Since most of you seem to be very knowledgable about the game, I figured I'd ask you.I've been playing baseball my entire lifeand I have dreams to continue to play as long as I can.

Baseballrulz


What have you done to help yourself?

What showcases have you attended?
What summer/fall teams have you played for?
What have you sent colleges regarding you?

I am well aware of the talent in New Hampshire as are college coaches in the region and elsewhere---have you made people aware?

BTW 5-11 /150 is not a very small player

Keep working out to build your body. Be careful you're not bulking up in a way that will hurt your baseball skills. Keep refining your baseball skills. Find the best D3 program you're capable of playing at. Then have the college coach find the best possible summer program he believes you can compete. If he gets you in the NECBL you'll get exposure to scouts.

You haven't mentioned foot speed and arm strength.

Noone can answer your question but unless you get active and search out some schools you ave almost a zero chance.
You should have been working on this last year. There is nothing wrong with being 5'11. That is 6' with spikes right ?
You should get on the net and find some schools you would like and get some emails etc off to them. Be positive and let them tell you wether you have a shot or not. Don't sell yourself short. If you do no one will be interested..

Interesting that he cannot answer the questions

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I havent got a look from any scouts

You last statment seems contradictory.

I think TRhit was specifically referring to your 60 speed, which you have not posted. Have you been clocked from the outfield/mound (if you pitch)? Also I was in a very similar position. One way like bobblehead said is to send e-mails also filling out questionaires never hurts.

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by bbrlz: I havent got a look from any scouts not even division 3 schools ... main question I guess is what is the likelihood of me playing college baseball(any division) ... from there do I have any shot at being drafted,

1) "likelihood of me playing college baseball?" - - very unlikely


2) "do I have any shot at being drafted" - - nope


pick a good college & get a good job

BobbleheadDoll, how is my statement contradictory?

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I've only contacted a few via email and I'm waiting to gather all my information until I respond back to them and set up a meeting.

Could be wrong but it seems you have had some dialog with coaches.

I disagree with Bee -- at least regarding your likelihood of playing college baseball at some level. I think you have a couple of things working against you:

* You are probably a late bloomer, at least with regard to your weight. This seems to be an automatic turnoff with many college coaches -- BUT NOT WITH ALL!!

* You have not been very proactive in contacting college programs.

Now is the time to get busy! Put together a list of, say, your top 10 college choices at the D2, D3, and NAIA level. At this point, don't bother with D1 schools, as many have already wrapped up the bulk of their recruiting. Get on the phone and call the recruiting coordinators of these schools and express your interest in their program. Sell them on your strengths and see if you can gauge their interest in you. If they seem interested, keep following up and schedule an unofficial visit at their campus. If they don't seem interested, ask them if they know of other schools with a need for an '08 outfielder.

If you are willing to attend a junior college next year, do the same with JUCO's you are interested in.

Best wishes as you look for a place to play. Please let us know how your search goes!

You seem a little hard on yourself. We don't get much exposure to college or pro scouts anymore either. We didn't go to showcases. We had to search out schools and privide video that would get us an offer without the coach ever seeing my son in person. We created the interest.
Infield08 spells it out pretty well.

B'Rulz ...

What are your GPA and SAT scores?

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by if08: I disagree with Bee -- at least regarding your likelihood of playing college baseball at some level.

are you a politician?

the odds of GOOD hs players going to the next level is very small ...

the odds of VERY GOOD players getting drafted is also very small ...


the outlook for a hs sr who has NOT been noticed by any-body thru-out his career AND throws guys out (sometimes) on 2 hops is dismal at best (there was a GM that drafted his daughter, so all is not lost)

if you were college material "THEY " would have found you ..and theres a lot of truth in that statement,,,sure you can try showcases and things like that but if you were really that high caliber you would have been noticed by now...

Bee> what ? The fish aren't biting ?

I have seen lots of good ball players slip though the cracks.
I would get active and prove Bee> wrong.

we just got 6" of lake effect ... how come it never goes north?

btw, I'd be happy to be proved wrong, but as of 22:19 GMT/1/2/08 my response is pretty good

I'm not so sure I subscribe to the, "if you can do it, they will find you" camp. Someone, somewhere, needs to get up off their butts and promote the player, whether it's the coach, the player, or the players parents.

True example...

Junior year, pitcher 6-1, less than 1 ERA, HS coach sends two other pitchers to bigtime invite only showcase. HS coach then convinces Legion coach to cut pitcher at tryouts so pitcher will play in HS summer ball league for the HS coach. Goes 8-1 less than 1 ERA. Going into senior year, no one knows this kid...throwing 90.

The kids parents knew zero about the recruiting process, but eventually got some advice and helped the kid get some attention.

Kid is now a weekend D-1 starter as a Freshman.

All it takes is a non helping coach and a bit of ignorance and a kid slips through the cracks. Seen it happen.

Baseballrulz,

Has your Legion ball coach given you any advice or helped you out by getting your name out there?