2022OFDad posted:Matty posted:Well, "how we do things in my family" is to find the right fit for the child, not the parents' egos! And the edge that we want sharpened is the academic one. As for choosing D3 because there were no D1 offers, it never got that far for our son. He set his sights on the education he wanted first, and when a school expressed interest in him that he didn't think was an academic fit, he told them very nicely that he wasn't interested. So we don't know how many offers may have come. He achieved his goal of continuing to play the game he loves and getting a world class engineering degree from a certain technical institute in Cambridge. By the way, one of his teammates was drafted in the 8th round by the Cubs AND has a kickass education, so it does happen.
That’s great for that one player, and for your son. But you don’t go to MIT for baseball. You may as well say the name if you are going to hint around it that hard.
Best hitter in previous Yrs Cape Cod League was SS for MIT, and he was drafted.
FURTHER: my son had multiple Mid D1 opps but they weren’t a Duke, NW, or ND. His dream is to play pro ball, he was a late bloomer, he understood the odds of playing professionally, so opted for HA D3, he played well enough in summer league as an incoming freshman and was able to secure a contract in a top summer league next year.
Son went from 5’9 160 in Sophomore yr to current 5’11 185, crushes the ball and he was one of the top MIFs around, and competed against the top National teams at WWBA and PG Super 25’s.
Kid can play, has a dream, we deal with the next 40yrs.
Search the posts Sir, lots of these types here.
Kid throws 93 across IF, 90 on mound... and fortunately for him his exit velo has gone from 90 to 96 in past 3 months.
Dream, understanding probability, and work ethic.
Dad doesn’t squash dreams, dad is ok with paying for NESCAC vs 10% for State U.
Straight A’s will serve as a great hedge for options should baseball end.
Happy Holidays to you.