OK,JohnLex7, here's my opinion.
First, most schools (except the University of Tennessee
) sign and recruit players from their state or nearby.
I would suggest to you that sending your son to Texas for two summers would not automatically gain him entrance into a Texas school baseball program.
I would encourage you and your son to play in your area with the friends and coaches that he has grown up with. Those memories are just priceless. Don't send him away for the summer. He'll be gone soon enough.
The odds of playing at one of the major D1 colleges in Texas is very low, even for players from Texas.
But, there are many many options at other D1 and juco programs.
If I were you, and wanted to help my son play in Texas this is what I would do.
First, play the highest competitive level of summer baseball in your area.
Follow the timeline on this website and focus on the high school career.
Contact the schools in Texas where he is interested.
Attend a camp at that school where those coaches will definitely see your son play and assess his skills.
Attend a Perfect Game showcase in Texas or where a high number of Texas college recruiters would be expected. (The late fall Perfect Game tournament in Jupiter, FL. has had a lot of college recruiters from Texas)
If you have contact with a MLB scout, you might get help with an invitation to one of the Texas Area Code tryouts where there will be many Texas college coaches in attendance. I think there is a Dallas and Houston area code tryout now, or it rotates from year to year.
Be sure to contact juco programs. These schools can offer more full rides and provide feeds into the larger D1 programs after the sophmore year.
Ask your high school coach for help with contacts that he may have in Texas.
One of the reason that players play in-state is because of higher tuition rates charged to non-residents. You might want to consider the residence requirements at specific schools. It could be cost effective for your son to establish residency to eleminate the out-of-state tuition rates. Of course that would require him to live out of state.
Good luck to you and your son.
