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Playball,
The mechanics are coming along, he is with a coach who he likes and knows can help him. At 6'6" there is a lot going on there so it needs to get better. It was a rough and humbling year for him, but that is baseball. In a funny kinda way I think he may have needed a year like that, he will grow from it. He handled it like a man and is bound and determined to get better. Thats all I can ask out of the kid.

Seed,
thats encouraging news, is he still attending SIU? I wish him well. Their catcher Mark Kelly is a kid I worked with, he is out of Hoffman Estates, but played legion for Palatine.

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He handled it like a man and is bound and determined to get better. Thats all I can ask out of the kid.

This is the key to baseball. These experiences will cause growth in his game. It is refreshing to see someone actually admit that their kid may have struggled at one time or another. Based on some of the reporting in this thread, I thought the norm for a pitcher was not to allow a runner past first base and if they did get on, hold the runner on so closely that they are immediately thrown out at at 2b.

Sometimes you learn more thru failure than success. IMO, if you never "failed" in baseball you were not challenged.

How much does an All-American pitcher learn in high school when he goes out and darn near throws a no-hitter everytime out?

This is a game about adjustments. Within a game, even within an at-bat...

I am note sure if this question belongs on this particular thread. Assume a kid is somewhat recruited now but goes into the next spting season uncommitted and gets a little more mature and lights it up? Are programs filling up now or are they leaving spots open for this possibilty? i'm sure this happens every year.

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Are programs filling up now or are they leaving spots open for this possibilty? i'm sure this happens every year.

This is a great question. I am guessing many programs would like the certainty of knowing in the fall what recruits they might have for the following year. However, a decent percentage of signings do indeed occur in the spring. Watch the signings notices next spring or search last spring for much evidence of this right here on the hsbbweb. There are many variables at play that cause coaches to recruit in the spring. Injuries, grades, athletes changing their minds, unforeseen circumstances, not getting the player they wanted in the fall and so forth. To answer your question, yes the spring can mean everything for a player's chances who did not sign in the fall. I am aware of kids not getting an offer until August - a mere few weeks before school was to start. Do not be discouraged by the early signing news. Keep battling until your son finds a place.

Tralpaz,

There are usually a handful of kids that will be offered and signed in the spring after a strong high school showing. Probably happens a little more for pitchers that shine as seniors. Everyone needs pitching! The new roster limitations and scholarship dynamics may change the landscape a little. Most of the money is generally committed already. Some schools may lose kids to the draft, or determine they have needs to fill.

As with everything, be proactive and keep the schools that you are interested in informed of your progress. It may not hurt to apply to those schools if there is a strong desire to attend. It shows interest, and may ease the process if accepted.

Tralpaz,

If he truly "lights it up", they'll come a knockin'. The other major signing period is right after the MLB draft. Because my sons school doesn't participate in the NLI, he recieved a number of calls the day after the draft.

Best of luck!

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