<p>I've been really really wanting to play baseball at UT. Although i got in for academics and such i still wanna try and make the team. I obviously know that the UT program and top ten in the country. But i've also heard of guys who got on the baseball club then from there made the team... now should i try to walk on my freshman year or should i get on the baseball club then try to get on my sophmore year?
any advice is appreciated thanks</p>
<p>Are you a pitcher? ERA? W/L?
Batter? Avg., hr, RBIs…</p>
<p>lol stats might be usefull huh? sorry
i played 2nd/Short
hit .521 1HR 21RBIs not really big only 5’ 9" about 170.</p>
<p>You seem like a pretty decent baseball player. Small chance that you make the team but UT’s smallest guy is a catcher 5’9" 150lbs. Maybe you can beat him out because UT has like 6 catchers lol.</p>
<p>UT just got the national #1 seed for the NCAA tournament and has won the CWS 6 times. I would say they have a decent program.</p>
<p>That being said, they can only award a total of 9.9 scholarships so a lot of the players are on partial scholarship or none at all.</p>
<p>I think there is a baseball club team but I’m not sure. Try googling it.</p>
<p>Well, I don’t know enough about college/HS baseball stats to know where you lie in the pack. But as for trying to walk onto a D1 program, that I know a little about. I am trying to walk on for track this year, after having a pretty pitiful HS career/season. I would say, try it. I am doing everything in my power to prove that not only would I be a great addition to the team, I wouldn’t be a strain on resources. The coaches are really impressed with me thus far. I have contacted a current team member to work out with over the summer, I am taking less hours at work so I can devote time to training, etc.</p>
<p>The only difference is that there is no club track team at University of Michigan. Also, track teams need to be bigger. Hope this helps or gives some kind of inspiration.</p>
<p>Are you sure you want to play 25 inning games until 1 AM?</p>
<p>LOL the important thing is that we won!</p>
<p>Try contacting the Coach, or perhaps an assistant coach who is listed as recruiting coordinator. Send an . e mail introducing yourself and your goals to walk on. Ask if you can meet with the coaching staff. Share any pertinent stats, awards, and even try to have your high school coach contact them (or leave a message ) on your behalf - attesting to character, teamwork, and skills can go a long way. Follow up with a brief phone call to keep them posted on your summer work out progress, etc. Be persistent without being annoying - will show determination. Keep them updated as to your work out regimen - also, see if there are any summer clinics - may be to your advantage if you are in top shape to showcase your skills in that setting. If you feel you’re not ready, keep working hard and go for it in the fall. There are many cases of successful Division 1 walk-ons, especially if you do not expect financial assistance or even substantial playing time initially. Persevere.</p>
<p>actually 25 innings isn’t really that bad. Maybe for baseball it is because they play only 9 innings. I play cricket and the Test Matches in Cricket can last up to 5 days(excluding nights). So being on a field for 2 days is fairly common.</p>
<p>25 innings is nearly three games. There are no ties in baseball. It would be like having a Twenty20 cricket match scheduled for the evening last three times as long as it ought to.</p>
<p>ya but twenty20 is a new format of cricket. it’s becoming increasingly popular and it will overtake test and one-day format for sure. But im just talking about test and one-day cricket because they are still played more on international level than twenty20.</p>
<p>The first thing for you to do is contact the coach at UT about playing baseball. Many of the players on the team are probably non-scholarship players or only receiving small “book” type scholarships. Many teams now have “preferred” walk-on players that get many of the benefits like first day registration, academic advisers in the athletic dept., free shoes clothes and that type stuff. If you haven’t already, you should register with the NCAA clearinghouse now. Be sure you want to make a big commitment time wise that can adversely affect your grades. With maybe 50 or 60 games, practice, and travel you have to love the game.</p>
<p>Most important–talk to the coach first about prospects of getting on the team.</p>
<p>I have some friends that play club. They enjoy it. If you join club and then want to play IM with friends in the spring there are some restrictions as to which league/level you can play. There is a decent club team, though. (From what I understand though the guys have huge ego’s, but its baseball, what else would you expect?)</p>