I mentioned this in a previous thread I started, but didn't want to go into detail at the time. Several members reached out to me via DM. Thank you! I'm going to leave this initial post as more of a summary, and get into more details that may help parents in the follow ups.
Background: Pretty much what the title says. 2020 soph son was told he no longer had a spot on the team after his team's last game. Unfortunately it was right after an 8 hour bus ride at 01:00 when exit interviews were done. He wasn't alone, was the biggest purge his school has ever had. But not making excuses, if he had shoved he'd likely still be there. He really liked his teammates, and pitching coach who recruited him. He called me at 01:30 on which happened to be my birthday. Needless to say; worst birthday ever.
What's happened since: He had breakfast with several teammates, packed up his car and drove home. This was on a Sunday. On Monday or Tuesday he entered the transfer portal. Within 10 minutes got emails and DMs via Twitter. It ranged from a previous D1 that had previously offered him, to various D2s. None of these initial schools were a fit.
Fast forward 2 months, and he committed yesterday to a close(ish) D1 in NY. They won their conference last year and made it to a regional. So it'll be a step up. He had an option of 2 D1s, the other being about 3 miles away from us in Queens, but chose this one because he wants the chance to compete for a conference title his last 2 years. He was given athletic money. I only mention this because people are always asking if schools still have money this late. Lots do.
This school was not his first choice. He wanted to go to a very good D2 (Hi Francis!) because of the pitching coach. They were waiting to see if they lost a pitcher in the draft or if a 5th year was coming back, kid wasn't drafted and 5th year came back. Francis, your kid is in a good place, the coach there is a stand up guy and was great to deal with.
More details to follow. Just wanted to get this summary out. It may be slow as I now plan on going away for the weekend. It's been a hectic 2 months and now we have to get the ball rolling with the application, etc.
P.S. On the day he got his offers, news broke that my 2022's coach left for another job! FML, never a dull moment.