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Strength of Schedule

Los9
Thoughts about SOS? These are the top 10 SOS according to Maxpreps.

6A

1. Rio Grande
2. Hobbs
3. Mayfield
4. Cleveland
5. Sandia
6. Abq High
7. West Mesa
8. Rio Rancho
9. Volcano Vista
10. Valley

5A

1. Academy
2. LA
3. Grants
4. St. Pius
5. Moriarty
6. Del Norte
7. Farmington
8. PV
9. Valencia
10. Centennial

4A

1. Thoreau
2. Hot Springs
3. Bloomfield
4. Ruidoso
5. NMMI
6. Socorro
7. St. Mikes
8. Cobre
9. Robertson
10. Pojuaque Valley


This post was edited on 3/24 10:53 AM by Los9
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Recruiting questions...

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I have some questions regarding baseball recruiting. So first and foremost, my questions are related in a way to softball. I am curious in comparing women's college softball recruiting vs. college baseball recruiting.

I am curious to those in the know as to when the recruiting process typically starts for the average D1 baseball player. I am incredibly informed about the football recruiting process and understand that dynamic and that realm. However, I am interested in finding out details about baseball, especially how it compares to softball.

I realize that when the recruiting process starts largely depends on numerous factors. There are some kids who receive verbal offers as middle schoolers and some kids who don't land a D- 1 package until his senior year.( although I'm sure rare).

Anyways, it seems that softball recruiting is the most aggressive of any sport out there ( men or women). Now, I may be wrong but it certainly seems that way. I wonder if its similar at all in baseball. For example, you constantly see in softball that the 5 star blue chip type players are offered scholarships as early as 8th grade and in some cases 7th. Now, this happens in EVERY sport but seems to happen much more in softball. To add to that, I would say that 55-65 percent of girls who play D1 softball on scholarship receive at least 1 D1 offer before their sophomore season in HS. I would bet that something like 85-90% of girls who receive D1 offers get offered before their junior year in HS.

Most girls who accept scholarships to D1 programs decide and commit to a school before their junior year in HS even starts. Its kinda crazy. The major programs like Oklahoma, Alabama, UCLA etc....... have verbals from girls when they are freshmen in HS and like earlier stated sometimes in middle school.

States like California and Texas just ooze D1 talent in all sports and softball is no different. However, even in NM girls receive offers VERY VERY early sometimes. Example: BreOnna Castaneda is the starting SS from Rio Rancho and she has been committed to Utah since what I believe has been end of last year( her sophomore year). Rio Rancho has a girl who is a Sophomore and she already has something like 4 or 5 D1 offers and will likely have a handful more by mid summer. That's IF, she doesn't commit before then.

So anyways, I know offers go out early in all sports sometimes. I remember Kyle Piersol committed to UNM before his sophomore year in HS and that was the earliest commit I think UNM had ever had from a recruit ever. I knowthat in baseball there are some kids who get super early offers, but again I think the recruiting process in softball is SUPER accelerated. Its kinda crazy. It seems that the average D1 softball commit, happens when girls are sophomores in HS.

Is baseball this accelerated? I think I know a few of the reasons softball is like that and more accelerated compared to baseball. Here are my thoughts:

1) Girls mature must faster then boys physically. So its slightly easier to project a girl physically sooner then it is with a boy.
2) The possibility of boys getting drafted probably plays a key role in it as well.

What are everyones thoughts? Especially you ABA guys and HS coaches.

My daughter is 11 years old and her dream is to play college softball. I don't know whether that is a realistic goal or not but I will support her and help her try to achieve that dream. Assuming it doesn't change. lol. Anyways, she is incredibly driven and loves the game, but it just seems a little crazy to me that IF she is fortunate enough to be a D1 player that she probably will have to decide before she is even 16 years old. Hopefully she is fortunate enough to do that and live her dream and if nothing else live her dream and play at some level. But again, I think its a little crazy.

Also, how normal is it for boys to play up age wise? How far did Bregmen and guys like that play up age wise? What about D! guys but maybe not quite the Bregmens of the world? How far did they play up. Its not unusual for girls who are talented and committed ( BOTH) to play up A LOT age wise. Seems less common in boys. Maybe that's just because ABA does that on purpose?????


Thank you all in advance for your thoughts and opinions/input.
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New Mexico High School Baseball Rankings - March 23rd

kyle h
Class 6A Rankings As Of March 23rd, 2015
1. La Cueva - Won the Metro Tournament
2. Carlsbad - Beat Santa Fe, Pubelo West, and Cleveland
3. Onate - Swept Hobbs. Now 10-0 on the year.
4. Sandia - Beat Atrisco, Rio Rancho, and Eldorado. Lost to La Cueva
5. Eldorado - Beat Del Norte, Rio Grande, and Volcano. Lost to Sandia
6. Volcano Vista - Beat ABQ and Cleveland. Lost to La Cueva and Eldo
7. Rio Rancho - Beat West Mesa, Rio Grande, and Cleveland. Lost to Sandia
8. Las Cruces - Beat Valencia and Lovington. Lost to Durango CO
9. Valley - Beat ABQ, West Mesa, and Highland. Lost to Academy.
10. Mayfield - Lost to Onate and split with Centennial.
11. Hobbs - Beat Gadsden, St. Pius X, Artesia, lost to Onate twice
12. Cleveland - Beat Manzano and Academy. Lost to Manzano and Rio Rancho
13. Gadsden - Swept Alamogordo
14. Clovis - Beat Portales and swept Roswell
15. West Mesa - Beat Cibola and Atrisco. Lost to Rio Rancho and Valley



Class 5A Rankings As Of March 23rd, 2015
1. Piedra Vista - Beat Dolores CO, Lovington, and Los Alamos. Lost to Durango.
2. Goddard - Swept Ruidoso
3. Los Alamos - Beat Valencia and Los Lunas. Lost to Fruita and to PV.
4. Valencia - Beat Moriarty and Farmington. Lost to LA an Cruces
5. Academy - Beat Valley and Rio Grande. Lost to Cueva and Cleveland
6. Los Lunas - Lost to Los Alamos, beat Gallup
7. Artesia - Swept Centennial, lost to Hobbs
8. Farmington - Lost to Fruita, Valencia, and to Lovington
9. St. Pius X - DNP
10. Centennial - Swept by Artesia



Class 4A Rankings As Of March 23rd, 2015
1. Sandia Prep - Beat Grants
2. Cobre - Beat Robertson and Pojoaque, lost to Bloomfield
3. Robertson - Beat Raton
4. Silver - Lost to Deming
5. Bloomfield - Beat Cobre and Bernalillo
6. West LV - Beat Tucumcari and tied with Hope
7. Socorro - Swept Laguna Acoma
8. NMMI - Beat Texico, Tularosa, and Pecos
9. St. Mike’s - Beat Pojoaque, Bernalillo, and lost to Espanola
10. Hope - Split with East Mountain


Class 3A Rankings As Of March 23rd, 2015
1. Estancia 1-0
2. Eunice 2-1
3. Pecos 2-2
4. Tularosa 2-1
5. Dexter 2-2
6. Texico 2-1
7. Lordsburg 3-1
8. Clayton 4-0
9. Mesilla Valley 2-1
10. Raton 2-5
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March 24th Baseball Standings

kyle h
Class 6A Baseball Standings


1-6A
Volcano Vista 7-3
Cibola 7-3
Rio Rancho 9-4
Cleveland 6-5
Santa fe 3-4


2-6A
La Cueva 8-0
Eldorado 702
Highland 5-4
Sandia 4-5
Manzano 2-7


3-6A
Onate 10-0
Gadsden 8-3
Deming 5-2
Las Cruces 6-5
Mayfield 3-4


4-6A
Carlsbad 7-1
Clovis 6-3
Alamogordo 6-4
Hobbs 4-4


5-6A
Valley 5-5
West Mesa 3-7
Rio Grande 2-7
Albuquerque 2-7
Atrisco Heritage 2-8


Class 5A Baseball Standings


1-5A
Piedra Vista 8-3
Miyamura 3-2
Farmington 3-4
Aztec 5-7
Galup 1-6


2-5A
Espanola 3-2
Los Alamos 6-5
Bernalillo 4-5
Capital 2-4
Del Norte 2-7


3-5A
Belen 8-3
Valencia 8-3
Santa Teresa 8-5
Los Lunas 6-4
Centennial 4-8
Chaparral 0-13


4-5A
Goddard 5-0
Artesia 5-4
Roswell 2-5
Lovington 2-7


5-5A
Academy 4-5
St. Pius X 3-4
Moriarty 1-8
Grants 0-6


Class 4A Baseball Standings


1-4A
Bloomfield 5-1
Siprock 5-3
Thoreau 2-4
Kirtland 2-5


2-4A
Robertson 5-2
West LV 6-3
Taos 3-4
Pojoaque 4-6


3-4A
Socorro 7-1
Cobre 5-1
Silver 4-2
Hatch 3-2
Hot Springs 1-6


4-4A
Portales 2-1
NMMI 4-2
East Mountain 4-3
Ruidoso 2-5A


5-4A
Sandia Prep 8-0
Hope 2-2
St. Mikes 5-6
SFIS 2-3


Class 3A Baseball Standings


1-3A
Laguna 2-2
Navajo Prep 0-2
NACA 0-4


2-3A
Estancia 1-0
Pecos 2-2
SF Prep 2-2
Monte Del Sol 0-2


3-3A
Mesilla Valley 3-1
Lordsburg 3-1
Tularosa 2-1
Capitan 0-2


4-3A
Eunice 2-1
Dexter 2-2
Texico 2-2
Lovig 0-6


5-3A
Clayton 4-0
Santa Rosa 1-1
Tucumcari 1-3
Raton 2-6


Class 2A/1A Baseball Standings


2/3-2A
Magdalena 3-0
Walatowa 0-0
Jemez 0-0


4-2A
Questa 1-1
McCurdy 0-0
Mesa Vista 0-0
Cimarron 0-0
Mora 0-1
Penasco 0-2


5-2A
Melrose 2-0
Logan 1-1
San Jon 0-0
Grady 0-0


6-2A
Floyd 2-2
Gateway 2-3
Dora 0-2
This post was edited on 3/24 6:16 AM by Kyle H
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All-Small School Senior Team Selections

kyle h
Henderson's All-Small School Senior Team Selections



If I had to build a 12 team best of the best small school team (seniors), here is what it would look like.


Shelby Perry - Hope Christian

Kalei Yepa - Sandia Prep

Victoria Lovato - Santa Fe Indian

Shjantel Grey - Shiprock

Alexandra Groenwold - St. Mike's

Montana Baker - Clayton

Kyanne Kowatch - Tularosa

Marily Varlea - Elida

Breann Baca - Magdalena

Charlie Daniels - Ramah

Daelynn Lee - Dora

Abby Medlin - Tatum
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