aspect about college coaching: they don't see your son the same way you do or your son does in terms of baseball. They have a view of where your son can get in terms of baseball; how much better he can get. They want your son to be challenged, to see how much better he needs to be, and how much better he can get by hard work and being challenged.
Once your son gets close to meeting that challenge, they will challenge him to another level.
From a baseball perspective, my bet is the coaches have your son's very best interests in their mind also. The challenge in the NYCBL/NECBL is one of those challenges. It won't be easy. They see your son has the ability to meet or exceed that challenge and be that much better in the Fall of 2011.
College baseball is a daily grind of mental strength and challenge. Being placed in a Summer league is part of that grind, part of that challenge, and part of the process for your son to develop his talent and skills to their maximum.
I think this is a great vote of confidence in your son by his coaches.
From our son's experience, there are no downsides from this potential opportunity for your son. It will be a challenge and a struggle at times. The rewards can be pretty substantial for a DIII player in terms of proving themselves and getting better.
If the coaches are able to finalize this for your son, there is every reason to feel confident it can be a very good experience for him and for his team and teammates.
Infielddad and ILVBB,
Thanks for the pep talk! I know it helped me settle my mind. He will always be my little boy, and to think he will be competing against 22-yr old men is kind of intimidating for me. You should have seen me when he made his first varsity appearance as a 15 yr old!.
Thanks again for the info.
Thanks for the pep talk! I know it helped me settle my mind. He will always be my little boy, and to think he will be competing against 22-yr old men is kind of intimidating for me. You should have seen me when he made his first varsity appearance as a 15 yr old!.
Thanks again for the info.
OH BBMom- The beauty of the game is that its the same everywhere you go. Whether you are playing in Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Japan. Whether you are playing in front of Mom and Dad or 50,000 and millions on national television. The mound is still 60 feet, 6 inches away. The plate is still 17 inches wide. The bases are still 90 feet apart. There's still an umpire and 9 players on the field. You have cleats and a bat and a glove and a hat. Regardless of the circumstances, the game never changes.
I play at a DIII school in upstate NY that has had some success at the national stage. Last summer I was fortunate enough to be placed in a top level summer league that I viewed as being above my level. Still though, I yearned for the opportunity to try to compete. I was 12 hours from home for 3 months, living with random people and playing 60 games all over the place. My sole communication with my family was over the phone. My dad, who tries to very rarely...if ever...miss one of my games, resorted to online audio feeds of each contest. It was a difficult transition to make because at first, it wasn't very comfortable. But in the end, it was a blessing in disguise. It didn't matter what high profile school my opponent was from or how hard he threw or how big he was. It didn't matter how many people were in the stands, how many radar guns were pointed at the field, how much noise there was. Because the game never changed.
I always pay a little bit extra attention to things on this site that I can relate to, with this kind of post being one of them. Infielddad and ILVBB have a very good grasp of the process as well and I'm happy to see they jumped at the opportunity to offer advice as well. Best of luck to your son and feel free to PM me
I play at a DIII school in upstate NY that has had some success at the national stage. Last summer I was fortunate enough to be placed in a top level summer league that I viewed as being above my level. Still though, I yearned for the opportunity to try to compete. I was 12 hours from home for 3 months, living with random people and playing 60 games all over the place. My sole communication with my family was over the phone. My dad, who tries to very rarely...if ever...miss one of my games, resorted to online audio feeds of each contest. It was a difficult transition to make because at first, it wasn't very comfortable. But in the end, it was a blessing in disguise. It didn't matter what high profile school my opponent was from or how hard he threw or how big he was. It didn't matter how many people were in the stands, how many radar guns were pointed at the field, how much noise there was. Because the game never changed.
I always pay a little bit extra attention to things on this site that I can relate to, with this kind of post being one of them. Infielddad and ILVBB have a very good grasp of the process as well and I'm happy to see they jumped at the opportunity to offer advice as well. Best of luck to your son and feel free to PM me
Thanks to everyone for the advice and kind words. To JH and Coach Merc - thank you for your offers. I will keep them in mind. Son says he will find out in a week or so.
Hey everyone, I play at a small NAIA school in Iowa and I'm looking to get into the most competetive summer league that I can get into. The problem that I'm facing is that my coaches are doing absolutely nothing to help place me somewhere. I have asked them for help, but they do not even care if our players play summer baseball. I have emailed and called many teams, but being only a player, I haven't even gotten a response.Does anyone out there have any advice that could possibly help me find a place to play it would be truly appreciated.
Trav3667, two I know of where players can sign themselves up, for the most part, are the Puget Sound Collegiate League and the Boise Collegiate League. I'm sure there are others in other parts of the country that may take guys without a direct coach reference and hopefully others will chime in.
You can contact the M.I.N.K. League, they have several teams in the league including Clarinda, Iowa. I'd suggest going to Bob Skilton's baseball link, go to college baseball link, then to summer leagues, there you will find addresses of each of the teams in each of the leagues.quote:Originally posted by Trav3667:
Hey everyone, I play at a small NAIA school in Iowa and I'm looking to get into the most competetive summer league that I can get into. The problem that I'm facing is that my coaches are doing absolutely nothing to help place me somewhere. I have asked them for help, but they do not even care if our players play summer baseball. I have emailed and called many teams, but being only a player, I haven't even gotten a response.Does anyone out there have any advice that could possibly help me find a place to play it would be truly appreciated.
Best of luck to you!
thank you very much for your advice and i will keep working hard to try to find a team
When my guy was a freshman in a JUCO and his coach had not made arrangements, I e-mailed every team on the east coast and mid west from the Cape through the Valley and points south.
2 teams responded that they had a spot, one was in the CPL and we jumped on that! They had a player injured and needed a MIF before the season began.
This will be my son's 3rd year playing in Fayetteville.
When I e-mailed every coach I could find a contact for, I provided his HS and Freshman stats and general information and inquired if they had a spot available. Unconventional, but it worked.
2 teams responded that they had a spot, one was in the CPL and we jumped on that! They had a player injured and needed a MIF before the season began.
This will be my son's 3rd year playing in Fayetteville.
When I e-mailed every coach I could find a contact for, I provided his HS and Freshman stats and general information and inquired if they had a spot available. Unconventional, but it worked.
Try the Mink League. Mac-N-Seitz Athletics. Mike Lusardi. Always looking for players. Go to Mink League website...
trav3667, I stumbled across this today and thought I'd post since it's in your general area: Kansas
Summer Opportunity
Summer Opportunity
trav3667- I just stumbled back upon this thread (a bit clumsy of me considering I started it). My best advice to you would be to contact every single team you could possibly consider playing for in whatever league you can. And when I say every team, I mean it.
My college coach didn't do too much in terms of summer placement. I made a list of leagues that I'd be interested in and researched the hell out of them. Once I figured out which ones appealed to what I was looking for, I researched the contact info for every team I was interested in and sent out e-mails. I'm not exaggerating when I say I sent e-mails to 80 teams.
Did they all respond? No...most didn't. Like you, I play at a fairly small school (D3 in NY). But it only takes one person to like you and express interest in you.
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to play in the CPL (against Floridafan's son) last summer and will be heading to the Valley League next summer. Is the contact process fun? No. It's very tedious and time consuming. But if you want to play competitive summer ball, it's worth the effort. If you put the time in and can prove your worth, as I said, it only takes one.
PM me if you'd like any other suggestions. I'd be more than happy to share my experiences and I'll show you an example of the e-mails I would send to teams to try to garner some interest.
My college coach didn't do too much in terms of summer placement. I made a list of leagues that I'd be interested in and researched the hell out of them. Once I figured out which ones appealed to what I was looking for, I researched the contact info for every team I was interested in and sent out e-mails. I'm not exaggerating when I say I sent e-mails to 80 teams.
Did they all respond? No...most didn't. Like you, I play at a fairly small school (D3 in NY). But it only takes one person to like you and express interest in you.
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to play in the CPL (against Floridafan's son) last summer and will be heading to the Valley League next summer. Is the contact process fun? No. It's very tedious and time consuming. But if you want to play competitive summer ball, it's worth the effort. If you put the time in and can prove your worth, as I said, it only takes one.
PM me if you'd like any other suggestions. I'd be more than happy to share my experiences and I'll show you an example of the e-mails I would send to teams to try to garner some interest.
So my player got an assignment to Wilmington in the Coastal Plains League. He seems happy with it, although for us it is a bit far from home. Last summer in GA. for the summer, then off to VA for college, then to NC for the following summer, the closest of which is a 8 hr drive for us. Its tough to go from never missing a game to seeing 4-5 per year. The only concern that we have is that he is a freshman pitcher, and a young one at that, so the workload during the college season will have to be watched, and if too much, maybe break for the summer instead. Has anyone ever had the experience of getting worn down or even injured due to the far longer season? That is our real concern, making sure that he stays strong and healthy at this point especially since he is a hard thrower, and the longer seasons tend to wear on them more especially at the younger end of the spectrum.
Pitchers do wear down-that's why frequently you see some really stud pitchers not throwing in the summer due to a high number of innings in the spring. As a summer team GM, the "perfect summer pitcher" is the very promising young pitcher that was red-shirted, or a promising freshman/sophmore, that just needs more work to develop. Most college coaches keep an eye on their pitchers in the summer and if the work load gets too heavy, there will probably be a call made to the summer coach.
Kind of an odd item: our plan (VBL team) is to be very careful with pitchers arms/innings, but one college coach told us to throw his guy all we wanted, and if he needed rest, they'd unplug him in the fall.
Kind of an odd item: our plan (VBL team) is to be very careful with pitchers arms/innings, but one college coach told us to throw his guy all we wanted, and if he needed rest, they'd unplug him in the fall.
HighCheese- The head coach in Wilmington was my pitching coach last summer. PM me if you have any questions
What is the overall impression of the NYCBL league? I understand that they have expanded for next season.
Both of my boys played in the NYCBL had had positive experiences. Last year was great with both of them being there.
This year they have not really expanded but it looks like most of the Eastern half have left to be a part of the NEW Perfect Game Collegiate League. It's a bit of a change with 2 leagues now. If PG touches it Ghent it will surely prosper.
This year they have not really expanded but it looks like most of the Eastern half have left to be a part of the NEW Perfect Game Collegiate League. It's a bit of a change with 2 leagues now. If PG touches it Ghent it will surely prosper.
quote:Originally posted by hokieone:
As a summer team GM, the "perfect summer pitcher" is the very promising young pitcher that was red-shirted, or a promising freshman/sophmore, that just needs more work to develop.
Good point hokie about "perfect" summer pitcher. I remember my son's first game in the Valley League. It was against a redshirt freshmen pitcher from Auburn who obviously wanted to prove something. He threw a perfect game that evening and I believe it is the only perfect game in the history of the league. Here is the kid's bio from milb.com:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball...b&t=p_pbp&pid=572747
quote:Originally posted by HighCheese:
So my player got an assignment to Wilmington in the Coastal Plains League. He seems happy with it, although for us it is a bit far from home. Last summer in GA. for the summer, then off to VA for college, then to NC for the following summer, the closest of which is a 8 hr drive for us. Its tough to go from never missing a game to seeing 4-5 per year. The only concern that we have is that he is a freshman pitcher, and a young one at that, so the workload during the college season will have to be watched, and if too much, maybe break for the summer instead. Has anyone ever had the experience of getting worn down or even injured due to the far longer season? That is our real concern, making sure that he stays strong and healthy at this point especially since he is a hard thrower, and the longer seasons tend to wear on them more especially at the younger end of the spectrum.
Your son can determine whether he needs to pitch this coming summer after his season. Mine turned down his first year summer placement, he needed time off. FWIW, lots of pitchers I follow who did big innings in college and then two seasons in summer, now at the pro ball level and have lots of injuries.
Hokie is correct, the perfect summer ball pitchers are the ones that did little mound time as freshman, recovering from injury and need work.
Hi all,
I know that I have very little posts to speak of, but I have been a part of HSBBW for awhile now. I guess I'm a "lurker" as others have put it. However, I felt that after frantically searching for a summer team, I thought it right to share. As I am only a freshman, I wanted a place in which I would be able to improve as a baseball player getting plenty of at bats against collegiate level pitching (I will be getting a good amount of playing time in the spring). After emailing countless programs and through the help of my coaches, I am very excited to say that I will be playing for the Niagara Power of the NYCBL this summer, as I mailed my contract today. I am very blessed to have this opportunity to grow as a baseball player and a Christian. I have talked with many who have been involved with the Power, and have only heard good things! I am curious to know if anyone has more info about the area, etc?
Best of luck to all this summer!
I know that I have very little posts to speak of, but I have been a part of HSBBW for awhile now. I guess I'm a "lurker" as others have put it. However, I felt that after frantically searching for a summer team, I thought it right to share. As I am only a freshman, I wanted a place in which I would be able to improve as a baseball player getting plenty of at bats against collegiate level pitching (I will be getting a good amount of playing time in the spring). After emailing countless programs and through the help of my coaches, I am very excited to say that I will be playing for the Niagara Power of the NYCBL this summer, as I mailed my contract today. I am very blessed to have this opportunity to grow as a baseball player and a Christian. I have talked with many who have been involved with the Power, and have only heard good things! I am curious to know if anyone has more info about the area, etc?
Best of luck to all this summer!
Congratulations! You should have one of the best baseball summers you have ever experienced. My son loves playing for his summer team!
Thanks FF, from everything I've read, your son is quite a ballplayer. My team will be in Florida this spring, but at FL Tech, unfortunately not UT. How far is Tech from Tampa?
Just accross the state about 100 miles or so. Is your son doing a road trip down with his team early in the season? Fla. Tech has a pretty decent team from what I understand.
FF, you have a PM!
My son is a 2011 high school grad so we do not know the process for summer placement after his freshmen college season. Could someone tell me how that works and what the chances are of a D2 freshmen player getting a summer placement? What is the process? Does the player have any say in where he goes? Are there different levels of summer programs etc? Do D1 players get priority, etc?
I have the same question - freshman player but D3 - there does not appear to be enough wood bat summer teams for the college players. Is this an accurate observation? Our son would like something close to home - low key - where he could play when his work schedule allowed. He needs to work this summer. Do such opportunities exist? We live in MI. Thanks!
baseball_fever:
It is getting increasingly difficult to place D3 players in the better collegiate summer leagues (not impossible). However, if it is important for your son, DO NOT put location limitations because it will make placement more difficult (if not impossible).
After the freshman year if he comes home and plays in a "rec league" it is not the same; but may be what makes sense for him (and the family).
My son played in the Great Lakes league (Ohio) between his freshman and sophomore year. He was one of about a dozen D3 players and that was 4-years ago. It can be done; but your son needs to help his coach make it happen.
It is getting increasingly difficult to place D3 players in the better collegiate summer leagues (not impossible). However, if it is important for your son, DO NOT put location limitations because it will make placement more difficult (if not impossible).
After the freshman year if he comes home and plays in a "rec league" it is not the same; but may be what makes sense for him (and the family).
My son played in the Great Lakes league (Ohio) between his freshman and sophomore year. He was one of about a dozen D3 players and that was 4-years ago. It can be done; but your son needs to help his coach make it happen.
baseball_fever you have a PM.
HRKB -
My son was a Freshman at a Florida JUCO. Before commiting to the program I had inquired about summerball and let it be known that my son would like to play in a league like the Valley League, we were told that the coach had contacts there and it should not be a problem.
Because of this web site I learned that most roster spots fill up in the fall, and when my son still had not heard anything I asked the coach what was up...anyway by January and still no word I took things into my own hands and contacted via e-mail every team east of the Missisippi. I sent an overview of who my son was and his stats from HS and 18U Summerball, I probably mentioned his PG Rating, anything that would get a coaches attention.
2 teams responded, the first was one in the Southern League, which was a pay to play arrangement. I was excited that a program was willing to pick him up. Then a response from a team in the CPL indicating that there had been an injury and a committed player might not be able to play over the summer, but he was not sure. After learning more about the CPL I stayed after that coach every week until he knew what the results were for his injured player. Finally the contract arrived and he went off to Fayetteville and had a great season at Short Stop and 3rd Base and was there again last year making the All-Star team and has committed again this year.
I know that we are happy that the coach took a chance on an player unknown to him, I know that the coach has been happy he took that chance as well.
It has been a great baseball experience for him.
My son was a Freshman at a Florida JUCO. Before commiting to the program I had inquired about summerball and let it be known that my son would like to play in a league like the Valley League, we were told that the coach had contacts there and it should not be a problem.
Because of this web site I learned that most roster spots fill up in the fall, and when my son still had not heard anything I asked the coach what was up...anyway by January and still no word I took things into my own hands and contacted via e-mail every team east of the Missisippi. I sent an overview of who my son was and his stats from HS and 18U Summerball, I probably mentioned his PG Rating, anything that would get a coaches attention.
2 teams responded, the first was one in the Southern League, which was a pay to play arrangement. I was excited that a program was willing to pick him up. Then a response from a team in the CPL indicating that there had been an injury and a committed player might not be able to play over the summer, but he was not sure. After learning more about the CPL I stayed after that coach every week until he knew what the results were for his injured player. Finally the contract arrived and he went off to Fayetteville and had a great season at Short Stop and 3rd Base and was there again last year making the All-Star team and has committed again this year.
I know that we are happy that the coach took a chance on an player unknown to him, I know that the coach has been happy he took that chance as well.
It has been a great baseball experience for him.
quote:My son is a 2011 high school grad so we do not know the process for summer placement after his freshmen college season. Could someone tell me how that works and what the chances are of a D2 freshmen player getting a summer placement? What is the process? Does the player have any say in where he goes? Are there different levels of summer programs etc? Do D1 players get priority, etc?
HRKB -
Generally; placements are handled by your son's college coaching staff. The process is the teams located in various leagues across the country are looking for players for their teams. The summer teams GM/Coaches recruit through college coaches.
The reality is summer teams are trying to recruit the best team they can. The also are trying to sell tickets; so a big part of recruiting is what I will call "window dressing." It is easier for a GM/Coach to talk about the kids from major universities (D1) to the local press rather than the small D2/3 school. It is not that they are better it is more function of perceptions.
Do players have a say; sometimes. If you come from a big time program you may have choices. However, it is not always easy to place kids and choice can be a real luxury.
The reality is there is different levels of play. My son played in three leagues (Great Lakes, Atlantic and New England). They were all different from a competition level to an orginizational level.
FYI, this is not a bad time to sneak on to a summer ball roster that was previously full. Fall semester grades may make it clear that some guys have summer school in their future, so some rosters that were full may have just gained a little space.
It is much easier to place a pitcher than a position player. Many teams will carry 14-15 pitchers, then 13-14 of every other position. Playing 9 innings 6 nights a week requires lots of arms...and summer teams are like every other team-always looking for good pitching.
D III players indeed have a tougher road, but it can be done. Our squad will have 4-5 D III's, but we're probably the exception rather than the rule. Be proactive-some college coaches really work to find summer spots, others not so much. The big question mark on D III's is the level of pitching they have faced in regular season. Good leagues feature very good arms, and summer coaches are concerned with whether a D III position player will adjust to a nightly dose of better pitching than they're used to seeing. D III pitchers with good stuff can certainly find spots. I can recall twice in recent years when the Valley League's MVP was a D II.
JUCO's are getting harder to place as NCAA rules now provide that if a team has a coach from NCAA D I, II, or III, no JUCO's are allowed. If you're a JUCO player, and a summer team has a NCAA coach, don't waste your time, it can't happen there.
It is much easier to place a pitcher than a position player. Many teams will carry 14-15 pitchers, then 13-14 of every other position. Playing 9 innings 6 nights a week requires lots of arms...and summer teams are like every other team-always looking for good pitching.
D III players indeed have a tougher road, but it can be done. Our squad will have 4-5 D III's, but we're probably the exception rather than the rule. Be proactive-some college coaches really work to find summer spots, others not so much. The big question mark on D III's is the level of pitching they have faced in regular season. Good leagues feature very good arms, and summer coaches are concerned with whether a D III position player will adjust to a nightly dose of better pitching than they're used to seeing. D III pitchers with good stuff can certainly find spots. I can recall twice in recent years when the Valley League's MVP was a D II.
JUCO's are getting harder to place as NCAA rules now provide that if a team has a coach from NCAA D I, II, or III, no JUCO's are allowed. If you're a JUCO player, and a summer team has a NCAA coach, don't waste your time, it can't happen there.
FF, ILVBB, and Hokieone,
Thanks for your responses! If I understood you correctly my son will need to talk to his coach as soon as he reports to school in the Fall and discuss with the coach what he can do to place him for the summer. If the coach balks we will work hard to find a place ourselves. We do have the TCL Texas Collegiate League in our area and know a few kids who were placed there. I think it is a decent league.
Thanks for your help!
HRKB
Thanks for your responses! If I understood you correctly my son will need to talk to his coach as soon as he reports to school in the Fall and discuss with the coach what he can do to place him for the summer. If the coach balks we will work hard to find a place ourselves. We do have the TCL Texas Collegiate League in our area and know a few kids who were placed there. I think it is a decent league.
Thanks for your help!
HRKB
quote:Originally posted by HRKB:
FF, ILVBB, and Hokieone,
If I understood you correctly my son will need to talk to his coach as soon as he reports to school in the Fall and discuss with the coach what he can do to place him for the summer. HRKB
As stated, this is something that the coach brings up, and since he really doesn't know much about your son as a player, yet, that decision may not come until end of fall or spring.
Also as suggested, this should be something discussed during recruiting.
Your son hasn't even entered his program yet, I would just hang tight for now and not worry about something you have no control over, yet.
JMO.
My son is a current freshmen and will be playing for the Chillicothe Paints in the Prospect League this summer. Any other Paints out there??? This will be the first summer that we won't get to see every game!! Gonna be hard to survive!!
hokieone
so a juco player should first be looking at who is coaching the summer team before he asks for an opportunity to play for them?....thank you for sharing that ncaa rule...my son is a kansas juco player and is looking for a place for the upcoming summer...at this point not much help from the coach...lefty pitcher...again thanks for the info
so a juco player should first be looking at who is coaching the summer team before he asks for an opportunity to play for them?....thank you for sharing that ncaa rule...my son is a kansas juco player and is looking for a place for the upcoming summer...at this point not much help from the coach...lefty pitcher...again thanks for the info
quote:My son is a current freshmen and will be playing for the Chillicothe Paints in the Prospect League this summer. Any other Paints out there??? This will be the first summer that we won't get to see every game!! Gonna be hard to survive!!
old_bobcat- Chillicothe shows all their home games on the internet so you shouldn't have to miss too much.
Nice place to play and the town really supports the team.
Thanks for the info,,, I know the town and region goes nuts over the Paints. Do you know if any of the other Prospect League teams broadcast their games???
Osage,
Correct, although not all web sites currently list the 2011 coaches. The NCAA, in their infinite wisdom, felt too much recruiting was going on if JUCO's played for NCAA coaches. NAIA is not a problem...so NAIA summer assistants are getting to be a valuable commodity.
I understand the reason for the rule, but it's overkill by the NCAA. They didn't want summer coaches recruiting JUCO players to their schools. Did that ever happen? Surely, but at a problem level to ban JUCO players if a summer team has any NCAA coaches? Not in my opinion. This removes an opportunity for NCAA college assistants to get valuable summer experience.
Some teams have opted not to hire NCAA coaches, others have opted not to sign JUCO's.
p.s. the words "lefty pitcher" do get noticed, so if your son's coach isn't real active, he can prepare a resume, no time for modesty, and e-mail it all over the place. A lefty pitcher, with some velocity and control, will catch the eye, trust me.
Correct, although not all web sites currently list the 2011 coaches. The NCAA, in their infinite wisdom, felt too much recruiting was going on if JUCO's played for NCAA coaches. NAIA is not a problem...so NAIA summer assistants are getting to be a valuable commodity.
I understand the reason for the rule, but it's overkill by the NCAA. They didn't want summer coaches recruiting JUCO players to their schools. Did that ever happen? Surely, but at a problem level to ban JUCO players if a summer team has any NCAA coaches? Not in my opinion. This removes an opportunity for NCAA college assistants to get valuable summer experience.
Some teams have opted not to hire NCAA coaches, others have opted not to sign JUCO's.
p.s. the words "lefty pitcher" do get noticed, so if your son's coach isn't real active, he can prepare a resume, no time for modesty, and e-mail it all over the place. A lefty pitcher, with some velocity and control, will catch the eye, trust me.
old_bobcat- Some of the teams have internet radio. Hannibal, Quincy, WV and Butler did for sure. You might have to do some digging to find others. The do have a pretty good game tracker for all games. My son played for Dekalb County last year and will again this year.
Thanks hokieone!...we are currently sending that resume everywhere he feels like he might fit and then some...we have received several responses and frankly the folks are very nice...roster full but we are keeping your info...forwading on to the head coach he will be in touch...lefty pitcher...20 kansas juco fall innings...mostly as a closer...25 k's and 2 runs allowed..not to bad...not throwing fire but can flat get batters out...fb @ 81...change 66..man that flat freezes a batter!....excellent control...and as a bonus he is a very good first baseman and swings a great bat! we will continue the search..hopefully somehting will turn up.