Another thing that helps is having an older sibling who is already committed or playing college ball. The thing is you have to be real about potential and fit. A friend/former teammate’s son played at a top ranked program, went in the first round and played several years in the majors.
The younger brother was recruited to the same program. After whiffing in 40% of the few at bats freshman year he received he was farmed out to a JuCo and never brought back. The younger kid went mid major after JuCo and wasn’t drafted.
I saw the younger kid play at a Legion regional. The kid wasn’t one of the top three players on the field that day in a not hot bed area and committed to one of the top programs in the country. It wasn’t the first major mistake this very successful college coach made. Recruiting is a crap shoot for the player and the coach.