I am a 2007 LHP/CF. Our season started this past Tuesday. I pitched 5 innings, had 11 strikeouts, 4 walks (one of them I picked off), 1 hit and no runs scored. I also got the W. At the bat, I went 1 for 3. I bat in the lead-off position.

I am looking into playing with a travel team this summer. Does anyone have any suggestions? I go to the websites of the travel teams that I know about and they don't seem to have a place where a new player can inquire about a try-out.

In past summers, I have always attended college camps (10 of them since my freshman year) and also started attending PG events last summer as well.

I'm not sure if a travel team is a better way to go or not. I really would like to play at East Cobb this summer and Jupiter next October. An SAT conflict kept me from playing in the Jupiter Underclass tournament last October. PG had put me on one of their teams.

I guess I am asking two questions --

1)how does a player get on a travelling team -- especially if the player plays at a small private school?

2)Is a travel team the way to go or should I continue with my camps and showcases only?

So far, I am scheduled to attend the PG Academic Showcase in June and the Blue-Grey Showcase at Wake Forest in August.

As for camps, I have been invited to Stanford's All Star camp in July by Coach Stotz and the Andy Lopez Baseball Academy at Arizona in July as well.

I would appreciate help and advice.

Stanford camp, and anything PG, are typically "can't go wrong" type events. I do think, though, that a scout team or an elite travel team is a good way to go. However, do your homework. You want to make sure that your opportunity has your best interest at heart. You alone are responsible for restraint from overpitching. While I don't believe there are many coaches out there who would use a player that way, I do believe they are out there. Plan on doing the WWBA tourney in Atlanta this summer.

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