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The best thing for your son to do in the immediate future is to do the best he can, both on and off the field. Meanwhile, he should make sure that the programs of greatest interest know where they can see him this Spring, and it wouldn't hurt to communicate those SAT scores to them once he has them, either.

The fact that they haven't extended an offer yet probably indicates that they'd like to see more of him on the field this Spring and Summer, and I wouldn't be surprised if those test scores accounted for some of the delay, as well. If you also suspect this to be the case, I would not recommend that he press for an offer.

College coaches are entering their busiest time of the year with respect to their own teams, so their attention has been diverted somewhat from recruiting. For the next couple of months, both sides probably need to concentrate more on themselves than upon one another.

Best of luck to him!

They cant make an offer without what they have requested and that includes his SAT scores.

I concur with Prepster's post, the best is to do the best he can.

Good luck!!!

It was told to my 2015 his 10th grade year of high school “ A school recruits the player, the player does not recruit the school”.  I don’t think forcing an offer at this point is something I would pursue.  

Then there is the ongoing debate whether it is a good idea to commit early.  I know of some cases where a player verbally commits to their dream school in their 10th grade year only to backfire on them come their senior year.  A verbal commit is just that….Not binding on anyones part.  I think staying in touch with the RC and working on getting stronger, faster and hone your skills should be the focus. 

Get those test scores in so he can put his package together for your son!

We're in very a similar place, JT: 2016 being recruited mostly for his bat.

Only difference is, he was able to take his SAT and ACT in November, and once the school had those, they made a packaged baseball-academic offer in late December.

So I think on that point, you're right on.

My experience is that schools and RC's don't move until they have to.And yes leverege, or an offer clearly changes things. My 2016 received and offer from a D-1 school in November. He sent out an email to his top 10 schools saying that there was a change in his recruiting status, that he had received an offer and it was a good fit for him but before he commits he wanted to contact them because he really wants to play for them and would appreciate knowing where he ranks among the other players at his position in his class on the 2016 board.

Wow. His email lit up like a christmas tree within 24 hours ( 1 school answered his email within 20 mins ) Most were congratulatory about the offer and ALL schools gave him a ranking of where he was on the board. Its good to know that! A school can appear to be lovey dovey via email or phone but when you find out you are 9th on the depth chart its time to move on from that school. Conversely, when you discover you are 3rd on the dept chart of a top university on your top 10 that has not offered yet, that changes things too.

For us, he's still uncommitted and has not accepted his initial offer. But I learned a few things with the offer:

1) An offer changes a players prospect status significantly.

2) When a school likes your son enough to offer a roster spot they make their intentions VERY CLEAR.

3) Most Schools / RC's don't do shit unless another school does it first. Once the player gets the offer....Its on.

I hate to ask the obvious question, but I am new here too.  By any chance are the schools wavering on your kids grades?  For example, if his GPA is like a 2.9 are they wanting his SAT scores to boost his chances of being accepted to school?

From what I have read on here, a coach can only do so much with admissions when it comes to a kid that doesn't qualify for the academic standards of the school. Some get one or two exemptions but why waste them on a close kid, rather than a 90+ pitcher with a 2.5 GPA.  If their typical academic requirement is a 3.0 but he has decent SAT's the coach will be more confident of securing an admission for your son, and there is no point in making an offer if the school itself won't allow your son in based on academics.

I think it has more to do with combining athletic and academic monies to build a package. The recruiter will look at all available sources to put a deal together.

No. He's a 3.7 non-weighted but they don't have his transcripts. 

Thank you all for the replies.  It is very helpful!!

Well there you have it.  They don't have any proof of his grades or official test scores therefor they have no proof he will be able to attend their school.

I'm thinking you should get those transcripts over to them and have the SAT results sent to your top 5 choices....I think the activity should pick up then....plus you have time, he can't even sign anything really binding yet and if you seem too eager they will low-ball you.