MidAtlanticDad posted:His AVG/OBP is not top tier for D3. The NCAA website currently lists the top 200 AVGs and the #200 guy is batting .393. That doesn't mean your son can't play at a D2 or D1 level, but those are the only numbers you gave us. IMO, a great number of D3 guys could play at many (most?) D2 programs.
Assuming that a D1 or D2 is interested in him, that school must get permission from the current school to contact your son. Once he takes this step, his current coach may not want him back, so he should probably have made his mind up to leave before starting that process.
As others have noted, he will not be eligible to play during his year in residence (junior year). Transitioning via a juco might be an option, bit that would only leave him one year of eligibility at D1/D2.
It’s been his dream to play at the highest level possible. He was getting looked at during showcases, but it was the same old stuff (just not big enough for D1 or D2). He grew from 5’9” 160lb his senior season to 6’2” 175lb over the summer. By then, he had already committed to his school because they didn’t look at his size rather his ability. He’s been told that if he was this big his senior year, he would have been D2 if not D1 material. Sucks being a late bloomer. I get that his batting numbers aren’t the best but he’s 17/21 throwing out runners, seeing typically 84-88 pitching with some topping 90, 6 HRs and leading with walks. He loves the team and the school but really wants to further his baseball career.