fenwaysouth
Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:50:45 +0000

Is college baseball worth it?



That is entirely up to you. Yesterday I saw 10 seniors and their parents celebrated by an Ivy program for their 4 year commitment to college baseball. Their was not a dry eye among them or their teammates. These kids love to play college baseball, and to be part of their team. One parent told me his senior kid locked himself in his room the previous night because he couldn’t contain his emotions.

If you have concerns that is a different matter entirely. You are doing the right thing by researching this, and I think you some great data points. I had the same concerns 4 a years ago. We found the Ivys to be a perfect situation for my son. Ivys have a shorter baseball season, play less games, travel less and practice less than all the other D1 schools that recruited him. Being a pitcher can help too as the practices aren’t as numerous or long. If you become a weekend starting pitcher then you will most likely not travel to mid-week games which frees you up to get work done.

There is as much of a social life as you want. For most college baseball players, I think the team is the central social scene. My son does many things with his teammates including bowling leagues, and trivia night at the local “watering hole” to win cash. It is different for every recruit, and I think it has more to do with their major selection than athletics. JMO.

Good luck.