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Don't mean to sound rude here. But Sandman what exactly is your question? You've been a member of this site for 8 years with over 700 posts. You've obviously seen your scenario posted by others with the full array of advice and comments almost all of which say the same thing. Sure as hell looks like you've done all the homework that has been suggested by the experienced folks time and time again. You've narrowed your search, registered with the NCAA and you're exploring summer ball and exposure options.

I apologize if I wasn't clear in my QUESTIONS section above. Our primary questions are "Which camps/showcases might best suit him?" (i.e. don't bother attending D1 camps if all the coaches there are only from other D1s?), as well as trying to learn how common it might be for D3 coaches to influence their admissions office to offer more generous "academic" aid to athletes.

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Seems to me your hung up on this "HS varsity" thing. Your son is about to play his first varsity HS campaign. I'm no expert, but in my neck of the woods (Midwest) it is quite uncommon for underclassmen to be called up to varsity. If Sandman Jr. has the baseball goods and puts them on display in front of the right people he'll get some offers. Those coaches aren't going to look past his current talents to wonder why he didn't play HS varsity at 14 or 15! I've seen it posted on these boards a hundred times "High School baseball stats mean nothing in the recruiting process"

My question regarding him not having played varsity yet was really more about:
"Should such a player still contact college coaches before his first varsity Spring season?" than
"Does such a player have a shot at playing college ball?".

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Sounds like you are placing a large portion of your decision on the academics side for your choices. If that's the case (and it sounds like you've already done this) bookmark the 20-30 colleges within the 2-3 hour radius of your home, research their curriculum and find the best fits for you and send an email to each baseball coach asking what is the best way for your son to be seen by them.

We don't necessarily need him to attend the best academic school he can get into. (Our daughter's at the state U and she ranked 10th in her class last year and we're fine with that approach.) My reason for discussing academics was mainly to point out that we'd probably need some academic merit aid in order for him to attend a private school because we aren't likely going to see much in the way of financial aid (except for the 2 years of overlap while our daughter's still in school).

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You seem to be light years ahead of most folks posting that "need some recruiting direction help" topic. Good luck to you and your son on finding that fit.

Thank you. I appreciate your input.
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