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Close friend's kid got first recruiting letter
Posted on 5/28/13 at 7:56 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 7:56 am
and he's going into freshman year...he's a lefty pitcher throwing in the mid 70s...my buddy was a surprised as anyone. I know its not as unusual for this age being looked at for football...but is this the norm for baseball players? Were talking Div 1 SEC school too
This post was edited on 5/28/13 at 12:08 pm
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Posted on 5/28/13 at 7:59 am to mpar98
Did he attend the schools camp? It very well could be one of the generic letters lots of schools send out seeing as he's just a freshman, he could call the coach, and the coaches tone will show if its just a generic letter or not.
This post was edited on 5/28/13 at 8:02 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 7:59 am to mpar98
Kids are being "scouted" at 12 and 13 for baseball these days
Wouldn't surprise me if younger
Wouldn't surprise me if younger
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:02 am to BR_Bengal
quote:no...he didnt...theyve obviously had coaches at the tournaments...the coach said theyve already looked at his impressive academics as well. My buddy is happy but a little weirded out too.
Did he attend the schools camp?
This post was edited on 5/28/13 at 8:04 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:04 am to mpar98
offered freshman year?
Def ole miss
Def ole miss
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:09 am to mpar98
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no...he didnt...theyve obviously had coaches at the tournaments...the coach said theyve already looked at his impressive academics as well. My buddy is happy but a little weirded out too.
Be careful about the tournaments, unless its a perfect game, or major tournament or showcase, it very well could be a generic letter. UGA is big on generic letters to everyone. A lot of the SEC schools only attend the bigger tournaments instead of the smaller, say USSSA ones. Perfect Game is a huge showcase to the bigger schools
What academics? He's going into his freshman year? Sounds a little generic to me, did they ask him to come to a summer camp? Also ask his coach if they ever talked to the school. If so, it's legit. If not, then I'd be a little hesitant and creeped out.
This post was edited on 5/28/13 at 8:11 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:36 am to BR_Bengal
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smaller, say USSSA
I've seen coaches at many USSSA tourneys. The one in Shreveport especially, but that one has teams from Oklahoma, Nebraska, Dallas, Houston, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missisissippi, Tennessee, etc.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:53 am to mpar98
Recruiting letters are the worst. I would read a lot for my brother and they were all BS. A lot of stuff like "Did you know LSU has a top landscape architecture school" kisses, Coach Les Miles
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:56 am to mpar98
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mid 70s
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recruiting letter
quote:I would bet that the letter had a camp enrollment form as well.
Div 1 SEC school
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:00 am to mpar98
Recruiting letters are becoming fairly common these days. It's really neat to see the ones that are handwritten though. I've seen a lot of SEC letters (especially Texas A&M) where the envelope is obviously handwritten and detailed by some coeds in the sports department.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:02 am to GhostofJackson
The ones by Mississippi State's DC are crazy. 
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:06 am to JJ27
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I've seen coaches at many USSSA tourneys. The one in Shreveport especially, but that one has teams from Oklahoma, Nebraska, Dallas, Houston, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missisissippi, Tennessee, etc.
That wouldn't be a smaller USSSA tournament if it has teams from around the region....
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:08 am to BR_Bengal
Gotcha, I thought you were saying USSSA was smaller. Yeah, they're not going to be at the random 6 team tourney in Bogalusa.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:17 am to mpar98
Sounds like just a generic letter basically saying "Hey. We got your name from a team roster for some tournament. We don't really know anything about you, or if you will ever become a great baseball player. However on the off chance that you do, just remember that we started recruiting you in the 9th grade."
I'm sure coaches probably send out those letters to hundreds of 13,14,15 year old kids hoping that the 1 or 2 that become legitimate college prospects will show some interest in their school 2-3 years down the line.
I'm sure coaches probably send out those letters to hundreds of 13,14,15 year old kids hoping that the 1 or 2 that become legitimate college prospects will show some interest in their school 2-3 years down the line.
This post was edited on 5/28/13 at 9:18 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:19 am to Alt26
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Sounds like just a generic letter basically saying "Hey. We got your name from a team roster for some tournament. We don't really know anything about you, or if you will ever become a great baseball player. However on the off chance that you do, just remember that we started recruiting you in the 9th grade."
oh definitely...its not like they offered him or anything
but I doubt his whole team got a letter
This post was edited on 5/28/13 at 9:21 am
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:39 am to JJ27
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The ones by Mississippi State's DC are crazy.
But do they sparkle? haha
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:34 am to mpar98
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he's a lefty pitcher throwing in the mid 70s
If he's still got some developing left then he's going to be highly touted.
From freshman year to my junior year I grew 7 inches and my fastball upped like 15 miles per hour. But I did not start in the mid 70's haha. I ended there.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:42 am to RileyTime
its not that bad but for a SEC school?
mid 70s is decent but id say for a lefty he would need to end up 88-92 to get some serious SEC consideration.
84-87 is your typical D1 small conference pitcher
mid 70s is decent but id say for a lefty he would need to end up 88-92 to get some serious SEC consideration.
84-87 is your typical D1 small conference pitcher
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:46 am to dallastiger55
If he's mid 70's at 13-14 he can easily get to 90 if he's got some more developing to do with his body and a good pitching coach gets a hold of him.
If he's already 6' 2" and grows facial hair, well then he's almost peaked haha. But those are good starting numbers.
If he's already 6' 2" and grows facial hair, well then he's almost peaked haha. But those are good starting numbers.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:47 am to mpar98
Sounds like a young Rouge
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