Our journey was definitely not a straight line. Standout in all sports when he was 9-12, but not interested in super-competitive development/travel baseball ball. Just wanted to play with friends. Spring of 8th grade, decides he is done with sports. Packed all of his trophies and put them in the garage. January of his 9th grade, decides he wants to give baseball a try. Ends up making the team, starting the season batting 9th and finishing the season batting 4th. Fast forward to 12th grade. Had good success as a varsity HS player in a very competitive program/league but not interested in playing in college. As the season is coming to an end, a D1 in very competitive league expresses some interest and is willing to give him an opportunity. Nothing guaranteed. After much reflection, he decides to pass on his dream non-baseball school and give baseball a shot. He ended up making the team, the travel squad and playing 4 years. His baseball career recently concluded but after the last game he gave me a hug and said it was the best decision he ever made.