@Francis7 posted:...........................................................
It seems like every time I hear about a "Baseball House" at College it's basically like a frat house and the Delta House from the National Lampoon movie.
Is that the common situation? And, is it just something that part of the college baseball experience that a player has to learn to accept and navigate through?
It kind of sounds to me like your son has been forewarned. I'm not sure what his options are.
I think it is a very common situation based on my oldest son's experience and some of the official and unofficial visits he had. His solution was mostly to stay at his girlfriends when he knew things were going to get out of hand. I'm fairly certain this caused some friction among her roommates. He was not a partyer, but he had several teammates who were...he was more of the exception on the team. I've heard a few stories he shared, and I'm certain there will be others I will never hear. We've all got a few of those stories that will not see the light of day.
He narrowly escaped arrest on an official visit at a baseball house at a D1 school he was offered (long story). On the positive side, he lived in the baseball house for his soph and junior years. He made life long friendships and connections. He moved out of the baseball house his senior year and lived with one of his closest friends who was not a baseball player.
My middle son's (non-athlete) best friend from high school was supposed to be his college roommate at an ACC school in an engineering dorm for freshmen. He pulled a fast one on his parents and found a room in the football dorm, because he didn't want to live with nerds. He was asked to leave the school in the middle of his sophomore year due to academic performance. It did not end well for him. This was a bad idea from the get go.
This sounds like one of those problems he's going to have to be proactive about.
Just my experience.