Baseball Recruiting - So Many Questions

fenwaysouth
Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:52:36 +0000

My two cents…If you are looking at Ivy and NESCAC athletic recruiting, this is the place you want to be. HSBBWEB is a great baseball site, but doesn’t cover the academic side as well as this site. If you are looking at non-Ivy D1 baseball recruiting then I would recommend HSBBWEB. I contribute to both, and like each for what they do best.

Congrats on having a very talented young man. It is not difficult to be recruited. It is VERY difficult to be recruited by the schools that are the best fit academically and athletically. The college baseball clinics that we had the best success with were those that we had already established a relationship with…they knew who my son was and he got their attention. If they don’t know who you are, then I wouldn’t waste my time and money. We didn’t attend DeMarini, so I can’t comment. We attended a number of PG events, academic showcases and specific camps that wanted my son to attend. I would follow up ASAP with that school that had shown your son interest espeically if it meets your recruiting goals. I have so many lessons learned that I could write a book. There is actually a thread on this site that deals specifically with that topic…I’ll see if I can find it.

If your son is in his junior year, he needs to start reaching out to a targeted bunch of schools to get on their radar NOW. Send an intro letter to head coach with atheltic and academic accomplishments (including SAT and ACT), as well as your summer schedule. Ask them for their summer recruiting schedule as well. Your son needs to try to establish a dialogue and relationship with the coaches. Keep in mind the Ivy baseball season will be ramping up with full practices on Feb 1. The month of March is mostly spent on the road, because of the northeastern weather. So be patient with their responses.

Feel free to PM me with questions. Others on this site have a lot to offer as well with their NESCAC and Ivy recruiting experience. Listen carefully as there is a lot of wisdom on this site when it comes to this topic.