If you walk into any reputable baseball tournament across the country, you are bound to run into them.
If you go to any college showcase, you are bound to see their uniform and hat well represented by the players.
And if you look at any “League Standings” page for a specific season, you are bound to see their name at the top of the list.
The organization has won seven National Championships, 172 tournaments and in 2015 alone, they have won 45 tournaments.
A total of 404 of their players have received baseball scholarships, 46 have been drafted and four have played in the MLB since their inception in 2003.
This success has garnered them recognition as the premiere travel program in the Northeast region and has allowed them to generate close to a 100 percent success rate in terms of placing their players at the college level.
The “Titan Way” is the secret behind the success and how the machine keeps running year after year. Here it is in the words of GM Tom Downey.
From the start 12 years ago we created an environment that not only attracts players but helps take players to another level. Our relationship with college coaches is something that we have worked extremely hard to develop. Our reputation with these college coaches is something we take very seriously. We are constantly maintaining and cultivating these relationships. If we reach out to a college program 9 out of 10 times the coach agrees that the player can perform at that level. I will go as far as saying college coaches would say that we slightly under sell our players, meaning in most cases when they step foot on campus they get more out of them then expected to. It helps create an atmosphere of trust with them.
What is it, more than anything else, that parents want from their son’s travel program while they are in HS? Not just winning and not just building relationships with peers but furthering their career and putting them through college. With the ever-increasing prices of college tuition, everyone is looking to take advantage of every resource available to them to save money. If you’re athletic ability can provide that, you absolutely want to take advantage of that.
As the numbers suggest, the Titans have been able to execute that better than any other organization in the region.
Just as important to their relationship with the college coaches is their ability to duplicate the collegiate baseball culture.
“We try to stay as organized as possible; we have a full time office manager Jenna Fisher that is dedicated to keeping our coaches, players and families informed. She is in charge of organizing Emails, Meetings. Practices, Travel arrangements, schedules, game changes, cancellation because of weather, uniforms, you name it, she is on top of it. When you are organized and prepared it makes the on field experience for the coaches, players and parents that much easier and enjoyable,” he added.
This prepares the players for what the college baseball grind is like. It is a full-time commitment and the earlier the players are exposed to it–and embrace it, the better off they are.
Downey noted that several coaches have raved about their incoming freshman being prepared to compete from day one on campus.
Another facet of the organization is the continuity on a year-round basis. Many of the players don’t simply play their games and go home. They utilize the extra resources that the Titans make available to improve.
They go to L.I. Indoor Sports in Ronkonkoma–which is a 25,000 sq. foot facility that is available to them. When the weather does not permit outdoor practice, it is the perfect venue to perfect their skills and it also allows the coaches to track their progress in a one-on-one setting.
The CatcherMTRX, Prime Infield Clinic and Long Toss/Arm Care program are three examples of ways that the players can be coached on an individual basis with a focus on improving their specific skill set.
“If you want to get better as a player we leave no stone unturned when it comes to the opportunities we give our player’s to develop,” said Downey.
Not to be overlooked is the academic aspect.
While the perception is that college coaches will overlook poor grades in order to win ballgames, that is simply not the case with most programs. In fact, the prestigious universities won’t even consider a student-athlete with poor grades.
“We at times will ask for player’s transcripts and report cards to monitor them. The first question a college coach will ever ask us is” what kind of student are they”? We need to know about our players academics before we endorse a player to a college. We will never be misleading to a college program about player’s academics.”
Not only is it important to maintain good grades in order to be accepted into the college, the athletes with exceptional grades will be eligible for academic scholarships and that is especially relevant considering most schools don’t award full baseball scholarships.
Not to mention the fact that getting drafted remains an incredibly difficult task for players, so they must always have their education in mind.
The Titans have been able to win in all aspects of amateur baseball. They have recruited the best players, won at an astonishingly high clip while also getting the players to the next level.
From the ages of 9U to 18U, they field 30 teams and continue to build their reputation as a baseball power house.
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