Our 2015 (who is a non-player) is coming to strongly consider doing a gap year before college. As parents, we're for it. We think that a break from the scholastic grind and getting some real world experience will help him approach college fresher and with a greater understanding of how fortunate he is to have that opportunity. It'll probably cost us a chunk of change but we're hoping that will be offset by qualifying for more need-based money when we have 2 kids in college for one more year.
Anyway, that got me thinking... anybody ever heard of a kid trying to play D3 ball but doing a gap year beforehand? I would think that it could be difficult to get enough competitive baseball in over that year, but that might be offset by greater physical maturity. And of course finding a coach who buys into the concept might not be very easy.