by Dave Franco | College Recruiting/Scouting, Popular Posts, Recruiting Most Popular, W: Recruiting
Just about every serious high school baseball player wants to play Division I (D1) baseball. The reality is that most of them won’t. My former college coach, Tracy Smith (now head coach at Indiana University), likes to say, “Every serious high school baseball player...
by Dave Franco | College Recruiting/Scouting, Popular Posts, Recruiting Most Popular, W: Recruiting
The other day I received this email from Indiana University’s head baseball coach Tracy Smith. Franco, Thought of you after drafting this email back to a parent today. You might be able to use this someway with your blog. I think it could be a great way to inform...
by Dave Franco | Catching, College Recruiting/Scouting, Next Level Ballplayer
Just recently I was reconnected with someone whom I played against in high school and college- Joe Wilkins, founder of JoeWilkinsCatching.com. Joe played his college ball at Ohio State and has since coached at Wake Forest, Pepperdine, and now Tiffin University. I’ve...
by Dave Franco | College Recruiting/Scouting, Next Level Ballplayer
What do college coaches look for when they are scouting? This is probably the most common question I get from High School baseball players all over the country. If your goal is to play college ball, than that’s the natural question that will come up and it’s a great...
by Dave Franco | Coaches Corner, MLB Clubhouse Convos
Jim Tracy, 2009 NL Manager of the Year talks baseball and gives us a glimpse into his mindset as a MLB head coach. Every time Jim Tracy walks in and out of his Colorado Rockies office he sees the Vince Lambardi quote on the back of his door. “We are going to...
