How do we go about getting our son seen by colleges in the SE? do we need to attend some Pitcher only showcases? IF so does anyone know of a website to find where they will be offered?
I am assuming he is in high school. Go here and look for showcases also alot of colleges offer show cases from time to time. If he is really good they will find him. http://www.perfectgame.org/
Here is another site that might help. It is a HS Baseball website that has many different areas of discussion. You may find it rather handy. Many of the participants are parents of current or former college or pro players that give some good advice. There is also a representative on there from Perfect Game that provides a lot of good information as well.
Showcases, select camps and summer team exposure is the way to go. Check websites of schools, within a reasonable drive, for camp/showcase info. Select camps (for H.S. players) generally occur in July and over Christmas. Showcases; August - November. Attend one or more, of each.
Young Harris has a great local showcase (Oct-Nov), Georgia Middle College runs one (last month) as do tons of other smaller schools (for many smaller schools it's their primary recruiting tool). Go to NCAA website to get lists of Div I thru NAIA schools then check their sites for info. The big Showcases such as Perfect Game have numberous national locations and dates (see their site).
On another suggestion, find a good pitching coach (some are scouts) with college ties/contacts. Recruiting is very much a people/networking business just like most others.
Larger colleges and universities generally have camps and smaller ones generally have showcases. For camps, try http://collegebaseballcamps.com. For showcases, I have found listings on Scouts.com (i.e., http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=37&f=2709) in addition to the sites listed by others above. Also, try the following:
Pitchers Showcase
Posted - 12/02/2008 : 11:43:15
