My son is only a freshman but it's definitely a hard pill to swallow that a kid can do absolutely nothing about his DNA height wise and with sports at a higher level that is very much a factor. I don't share these thoughts with my son but it's frustrating. I imagine for a pitcher it's really tough. On the bright side in our area I can easily think of 4 or 5 kids who played D2 and D3 baseball who are under 5'9" and got reasonable playing time.