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How to Make Your Varsity College Baseball Team?

Each year, more than half a million high school students participate in baseball games but only about two percent progress on to college baseball. Many students are interested in advancing to higher baseball division, but the rules for joining college baseball are very strict.

Even with strict, no shortcut rules, aggressive students successfully go through the rigorous recruitment process and manage to join their college teams mostly due to self-discipline and focus. Students who play in collegiate baseball have better chances of joining the state or national baseball team.

Understand how recruitment is done

College baseball coaches use various approaches during the college recruitment process.