Had a conversation Monday night w/ Dad of a freshman C at a D2 powerhouse. Kid was somewhat recruited but Dad is an alum so it wasn’t straight forward. Dad had a hand in it. Kid received academic scholarship but no baseball $. According to Dad they were told repeatedly that son was only freshman C they signed. Kid shows up on campus a month ago and is told he is on JV and needs to raise $500 to keep his spot. Varsity roster shows 3 catchers one of which is a freshman. After the fact investigation shows this kid signed LOI back on November 1, 2018. Dad is furious claiming he was blatantly lied to on a number of occasions. Kid is realizing that there is no opportunity for him at this school. They are looking for a JuCo to transfer to over semester break. There are a few things to take away from this story: 1. Don’t expect special treatment as an alumnus. 2. Fact check before you commit. 3. It does no good to use personal contacts to get into a program that your kid isn’t good enough to play for. 4. Close to 50% of position players that commit to a D1 or D2 program out of HS are at a JuCo by their Sophomore year. It makes sense to me for more kids to start there.