Im entering my senior year in high school and have been playing baseball my entire life. Ive been a varsity starter since my sophomore year. During my junior year i hit .330 at the plate and i started taking the game seriously and ive been working out everyday and hitting.
The only problem is that I havent even been sniffed by a college scout. However this summer i am playing legion ball and hitting .400 and playing solid in the outfield. Its my dream to go and play at a good college and then after college to prolong my baseball career in the big leagues. However I know the odds. If I go on to play at a d2 or d3 college, do I have any shot whatsoever or should I just give up on my dream.
2007-08-01 14:33:24 · 9 answers · asked by say no to the NWO 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
yes you do keep it up.
coach will help you out on contacts
mc.
2007-08-01 14:37:32 · answer #1 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Batting .330 in high school isn't that good. You are facing many pitchers who are not very good. My senior year my ERA was in the 1.75 range and I only noticed 1 or 2 scouts watching. The school you go to and the competition make a huge difference in how many scouts come to your games. If you are in a weak area for baseball, you will not see many scouts. During my 4 HS years we had what I thought were a lot of good players, but only 3 were drafted that I remember. John Firch and Willie banks were 2 of them, I do not remember the 3rd. Firch got hit in the eye in the minors and had to retire I believe, and Willie Banks had a not so great pro career.
2007-08-05 14:26:42 · answer #2 · answered by Baseball C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, This question seems so easy to answer, Dont Quit on a dream! Imagine you Quit, Okay now skip 20 years, wouldnt you live every waking moment regretting it? and wouldnt it seem like your whole life of practising and playing be a huge entire waste? You cant make it if you dont even try, right? and even if one day you hit the minors but you never get called up, Who cares? you tried and playing in the minors would be a huge accomplishment in itself, but you have pretty good stats, and making it to the big leagues would be an AMAZZZINGGG accomplishment, i love baseball personally, but the thing is, is that im 13, and i havn't been playing baseball my whole life, and i know realisticly i really dont have a chance, but i think you have a huge chance to step up and be a great legend, and remember, your always gunna miss 100% of the balls you dont swing at, so that means, never give up! and always chase this dream.
2007-08-01 14:41:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're as good as the stats show, you have a shot. Work as hard as you can and make sure that your grades don't get affected cause colleges look down at that. It's really tough to play big league ball, but by working hard and getting into college , you're improving your chances. And by going to a good college , you're going to have to work harder than anyone else on the team and make the coach look at you. By doing this, your coach may call big league scouts for you and tell them that besides being a good ball player, you work harder than anyone else and you're more dedicated. Scouts love that. Don't give up on your dream just yet.
2007-08-01 14:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by Yankfan580 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't give up. If you hit .330 or up at your college, you may not get picked up by a team immediately. However, if you add that to some good independant league play, you can easily get into some teams system, even if it's Rookie league ball. continue to play at the same caliber, you will easily make it to at least AA. Keep at it!
2007-08-01 14:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
D-II, D-III and JUCO players get drafted every year. I went to a small D-III school that had a so-so team. Our catcher was drafted in the 37th round by the Kansas City Royals. So I will end this by saying, anything is possible.
2007-08-01 14:40:42 · answer #6 · answered by dob367 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course you do
my dad was a pitcher...he didnt get any scholarships..he want to MCC - Monroe Community College(d111 school) and pitched one year for them and the next year he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants
it doesnt matter what division you play in..its how you do
2007-08-01 17:17:20 · answer #7 · answered by Yoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are good as those stats you have a good shto at being a big leaguer or at least playing college ball.
2007-08-01 14:51:48 · answer #8 · answered by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you give up on something you have been playing your whole life, all you need is 1 break.
Keep it up
2007-08-01 14:45:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋