Final update.
What a difference a month makes. The phone did start ringing and he had multiple offers. He ended up taking the first one and, in my opinion, the strongest academic/baseball combo of his options. Pepperdine U. I will say, there were multiple P5’s that ended up showing some interest (four), but definitely the schools on the lighter side of the ledger and no heavy pursuit or offers prior to his acceptance of this one. Could he have made it to a P5? Who knows, I don’t really care but it is relevant in the context of the conversation string so thought I’d share. In the end, he really liked Danny Worth and Rick Hirtensteiner. The fact that Coach Worth came out to a game at WWBA, they built a nice pregame report, and kid was raking that day all didn’t hurt.
All we can ask for in life is a shot— he’s got it, we’ll see where this goes. I sure am beaming with pride right now though, thanks to all who shared a little bit of this journey. Baseball’s the best, except when it isn’t. But today, it’s the best.