@Northeastmom posted:Thanks. We have scheduled a sit down. We’re the type that would like to see what he’s doing this spring prior to making that college list. I know where he is currently projected, but that’s all based on presumed growth. His list will be different if he’s hitting 91 than it would be if he’s the same as last summer. He says he is throwing harder, but no gun on him for a couple months yet. This is the winter work period and the payoff remains to be seen. This question was more for my curiosity. By April we’ll sit with the club.
So, I agree with the majority of the guidance that has been provided (really great advice). However, I disagree with waiting until the summer if he has already been noticed by "solid D1 schools."
You have a reasonable basis for starting to reach out to schools based off his metrics from last summer and the level of schools that have already shown a level of interest. These coaches are in the business of projecting talent, they will have a good idea of a range for where he will be this coming summer. As others have mentioned, brief progress updates are welcome. If one school in a conference has noticed/interested in your RHP, then it is fair to assume every school in the conference has some level of interest. That was certainly the case for my son. For my son, in the initial email phase the hurdle for sending the email introduction was fairly low, essentially "do I have any level of interest in potentially attending this school and playing baseball here?" You can narrow the list over time as he determines geographic, size, academic study, conference, etc preferences. In the end, you maybe surprised with some schools showing little/no interest, and some showing much more interest than expected. Just know that the coaches are starting off with a very big funnel in sourcing players, and I think it is fair for the players to do the same for college programs.
You may also find it helpful to look through the Perfect Game college recruiting class sizes (focus less on the actual rankings). You can get a sense for the historical size of recruiting classes for the schools you might have interest, along with how much is lined up for 2025. It really is "go time" for solid D1 programs.
Like you, I am from the northeast and there is a tendency to fall into a trap in thinking baseball season starts in April (as it does for us). Just be aware that solid D1 programs are recruiting nationally and 2025s down south are not waiting until late spring/early summer to make intros.
To answer your original question, if the summer goes well he will offers in hand before 9/1. Good luck!