There's a leader in the Superlative Award Chase for the longest tournament name, and this college coach sends a fiery tweet.

Hello Tigers, welcome to this week's Rundown. We have an action-packed newsletter that you're going to wish never ended like the Tampa Bay Rays winning streak. 

In this week's Tiger Rundown:

1. Two recruiting rules you need to be aware of...seriously, it's a significant change.

2. The light show after Kenny Piper's home run is fantastic

3. A college coach sends a tweet warning players about online recruiting services 

Tiger Teams

The Superlative Award Chase

Leading in the category of the longest tournament name goes to the "Top Gun Triangle Region Dicks Sporting Good Spring State Championship." 

The season is young, but this could hold other tournament event names at bay.  

Tiger Players

Here are the top performers this past week in Tiger Land. Links to the videos and pictures are attached to the player's name. 

You need to check out Kenny Piper's home run! The light display is fantastic.

|Alumni - Professional  

Zach Cole (Class of 2017): Grand Salammi! Former Tiger crushes two home runs for Houston Astros Single-A Affiliate Fayetville Woodpecks. Check out this home run over the batter's eye. 

Kenny Piper (Class of 2016): this light show was unbelievable after he hit this home run. 

|18U 

Austin Chayer: Quad Cities Tiger is putting on a hitting clinic. .545, 3 doubles, 1 home run, 14 RBI's

|17U 

Parker Dougherty: This double was crushed. Indy Tiger goes 3-4 for Roncalli High School 

Levi Dorn: Cya ball! Indy Tiger goes 2 for 3 with a single, a home run, and pitched 3 innings for Moorseville High School

Cam Mcdonald: Southern Indiana Tiger hits this ball into a different zip code.

Masen Moravec: Southern Indiana Tiger puts on a surge of power with two homers for Floyd Central High School.

|16U

Trey Jozwiakowski: Tacos anyone? St. Louis Tiger goes oppo taco and pull-side home runs. 

Dennis Muraida: the Chicago Tiger put a surge into this ball for Reavis High School 

Faith Thompson: Inside the park, home run with two big wins!

Alyssa Gale: All-Tournament Team! Northern Illinois Tiger helps Dundee Crown High School win the Larkin Slugfest Tournament. 

Owen Baker: Northern Kentucky Tiger destroying baseballs all over the yard

|15U 

Logan Melvin: Called up to Varsity, might as well make the most of it. Bases clearing double for his first Varsity hit. 

|14U 

Payne Kent: Swords! 11 K's to be exact in 4 innings pitched.

|13U 

Tanner Maurer: I think this ball had rocket boosters on it. 

Nolan Gambino: The Toledo Tiger batted over .500, threw out a runner, and pitched three innings with no runs allowed.

Chase Atkins: Did that ball have a flight attendant? Two home runs for Chase with one being over the fence for the Toledo Tigers. Also, I dig this hard slide at the end of this triple.

|12U 

Braidon Petit: Tournament MVP for the Nashville Tigers in the PG Super 25 National Championship Qualifier 

|8U 

Brody Elwell: 2 bombs and went 6 for 7. Yes, please! Yulee Tiger is making moves

*Information sourced from Twitter and player performance page.

From the Rundown

What happened? NCAA dropped to big bombshells over the weekend. Here's the Rundown:  

Baseball News: College coaches cannot speak to prospects about scholarships until the fall of their junior year. (full tweet conversation) 

All-Sports News: Prospects can take an unlimited amount of official visits. In the past they were limited. (full story) 

Now, who is this college coach? Mt. Hood Community College Head Coach tells players he will not recruit them if they use an online recruiting service. With a polarizing tweet, the coach tries to explain the value of developing relationships. Online recruiting services are known for allowing players to send mass emails to college coaches. Essentially spamming the coach's inbox. 

What can we learn from this? Coaches love it when a player knows their information. They also want to see them play. So, developing a relationship is uno numero one when trying to play in college. In our Recruiting Tactical Guide we talk about what matters. 

Spark notes version: 

1. Go to their college camp 

2. Follow up, Tweet 

3. Play a strong summer schedule and stack skills 

4. Follow-up, Tweet 

5. Get your metrics validated by a third party

Why Are the New NCAA Rules Important? 

The new ruling has potentially halted early oral commitments but has offered coaches the ability to bring their key prospects on campus even if the player has already taken their 5 official visits. 

See the new recruiting model and its laws here.

Keys to know: 

1. Coaches can talk to you at college camps but can't speak to you about scholarships until you're in your junior fall semester.
2. Coaches can't be in contact with you until your junior fall semester. 
3. It's effective April 26th, 2023. 

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From the Tigers VIP

What happened? The NCAA has been changing its rules each year since COVID pandemic. Stay current on the strategies and tactics of getting seen by college coaches. Know the rules, the lingo, and the steps you need to take. We've dedicated a whole section of our VIP to this topic. You can find it under the 'Training Center.'

Why it's important? There's a finite amount of time from high school to college to get this journey right. Give yourself the best opportunity. 

Written by: Spiker Helms 
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