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It sounds like your recruiting process was definitely impacted by the challenges of COVID-19. Despite the difficulties, it's great to hear that you were able to find a school that had previously shown interest in you and offered the major you wanted. Your advice about being consistent, getting in front of coaches, and staying committed to improvement is very valuable. If you're looking for more tips on navigating the recruiting process, let me know!

Teddy Ruffner | Youngstown State Baseball

At the end of the day , like what other people think doesn't matter , just play as hard as you can and know that if you give your best effort , that's really all that matters . So as I mentioned earlier , my recruiting process was a little different because of COVID-19 , so the only way I could get recruited was from videos . So luckily I had a very good uh .

Teddy Ruffner | Youngstown State Baseball

It kind of hit all during my junior and senior year , so it became difficult to get recruited as coaches were not allowed to come to events or come see you in person . So that changed the whole dynamic of trying to get recruited in kind of the most important years of your high school career . And then once I got to college , dealing with some sports performance anxiety , it's a thing that a lot of people go through but isn't talked about a whole lot .

Teddy Ruffner | Youngstown State Baseball

Um , we have a lot longer season in college than we did in high school , so it's important to keep your body nice and mobile to prevent injuries because a small thing can turn into a big thing over the course of like a 60 game season . Yeah , so one thing was COVID-19 kind of messed up my recruit recruiting process . It kind of hit all during my junior and senior year , so it became difficult to get recruited as coaches were not allowed to come to events or come see you in person .

Teddy Ruffner | Youngstown State Baseball

Yeah , so one thing was COVID-19 kind of messed up my recruit recruiting process . It kind of hit all during my junior and senior year , so it became difficult to get recruited as coaches were not allowed to come to events or come see you in person . So that changed the whole dynamic of trying to get recruited in kind of the most important years of your high school career .

Teddy Ruffner | Youngstown State Baseball

Some of those things are just there to make money and they're not going to help you as much as you might think . I would just say try to play at places you're going to get in front of coaches and be consistent in what you do . Um , don't worry about any singular performance because baseball , it's , there's a reason you play so many games .