Back in MY day, no prep school cut—they just made you play on a lower level, because everyone had to play sports. So, the varsity was still elite, but there were 3-4 teams in a hierarchy below, which was great for development and meant that even real slugs could play on a team.

Always bit awkward on the rare occasion that a senior wasn't good enough to make varsity, so he would be a bench-warmer and a super-sub for the JV. Or manager.

I think this was implied in some other responses, but if the school is smaller like Field or Burke, they might not be cutting for the baseball team, but that doesn’t guarantee equitable playing time. Certainly the best kids were offered the most amount of playing time and injuries, family vacations, orthodontist appointments, etc. effected playing time also.

My experience at a very top baseball program is that it's really a crapshoot whether or not you make th team and/or get playing time. My son was a good but not great player and was a starting varsity player 11/12 because he happened to be the best at his position due to the make-up of the grades (more kids played lacrosse in those classes), his chosen baseball position and also some injuries among other kids. And then the more playing time he got, the better he got. We never would have thought he would be a varsity starter on a very competitive team but there he was. Conversely we haves friends at his level who got no playing time at their schools because (for example) they were the 3rd best catcher on a team of 2 recruitable catchers. So it's really quite a toss up.

Anonymous wrote:Probably Burke.

Burke has a no-cut policy across sports, but that isn’t a guarantee you make varsity or get a set amount of playing time.

(It’s honestly a great policy if you have a kid who just loves sports generally - because they can actually do three full seasons of different things and not just the one sport they’re best at.)

Anonymous wrote:Field doesn’t.
Doesn’t seem like bishop ireton does either.

It's not no-cut at BI in the same way that track is no-cut, but last year both the JV and Varsity teams were huge, like ~20-25. You would have to ask the coach how playing time is handled for #10+.

Field doesn’t.
Doesn’t seem like bishop ireton does either.

Most of the smaller schools are no cut or functionally no cut for baseball. With lacrosse, track, tennis there aren’t enough boys to need to cut in a lot of spring schools at the smaller schools or even medium ones. If they play in MAC or PVAC they are probably no functional cut.

Pretty sure Field is no-cut for all their teams. They have baseball.

yes, high school teams generally don't sub at all outside of pitchers.

Playing and making the team are entirely different things. The small privates often don't cut, but it's a big commitment for never seeing game time. DS really liked the team and baseball, but after freshman year he could see that he didn't have a path forward to actually play.

Probably Burke.

Anonymous wrote:I doubt that Georgetown Day cuts players. SAAS definitely doesn't.

That said, something to keep in mind is that in high school baseball, making the roster and playing are two different things. A team will almost always PLAY the best 9 players + pitchers the entire season. It's not travel ball or club baseball where everyone plays. This takes some getting used to.... if you're the second best short stop you won't play until the current one graduates and you have to hope that someone better doesn't arrive at the school before he does.

Oopps. Missed a word

I doubt that Georgetown Day cuts players. SAAS definitely doesn't.

That said, something to keep in mind is that in high school baseball, making the roster and playing are two different things. A team will almost always the best 9 players + pitchers the entire season. It's not travel ball or club baseball where everyone plays. This takes some getting used to.... if you're the second best short stop you won't play until the current one graduates and you have to hope that someone better doesn't arrive at the school before he does.

I can't think of any school that would allow for no cut baseball. Only 9 people can be on the field at once. The dugout can't be crammed with players in positions you don't need.

That said, there are usually POs needed. So, if your kid can pitch and is only interested in pitching, they may keep him on.

Does anyone know of any private high schools with no cut baseball teams?