Baseball Scholarship
in United States and Canadá
Thanks to a baseball scholarship in the United States and Canada, you can experience something truly unique. Traveling across the United States while representing your educational institution is just one of the many advantages this opportunity offers. Additionally, you will receive both academic and athletic training while learning a new language and forming friendships with people from all over the world. Athletes are treated like true professionals, with access to top-notch facilities, professional training, travel, sports equipment, and more.
To secure a baseball scholarship in the United States and Canada, the better your performance in the competitions you participate in, the greater the interest from coaches, who will offer higher scholarships. It’s important to have official records to capture the interest of university coaches.
There are many universities with baseball programs in the United States and Canada.
These universities belong to collegiate leagues such as NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA.
Coaches receive applications from many athletes every day, so it’s important to stand out and start the process of securing a baseball scholarship in the United States and Canada early. This way, you can stay in contact with sports coaches ahead of time and keep them updated on your new achievements.
It’s crucial for athletes to have the support of Awex Education with enough time to evaluate real possibilities in the United States and avoid jeopardizing athletic eligibility.
At Awex Education, we take care of the entire process so you don’t have to worry about anything and can fully enjoy this incredible experience.
High School Baseball
If you are between 12 and 17 years old, have an intermediate level of English, and a grade above 6 out of 10, you can apply for a scholarship to study at a high school in the United States or Canada.
University Baseball
If you are 16 years old or older, have an intermediate level of English, and a grade above 6 out of 10, you can apply for a scholarship to study at a university in the United States or Canada.
Baseball in the United States and Canada
Our CEO, William Touchard explains in detail what you need to know about the sports program.
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The American education system is the only one that allows students to combine competitive sports with university studies. Additionally, with a baseball scholarship, athletes can cover a portion of their academic expenses. In many cases, there are also opportunities to add academic scholarships, further reducing overall costs.
Institutions offer baseball scholarships in the United States to their team members, enabling athletes to finance their studies through baseball.
This opportunity allows athletes to enjoy an experience that offers many advantages compared to the Spanish system: balancing studies and sports, traveling for free across the United States with the sports team, earning an academic degree from a U.S. institution, achieving fluency in English, meeting people from many different countries, and living unforgettable experiences. Because of this, a world of possibilities opens up for athletes through baseball.
Each sports league has a maximum number of baseball scholarships to be distributed, within those maximums the school awards the scholarship money it deems appropriate.
The coaches of the schools distribute the money in full and partial baseball scholarships to the athletes on the team. Normally you have to be among the best on the team to receive a baseball scholarship. There are also other opportunities called walk-on, these opportunities allow players to be part of the team, but without receiving a baseball scholarship in the United States. After one year in this position, depending on the player’s performance, he can earn a baseball scholarship for the following years.
The number of baseball scholarships available at each school varies from school to school. Each sports league has a maximum number of baseball scholarships they can offer, but they can offer fewer baseball scholarships than that limit if they choose to.
A clear example is the universities that make up the IVY League (league of academically prestigious universities such as Harvard) that do not offer athletic scholarships.
In addition, baseball is a sport where coaches can divide the number of baseball scholarships among team members. For example, in NCAA D1, men’s baseball coaches can divide the value of 12.6 scholarships among as many players as they want.
Women’s baseball on the other hand in NCAA D1 is a sport that has up to a maximum of 18, so if you are at the right level you may be able to get a full baseball scholarship.
The goal of Awex Education is to help athletes from all over the world gain access to an educational institution in the United States with an athletic and/or academic scholarship. Therefore, we seek the best centers for each athlete, as well as the maximum athletic and/or academic scholarship.
Here’s how the process of obtaining a baseball scholarship at an American educational institution works. The first part is where the athlete needs to work to achieve the best possible athletic and academic results:
- Achieve the Highest Baseball Level Possible: The higher the athlete’s level, the greater their chances of obtaining a baseball scholarship in the U.S. Additionally, they will have a wider range of options to choose from. It is important to plan baseball training and competition schedules to reach the best possible marks.
- Achieve the Highest Academic Level Possible: It is very important to focus on studies to reach the highest academic level. This way, we can have more options available and even obtain academic scholarships to reduce the annual cost. Proper preparation for the TOEFL and SAT exams is essential.
In the second part of the process, we at Awex Education take over. It is very important to contact Awex Education well in advance and start preparing the process early. This will increase the chances of obtaining a sports scholarship in the United States and provide more options to choose from. We recommend starting the process between 1 and 2 years before the intended start date in the U.S.
We analyze the individual case and their chances of obtaining an athletic scholarship in the United States based on the baseball level, academic performance, and expectations of the student and their family. At Awex Education, we provide this FREE evaluation with no obligation and meet with the athlete and family to explain the real possibilities. Once the family decides to start the process, we handle the following steps:
- We study the individual case of each athlete, sports level, academic level, and preferences regarding educational institutions. We look for options that best match your preferences and sports, academic, and financial profile. We talk to the family and examine what they are looking for to offer them the best options that meet the family’s requirements.
- We create a personal tracking sheet for each athlete’s case. In this tracking sheet, we plan with the family the steps to follow, exam dates, preparation for these exams (depending on the league’s focus), as well as short-term, medium-term, and long-term objectives of the process.
- We offer support for SAT and TOEFL exam registrations.
- We offer support in creating the sports video with advice and guidance to obtain a good video. The video is very important as it is used to recruit players. We handle the final editing of the athlete’s video.
- With the final video in hand, we create an academic and sports profile of the athlete to contact baseball coaches.
- We start contacting institutions that match the athlete’s profile and preferences. We work with most educational institutions in the United States, from all states that correspond to the athlete’s profile.
- We negotiate with each coach or institution to obtain the maximum scholarship and the best possible conditions for each athlete.
- We present a report with several options with enough time to make a decision. The report includes information such as: name of the institution, location, size, academic level, sports level, price without scholarship, scholarship amount, annual price to pay…
- We offer several options within the budget. We will always provide several alternatives so that families can choose among them.
- We help the athlete and their family in choosing the institution, we advise and guide, but the final decision is made by the family.
- We handle the signing of the final offer from the educational institution with which the athlete wants to commit.
- We carry out the admission procedure for the academic leagues in which the school competes (NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA).
- We carry out the admission process with the chosen institution (sending transcripts, sending SAT and TOEFL exams, admission paperwork…).
- We finalize the meal and accommodation plans for the athlete.
- We take care of obtaining health insurance in the U.S.
- We handle the processing of the student visa for the U.S. with each athlete.
- We organize the flights and arrival of the athlete to ensure they have someone upon arrival.
- We help with the arrival at the institution with advice and assistance with questions (sending money, banking cards, questions on initial arrival in the U.S.).
- We assist in obtaining academic work within the institution.
- We provide support throughout the athlete’s stay in the United States for anything they need, school changes, questions, or necessary paperwork. All at NO additional cost.
- When students are in their 3rd or 4th year of university, we offer a course at an English university that prepares them for the job market and helps them obtain job offers.
In addition to all this, a very important factor that makes a difference in our service is the personal approach. We are in constant contact with our athletes and their families. We communicate via WhatsApp or calls, and in case of an emergency, you can contact us at any time outside office hours.
Another important part to be able to get a good educational center, is the academic part, high school grades, SAT and TOEFL scores… If two students have a very similar level, but there are enough differences in the academic level, normally the coach will offer the baseball scholarship to the best student.
This is because the students must meet minimum standards, so academics are as important as baseball in many ways:
- Athletic acceptance: minimum test scores must be met in order to be accepted into the sports leagues.
- In order to be accepted in the centers, the athlete must meet the academic requirements in the SAT and TOEFL exams.
- It is even possible to obtain an academic scholarship that can be added to the amount of the athletic scholarship, obtaining a higher total scholarship. To obtain academic scholarships you must have good grades and good scores on the SAT and TOEFL exams.
So the higher the grades, the more options the athlete will have and the more money will be received by the center.
Each center or coach has different minimums in terms of the academic level they require. Therefore, at Awex Education we study each academic and sporting profile to find the center that best suits each athlete.
In the United States and Canada there are more than a thousand schools with baseball teams that are part of different leagues. Within this wide range of schools, the baseball level is also very broad.
Baseball programs distribute a greater number of scholarships to women than to men, so the chances of getting baseball scholarships will be greater for women than for men. Scholarships are offered based on the athletic and academic level of each athlete.
Coaches will be in contact with athletes a year or even two before they start at the center, however, final decisions are made based on their record a year before they start in the US, when you are in your senior year of high school.
Although all athletes specialize in one type of event, athletic trainers look for multi-skilled athletes who can compete in several events within their field.
Within the cross country and middle distance sector the possibilities can be even greater as these athletes can compete in cross country and track, therefore coaches may have more interest in these athletes and give them higher scholarships.
Baseball scholarships in the United States cover a percentage of the center’s expenses listed below. If you obtain a full baseball scholarship, all of these expenses will be covered:
- Tuition and fees
- Books
- Lodging (residence or apartment)
- Meals
- Medical insurance
In addition, all athletes on the baseball team at the center, whether or not they have a baseball scholarship, always have baseball expenses covered: baseball training, sports equipment, official competitions, travel to competitions, (travel, accommodation and meals) academic tutors in case they need help with classes, sports medicine, physiotherapy…
Coaches measure baseball level through several factors:
- Official marks or times.
- National and international competitions.
- Baseball video.
- Awex Education Evaluation
With all this information, at Awex Education we evaluate each athlete and family and work with schools that fit their athletic and academic level, with a good chance of obtaining a sports scholarship and playing on the team.
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