There are about 1,000 college baseball teams and almost 400 junior college baseball teams. So playing baseball after high school should be easy, right? Well, not exactly. According to the NCAA's website (www.ncaa.org) nearly 500,000 high school students play baseball each year. With that many players, even the best athletes can have a hard time getting noticed. If you are a western Pennsylvania high school baseball player and want to continue to play baseball in college, WEST PENN BASEBALL PROSPECTS is dedicated to getting you on the radar screen of college coaches. Over 1,200 college coaches receive WEST PENN BASEBALL PROSPECTS without charge and via email. This exposure will help to get you noticed. The rest is up to you on the field and in the classroom.
Obviously, the more WEST PENN BASEBALL PROSPECTS knows about you, the better job it can do in providing information to college coaches that can help them determine if you are a good fit with their program, both athletically and academically.
To help me to help you, please click on the link below and provide us with the requested information. If you would prefer to submit the information by U.S. mail, please email me and I will provide you with the forms by either email or U.S. mail. I will use the information you provide, as well as the information provided by your coach, to include a brief description of you and your abilities in WEST PENN BASEBALL PROSPECTS.
Also please email me with any news about your accomplishments or plans. This would include summer and fall baseball statistics, honors and awards, any baseball camps and showcases you plan attend, your college interests and so forth.
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Understanding the Colleges
College baseball is played by schools affiliated with the NCAA and the NAIA. The NCAA divides its schools into three divisions. There are almost 300 schools that play NCAA Division I baseball and which can have no more than the equivalent of 11.7 baseball players on scholarship. Slightly more than 200 schools play NCAA Division II baseball and have a scholarship limitation of 9 players. Over 300 colleges play in NCAA Division III and do not offer scholarships.
Slightly more than 200 colleges are affiliated with the NAIA and can have a maximum of 12 scholarship equivalents.
Junior colleges (with the exception of many California junior colleges) are typically affiliated with the NJCAA. NJCAA schools are in one of 3 divisions. Division I schools can offer full scholarships. A scholarship from a Division II school can only cover tuition, fees and books (no room and board). A Division III school does not offer scholarships.
Due to the scholarship limits (and not all schools offer the limit), full scholarships are not all that commonplace. Be realistic in your expectations.
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