Scout Day

by Andrew Connors Showcases are an outstanding place for young ballplayers to put their skills on display for multiple college coaches all at once. On July 13th, local travel organization Batting 1.000 Seminoles put on their own showcase where players in their organization showed off their talents for coaches from various Division-I and Division-II schools. Some notable colleges that were in attendance include Seton Hall, Mercy, St. Thomas Aquinas and Sacred Heart among others. Once the showcase’s morning session concluded, Sacred Heart’s assistant coach, Wayne Mazzoni, delivered an excellent speech to the players and surrounding coaches. He preached all the things that big-time scouts are looking for when they show up to watch a player, even at regular games when you think nobody is watch...