<p>I was admitted to tufts early decision with no intention of playing baseball. However after a successful start to my spring season I was told by my coach who knows the tufts coach that I could play on the tufts team. I was wondering what goes in to playing nescac baseball in season and out of season.</p>
<p>First thing you should do is peruse the baseball team’s page on the Tufts Athletics website (gotuftsjumbos.com). Then e-mail the coach to express interest/ask any questions you might have.</p>
<p>NESCAC teams play fewer regular season games than their other D-III counterparts, but that’s still 30-35/year for baseball, including over spring break. Add more games if they qualify for the conference tournament, and perhaps even the NCAA tournament (though that’s unlikely b/c the NESCAC isn’t a powerhouse in baseball like it is in a lot of other sports).</p>
<p>My daughter plays a fall sport at Tufts, and in-season she devoted 2-3 hours/day, 6 days/week to it, on average. Not including travel time to away games in-conference, which can be significant (Middlebury’s like a 4-hour drive, Hamilton 6 - even some of the “closer” schools, like Trinity, are a 2-hour drive). Out-of-season she devotes 1.5-2 hours 3 times/week, to conditioning mostly, so it’s much less of a commitment.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>I would email the coach and ask to be put in touch with a current player - they’d be able to give you the best and most accurate information about the commitment needed.</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend talking to the coach, because the deck is usually stacked against walk-ons because the coach has already built a relationship with the players he spent a lot of time recruiting. Playing any sport requires good time management skills, but it is possible to do it, even if you are planning to be an engineer. Some players actually get better grades in season, because they are forced to manage their time more carefully. </p>
<p>The other option is to play club baseball which is more laid back and less of a time commitment. The club team plays in both the fall and spring, so maybe you could play club in the fall to ease into it. Some club sports compete at the national level at Tufts, but club baseball is currently pretty laid back. Club sports are a great way to meet people and get some exercise.</p>
<p>[Club</a> Baseball | Next stop, .500: Despite obstacles, club baseball team trending upward this season - Tufts Daily - Tufts University](<a href=“http://www.tuftsdaily.com/club-baseball-next-stop-500-despite-obstacles-club-baseball-team-trending-upward-this-season-1.2734629#.UWOchkrD_EY]Club”>http://www.tuftsdaily.com/club-baseball-next-stop-500-despite-obstacles-club-baseball-team-trending-upward-this-season-1.2734629#.UWOchkrD_EY)</p>
<p>The Varsity team is usually pretty good (by northeast standards). Tufts has made the NCAA tournament two of the last three years. The winner of the NESCAC tournament is automatically invited.</p>
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<p>Were you aware Tufts has a strong academic interest in baseball?</p>
<p>[Profile:</a> Baseball at Tufts - Feature - Tufts University](<a href=“http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=baseball&p2=2]Profile:”>http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=baseball&p2=2)</p>
<p>The Tufts baseball team is actually better than I remembered. They were 9th in the country in 2010 , and 42nd in 2011 (read the first column in the links below). They did not make the NCAA tournament in 2012. </p>
<p><a href=“http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/d3dcupjun23.pdf[/url]”>http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/d3dcupjun23.pdf</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/d32011updated.pdf[/url]”>http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nacda/sports/directorscup/auto_pdf/d32011updated.pdf</a></p>