Why attend and underclass showcase event

wanaplay

If the 15 year is a prospect and shows potential he will truly gain by getting on radar screens--colleges , if they like what they see, will track him from here on in.

On top of it all it is a great weekend of top flite baseball which is always a great thing

Bottom line-- best of both worlds-- getting seen and playing great baseball

Yes they do keep track. My son has had calls from coaches who saw him at showcases when he was 15 and 16 and have followed him.

The proof is now surfacing on the phone and in the mailbox.

Wanaplay,
Absolutely! Let me give you an example. My son was fortunate to play for an 18u select team (Dulin’s Dodgers) when he was 15. This team had a very good reputation and would draw a lot of scouts and college coaches. Unbeknownst to me at the time and during one tournament, the University of Alabama recruiting coordinator and now head baseball coach of Northwestern University, Mitch Gaspard, was in the stands scouting the team. Seems as if he had seen my son during this tournament and had called his head coach at Alabama and told him he had found a catcher. After this particular game, Coach Gaspard approach our head coach to inquire about my son only to find out he was 15 years old. Coach Gaspard told me this story two years after the fact when my son was of age, and they were actively recruiting him. Like anything else, if a player makes an impression on a coach (good or bad) that impression will last a long time. Go for it.
Fungo

wanaplay,
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Showcases