Is HS ball becoming *BETTER* than TB?

[coachtucc]

"long Island u12 travel team looking for players
New u12 team is looking to add 2 dedicated players to our roster. These are a talented, great bunch of girls. We are playing league ball and possibly some tournaments. Smithtown area"
And yet another travel team appears..found this posted on this website

 

[lhowser]

ROFL on this topic.

I will have to come back to this one on a regular basis this "spring" for a continual hoot n hollar.

HS state winner last year would get run-ruled by any TB-A team in this state. You have got to be talking lower-level TB-B or C teams.

My point being that the high level national play teams just draw the cream of the crop. Period.

Trying to remember a good IL team we faced - Oak Stars I think was their name. I would love to see the best HS team get schooled by them.

Not in our state and we have some good travel ball. Our high school team over the past 6 years would likely split a series with the states best travel program. A nice percentage of the kids have gone on to play D-1 and D-2 ball and during the season they play/practice 6 days a week. Just 5 years ago a local travel team with players from basically our high school and another finshed #2 ASA 18U nationals in Vegas. Our chief state rival- last years state champ, fields all quality travel players. Most of whom will play college ball with some scholarship cash. Shortstop verballed to Oregon as a Soph. Last years D-2 high school championship team (based on student population) went undefeated and had to take out a pitcher who is a Freshman with University of Tennessee this year. All 7 graduating seniors are playing at good college programs.

It all depends on where you are and how much the community is involved in fastpitch.