NCSA College Athletic Scholarships Blog

Looking briefly at a College World Series team roster, the University of North Carolina, I notice a few things. Not everyone is going to be drafted by Major League Baseball. Even though there are approximately 1,500 players drafted each year it doesn’t mean everyone on a top-level college baseball roster will move on to play professionally. There were seven draft picks this year and probably many more to come in future years, but there are other significant thoughts, too. Two players are 5′7″ and five are 6′4″ or taller. Only one on the roster is a junior college transfer. Nine are from outside of North Carolina. They were the only team to have made the College World Series each of the last four years. They were the number four national seed in Omaha. So many numbers, but what stands out?

 

After dissecting the roster a little further there is one accomplishment that seems to be constant. Every player, except for six, on the roster was named All-State at least once. Some people say it’s political, but the numbers speak for themselves – 24 of the 30 players on UNC’s roster were named to an All-State team; 6 of those 24 were High School All-Americans. Of the six that were not named All-State one was named All-American by Under Armour and Perfect Game, one was drafted in the 46th round out of high school, another was a 3x varsity starter for a team ranked 5th nationally, and another was a 4x All-Conference player. In conclusion, it seems the possibility of playing for a high level, division one program seems to be slim if you are not a part of this prestigious honor of being named at least All-State no matter height, weight, draft status, or being close to that college geographically.

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