How to email a college baseball coach

College coaches get a pile of emails from players every week. Most get skimmed in seconds. Here's how to write one that gets read.

The subject line does most of the work

Put the facts a coach sorts by right in the subject: grad year, position, a key number, and where you're from. For example: 2028 RHP, 86 mph, Arizona. A coach can decide to open it without opening it.

What to include

• Who you are in two lines. Name, grad year, position, high school and travel team.
• Your numbers. Height and weight, velo, exit velo, 60 time, whatever applies to your position. Only verified numbers.
• A video link. Short, labeled, with your best work first. Coaches rarely watch past the first minute.
• Academics. GPA and test scores if you have them. Coaches need players who can get admitted.
• Your schedule. Where they can see you play next.
• Why their program. One specific sentence that shows you looked at their school.

Keep it short

Five or six short lines plus your link. If a coach wants more, they'll ask. Send it from the player, not the parent.

Follow up the right way

If you don't hear back, follow up in a few weeks with something new: an updated velo, a new video, an upcoming tournament. A follow up with news gets read. A follow up asking if they got your email doesn't.