@MidAtlanticDad posted:Sorry to hear this. Between covid and a potential hardship waiver he must have at least 3 more possible seasons, right? Is he thinking that way, or just graduate on time and move on?
Thanks. Been tough. Was going to make his first start and couldn't go. Sucked. There is no graduate school (goes to high academic school in the midwest) so the idea would be to keep a year if he goes on to grad school elsewhere. This doesn't do his coaches any good since he would play at another school, so it's a bit tricky to navigate if in fact he can claim medical hardship.
It still seems like conflicting information on here. Practice once and your year is used or play in less than 1/3 of games and he don't throw a pitch in the second half and he can apply for a hardship waiver.
NCAA needs to simplify this. Best bet is probably to talk to his coaches and the trainer and hope it doesn't have any blowback if he chooses to sit it out the rest of the way to be safe/save year. Sucks all around but what can you do?