STOCKTON – Twenty years ago kids played baseball into the summer and usually switched out their baseball spikes for football cleats in preparation for the transition from one sport to the other.Now, those days are gone and the year-round demands for a baseball player who wants to reach the collegiate level are just kicking off another season. After playing a full schedule of games since the closing of winter ball, the expectations don’t waiver at all.There are still avenues to accommodate a kid who wants to have fun with his friends and make a few road trips, but 90 percent of the players suiting up for the Manteca Baseball Club during a wood-bat tourney in Stockton are playing with the goal of continuing on.“All these kids have aspirations of going on because of their love for the game,” Manteca head coach Greg Wilson said. “They are all putting their time in during the summer and it is really good to see.”Making a choice to pursue a professional contract or uniform for a college team has opened a level of commitment that some players and parents may not be able to meet.