As a freshman pursuing baseball at a higher academic school you have time. Budget your money into refining skills, getting strong, competing with a top summer club, keeping that arm healthy.
How big is he now and where does he project per the Pediatrician? Where is his velo now?
Being a LHP will be a big draw if he projects with size and is throwing 83-85 as a Soph. So again there's time.... If he's throwing that hard as a Lefty during Soph season, he'll get interest from Mid D1's summer of incoming Junior year. Also, he'd likely get interest from a Northwestern, ND, Service Academy's that summer. IF, he projects to be a big kid, top D1 academics like a Duke could gain interest, knowing the velo projects upward with his physical frame.
IF, focus is entirely high academic thinking positioning for the next 40 years...attending a few individual Ivy camps summer of incoming junior year would be a good approach. Especially if he is a Hitter!!! If he is, and IF he has sub 6.9 speed it would open more doors.
The two way stuff will sort itself out, keep playing that role until physical size, hitting ability, speed, suggest focusing on your most recruitable asset.
Top HA D3's get their pool of players whom were trying to get picked up by an IVY. These players will typically know by August or Sept of their Senior year that they'll be playing at HPY, or a Dartmouth. IF it's a NO to an Ivy, these players will step up their interests with the Johns Hopkins, Amherst, Middlebury etc's….. The smarter players will make sure the HA D3's they're interested in know who they are by May-June of incoming Senior summer. Going to a June HF or Showball Camp is a good way to get on their radars, then go again in July-August.
IF your son definitely has velo and talent to pitch at a Mid D1 and by default for an Ivy, I'd be going to the AZ Junior Fall Showcase where all the Ivy's are at, then follow up with the Nov HF or Showball Camps. The Ivy's will have seen him twice in three weeks his Junior year. YOUR SON will definitely know if they like his skills.
BUT, you have to be realistic about his interest, his true pitching ability, and your ability to fund a high priced education like an Ivy or a NESCAC school. The great thing is if your AGI is less than $180-$200k per year, you'll be able to get a fair amount of financial aid (grants) to keep the cost of education similar to a top State University.
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