Recruiting History

09/18/2014 - Made Northland College Roster #33

I would like to thank the following schools if you are interested to play at the next level. Aurora, Covenant College, Creighton, Duke, Easter Nazarene College, Gordon College, Holy Cross, Iowa Weslyian, Lafayette, Lakeland College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Medaille, Messiah College and North Central University. These coaches are top notch that will care about your development and not just their program. It was a though choice. 

Below are some recruiting letters from D1 schools that were recruiting me. Click on the link on the school name to read their emails. Other schools that showed interest were Stanford (supposedly wanted to recruit me with weekly emails and camp invites. I went to California and Mr. Stotz was not even there after a year of weekly emails all of the sudden they stopped and it was not because of grades weird), Arizona State University (when I looked into it they did not know who I was lol. So much for getting to know me bettter but guess what they did want me to come to their camp and thought I was good enough but you probably guessed it they just wanted the money). University of Nevada Reno (Never heard from them again they only wanted me to come to their camps no matter of how much video they had of me. Funny but these schools don't have the budget to come watch me play because they make a ton of money at these camps), Northwood University (Never heard back from them but it was good to know that he liked how I played) and Covenant College ( Could not sign me unless you guessed it I attended their camp) . Of the D1's that said they wanted to recruit me none of them did except one. So do not get excited when you get these letters. As I found out they are a money making scheme or supplemental income for some coaches. They either stopped recruiting me because I was blacklisted or they just want money. Buyer beware be wise and save your money. Overall my parents spent about $25,000 in camps, hotels, travel and rental cars. If someone really wants you stay put stop playing the $$$ game once they find no talent then maybe the real recruiting can happen again. If you are really interested in a school then go to their camps but flat out ask them if they are interested or are they even recruiting your position. Ask the right questions and look at their roster depth. About 6 D3 schools wanted me just from watching my recruiting videos even though they do have camps. I was never pressured to attend. In retrospect it was not worth going to college out of state with on a hunch or promise of a starting job. Sometimes at these small schools the coach is just a salesman to bring bodies to the school. You have to be careful of lying coaches they are like used car salesmen and do not care about their integrity or your development. If you decide to go out of state ask the players if they like their coaches and program or if they have been lied to. Better route keep playing or go to a JUCO where you can develop further and then transfer when you are bigger and better. Another route is to attend the school you want and go after your education and walk on to the team. Thank you and good luck.

Recruitment Letters

I would also like to thank Duke's Head coach for letting his coaching staff evaluate some of my video and evaluating me through their baseball rubric and through this recruiting process. Even though I saw two of the coaches at camps I did not get seen by the head coach so at this point my dad was done with recruiting so I could not attend their camp this was done in 2013 and I think I have developed further. I am still grinding to get better to meet my goals. Here are their eval tool results.

I appreciate the video. I did have the opportunity to evaluate your video using our video rubric. I would encourage you to attend one of our 2013 prospect showcases for a complete evaluation.

VIDEO EVALUATION:

GRADING SCALE:

1- Below average high school player tool

2- Average high school player tool

3- Average college player tool

4- All Conference/All-American College Caliber Player Tool

5- Pro Tool

The addition of + or - indicates the gap areas of the evaluation scale. The scale is used simply as a guide for college coaches. Different programs/professional scouts use different scales. It does not implicate any projection into the future and is subjective rather than objective. With hard work and diligence, the grades can be improved and will improve over a course of time.

BODY TYPE- 3- (athletic, loose)

ARM ACTION- 3-

FIELD/FEET- 3-

BAT PATH- 3- (CLEAN,VERY REPEATABLE)

Below you can find all our showcase information. Simply click the image and it will provide you with all the details! We hope to see you there.

-Coach Jordan

07/06/2014 - 3rd place A&M Corpus Christi 4th of July Tournament

03/15/2014 - Verbally comitted to Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin

12/15/2013 - Attended Lamar University Showcase

11/17/2013 - Attended Baseball Factory Under Armor Tryout at Lamar High School

11/10/2013 - Attended Galveston College Showcase at Galveston College

10/06/2013 - Won 1st Place at Baytown Lee High School Tournament

08/03/2013 - Attended Mcneese State University prospect camp

08/31/2013 - Baseball Best Tournament in Houston was mentioned as possible MVP if we reached the finals. Threw out 8 runners

08/03/2013 - Attended University of Houston prospect camp

07/25/2013 - Attended Showball West Coast World Series Champioship Showcase at Occidental College.

07/23/2013 - Attended DemariniTop96 In San Antonio at University of Incarnate Word.

07/14/2013 - 2nd Place at Saints World Wood Bat Championship in Houston with Team Extreme Houston

07/14/2013 - Won The Stephen F Austin Tournament with Team Extreme Houston

07/01/2013 - Attended Sam Houston Prospect Camp at Sam Houston State University 7/1/2013 & 7/2/2013.

06/25/2013 - Attended The DeMarini Top96 Showcase in Dallas at UT - Dallas

06/19/2013 - Attended Texas Tech Prospect camp at Texas Tech University

06/13/2013 - Attended Mizuno Sunshine State Championship in Orlando

06/01/2013 - Attended Perfect Game Sunshine South in Houston

05/18/2013 - Saints Showcase Kinkaid High School Houston TX

01/18/2013 - Attended Texas A&M prospect camp Went 3 for 5 1 Dbl, 2 singles.    (Video 4 min 5 sec)

12/27/2012 - Attended Stanford Pitching catching Camp December 27-28 Palo Alto California

12/21/2012 - Attended ShowBall Mega Camp December 21 & 22 in Terry Park - Fort Myers, FL 3410 Palm Beach Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33916.      (Video 5 Min)

12/16/2012 - Attended Sam Houston State University High School Pitcher/Catcher Camp Location: Don Sanders Stadium-Huntsville, TX

12/01/2012 - HBU High School Showcase Camp. December 1 & 2 Houston Baptist University Ballpark 7502 Fondren Rd Houston, Texas 77074

11/24/2012 - Attended DeMarinniTop96 Showcase Houston Texas November 24 & 25 at Baseball USA The Yard Houston, TX

11/18/2012 - Attended Baseball Showcase Camps - Galveston Nov 18, 2012 Ball High School-Galveston, TX

11/17/2012 - Attended Alex Cintron's Showcase November 17, 2012 Franco Lee Park Houston, TX

11/10/2012 - Attended Exact baseball Showcase at University of Dallas November 10 & 11 Irving TX

11//03/2012 - Attended all American/Baseball Savings Top 100 Last Chance Showcase at Dallas

10/27/2012 - Attended ProDay Baseball Best of the Best Showcase in Orange Beach, Alabama

   (Went 2 for 4, single 1 RBI, triple 2 RBI's. Got reinforcement of what I've been thought by The Miami Marlins Catcher John Buck)

08/11/2012 - Participating in Perfect Game Underclass Showcase at McKinney TX

07/15/2012 - Attended the ShowBall Academic Showcase in New York (did very good at hitting)      (Video 2 min 26 sec)

06/21/2012 - Selected to go to Florida for the Under Armor National Team Tournament in Pirate Beach Florida August 1st-5th Will not be attending till Christmass

06/18/2012 - Attended Under Armor National tryout showcase.