LU 57 posted:cabbagedad posted: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.
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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?
In the world of college baseball, "cut" means completely removed from the program.
Thanks for clarifying. I thought this was the case, but was not sure. I wonder why the NCAA makes this distinction for baseball. I am fairly certain that basketball allows non-rostered practice players as well.
In any case, I imagine there is a number of players that is too many to manage effectively in a baseball program.
Probably for the same reason they only allow 11.7 scholly's.....the damned "non-revenue sport" distinction lol