When do the bigger D1’s usually contact you, if they are ever going to? Reason I ask is my son is hearing from a couple of JC’s, a couple of D3’s, several D2’s, a number of smaller D1’s, and even a couple of MLB clubs but the larger D1s are noticeably silent even though his summer coach says that several have asked about him. This while 07’s that he feels he is as good as have already committed.
A little background. My son is a 6’2” 214 lb. rising senior that just ran a 7.04 sec 60 yd dash, had sub 2.0 pop times, and hit extremely well at a recent MLB tryout camp. The scout told him that he did very well behind the dish catching bull pens and that he, the scout, was going to follow my son’s progress and was going to come and watch him play in the spring. His summer coach, an ex-mid level D1 coach, says he can play at the high D1 level. He led this coach’s 18U fall team in BA and Slugging% last fall as a rising junior. His HS coach, an ex-college player, says he has ACC/SEC ability. My son lead this coaches 20win HS team, 4A classification – states largest, in 7 offensive statistics including BA, Slugging%, RBIs, HRs, & 2Bs. He had the same number of HR’s as he did strikeouts so he is very consistent. He also had 4w/0l/4s pitching with a 1.91 ERA as a RHP. He hit a high of 88 on a recruiters radar gun. He was named Offensive MVP, 1st team All-Conference, Area POY, 2nd team All-County (in the states most populus county – close to 1 million), and made his regions State Games team. He attended PG’s Atlantic Coast Underclass Showcase last summer and made the Top Prospects Team. He can play multiple positions but mostly C/1B/P with a little 3B. He has a 3.5 GPA taking AP courses and made 1500+ on the new SAT. 1010 on the old scale. He has never been in trouble and I am told by his guidance counselor that he is well liked by his classmates as well as his teammates.
Now I’m not all gung ho on him attending the big State U. I want him to go to a school where he can fit in academically, socially, and see some early playing time. In short my number 1 want is for him to be successful where he goes and would be fine if he chose JC, D3, D2 or smaller D1. In fact he really likes a smaller private D1 that has shown some interest in him. BUT, he is beginning to feel he has done something wrong or missed something somewhere because of this silence. Personally, I would like him to have the opportunity to compare a bigger school to those he is currently hearing from.
Before I go, I don’t post much – primarily read, I want to take time to thank the HSBBW and the people that post. Some level of my sons success is owed to those who provide information and opinions on this site. Many of my questions have been answered many times over before I even get a chance to ask but in this case I just cann’t help but feel my son has slipped through the crack to some extent, some where.
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