College Baseball Scholarship
Have a Plan B

It is very worthwhile to follow your desires and do things you like to do. But make sure you are realistic and have a plan B. The numbers are against you. The statistics say very few players will play baseball past high school.

After all you have already beat the odds. Statistics say 75% of players in youth sports are out of the game by the age of fourteen.

Let us look a little closer at the numbers. The National Collegiate Athletic Association displays data they have calculated this year. The NCAA has estimated the probability of competing in athletics beyond the High School level.

About 6.3 percent or 3 out of 50 high school players will go to play baseball at an NCAA member institution. Approximately 9 percent of NCAA college baseball players will get drafted by a Major League Baseball Team.

About one in 200, or about 0.44 percent of high school players will eventually be drafted by a MLB team.

Have a Back-up Plan: Do Not Put All Your Eggs in the College Basket

>> Sports can be very competitive at the higher levels. Even if one were to overcome the percentages and data to reach the higher levels of baseball keep in mind injuries can happen, too.

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