Josh Garcia
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5 THINGS I BELIEVE COLLEGE COACHES ARE REALLY EVALUATING 👇⚾️View quoted post on X
After spending most of my life in this game, as a player, coach, and evaluator; here are 5 things I believe matter when college coaches are deciding who they want in their program.
1️⃣ PHYSICALITY
You don't have to be 6-foot-4.
But you better have some kind of physical presence.
Strength. Twitch. Speed. Durability. Something.
College baseball is played by grown men. Coaches are trying to figure out if your body can handle that environment, and what it could look like 2-3 years from now.
2️⃣ CURRENT SKILL + CEILING
What can you do RIGHT NOW?
And maybe just as importantly...
What could you become?
Velocity, bat speed, defense, command, power, those things matter.
But coaches are also projecting.
Frame. Movement. Arm action. Athleticism. Physical maturity. Adjustability.
They're not just recruiting today's player.
They're betting on tomorrow's.
3️⃣ ATHLETICISM
• Can you move?
• Can you adjust?
• Can you figure things out when something isn't working?
This is one reason I've always valued multi-sport athletes.
Different sports force you to move differently, compete differently and solve problems in real time.
Athletes tend to find a way.
4️⃣ COMPETITIVE MAKEUP
What happens when things go BAD?
• You strike out.
• You give up three runs.
• An umpire squeezes you.
• Someone takes your starting job.
Now what?
College coaches aren't only evaluating your highlights.
They're evaluating your response to adversity.
Give me the kid who WANTS the ball when the game gets uncomfortable.
5️⃣ CHARACTER / TEAMMATE
This one gets overlooked by players way too often.
• How do you treat your teammates?
• How do you respond to coaching?
• What does your body language look like when you're 0-for-4?
• Do you celebrate somebody else's success?
College coaches aren't just adding talent.
They're adding someone to their locker room for the next 3-5 years.
Talent gets you evaluated.
But the TOTAL PACKAGE gets you recruited. 📈⚾️
2028s:
If you’re getting recruiting calls today, good- keep working.
If you’re not getting recruiting calls today, good- keep working.
Some of the best players I’ve coached didn’t receive their first recruiting call until April of their senior year.
If you’re getting recruiting calls today, good- keep working.
If you’re not getting recruiting calls today, good- keep working.
Some of the best players I’ve coached didn’t receive their first recruiting call until April of their senior year.
Some of the quietest houses tomorrow will belong to future Division I players. Some of the loudest will belong to players who never play past high school. August 1 measures recruiting timelines, not ceilings. Development decides the rest.View quoted post on X
South played 8 games in 7 days, including a doubleheader on championship day. It took 11 innings and a sun ball to beat them.
Champions in my book.
Champions in my book.
🏆An Instant Classic in Enid!
Pearl River is the 2026 #NJCAABaseball DII World Series Champions with an extra innings walk-off single by Ethan Garner.
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