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Summer plans for my son

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My Son is a young (161/2 yr old) junior 6'6" pitcher. He has played on the Bayside Yankees for 4 years. Often the Ace of the team or the number 2 guy. He was offered to play on the team 17U Team again this summer. With Travel to Premier, WWBA Perfect Game 17U Georgia and USA baseball complex tournament. Everyone has told him that he needs to throw harder to pitch in the ACC or SEC.

Hence often projected as a lower D1 pitcher.

His pitching coach said that he needs to work this summer on conditioning, getting stronger and throwing harder.

The summer team coach says if you dont play at that higher level now you are crazy. even if you don't throw hard enough.

my question is:

Is the best route with bayside and the far away tournaments or pitch tournaments locally (blue chips, Perfect game showcase), Work hard conditioning instead of being on the road pitching one game a week

I know the big schools decide in July-August whom they will give scholarships to. But to my son developing, getting stronger and getting better is the most important thing to him.

what would you do?
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jerseydadjerseydad1,000+ posts
I guess a lot has to do with what his options for school will be if he doesn't get in front of the colleges this summer. If he wants to stay close to home then there is a pretty good chance he will be seen by the local colleges.

If he's looking for something farther away then I suggest he put himself in front of the people that make those decisions and most of them don't show up in Westchester.

Without knowing anything about your son's abilities I will assume he is a college prospect, if so I would certainly suggest he at least attend the WWBA Championships in East Cobb and/or Jupiter.

Edit by Jerseydad: Also, if he has an opportunity I would also recommend he attend Selectfest held in NJ this June. It's an invite only program however your Bayside Yankees coach may help you to get in.
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TPMTPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003
baseball poppy,
Welcome to the HSBBW.
You left some stuff out, is he a RHP, LHP and what is his velocity.
What your son needs to do is get himself out there and be seen, he can also work on conditioning during the summer as he should be doing now, it's not an overnight process. Coaches want to see you play, they will determine whether you are right for their program or not, and much of it is based upon his projectibility. As jerseydad suggests, a lot has to do with where his interests lies.

The early signing period is not until November, the regular signing period next april.

I would suggest that perhaps your son be open to all interest and should be contacting schools that he is interested in, based on his ability and academics.
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My Son is a RHP who throws Lo 80's with good command. being a young junior has made this process difficult.

IF being seen by college coaches at wwba in GA and he is only throwing lo 80's it might be a waste of time for him. I heard the georgia PG tourney the scouts hear so and so is throwing 90 lets all drive over there and watch him.

My son has learned to pitch pretty well. but the art of pitching along with volocity seems to be what is required to get to the next level.

I like the shotgun vs Rifle approach. Does that mean there is time and he should do a few showcases and contact the college coaches?

The quandry is he will be better come october then he is now. but waiting to have him seen till then be a huge disadvantate to his college prospects?

thanks so much
PU Pop Up Hitter dad1,000+ posts
BaseballPoppy, a PM means Private Message, go to the upper right, select GO, then go over to Personal Zone, then you'll see a drop down with choices. One will say "Private Mesaaging". Select it, you will have to log in to get to this section.

Most big programs now have already selected their 2010 recruits, but if your son has received any of these program's "spam letters", those he should contact right away to gauge their interest. Don't do as my son and just file them away waiting for that big call. Good luck.
ClevelandDadClevelandDadHSBBWeb Administrator
I would not leave these types of decisions up to a message board. If my son and I felt he needed more conditioning, then that would drive the decision in that direction. If we felt he was already there and needed maximum exposure, then maybe a different decision would be made.

I think you are making a mistake about getting worked up over arbitrary and imaginary deadlines frankly. Don't worry about what you "think" the big schools are deciding to do in August-September as that is entirely out of your control. The only deadline is probably the summer before he is ready to enter college. Until then, he can continue to work on his conditioning and mechanics while continuing to find a solid baseball/academic program.

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