Scholarships by Sport: Baseball

Baseball:
For the millions of baseball players in America that plan to compete on the college level there may be partial athletic scholarships available for you, however, it is not guaranteed, and in some cases it is an impossibility.

The Myth:
Despite what some boasting ball player may spout off, college baseball programs do not hand out full athletic scholarships. In very special situations a combination of athletic and academic money may be packaged together, in turn covering all of a players expenses, but this is too is of the rarest breed.

The Facts:
The reason no baseball players receive full scholarships is because there are so few to give out. NCAA Division I programs are permitted to disperse only 11.76 scholarships per year, and many lower level Division I programs do not fund the full allowed amount.
Division II schools are allotted even less scholarships, possessing a total of 9. Even worse, Division III programs are not permitted to grant any athletic scholarships, although they do offer a good deal of academic money for those players who are eligible.

Conclusion:
To receive a scholarship in such a competitive collegiate sport such as baseball takes a lot of work. A high school ball player may be able to use his talents to partially pay for college. However, college coaches have the power to divide scholarships unevenly among their players. Based on talent coaches may grant larger scholarships to attract better players. Despite this fact you should note that due to recent NCAA regulations, if you are seen as a scholarship worthy ball player, you may receive no less than a 25% athletic scholarship.

More Facts:
- There are 287 division 1 and 246 division 2 colleges that offer NCAA baseball scholarships.
- That's a total of 5,594 scholarships in the NCAA alone.