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“If” for instance let’s say your complete returning HS team went to Lexington for just tournaments at Versailles and an occasion PBR/Past Time tourneys and played KBC Prime, Vipers, and just some random out of state team and you played them close, wouldn’t the HS teams kids get the same exposure playing those teams?  Scout may see a kid on Hazards travel team and say, wow I love that kid.  KBC beats Hazard 15-8.  Experience gained and exposure as well.  2 hours from home. 

Don’t get the wrong idea Prospecters, I love what you do.  Just think if more kids were ALL IN, we’d have much better baseball here.  I’d just play 17/18 with my returning team, take my lumps, and at the end of the day most of the parents with any sense is going to be happy because their kid got the opportunity to play against good competition and improved.

Doesn’t Estill County do this for their softball team?

I agree. I would take Breathitt down to Lex and play in these if I knew I could get consistent effort. It would put my team in its position during the summer to get more reps. But getting that many bought in is a battle of its own. 

All in is the issue. Most kids play baseball for the uniform and to hang out with friends. Football and Basketball run the roost in the mountains. 

I appreciate the comments tho. I hope that one day it comes that way but for now, I take those that are committed and offer the highest level of competitiveness and go play. 
Long term I would love to take 14th region kids by grades and go play in these tournaments to showcase each years talent but ALL IN! Hard battle to fight.

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I agree. I dont ask mine to spend 3k plus as some of these "Elite" programs ask. Colleges will find them but i have found most colleges show up on Sundays to the tournament cause thats when the big arms are throwing and they can see what talent looks like versus 85+.

I am half to more than half the price to most summer programs and try to promote players through emails, coaching exchanges and their game play. It is just one of the aspects you cant run from. Colleges are going to watch the best play to maximize their time recruiting.