PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL

Playing college baseball is a privilege.  College baseball consists of the Junior College (2 YR) level, NCAA (4 YR) Division I, II, III, and NAIA (4 YR) levels.  Currently based on NCAA statistics, 6.9% of graduating seniors playing baseball will get the chance to play at the NCAA level.  Combined with the junior college and NAIA level its an estimated 8% that get a chance to play at the “NEXT LEVEL”.  Below are some links to help in the process to get to that next level.

Junior College
– Graduate from high school and be recruited or walk on to a program.
– Apply to the junior college
– California Junior College Application 
– Applying to out of state junior college, applications will go through the state. Out of state junior colleges may offer scholarships also.
– By being an NCAA Qualifier, transfer rules are different. If you are not a qualifier you must get you Associates Degree (AA) to be eligible as a junior college transfer.

NAIA
–NAIA Eligibility Center

NCAA

– The NCAA consists of Divisions I, II, and III
– Each division has different eligibility standards to play as a freshmen
– NCAA Eligibility Information
– NCAA Quick Reference Sheet
– NCAA Eligibility Center