The Hardest Working Scout Ever?

It was probably a Dad not wanting to get busted at a closed practice (half kidding, but with today's generation of parents, you never know)

Scouts will definitely go the extra mile to find players.  Their jobs depend on it.

with your thread title, I was expecting a link to an article about some scout who had covered 20,000 miles in 2 weeks or something...

All it takes is a call to the school.

Hi I'm with ______ University and interested in one of your players. How do I get to the field from _______ and what time is practice. Thanks. 

He is probably just a local baseball guy who is close to the program and they asked him to take a look at a player for them. 

Scout from region looks at state ranked players in PG website and identified a prospect from your school. He calls school for directions. Maybe that is hardest working scout

I used to have an older friend who was a great high school and then college coach.  He loved baseball.  Every night of the week he was at some field watching some kids.  He would send notes to guys he thought could use players like the ones he saw.  He just loved the game, was highly respected, and saw it as his job to help get kids to college.  I used to love to sit and talk to him about baseball.  He kept telling me that my youngest who was 9 at the time was the best of the three.  He would even bring his glove sometimes and play catch with my little one who is a senior this year.  Was sad to hear he passed away a few years ago. 

Birddog

I’ve never heard of a scout for a D1. D1’s have assistant coaches in charge of recruiting. He’s also an assistant who is busy helping coach games on the weekend. If there’s a potential D1 player on the team it is possible the coach asked a friend whose judgement he trusts to go take a look. Then the coaching staff will check the player out later at a showcase.

RJM is on the money.

Thats what I do for a few schools that won’t see players until the Summer

1) Approach at practice

2) Attitude: Teammates and coaches 

3) BP and Bull Pens

4) Defense

5) Stature as a BB player

Generally hidden from view. I will be at practice field when classes end and watch player on his way to the field as well.