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As many folks have mentioned, I may steer more towards other things for college besides baseball.  I know its hard, but it maybe the better choice in the long run.  Headphones and a new phone maybe good.  Unless your playing for top Power 5 football or basketball team its bus city for you.  They will be spending hours on busses getting between games.  Gift cards for food (bdubs, chic fil a, etc) are always appreciated.  Especially if they are living in the dorms.

If you don't have it, subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime.  A new smartTV is good.  If they do not have a smart TV roku or apple tv are good choices.

Finally take a look at his laptop.  If its more then a few years old, consider upgrading it.  I would check with the college to see what is the most prominent on campus.  My guess is its a MacBook.  Most college kids seem to be using those these days.  It should not matter what they bring on campus (MacBook or Windows, but not Chromebook), but it may.  My older son went off to college with a shinny new Windows computer.  Three weeks in he called and was asking for a MacBook.  Turns out most of the profs were using MacBooks and everything they did was demo'd, passed out and handed in on MacBooks.  In theory things should translate back and forth but that is not always the case.  

keewart posted:
CmassRHPDad posted:

Let him customize a new glove at Rawlings.com.

That always had my son very excited. He'd spend hours going over colors, lacing, embroidery.

Then he also has something to look forward to when the snow melts!

https://www.rawlings.com/site-...wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

And you can customize your own Nike shoes!

https://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/nikeid

 

And New Balance

https://www.newbalance.com/nb1/explore/

PitchingFan posted:

I would recommend a custom glove.  My middle son gave my youngest a custom glove last Christmas from Martin Custom Gloves in Mississippi.  He used it all spring, summer, and fall.  You can customize leather, logo, and names to any colors.

He didn't go wild with glove so no umpire would throw it out pitching.

 

Is UT a Rawlings school? We know a player at an Under Armor school. Hated the mitt so he had a custom glove site remove the logo and sew an UA logo onto his Pro Preferred. Probably get in trouble for that but the cameras don't reach the outfield all that well. 

PABaseball posted:
PitchingFan posted:

I would recommend a custom glove.  My middle son gave my youngest a custom glove last Christmas from Martin Custom Gloves in Mississippi.  He used it all spring, summer, and fall.  You can customize leather, logo, and names to any colors.

He didn't go wild with glove so no umpire would throw it out pitching.

 

Is UT a Rawlings school? We know a player at an Under Armor school. Hated the mitt so he had a custom glove site remove the logo and sew an UA logo onto his Pro Preferred. Probably get in trouble for that but the cameras don't reach the outfield all that well. 

No.  It is not a Rawlings glove but made by Martin Custom Gloves for much cheaper and I believe just as high a quality glove.  He was junior when brother bought it for him and had the T put on it because he had already committed.  He will use it this spring and summer and his freshman year at UT then probably put it on a shelf as a great reminder.  I thought it was a very cool gift from a brother to his little brother.  My middle son has always given him gloves since he got a new one every year playing college ball.  He gave his old one to his little brother until the senior year and he kept that one.  Great relationship.  I just think a custom glove with his future team is neat and for not a big price.  Check them out. 

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