20 years ago almost all college baseball players had played for their local legion team during the summers in high school. For those of you who don't know, American Legion Baseball has been around for almost 100 years and is essenitally an amatuer all-star team that is tied to the local American Legion Post. The tryout process is similar to aau baseball but will likely only include a few surrounding town instead of an entire county or sometimes an entire state.
There are thousands of high school players out there that have aspirations of playing baseball in college. Approximatley 5.6% of those thousands of high school baseball players will go on to play at a NCAA member institution. Such a low percentage can shake your confidence but the more educated you are about the process will absolutely put you in a better position to succeed. Have you been wondering, are you good enough for college baseball? No worries, we are going to highlight 7 important questions you should be asking yourself.
When I was a high school player I knew I wanted to get better but didn't really know how. I just knew if you wanted to get better at hitting, you should hit more. After playing D-1 and professional baseball, I discovered that's not always the case. College baseball preparation is key and you can really fine tune your swing in the cage with targeted drills. I'll walk you through 3 effective hitting drills that we did in college and professional baseball that helped me build a better swing path and showed me how to increase bat speed to take advantage of unused power!
So you've signed up but now you're wondering how to get noticed at a baseball showcase when you're one of 200 players attending. It can be pretty nerve racking when you're surrounded by some of the best players in your area with a 100+ college coaches and MLB scouts watching. Not to mention, you feel like the entire recruiting process is hinged on one batting practice or one inning on the mound. Feeling overwhelmed? Not a problem. We have an entire showcase breakdown with useful tips that will get you noticed at whatever baseball showcase you're attending and make sure you get the most out of the short time you have to show off your skills.
