Baseball Registration Evals Overview

How do I know if my player needs to attend an evaluation?

Below is a series of questions that will help you determine if you need to attend evaluations.  Please answer each question as directed and follow the instructions based on your answer.

First, many have asked, what are evaluations?

- When HCYP baseball players participate in International, Minor, Major, Pony, and Colt divisions (ages 9-18), they are placed within organizations or teams via a draft.  In order for the coaches to draft kids, they need to have an evaluation score.  This allows coaches to have context on skills for each player that they draft.

- Additionally, when a player is draft at the International level, they are drafted into an organization (i.e. – Reds, Yankees, etc.).  They will remain with that same organization through the Minor and Major divisions.  When a player reaches age 13, they will be moving to the Pony division and a new draft will occur.

  1. My child has a birthday between 9/1/2007 and 8/31/2016 (their age on 8/31/2025 will be between 9 - 18)
    1. If the answer is YES, go to question 3
    2. If the answer is NO, go to question 2
  2. My child has a birthday between 9/1/2016 and 8/31/2017 (their age on 8/31/2025 will be 8).
    1. If the answer is YES, AND you would like them to be considered to play up into the International (kid pitch) division, you MUST attend evaluations. If you do NOT want them to be considered to play up this coming Spring 2025 season, they should NOT attend evaluations. It is STRONGLY recommended you attend this evaluation rather than the Winter 2025 evaluation. If our International division reaches capacity before the winter 2025 evaluation (as it did in 2023), there may not be an open spot regardless of the evaluation results.
    2. If the answer is NO, you should NOT attend evaluations.
  3. My child was on an HCYP Pinto team during the Spring or Fall 2024 season.
    1. If the answer is YES, you MUST attend evaluations.
    2. If the answer is NO, go to question 4.
  4. My child was on an HCYP International, Minor, Major, Pony, or Colt team during the Spring 2024 season.
    1. If the answer is YES, you should NOT attend evaluations. All players were evaluated prior to the scheduled Spring 2025 season.
    2. If the answer is NO, you MUST attend evaluations.

As always, if you have additional questions, please email us at our registration email address [email protected]