After Last weeks post, Trade Summary, I’ll keep it short and sweet this time. That was an absolute monster, I hope you enjoyed it. For this week I wanted to put on notice the Rockland Invitational. This is a 2 Day event where the local high school baseball players go to be looked at by College Coaches. The first day is mainly to display individual skills through various drills that will “showcase” any young players talent. The second day is for the coaches to see how the players of interest perform during games against the other players in attendance.

This is a great way for the high school junior and seniors to get exposure and get into a baseball program after High School. Some players may get the attention of a school they have never considered before, and others may get to play for that school they always wanted. The important thing is that the players will get to show coaches in attendance, why they would be a good fit for their program.

I think that the Rockland Cardinals did a great job continuing on with such a program after the Brockton Invitational decided to stop¹ a few years back. Having a showcase for these young players is important because of the exposure they receive from just 2 Days of workouts. During a season, they may be overlooked and this is their chance to show multiple coaches why they are better than the rest.

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1. Mark Ducharme – Enterprise Staff Writer. 8/4/08