No parents allowed at my sons D3 fall baseball scrimmages, which I think all the players and coaches are absolutely thrilled about. They all need a break from parents! They practice six days a week, although two or three of those days are team scrimmages.
Those scrimmages really make or break a players spot on The roster. They don’t cut freshman at my sons school, at least recruited freshman, as the coach feels if he’s going to recruit a player he wants to give them at least a year to show them what they can do. But starting spots are won & lost in the fall, as well as a spot on the bubble, in other words under consideration for having a role.
Things do change by the time the spring season comes around but in general if you want to make a contribution or play much at all in the spring you better be bringing it in the fall