College Baseball Recruiting - Ten Tips to Getting a Scholarship

Are you dreaming of playing baseball at the collegeDivision II, etc.) and see what level is right for you
level? College baseball recruiting is very competitive. If8- Check on colleges that offer "select camps" to get
you want to make it to the college level, you will haveeven more exposure
to compete with thousands of other high school9- Check on the requirements to attend a pro try-out
baseball players from around the country to get acamp
scholarship.10- Market and Promote yourself the right way to
To make it to the college level, you need to make surecollege coaches
college coaches know about you and your talents. IfAll of these tips are certainly important and can help
you are a blue-chip player, that will happenyou with your goal of reaching the college level.
automatically. Let's face it, a kid throwing a 95 mile perHowever, the most critical college baseball recruiting tip
hour fastball doesn't need to make sure coachesis by far tip #10. Why? College coaches at all levels
know about him. Believe me, they will know his name!need talented baseball players. Most of these coaches
For everyone else, you need to do a little work todon't have huge recruiting budgets, so they have to
make sure your name gets out there among collegerely on other ways of finding talented baseball players.
coaches. Here are ten tips you will want to keep inTherefore, marketing and promoting your talents to
mind when it comes to college baseball recruiting:college baseball coaches is not only good for you, it's a
1- Start contacting coaches early (sophomore season)great deal for college coaches.
2- Don't rely on your high school coach to makeCollege baseball recruiting is very competitive, but you
contact with college coachescan come out on top. If you are not currently being
3- Decide what geographic location of colleges yourecruited, or if you are receiving just a little recruiting
are interested in playing forattention, you need to spend some time marketing and
4- Develop your athletic resumepromoting yourself to college coaches. It will take
5- Attend the best baseball showcase campssome effort on your part, but it will pay off richly by
6- Play AAU Baseball and/or Legion Ballallowing you to play the sport you love at the college
7- Attend games at various division levels (Division I,level.