The average baseball program at a college does not have a large staff or recruiting budget.
Coaches work very hard finding prospects, going to games and following up on leads.
Still, they cannot see or know about every ball player. You need to help them, in a sense, help you, by making sure you are visible and easily accessible. You never know when a coach is looking for a player just like you, but for whatever reason he did not know about you. Self Marketing 1. Most schools have limited recruiting budgets, in addition to limitations placed on them by the NCAA as to when they can contact student athletes.