Tournament Opinions

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"18u WWBA National Championships Marietta, Georgia"

Whaddya' think guys? Worth it?




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It rains a lot there.

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Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
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"18u WWBA National Championships Marietta, Georgia"

Whaddya' think guys? Worth it?




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Absolutely worth it, but why are they not playing in the 17u class?

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And who would know better about rain than someone from...

Location: The Northwest?

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Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
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"18u WWBA National Championships Marietta, Georgia"

Whaddya' think guys? Worth it?




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LOL!! Okay wiseguy, even I know the WWBA Tournament is an important place to play LOL. I just copied and pasted the entire schedule so you guys could see where they were playing and offer advice on which to miss if I can't get him to all of them.
Also his organization is sending a team to the 17/18U Blue Chip Prospects Tournament at Diamond Nation. he's not currently scheduled to be on that roster, is this Tournament worth it to talk to the Coach about including him, if possible. The Coach is a Great guy, very approachable and wouldn't mind discussing it and saying "No" if he didn't want "Speed" in that particular Tournament.

If it helps any, "Speed's" goal is to play close to home in or around NJ. Probably no more than 3 hours away, so he can come home for the ocassional Weekend for Mom's Home Cooking and Laundry!

Thanks for the advice.

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And speaking of location...

Location: South Cakalaki

Is that any where near Souvlaki: "The Hamburger of Greece"?




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"wiseguy"

No, more like smarta$$!




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Originally posted by WinBuc44:

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Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
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"18u WWBA National Championships Marietta, Georgia"

Whaddya' think guys? Worth it?




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Absolutely worth it, but why are they not playing in the 17u class?

They are sending one group to the 18U and then to the New Era Cap Classic in Buffalo immediately following. A different Group is going to 17U and will not be playing in Buffalo as they overlap.

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"...he can come home for the ocassional Weekend for Mom's Home Cooking and Laundry!"

It's not surprising really what a son becomes fond of...




HOME FOOD CLEAN MOM...

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There are two individual showcases your son should also do ... SelectFest and Atlantic 100. He will need a coach and scout reference for the SelectFest appplication.

SpeedsDad,
Any 17u tournament at Diamond Nation is well attended by college recruiters. You can't be too far so I would attend all tournaments there.

They might be better off playing in the 17U Marietta tournament. Might be more recruiters at that one.

All in all it sounds like a nice schedule.

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Originally posted by RJM:
There are two individual showcase your son should also do ... SelectFest and Atlantic 100. He will need a coach and scout reference for the SelectFest appplication.

I could not agree more, having had my son attend SelectFest. Check out selectfestbaseball.org for information on the schools that where there last year, as well as the list of kids who committed and the schools they committed to. Very impressive, and was one of the best regional showcases in the Northeast.

The Super 17/18 tournament at Diamond Nation was also real good for my son 2 years ago, but it may have been because the start of the tournament was the same night as the Area Code tryouts in Allentown, PA. A lot of the same scouts made the 30 mile trip from Allentown to Flemington, NJ, and my son was able to be seen in both a showcase environment and as a starting pitcher in the same day. it helped a bit that he performed well in both