Thursday, June 15, 2023

2023 VBCA Underclass Showcase To Be Held Wednesday June 21 at Castleton

Previous showcases have widened exposure for many Vermont high school underclass student-athletes  

Deadline for Registration is Monday, June 19, 2023!

Contact: Bruce Bosley (bbosley.vbca@gmail.com)

The 10th Vermont Baseball Coaches Association Underclass Showcase and Junior All-Star Game will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at Castleton University's Spartan Field in Castleton, Vermont. Vermont high school baseball student-athletes who are in the class of 2024 (junior in 2022-23 school year) will have the opportunity to display their skills and participate in a controlled game for New England and Northeast region collegiate baseball coaches.

The showcase will be administered by VBCA member coaches.

On-field registration for the student-athletes begins at 11:30 a.m. with the first showcase workouts beginning at noon. Rain date for the event is the following week. The cost per student-athlete is $40, checks payable to the VBCA.  Student-athletes can contact their varsity high school coach for more information and for registration forms. At the showcase, players must be dressed and ready to play. T-shirts and batting helmets will be provided. Also any catchers need to bring their gear and all student-athletes should bring a water bottle.

The showcase registration form is attached in PDF. Please share with interested (and eligible) student-athletes. A few spots may be available for a class of 2025 (sophs). We will know closer to the showcase if there is room for the 2025s (only class of 2024- juniors will pitch). Details for student-athletes are on the form.

Other questions- and additional requests for registration forms- can be sent to Bruce Bosley, VBCA executive director, at bbosley.vbca@gmail.com or bosleyb@comcast.net. The deadline for registration is June 19, 2023.

The 2022 VBCA Showcase returned to the diamond last June after a two-year absence. Fifty underclass student-athletes displayed their skills in front of coaches from close to 20 collegiate baseball programs at all levels from throughout the Northeast.

Around 70 former Vermont high school players were represented on 2023 NCAA Division I, II and III  four-year baseball rosters, with as many as 10 on D-I rosters. Several earned all-conference honors and participated or will participate with schools advancing to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Many  of these student-athletes participated in previous VBCA events.


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