Good morning! This is my first time posting. I have enjoyed reading the posts and have obtained lots of information from them. I am skeptical of the recruiting process and trying to keep an open mind for my son. I am looking for an answer as to yes we are on the right path and things sound good from what information I am sharing or no this could be a long road for you.
2019 RHP - 6'0, 165lb
ACT - 30 GPA 4.0
FB - 84 ( this is a 6mph jump since Fall)
Has not pitched on his high school team because we have a pool of very talented pitchers and his confidence wasn't there yet. He starts workouts with them today and has already told the HC that he has been working hard and would like to be evaluated for a pitching spot as well this year. He has played on the team as a position player every year.
Has spent his off season training, working out, pitching program, etc... He decided to pitch on his travel team this past summer and earned MVP of the League and was number 1 in the rotation. I have to mention though that this was not a highly competitive organization and he will be playing this summer on a travel team that is competitive and will be attending Perfect Game tournaments.
At the end of his summer season his coach asked him to attend a local college showcase. He did and did fairly well. From that showcase, he was invited by another college in the area to attend their prospect camp the following week. He did and did fairly well. Nothing more came of them other than the evaluation that was sent later in an email. We sent him to a D2 college prospect camp in the Fall and he was contacted 2 days later by email by HC and asked for his summer schedule and to keep in touch with them in the off season (which he has via email and always gets a response). He recently attended another D2 college camp and HC spoke with him after his evaluation session and asked for his summer schedule and said he probably couldn't see him play at the HS level because we are a 3 hour drive, but would see him this summer.
All of this sounds promising to me, but the skeptic in me wonders if they do this for everybody they see?
We have currently signed him up for 3 showcases in February (Perfect Game Winter Indoor, PBR Pitcher Only, and one his travel team is sponsoring along with PBR).
We told him that after that he needs to take a break and focus on HS ball and his working out, pitching program, etc along with his academics.
Are we doing the right things for him? does this sound like someone who has potential to get recruited? Is D2 the right target area?
I appreciate any and all honest feedback. Thanks!