I am a junior, and am hoping to play baseball at an Ivy League school. This year, I am unable to play for the school, because my father has been diagnosed with cancer, and I will have to take him to most of his appointments, which are daily. I am a LHP and throw 81. Also, I carry a 94 unweighted average at the top high school in the region, with 10 AP’s upon graduation.
Will not playing this year raise a red flag to coaches?
Thanks
I applaud your dedication to your family and wish your father well during his battle with cancer. Junior year is a critical year, though for the most part coaches don’t do a whole lot of recruiting in season as they are playing too. The exceptions would be the stud athlete that is uncommitted or maybe a kid within a few hours drive from the school. What really matters is summer travel ball on a high exposure team. The only alternative is to roll the dice and try to attend recruiting camps, but they really need to know who you are before you attend. I would encourage you to keep working and improving. Ivy ball is D1 baseball and 81, even from the left side, isn’t very compelling. You’d have to have dominating secondary pitches that they have seen, in my opinion, to get any sort of look in the Ivy. I’m not a coach and I wouldn’t want to discourage you, but at the same time, you might want to remain open to schools outside the Ivy League.
Sorry to hear about your dad. Hope he can fight through his battle.
Unfortunately, 81 and not playing this year is going to make it very difficult to get the attention of an Ivy.
Good advice from nhparent9, above.
Good luck to you and your dad.