Hey TR
The young man says in his post he will be out 6 months. That puts him coming back in Sept or Oct. at the earliest. You obviously have more info if you've been talking to him and he has been given the O.K. to start playing. If he can play summer ball, he should. My point was that just because you can't play summer ball that doesn't mean you won't play college ball.
As far as your son's accomplishments I congratulate him and you on his success.
As far as my son's decision to go D3 instead of D1 it had more to do with academics than playing time. He will be an engineering major. Although playing time was a factor, it was not the decision maker. Playing time had considerations like roster size, past performance of current starters, scholarship amounts. As we both know where they give you the greatest amount of money, whether it's academic or athletic or both, is where you are wanted and needed the most.
Neither my son's experience nor your son's experience will have any impact on this young man's experience. My point to him was that he shouldn't give up because he may not be able to play summer ball.
P.S. Most if not all the schools that recruited my son are in the Northeast and he will be going to school in the Northeast. I am very familiar with the baseball and the climate in the Northeast.