So I have been on this forum for about 5-6 years now. Like most dads I came here looking for info on hitting and HS baseball. I found so much more its been a terrific source for me to learn and understand. This whole baseball thing is truly an adventure that teaches many lessons. My son and I have experienced the full gambit of ups and downs along the way. I know many of you read my post on showcasing injured last summer as that was a very difficult time for my son and I as we did not really know if he would ever play again in HS or let alone college. Then came the fall and he was contacted by a coach from a very high level academic D3 and verbally committed contingent upon passing admissions. Coach thought he had a very good chance of being admitted especially after retaking the SAT subject test for math and hitting the number the coach thought he needed to get to be admitted. In the meantime my son applied for many colleges and continued to focus on his studies. The acceptance letters started to roll in and he had gotten into some very prestigious colleges (like UCLA). Then came the email from the D3 where he was guaranteed a spot on the baseball roster. We thought surely he would get admitted especially being on the Coaches supported list. Well you probably already figured out that he got a rejection letter so that opportunity to play baseball was gone just like that. So as he sat licking his wounds he had received another acceptance letter from an institution that we all knew would be a long shot to get into. He received a nomination into the AF Academy. So now he had some choices so we decided to take a trip down to Colorado Springs to do a Cadet tour. It was love at first site, he accepted his appointment on the spot and will start end of June with basic cadet training. He has also contacted the baseball coach and was told he will have and opportunity to walk on. Whats important here is not the walk on opportunity but what he has learned along the way and how to deal with adversity and rejection. Like so many others have said, the ride is short so sit back and enjoy it. This could be my sons last season of baseball but that's okay because he still has his whole life in front of him and will take advantage of the opportunities that comes his way. These ups and downs of baseball are full of life's lessons.
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