What can I do to get recruited?

practice like crazy, get good grades, read and learn all you can from this web site, it has a ton of information and hints. There is a timeline here which will help you also. Talk with your parents, tell them what your goals are and work with them to help you achieve what you want.

Good Luck!

Keep your grades up. Prepare for A.C.T. or S.A.T.

Start sending letters of introduction to schools in which you have an interest or are in your area.

Attend some camps, especially ones where there are numerous schools represented. Start now looking at schools.

Look into some big showcases, like Perfect Game.

LW, print out the timeline and go over it with your parents about what you can do together to research and prepare. The message board is the 'easy' part of the site; read the articles and share the site with your parents.

Your grades may be fine, but (just in case you didn't know yet), colleges are careful to recruit ballplayers they know will remain academically eligible. Good grades and SAT/ACT's may also qualify you for academic money, thus freeing up some of the program's baseball money --- all points in your favor.

Best of luck, and ask all your questions!

The kids on my travel team know the answer to this question by heart. They have been asked several times a year:

What are the 2 most important stats for any baseball player looking to play in college?

SAT and GPA (ACT with some schools)

Wheres the timeline? Like what do i print out.

how do you send a letter of introduction to schools

move your cursor over to the left and a menu will pop up. You will see "recruiting tips" and "recruiting timeline". Read through all the info on these.

Improve your game with practice. Also you might find some private coaching in your area, attend instructional camps etc. Do speed drills, get stronger. SPARQ web-site has videos of good drills.
Check out the player chat on this message board and ask for resources. I am sure you know what your weak areas are. Hit off the tee etc.

I see it thanks.

I would also appreciate it like if anyone who REALLY knows the game well, if you could pm me for some more tips. I'd really appreciate it.

Hustle, hustle, hustle. My son always hustled on & off the field & I think this drew more attention than anything else he did.

momof5 is right.

My son, who's a year ahead of you, recently got the following email from a college coach. Notice what stood out to him:


i thought you played very well - i was glad i got to see you -

you play hard and hustle and do all of the little things -

i will be in touch this week


LW2ndbase30, if you'll look under general headings on this message board, you'll find a section called "Skills and Tips" with tips for "strength and conditioning," "hitting," "pitching and throwing," "catching," and "fielding and defense." Don't wait for someone to text message you -- look over the tips and you'll have plenty to keep you busy for a good long while.

Good luck!

Grades. Also attend baseball camps where coaches will be and stand out. My son, a senior to be, lives in a small town, minimal exposure, but luckily went to the right college camp this summer and got a verbal offer from a coach he feels he can respect. Don't know about showcases but don't spend money wildly on the hunt if you can avoid it.

If you want to be like everyone else around you then do what they do. If you want to be better than everyone else then do what they are not willing to do. In other words do more than everyone else. Out work everyone else. Have a passion to work at the things that will make you a better player. Run , lift , throw , hit - not just a little more than everyone else around you but way more. Right now your goal should be to push yourself to be the best you can be. Do these things and you will be in a posistion where people want to see you play when it matters the most. Too many times guys are so worried about getting people to see them and they have not spent the time doing the things that makes them the type of player people want to see. Good Luck

Very sound advise Coach May

Frisco Texas!!! I have a former player just traded to Texas playing in Frisco with the DBL AA Rangers. Matt Harrison LHP South Granville HS Creedmoor NC. Do you ever go to the games? If you do you have got to seek him out and say hello. Man it is a small baseball world.

Coach May you have a PM

I'm playing fall ball now, practicing monday-friday. i'v been playing some outfield now, looking for a spot on varsity. we start playing games in about a week. my coach sent a email to a college for about 5-6 prospects on our team.

i try to out do the other kid, try to play for open spots. we run/condition, take infield/outfield but we cant have a actuall pracitce cause we can get in trouble cause of off season..

im going to look at those tips at the top!

wait.. where are those tips under general what? sorry im new at all of this

Why are you so intent on someone sending you an IM on your AIM account. Everyone has given tons of tips and resources and you just keep asking for an IM????

That's his signature, like how I have a quote from Plato.

ok, I see. Sorry, but he also started a new thread asking for tips on his AIM account after he's gotten all these tips, so I was curious why he did that. Doesn't matter just didn't make sense to me.

Well, I understand what you are saying but it is also a good thing in a way too. Shows that he is very ambitious and has the heart to want to improve.