East Cobb Patriots Academic Tryouts

The East Cobb Baseball Patriots, the nation’s best academic baseball program, will conduct their annual tryout and instructional camp July 30-31 at the East Cobb Baseball complex.  LEARN MORE!

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2016 Patriots at Harvard University

The Patriot Way
Grade Standard: We are the only East Cobb Baseball (ECB) organization that has a grade point standard of 3.0 or higher in core courses or on schedule for the Hope Scholarship (Georgia players). Our average team core or Hope GPA is about 3.5 and our average SAT score is about 1,800.

Our Schedules: Our travel teams play in the top scouted tournaments at ECB as well as tournaments at or near the top Academic Schools in the country. We also scrimmage at several of the nation’s best schools. Over 150 college coaches including most coaches from top Academic Schools in the country watch the rising senior Patriots play every year.

Our Coaches: Our coaches are experienced professional coaches who are paid to teach your son and assist him to go on to college baseball. No coach has a son on the team.

Our teams: In 2015-2016, we plan to field three summer teams organized by recruiting or graduation year and an Incoming Freshman and Freshman College Summer Team.

Two balanced teams of 18 to 22  Rising Seniors: You must be judged by me to be a potential college player of good character and a good-to-outstanding student (qualifying for Hope, core 3.0, or better) to play. Our goals are to be competitive nationally and showcase our players to the finest colleges and universities in the country. While schools from throughout the south watch us play every summer, about three-fourths of nationally ranked academic institutions watch our Rising Seniors play including almost every Ivy League school and the service academies.

One team of 18-22 Rising Junior and Rising Sophomore players: You must be judged by me to be a potential college player of good character and a good to outstanding student (qualifying for Hope or better) to play. Our goals are to determine if each player has the ability to play college ball and to showcase our players to the nation’s finest colleges and universities.


East Cobb Patriots: The 
best academic baseball program in America
Our program is tailored for the purpose of assisting high-level student athletes in their goal of going to college baseball. If you look in the stands during Perfect Game and other events, you will see coaches from the very best colleges and universities in the country watching the Patriots play because we have a reputation for having high-caliber players with great grades. Over 100 schools have watched the Patriots play every year since 2005 (165 in 2015).

ECB Patriot Alumni include well over 200 former junior and senior Patriots who have gone on to play baseball at Princeton, UGA, GA Tech, FSU, Penn State, Davidson, Furman, Mercer, Samford, Mississippi State, Washington and Lee, MIT, Sewanee, Emory, Yale, South Carolina, Navy, John Hopkins, Duke and many more colleges throughout the country. You will find Patriot Alumni playing in the Cape Cod Collegiate League, the Futures Game, the minor leagues, and even Major League Baseball. 18 college Patriots were drafted in the past six Major League Drafts, including 1st round picks Chad Jenkins (Toronto), James Ramsey (St. Louis) and 3rd round pick David Hale (Atlanta).

What Former Patriots Have To Say
Florida State’s James Ramsey, First round draft pick of St. Louis Cardinals, ACC Player of the Year, Two-time Academic All American,  “In two seasons with the Patriots, I greatly matured as a player on and off the field. With the assistance of Jim Lovejoy and the professional coaching staff, I was able to gain a better understanding of the college recruiting and pro scouting process. The Patriots emphasize working equally as hard in the classroom as on the field, which leads to a positive image for college recruiters. I have the Patriots to thank for helping me transition from an elite high school player to a successful college student athlete.”

Davidson Freshman All-America Andrew Barna, “I always knew that East Cobb Patriot baseball stood for high character and a strong commitment to academics. This is why there was no better choice for Atlanta area summer ball than the Patriots. Most of all, my summer with the Patriots got me ready for my freshman fall which was the most important period of development in the start of my Davidson career.”

Princeton RHP, CF and Braves RHP David Hale, “Being a Patriot was a positive stress-free experience that allowed me to relax and play baseball the way I had since I was a kid.”

Emory Catcher Jared Welch, “If you’re looking to play baseball at a prominent academic college, the East Cobb Patriots is the team to play for. No other team will get you the exposure you need to the schools you want.”

Wofford SS Derek Hirsch, “As a student athlete without a high school baseball team, Coach Lovejoy and his professional coaching staff guided me through the recruiting process, facilitated every opportunity to play in front of college coaches, and helped my dream of playing Division 1 baseball come true.”

Yale RHP Chris Moates, “Playing for the East Cobb Patriots was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Without Coach Lovejoy and the Patriots, there is very little chance that I would be going to Yale University to play ball.”

MIT 1B Phil Reiser, “The Patriots’ coaches, as well as Jim Lovejoy, guided me in the right direction toward the schools that were the best fit for me. Had I not joined the Patriots, I would not be going to MIT.”

United States Naval Academy 1B David Norman, “Thanks to the East Cobb Patriots for giving me the chance and opportunity to play for them and helped me get the exposure I needed to sign with Navy. Thank you for putting such quality people around me. But most of all, thank you for believing in me….Jim, we did it. I might have hit the ball, but you saw the vision. You never gave up on me. And look where we are now. God Bless.”

Duke LHP Chris McGrath, “The East Cobb Patriots provided me with the coaching and exposure I needed to play at the next level. The high standards academically and athletically helped me maximize my potential on the field and in the classroom.”