Understanding the Baseball Recruiting Process

Hitting a homerun in your baseball recruitment will take persistence. Building the personal
connection with coaches right away and gathering your skills tape is critical. The right pitch
will come from a coach, but you have to prepare for your opportunity like every at-bat with
knowledge, showcasing your strengths and building relationships with coaches. The first crucial part of this process to understand how recruiting works. Watch the short video below to get started!

Next it is important to understand why baseball recruiting is different than other sports. Finding a baseball scholarship can be a difficult process. Scholarships for baseball aren’t as abundant as they are in other sports, and that means learning about exactly how the baseball recruiting process works is essential. Baseball recruiting starts early because competition for baseball scholarships is extremely high. At the Division I level there are up to 11.7 scholarships for baseball available for each school, and in Division II there are just nine baseball scholarships available for each school. Due to the limited scholarship opportunity coaches begin identifying recruits early. Learning the six secrets in baseball recruiting is your first step.
 

Now that you understand a little bit more about the baseball recruiting process. Check out the
baseball recruiting guidelines of what it takes to qualify at each level.

Baseball Recruiting Guidelines

Who is NCSA in the recruiting process?

NCSA Athletic Recruiting, the nation's leading provider of college recruiting and scholarship
technology, has partnered with Performance Pitching to make the recruiting process more
manageable and easier to understand. Since its inception in 2000, NCSA Athletic Recruiting
has become the most trusted source of online recruiting information for more than 42,000 college coaches and 800,000 prospects. Through a high tech and high touch approach, NCSA has helped more than 60,000 athletes commit to college; saving them more than $2 billion in financial assistance. CLICK HERE to complete your recruiting profile and take your first step to becoming a college athlete.

NCSA connects committed athletes with college coaches. Over 90% of our verified athletes
play in college thanks to:

1) An unmatched network of relationships in the sports community

2) A passionate team of hundreds of athletes and recruiting experts

3) Cutting-edge technology