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infielddad10,000+ posts

I just don't agree with the concept that you cannot do both at a very high level.
Our son played and later coached at a DIII where the entrance requirements are now around 1,300 SAT, 3.75 GPA.
They have also been nationally ranked most every year, have played in the West Regional 4 times since 2002, and have had 7 recruits drafted. Each has graduated as do about 90% of the baseball players.
To suggest those types of student/athletes are wasting their time on the baseball field, but DI players at the vast number of mid to lower ranked programs are not just seems/sounds quite DI elitist.
As gets posted on this site all the time, there are many DI's who would not be playing at many DIII programs and there are plenty of DIII players who can play at the upper level DI's.

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