RJM posted:If your son is playing for a reputable travel program the coach has contacts. The coach can make the evaluation and promote him to college programs. What you don’t need is a service barraging college coaches with cold emails.
This is the only advice you need. Get him on a quality travel team that hits the important tournaments and has a proven track record of getting players to the next level. You basically want to get him on a team where he is not the best and the talent is comparable. The better the players on the team the more coaches coming to watch. You shouldn't be wondering where the coaches are, your coach should be asking which schools you want to get in front of.
The metrics are there. Now he has to use said tools and perform against quality competition on a regular basis. Anybody can hit 78. Can he hit 85+ every time he takes the field? That is what determines who moves on and who was just a good player.