College baseball recruiting,
simplified for families.
We go beyond showcases and social media. Every program we recommend is vetted against academic fit, coaching stability, and the alumni career outcomes that follow the four-year degree.
Free 15-minute consultation · no pressure
Who We Are
Small senior team.
Stanford roots, ex-pro baseball.
Chris Viall
Stanford RHP → Mets (6th Rd.)
Founder & CEO. Former Stanford and NY Mets pitcher. Builds the only data-backed engine for college baseball fit and directly manages the college coaching network.
Julien Hernandez
Whitman POY×2 → Oregon
Director of Recruiting. Former Whitman and Oregon pitcher. Runs all Prospectus recruiting consulting from intake to commitment.
Advisor: Retired College Administrator at top high-academic institution — reviews target definitions & school lists.
The Prospectus Index
Every high-academic baseball program, ranked by outcomes.
| Program | 4-Yr Retention | Fr. Playing Time | Dominant Alumni Path | Signal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Williams College D3 · NESCAC · MA | 81% | 34% | Finance & Banking | 9.2 |
| 02 | Stanford University D1 · Pac-12 · CA | 74% | 18% | Tech & Venture | 9 |
| 03 | Middlebury College D3 · NESCAC · VT | 79% | 36% | Finance & Banking | 8.7 |
| 04 | Pomona-Pitzer D3 · SCIAC · CA | 76% | 38% | Consulting & Law | 8.5 |
| 05 | Washington University D3 · UAA · MO | 72% | 29% | Medicine & Research | 8.3 |
| 06 | MIT D3 · NEWMAC · MA | 68% | 41% | Engineering & Tech | 8.1 |
Your son’s target list is drawn from this data — and tailored to his grades, goals, and geography.
Our Approach
How we help families navigate.
Four pillars. One question: where will your son be happy, productive, and set up for what comes after?
Career Outcomes
We analyze alumni trajectories to see which baseball programs actually feed into Wall Street, Silicon Valley, top medical and graduate schools. The network compounds for forty years.
Academic Fit
Don't chase the jersey. We identify schools where your son will thrive in the classroom and the dugout — matched against his GPA, interests, and learning style.
Coaching Stability
The transfer portal is chaos. We find stable programs with coaches who develop players for four years — not churn them into the portal after one.
Financial Reality
True cost of attendance, financial aid leveraging, academic merit awards, the ROI of the degree. The sticker price is not the price.
Methodology
We look at what nobody else bothers to track.
Anybody can pull a conference record or an RPI. We pull the signal most families (and most recruiting services) never see — across academics, athletics, and the life that comes after.
See what an engagement includes →Academic
42 signals- Pre-read thresholds by position
- Major-specific graduation rates
- Academic support for athletes
- Travel-miss policy & faculty flex
Athletic
38 signals- Freshman-year playing time
- Transfer portal in/out rates
- Coaching staff tenure
- Development pipeline data
Alumni Trajectory
31 signals- Career paths by industry
- Graduate school placement
- Alumni engagement index
- Network density by region
Financial & Fit
29 signals- True cost after aid
- Academic merit availability
- Roster composition & culture
- Regional & family-travel fit
Recent Placements
Fit before jersey.
The right school compounds for forty years.
Cal Berkeley
Pac-12 D1. Landed within his top-3 target schools.
Whitman College
$80,000 in scholarships at a high-academic D3.
Chaminade University
D2 in Honolulu, built around the Sport & Event Management major.
The Engagement
What we deliver, in three phases.
Phase 01
Deep profile + target list
- Athletic & academic packet built
- 25–40 program shortlist, fully ranked
- Position-specific pre-read benchmarks
- Financial aid & merit projection
Phase 02
Coach outreach + positioning
- Personalized outreach drafted per coach
- Video, metrics, and transcript packaging
- Weekly response triage & follow-ups
- Visit strategy & question prep
Phase 03
Decision + negotiation
- Offer comparison & academic ride review
- Final fit check against the 140-variable model
- Negotiation & commitment call
- Post-signing coach relationship setup
Common Questions
What families ask first.
Why not NCSA or a free recruiting service?
Free tools sell scale; we sell depth. NCSA ships your son’s profile to thousands of coaches. We ship the right coaches a personalized case built from 140 variables of program fit. Different product, different outcome.
My son is only a sophomore — isn’t this too early?
It’s the right time. Sophomore year is when the academic packet still bends and when a thoughtful target list reshapes the summer circuit. Better to start here than triage a senior-year scramble.
We’re D3-track, not chasing D1 — is this still relevant?
Most of our placements are in high-academic D3. The Prospectus Index is weighted toward NESCAC, UAA, SCIAC, and equivalents. If anything, we’re more useful for D3 than the typical D1-oriented service.
What do we actually walk away with?
A fully-researched target list, a sharpened athletic & academic packet, personalized coach outreach, visit and offer support, and a small senior team who picks up the phone through signing day.
Personalized Guidance
We help you find
the right fit.
Stop guessing and start planning. On our free 15-minute call we’ll review your son’s profile, ask the right questions, and tell you — honestly — whether we can help.
Find Your Son’s Target SchoolsNo pressure. Just data and experience.