I read something today about attending schools close to home and saw something once about the average distance baseball players end up from home.
With early signing ending today, I was just curious how far from home your son is or will be attending college. To kick it off mine will be 731 miles away
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46 miles.......just out of curiousity, let's also add what division. Wondering if kids travel further to play at certain levels. I would assume Power 5 will be the furthest. Mine is mid-major D1
580 miles, D1, Sunbelt conf, we are from PA. I'm wondering if the northern players end up traveling more often and farther (I'm guessing they do) as baseball is much more fun down south in February!
325 miles. D1
1,400 Mi, D3.
456 miles south! D1 Sunbelt
460 miles....Virginia to New York. D1.
Drove it many, many times and it was worth it every time.
630 miles, D3, SAA ☀️
Oldest - 28 Miles Mid Level D1 and love seeing "most" of the games.
Don't expect to be so lucky with youngest as I hope he'll be in more demand (fingers crossed).
2,400 miles, D3, also SAA for my 2016. His D1 brother was 3,000 miles away.
463 miles. D3.
Here's another question - how many trips to watch baseball per season, on average?
Right now I'm thinking one visit per month, and one more for post season tournament if they make it, or two during the final month if they're not.
1,750 miles, 28 hours driving, 5-hours flying. The best thing that ever happened to our son, going away and learning to be on his own!
I'll get to most of the home games......and quite a few away games including (hopefully) NC State and Campbell during the spring trip. Most of their road trips (conference and non-conference) after the first month are within 2 hours.
#2 son 929 miles to NESCAC
plan to visit 2x per month during season at home or away games
Ill have to increase my visits to older son at SEC 800 miles away
130 miles, Power 5 school — guessing I skew the results. 
ILVBB posted:1,750 miles, 28 hours driving, 5-hours flying. The best thing that ever happened to our son, going away and learning to be on his own!
Bout the same for Ryno. 1,805 miles, 28 hours driving. He and his mom made the trip this summer.
As far as visits, we plan to go to their first 2 series, because the bookend a week in Waco/San Antonio. (My wife's brother lives in Austin, so it will save us some hotel money, and we'll get to see family.)
Then we are kicking around going to New Orleans for the Tulane Series, since it is my wife's b-day, and we've never been.
Then probably to the Big10 Tourney in Omaha, NE. We may drive for this one, even though it is 17 hours away.
320-miles D1
After 5-years of boarding school (840 miles currently) and spending Jr year of HS in Europe (4,100 miles), college should be a breeze at 320 miles.
Will be the closest son has been to home since age 14. 
835 miles, Power 5, 1 x month or more if we can make it work
MidAtlanticDad posted:
Thanks Mid - That is the chart that I remember seeing! Surprised that there are so many responses on here that are well outside the 184 mile average in the chart. For all those that are close, enjoy being able to see them play. For the rest of us, strategic planning and scheduling will be a must!
