Why is this so unbelievable - the one thing you hear on this board repeatedly is you never know who's watching.
Coach's have networks just like any other businessmen. (other coach's, retired coaches, maybe even a MLB scout who lives next door).
If the coach has history with the person who recommends the player sometimes that's as good as seeing for himself.
Or, for argument sake, it could be the case of a coach who's too lazy to recruit. He ends up giving a scholarship to a less talented player, Of course, a coach like this certainly won't have a good program -- so when it comes right down to it - the kid may be getting some scholarship money, but he's not getting any great opportunity.
Either way, there is no sense losing sleep over it.