Im 17 and im going into college next year...i never played baseball for my HS team but i have practiced throughout the years in opened baseball fields and batting cages and i know everything there is about baseball....Most of my friends and family encourage me to play baseball because of the ability i have as an outfielder mostly...im pretty quick but i have never played HS baseball...can i still make it to a college team???
By: Filip Ber
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By: Filip Ber
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You can try out… but be serious with yourself. If you’re not talented enough to play… don’t waste their time.
It’s possible–but it depends on the college you’re looking at. Since you haven’t played organized baseball for a few years, I’d recommwns playing on an intramural team for maybe the first year. I’f you’re tearing up the non-pros, then maybe I’d go for it! Good luck!
if all you have done is hit in batting cages over the years a college curveball or slider is going to be a real test for you. Far different from the cages my friend
It depends on A) If you tried out and didn’t make the cut, or B) the politics of your school’s team. C) Your career resume as well.
Not always the best guys out there make the team for a lot of reasons.
I would get the honest opinion of an unbiased coach or athlete. Your friends and family want you to play, and they should , but they are looking at your drive and your game from the perspective of liking you as a person and wanting you to do well, but they aren’t looking at your game subjectively.
You have to evaluate where you are looking to play. You may have difficulty playing at a highly competitive program.
You could walk on to a D3 team and work to get field time as well.
I would try and contact some local schools and see if you could tell a coach about your position and if you could be allowed to observe or participate in a workout. If you can, your comfort level and output will give you a good answer.
If you are quick, you could always be a pinch runner and try to parlay the utility spot into something else.
ya sure if your ready for it
You could try out, but no pitching machine matches a live arm. You will face some throwers in college, but the pitchers, those who know what they want to do with a pitch and do it, are going to give you trouble. Look, a good pitch isn’t the result of speed. It’s movement, location, difficulty of picking the ball off the hand and a number of other things.
Also, if you haven’t played, you may know everything about baseball mentally, but baseball is a game that you have to react to. If you are the left fielder, do you know the angle to take to the fence to backup the first baseman on a grounder to short? Do you know when to try for the extra base or when to hold to a base? Can you bunt — can you deaden the ball in a way that the fielder you want to field the ball is the only one who has a chance to get you out or can you push the bunt past the first baseman and pitcher? With runners on first and second and one out, do you know immediately which base to throw to? There is a lot more to baseball than hitting a ball.
You can try out for a college team, but I don’t give you much chance unless you have been playing some other type of baseball, such as senior Babe Ruth, American Legion ball or on a travelling team.
the higher percentages of college baseball players did play highschool ball and not very many colleges will accept you if you didnt play highschool cause they usually come to you instead of you coming to them. but if you think you are good enough go ahead and try best of luck for yah.
Try it, the worst that can happen, is you get cut. Take a chance.
yeah, you can try out, but if you have never played organized baseball before don’t be upset if you are cut after the 1st week.