My 2018 signed with Cal State-Northridge. He did not like the school. He did not like his teammates or roommates. He did not like the coaching staff. He did not like SoCal. He was unhappy and, as a result, not doing well in school (hard to do well when you rarely attend class). He came home at the semester and we talked to a local JuCo about transferring. The new HC was a cutting edge PC and we liked him a lot. Ultimately, it was decided NOT to transfer at the break. Son felt as though he owed something to the HC at his school because he had given him a hefty scholarship.
It was a big mistake not just biting the bullet and transferring at the break. Things didn't get better. They got worse. He was unhappy and never played an inning due to his own problems. HC was fired, anyway at the end of the season, so he lost his roster spot for summer in the Alaska league, which was ll he had to look forward to at the time. He's now in JuCo and finding his groove again. He'll be a lot more careful in his next choice.