Switch Pitching 101

It's very important to start contacting coaches early if you are thinking about playing baseball in college.  Attend college games and camps to get exposure to college baseball. Top baseball players are selected by colleges during their junior year of high school or earlier. Focus on academics , developing skills, training hard and being a good teammate.  College coaches are looking for talented players with passion, energy,  character,  and good grades. How to Make a Baseball Recruiting Video Coaches Will Actually Watch There is  only one way  to make a recruiting video for baseball pitchers:  give recruiters and pitching coaches all the information they need to make a decision in that video. (drivelinebaseball.com) Learn more College Coaches Consider Parents When Selecting Recruits One key element that  soccer head coach  Erin  Chastain  considers is how much the parents let their young athletes self-advocate. ...

What are the chances of a switch pitcher playing college baseball? Pat Venditte - Switch Pitching for Creighton University The chances are very good for a switch pitcher to play in college. Most ambidextrous pitchers attend D1 universities. But since ambidextrous athletes are versatile baseball players and typically good hitters ... they are more likely to field a position, than to pitch in college. College Bound Student-Athletes -  Ambidextrous pitchers are usually very good students and  extremely hard workers , so the majority go on to attend college – on academic scholarships. Most of the starting high school switch pitchers have the command and velocity needed to play baseball  in college at some level. They also have the positive attitude, work ethic, coachability, and character that college coaches value. Be Proactive and Contact Coaches However, colleges coaches aren't spending their valuable time recruiting switch pitchers, so players...

Profiles of the top ambidextrous pitchers  Class of 2015 Henry Knight  (2015) - Seattle, WA Positions:  LHP/RHP, IF Bats:  Both,  Throws:  Both Pitches:  4-seam fastball, 2-seam fastball, changeup, curveball, cutter, splitter Henry Knight, ambidextrous pitcher, Seattle As a junior at Franklin High School in Seattle, Henry Knight is a starting infielder and switch pitcher. He served as a closer – right-handed – recording a  0.00 ERA  with no walks.  During the season, Knight picked up  a save for the team  and threw a complete 7-inning game – throwing left- and right-handed . By spotting pitches and changing speeds, he chalked up a  12:1 K/BB ratio . In the summer, he posted a 0.875 ERA as a relief pitcher and closer for the top-ranked Columbia City Reds team. In 2013, Knight  switch pitched 11 innings  in one summer game, averaging 11 pitches per inning, and tallied...