Reply to "Whats the reality of a 2018 player walking onto a D1 Team?"

Buckeye 201510,000+ posts

LU 57 posted:
SluggerDad posted:
I've posted this in an old thread, but it is worth repeating here, with updates:
A Tale of five D1 walk-ons.

Does "cut" mean not making the travel roster, or not welcome to stay and practice with the team? The reason I ask is that in football, kids that may never travel or dress for a game are often kept for the "look" or scout team. A lot of kids do it just to be a part of the program, particularly at larger schools. Is that not an option in D1 baseball?

Cut means you are done. You can't practice if you're not on the roster. Football can have 120+ kids on the roster, which is why they have "scout team" guys Not an option in D1 baseball. Keep in mind that not all 33 guys travel (except likely on the Spring trip).....my son's school takes 27 (NCAA max I believe) to non-league away games and his league limits them to 24 for conference away games. Some guys travel some games and not others....some guys never get to travel at all.

4/10/1811:24 AM

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