A
message from our "founding father", Bob Howdeshell:
The High School
Baseball Web went "online" in February of 1998. The reason it
was created is this:
After wearing
out several search engines I found that there was very little
information about the high school baseball experience.
As the father
of a potential college and/or professional baseball player I could
find very little about the college recruiting process or the way
the Major League Baseball free-agent player draft worked.
Having no
knowledge about website design or how to begin "getting an internet
site up and running" I foolishly set out to start a high school
baseball only place in cyberspace.
Now over
five years later, with our oldest son recently graduating from
college having completed a career as a football linebacker at
an NCAA Division III college and our youngest son heading into
his senior year of college as the starting shortstop on an NCAA
Division I college baseball program,* I offer my experiences,
thoughts and comments on the "ride." AND most importantly with
the help of many wonderful people we have been able to form a
community of people that share the same passion for high school
baseball.
Welcome to
the site ... Visit our message board forums and ask questions,
share ideas and experiences. That's what makes this site special.
Folks sharing information and ideas. All information on this site
is free.
With a total
of 450,000 high school players at 14,800 high schools we're a
pretty small group. Add in a few alumni, some professional scouts,
the occasional college coach and the true fan and you'll find
that we're a close knit group!
If you have
an idea to improve the site use the "Contact Us" link in the top
right hand corner of this page.
* A footnote:
A couple of years have passed since the above intro was written.
As of June 2005, our founder's youngest son Andy has graduated
from college and is beginning his first season of pro ball. How
cool is that?
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