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Most baseball recruits waste time chasing schools that may not be realistic fits. TeamFacts helps players and parents compare college baseball programs, understand recruiting benchmarks, and find schools that match their profile. Start with our college matching tool 👇 teamfactsrecruiting.com/college-baseba…

🚨Starting (tomorrow) May 25-June 1 per NCAA rules all D1 coaches will be in a “Dead-Period”. No in-person contact with recruits or their families, including watching them compete. #NCAA #D1Baseball #HawaiiBaseball #GoBows🤙

Sunday morning question for the parents who travel: How do you handle the car ride home after a rough tournament for your son? I have learned more from how families navigate that 90 minutes than from almost any other moment in recruiting.

@FreeRangeKids The rising cost is one thing. The bigger issue is how hard it has become for families to know what is actually necessary. More tournaments, more gear, more showcases, more travel — but not always more development or better recruiting outcomes.

Sandlot it ain't. Youth sports now $40 B industry: "Teenagers on travel teams are rolling into weekend tournaments wearing a few thousand dollars of apparel, equipment & swag. Avg family spending on baseball increased nearly 70% between 2019 and 2024." wsj.com/business/retai…

@CoachBWarning @CJMonroe_10 Exactly. The key is making Legion/local baseball a legitimate alternative, not just a cheaper one. If players can get competitive reps, face older bodies, play real games, and still have time to lift and develop, that is a huge win for families

I loved my experience with Legion ball. Wanna grow up fast? Play against the 3-4 teams in our region each year who were full of college freshmen who hadn’t hit the -9 year old age limit yet. I’d love to see it come back again as a GOOD alternative

@kennyfgan There’s still value in travel ball, but the system has made too many families feel like expensive automatically means better. The goal should be development, competition, reps, and the right exposure — not just another hotel weekend with a bigger invoice.

Middle America families stuck in the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time that is travel baseball. Baseball needs Legion Ball played at high school fields in t-shirts and gray pants more than ever right now.

This is the part recruits need to understand. The promise you hear during recruiting and the role you earn once you get on campus are not always the same thing. College baseball rewards players who can identify a need, create value, and make themselves hard to take out of the lineup.

I signed to UCLA my junior year of high school and was told I was going to start Day 1. Opening Day at UCLA? I was sitting the bench. 😭 I had 2 choices: 1. Complain, pout, and blame the coaches OR 2. Find the holes on the team and become valuable. So for 3 weeks, I sat the bench. I showed up early. Stayed late. Cheered for my teammates. Dragged the field every 3rd inning. Meanwhile, I studied the team. The middle infielders were doing well. Third base wasn’t. So I told the coaches: “I can play third.” Then I noticed something else: Offensively, we were either hitting home runs or getting out. I saw the gap. If I could become a tough out, get on base, and bring energy to the team… I could create value. Then we played Miami. The starting third baseman was hitting .115. They gave me a shot. I went 2 for 3 with a walk. Played solid defense. Brought energy. I never sat the bench again. Eventually, I became team captain… and we were ranked #1 in the country. One thing baseball taught me: Opportunities don’t always go to the most talented player. Sometimes they go to the player who becomes the most valuable.

This is such an important point in recruiting too. Tools get attention, but the whole player determines whether the opportunity actually works. The player who can handle failure, adjust, compete, be coached, and keep showing up when the game gets hard is usually the one who lasts.

The Scouting Classroom #12 THE WHOLE BALL PLAYER One of the biggest mistakes young scouts, parents, coaches, and even players make is believing evaluations start and stop with tools. Velocity. 60 times. Exit velocity. Bat speed. Power. Arm strength. Those things matter. But if you spend enough years in scouting, eventually you learn something: The easiest part of evaluating a player is often the part everyone sees. The difficult part is finding everything else. For years in scouting circles there was a phrase that always stuck with me: The Whole Ball Player Because great evaluators weren't simply trying to identify who had the biggest arm, loudest tools, or best workout. They wanted to know who the player really was. Not just physically. Completely. THE PART EVERYBODY SEES Some things jump out immediately. You can see them from behind home plate or during batting practice. For pitchers: • Arm strength
• Fastball
• Breaking ball
• Off-speed feel
• Command For position players: • Speed
• Hands
• Actions
• Power
• Arm strength
• Range
• Athleticism Those are measurable. Those become report grades, stopwatch times, and radar gun readings. And they matter. But they only tell part of the story. WHERE SCOUTING GETS HARD The second half of the player rarely reveals itself immediately. You don't always see it in batting practice. You don't find it from Trackman or Rapsodo. You definitely don't find it from a stat line. Because some of the most important parts of a player live underneath the surface. Questions like: How does he handle failure? Does he compete when things go bad? Can he make adjustments? How does he react after an 0-for-4 day? How does he treat teammates and coaches? How does he carry himself when nobody is watching? Because now you're no longer scouting tools. You're scouting people! THE INVISIBLE TOOLS Some of the biggest separators in baseball are difficult to see: • Desire
• Drive
• Competitiveness
• Baseball sense
• Teachability
• Confidence
• Instincts
• Maturity
• Intelligence
• Habits
• Family background Those traits don't show up on a stopwatch or a radar gun. Yet over time they often determine who survives. Everybody eventually faces adversity. Everybody struggles. Talent may open the door. But what happens after the door opens? That's where these traits start showing up. THE LESSON Anybody can scout the player everyone sees. The difficult part is finding the player underneath. Because the whole ball player isn't just speed, power, or arm strength. 👇👇 It's tools + makeup = All-Star Ability + competitiveness. Skill + instincts. Talent + character. The best scouts never simply looked for players. They looked for complete players. They looked for the whole ball player. That's scouting. #BehindTheRadarGun 🔎

The takeaway: Arkansas wins consistently with the youngest roster it has fielded in years. The model is constant reload — big freshman classes, steady portal intake, deliberate turnover — and 2026’s .667 is the young core taking a small step back while still playing winning baseball. The churn isn’t a flaw in the program; it’s the strategy that’s produced six straight winning seasons.

@Mason_Labuda @64Analytics @TarRiverBandits The 3 years of eligibility is a big part of the value here. A 6’4” LHP already touching 91 with a pitch mix that moves in different directions gives the right staff time to develop him instead of just needing an immediate finished product.

I am entering the transfer portal from Univ. of Dayton with 3 years of eligibility. 6’4” 202lb LHP | 22.2 IP | 18Ks | FB: 88-90 T91 (Ride 18+ Vert) Slider: 76-80 (up to 15” Horiz) Kick Change: 79-80 (2” Vert | 20”+ run) Phone: (717) 226-1447 @64Analytics @TarRiverBandits

The portal has changed the psychology of a breakout season. A good year used to create momentum where you were. Now it can immediately create the question: “Can I turn this into something bigger?” Sometimes the answer is yes. But sometimes the best opportunity is still the place that helped you break out.

Honest question: Does every player who has a breakout season automatically believe there’s something better waiting somewhere else?

@PB_PA_Scouts @NathanGoranson @dannyfreitag27 @realCECBaseball @PB_Uncommitted For a 2027 OF, the athletic traits are what make this interesting. Lean frame, twitch, extra-base impact, and the ability to put pressure on the defense are all good foundation pieces to build on.

2027 OF Danny Freitag Jr (Conwell Egan) 📊2-4: 3B, 1B, 2RBI, 2R Hard LD into LF that gets misplayed & resulted in a 3 bagger💥 Lean, athletic frame w/ twitch. Intriguing player👍 @dannyfreitag27 | @realCECBaseball | @PB_Uncommitted | @NathanGoranson

@MPFriarBaseball @bradyabate3 @JalenBowman2027 These are the kinds of numbers that tell a bigger story than one hot week. Abate reaching 100 hits/runs/walks shows career-long discipline and production. Bowman going 40/40 in a season shows how much pressure a player can create when he gets on base.

Couple big achievements set today as ‘26 Brady Abate became the 1st player in school history to reach 100hits, 100runs, and 100walks for a career. And ‘27 Jalen Bowman became the 1st player ever to hit the 40/40 club in a season with his 40th hit to accompany his 40 stolen bases

@PrepBaseballPA @NathanGoranson @Bucknell_BB @BrycenClarke @LSCHSBaseball @DanCevette @ocker_n Bucknell getting a 2026 bat that has already shown he can impact games when the moment gets bigger. A 3-run HR in the 7th to win hardware is about as good as it gets.

3-RUN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HR💣 2026 1B Brycen Clark (LCHS) @Bucknell_BB Commit 📊2-4: HR, 1B, 3RBI, 2R This 7th inning blast was the deciding factor in the Explorers taking home the hardware🏆 @BrycenClarke | @LSCHSBaseball | @NathanGoranson

@DeclanRivero @CaseyDill22 The 3 years of eligibility is a big part of the value here. A player with tools, grades, versatility, and multiple years left is not just a short-term roster patch — that can still become a real development win for the right program

🚨Transfer Portal w/3 yrs left 🚨-- Christian Student-Athlete, 6'2", 210 lbs, MIF/OF/RHP/UT; ready to grind day-in and day-out and be a strong impact player; open to all levels w/JUCO preference; NCAA ID#2101997372 #TransferPortal #2WayDude Updated videos below!! 👇 @Ver_Athletics 3.526 college GPA; 6.61 60 time / 3.64 30 time, 106+ EV, 92 INF/93 OF velo, 91 FB Played 2026 at Cedarville University, OH (NCAA D2 in GMAC), went 2 for 3 with a 2-run HR and a Triple against #7 ranked NCAA D2 school in the country; had season 55.00 QAB%. Played one year after HS @TCSPostGrad in Melissa, TX slashing 0.321/0.440/0.407 w/0.847 OPS in 104 PA, 81 AB w/5 SAC; 12 RBIs & 22 Runs in 28 Spring games played; 1 HR; 7 SBs against some top tier JUCOs in North TX and OK. In summer 2025, played collegiate summer league @PSCL2026 in Palm Springs, CA slashing 0.414/0.500/0.448 w/0.948 OPS; 34 PA, 29 AB; 10 RBIs & 8 Runs in 14 games played; 3 SBs; 2 Saves w/6 K's. Email: DeclanRivero2024@gmail.com Cell: 661-974-6749 @jontessier30 @CoachDiMatteo @CaseyDill22 @JBraddock15 @AHC_Baseball @OhloneBaseball @JucoRouteHQ @JUCOuncommitted @CUAABaseball @RavenBaseball @PatJolley @COCAthletics @VaqueroBaseball @cccbca1 @CiscoBaseball1 @KingU_Baseball @FiveToolJUCO @JucoPipeline @biolabaseball @WestmontSports @jrodg20 @hardy03bsbl @OKWUeagles_BSB @VULions @JessupAthletics @cuigoldeneagles @TMUAthletics @CalStateLABB @jgarcia147 @SteveSanchez04 @CSUSB_Baseball @BaseballCPP @CSUMBbaseball @CSUSB_HC @coach_esky @CSUDHbaseball @CUIBASEBALL @CoachJames_3 @CSUSMBaseball @HIUBaseball @NCAADII @NAIABall @LCU_Baseball @scottymas @HPUSharks @NTCC_Baseball @CoachJsimonis

@PB_PA_Scouts @AlexHisem @LSCHSBaseball @PB_Uncommitted @NathanGoranson This is the kind of young arm profile that can keep trending. Three pitches, strike throwing, and some feel for the SL/CH gives coaches something to project on beyond just the radar gun.

2027 RHP Alex Hisem (LaSalle College HS) FB: 82-85 SL: 69-72 CH: 76-79 75% strikes in relief from the Jr RHP. ASR on the FB w/ confidence in the SL & CH. True 3 pitch arsenal👍 @AlexHisem | @LSCHSBaseball | @PB_Uncommitted | @NathanGoranson

@Manoahchapman @CMCHUNTB Best of luck! One-year transfers need clarity more than anything — role, opportunity, roster need, and a staff that has a real plan for them right away. We’re here to help.

Due to coaching changes at UC Riverside I will be entering the transfer portal. 1 year of eligibility remaining INF .280 avg 858-987-2922 manoahchapman@gmail.com

@PLNUSeaLions @CoachJames_3 @NCAADII Getting to Cary once is hard. Getting back multiple times means the program is recruiting, developing, and winning with a repeatable model. PLNU has become one of the D2 programs you can trust in May.

🚨 GOING BACK TO CARY 🚨 @plnu_baseball wins a 3rd West Regional title in 5 seasons to book its spot back in the @NCAADII World Series. #GoSeaLions

@GLundMedia @_JeremyBooth @DevilsDigest This is the dream outcome for a hitter: get to campus, develop, produce, and leave your name in the record book. College baseball is hard. Breaking a program HR record takes talent, durability, adjustments, and real consistency.

HISTORY. Landon Hairston has done it. The all-time ASU home run record now belongs to Landon Hairston. His 28th of the season, all swagger and statement, gives ASU a six-run lead and caps off one of the great single seasons in program history. @DevilsDigest

@AdamStensonACS The portal has made this even more true. Coaches are not just shopping for tools. They are shopping for usable innings. If the stuff is loud but the strike-throwing is a major question, that risk gets harder to take when everyone is trying to win immediately.

I have talked to D1 coaches from almost every conference, P4 and Mid Major, with records ranging from single digit wins to 40 wins.. If you are a pitcher hitting the portal the FIRST question I get is “Does he throw strikes?”.. don’t hit the portal after a 20 inning 30 walk season just because you throw 95.

Two conference titles this week. Opposite blueprints. UCLA — Big Ten champ 4 transfers in (fewest in the league), 85% California-built Kansas — Big 12 champ (1st ever) 22 transfers in (most in the league), 29% in-state Nearly identical results: There’s no single way to build a winner.