We lived about five miles from Villanova’s field. When my son was thirteen I took him to watch Jeff Smardzjia and Jeff Manship pitch for Notre Dame. A lot of people probably don’t remember Manship. He was the top pitching recruit out of high school. He shocked the baseball world selecting Notre Dame over Texas. He hurt his arm. He still got to the majors.
Another time my son and I were out biking. We stopped to watch a D3 game. All D3 games are not created equal. After two innings he begged to leave. “Our high school team could kick their ass.”