| Due to the immense popularity of baseball in the | | | | Many high school students are talented players, |
| United States, it is hardly surprising that many high | | | | and thus college student recruiting focuses a lot |
| school students are fans of famous baseball | | | | on high school baseball athletes. College baseball |
| players. Many high school students are talented | | | | recruiting often focuses on finding new talent |
| players, and thus college baseball recruiting | | | | amongst young people to play in Major League |
| focuses a lot on high school baseball athletes. | | | | Baseball, which is the highest level of professional |
| Baseball is a game comprised of two teams with | | | | baseball in America. Teams in the MLB are divided |
| nine players each. The team that wins is the one | | | | into the National League (NL) and American |
| that makes the most runs. In a run, a baseball | | | | League (AL). Both leagues in turn are comprised |
| athlete hits a ball thrown by another player, and | | | | of three divisions, which are East, West, and |
| runs past four markers called bases, which are | | | | Central. The winning team of Major League |
| arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, | | | | Baseball is determined by playoffs, which conclude |
| or diamond. The players on one team take turns | | | | in the annual competition known as the World |
| hitting (making them the batting team) while the | | | | Series. Four teams from each league participate in |
| other team tries to stop them from scoring runs | | | | the World Series. Three of these are the regular |
| by getting hitters out in any of several ways | | | | season division winners, with the addition of one |
| (thus making them the fielding team). The two | | | | wild card team. The wild card team is the squad |
| teams take turns in batting and fielding, and the | | | | that possesses the best record among the |
| team that makes the most runs is declared the | | | | non–division groups in the league. |
| winner. | | | | Many high school students are hoping to get |
| The creative and persevering high school athlete | | | | noticed in college student recruiting in order to |
| recruits can get a huge advantage over the | | | | play in college baseball teams. Fortunately, the |
| competition in college baseball recruiting. Students | | | | Internet has proven to be a useful venue for |
| who start early and make the initiating move | | | | both athletes in high school and athletic recruiters |
| promote their cause and assist the coaches in | | | | looking for new talent. There are many websites |
| recruiting sports athletes. With only a few | | | | and online forums wherein students and scouts |
| exceptions, coaches cannot recruit athletes until | | | | can come together and interact. D1Athletes is an |
| after the student finishes his junior year in high | | | | online community wherein student athletes and |
| school. A student athlete, however, can contact a | | | | coaches recruiting sports athletes alike can share |
| coach almost anytime he wishes to. | | | | and exchange information they need. D1Athletes |
| It is hardly surprising that many high school | | | | offers them a place to build an online presence |
| students are fans of famous baseball players. | | | | and gain important public exposure. |