Son went to a top 20 schools camp. When he requested eval info. They asked for his schedule and said they want to come watch him pitch-he's 2015 throwing 90(so far,up from 83 in spring).
Is this normal. What r chances they will actually show up? This is all new to us. This is second D1 school who has shown interest this a Fall but we r not writing off good D2 programs if he ll get more play time.
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No, it's not normal. It indicates your son is talented and they want to look at him. Great news.. coaches definitely will show up to see any good pitcher throwing 90. D1 coaches look for early commits in the Spring of the junior year and want to snag the top players before someone else does. NLI's for the early commits are signed that fall. Good luck to your son.
You best start doing your research now on schools you would want him to attend as some of the brand name D1's are known to hotbox a kid after an outing and make the offer with the expectation of an answer immediately.Good luck and I hope to have that problem soon. Make damn sure he would like the school without the baseball part as things do happen
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Congrats on the interest.
Looks like you've been active here for a while so this is probably not new advice for you but...
Try to work collaboratively with HS coach and respect that his primary interest is his HS team and he may or may not be in a position to give definitive info on dates that your son may be pitching. Although if he's throwing 90, his schedule will likely be a bit more solid than most 
Make sure that your son fully enjoys the HS experience along the way and isn't too boastful with his teammates about his recruiting news.
Thanks for advice. Agree about being humble. He actually told no one for days-said he didn't want to brag. Guess a few on his team had done that and it was getting old. Still too soon to count on anything. Injuries happen all the time and things can change quickly. He's not as big as other pitchers from that univ so good chance he won't make it for that reason. The fact that they want to take a look means a lot to him-shows his hard work is paying off.
playball, forget about size. It's about talent and heart. Bum, Jr. was 5'9" and an early commit pitcher to his D1.
Thanks for advice. Agree about being humble. He actually told no one for days-said he didn't want to brag. Guess a few on his team had done that and it was getting old. Still too soon to count on anything. Injuries happen all the time and things can change quickly. He's not as big as other pitchers from that univ so good chance he won't make it for that reason. The fact that they want to take a look means a lot to him-shows his hard work is paying off.
College pitchers are big because they were "projectable"...man I hate that word...lol.....when they were juniors in high school, likely meaning they were 6'3 throwing 85 and coaches took them based on the fact that they could "probably grow a couple inches and hit 90 someday". Your son is already at 90....the "projectability" part is out the window for him....they don't care if he's 5'8 when he's already hitting 90. Good luck.
playball2011,
Congrats on the interest, and the question. It is a good question based on your recent circumstances.
My two cents....If you haven't already, now may be the best time to sit down with your son to discuss what he wants to get out of college, and college baseball. Having these discussions now may be more productive & focused than in the middle of the possible mayhem that awaits you. He sounds like a clear minded and humble young man. If he is throwing 90, and already getting some interest it will most likely get busy real soon. There are no guarantees, but your son is hitting a metric that will get attention from college coaches and possibly scouts. JMO.
Good luck!
Congrats playball. My 2 cents. Sounds like your son is talented. I would start now by looking at what school is going to give him the best shot at playing. I know a couple of 90 plus kids that committed and joined high level schools only to sit the bench freshman year. Didn't redshirt and know real path going into his sophomore year(6'5" 225lb). Problem is that these high level schools get the high level guys, all 90 plus guys. I'm not saying your son is going to sit, but I would look at the history of the schools and see how play time for freshmen are getting. Keep in mind that a new group of studs will be coming in next year and the next year.
As its been said here forever, "go where he is loved and will be an impact player early".
It sounds like your son will have a lot of choices. Just do your homework, research the programs and go where he will play.
Good luck, it's a bit of a wild ride.
