Early Commitment

How can he have committed already? I know there are loopholes, but can't a college not even discuss anything more than their camps and general information until after September 1 of Junior year?

The coach can talk if the player makes contact. It's a verbal commitment based on a verbal offer. Nothing is in writing or legally binding until the kid signs an NLI his senior year.

baseball168, Jake and his family took a trip up to Corvallis to tour the campus and see the town. It is much like where they hail from in Wisconsin, and he took to it right away. It was an easy decision.

I'm quite sure he's been interested in the program for a while. Two of his good friends whom he plays summer ball with have also committed last fall, and they're only one year ahead of him. They're all excellent players, so this is a chance to go to a top notch program where he can play with his buddies. Not a lot of student athletes get that kind of opportunity. Kids this good don't come along that often, so I'm sure the Beavers staff is quite pleased that he wants to play for them and didn't feel the need to look around at his other options.