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It's hard to answer your questions...as there is no one answer for all of them.  I think everyone has seen it.....a kid who doesn't have that "wow" factor getting offers before our sons who have done everything they can and don't get overwhelmed with offers...or the offers come later than we had hoped.  My son was one of those kids....we saw others getting offers...and wondered why he hadn't gotten any....even though he had serious interest from a couple schools who had been making an effort to come see him fairly often and he had performed extremely well almost every time.  Then one day the phone rang...first contact with this school.  Call was on a Friday.....unofficial visit the following Tuesday....coach came to see him throw on Wednesday and offered/accepted on Thursday.  Done within 6 days of the first contact at a school that fit him well academically and athletically....but up until first call we didn't think they knew he even existed.  3 years in he's a big part of the program....while several of those kids who got offered and accepted before him have either 1) not seen the field at all  2) transferred to a smaller school or 3) quit baseball altogether.   If you've been here long enough you've heard "fit" mentioned thousands of times.  Maybe the schools your son is looking at aren't the right fit....maybe he needs to look at other schools where he may fit better.  There may be coaches out there looking for kids like him but if he's not reaching out to them they don't know he's even looking.  As others have said....at this point, D1 is highly unlikely for a 2018...though not impossible.  You need to decide quick...and spend every minute of the next 2 or 3 months getting in touch with schools that he would be willing to attend if an offer comes.

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