How often do you see an uncommitted player commit to a D1 one month AFTER graduating HS and one month before reporting to college.
For example: 2022 graduate finishing HS in June 2022 and commits to a D1 in July - when college classes start in August.
Ever seen something like this before?
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@Francis7 posted:How often do you see an uncommitted player commit to a D1 one month AFTER graduating HS and one month before reporting to college.
For example: 2022 graduate finishing HS in June 2022 and commits to a D1 in July - when college classes start in August.
Ever seen something like this before?
Yes, especially if the team got cut short with the draft and transfers. Could also be gone by December.
My sons 2022 buddy committed to a higher academic P5 a week ago. High academic kid, school does historically not over recruit, coaching change June 28th, like 8-10 kids in the portal.
There were a two D1 programs encouraging my son to wait to commit because of the draft uncertainty. (for a pitching slot, also in 2011) He decided it was not worth the risk and was frankly more interested in the school and his major offering at the school he chose. (He had two other D1 offers that did not fit him for a bunch of reasons) Baseball was an important part of the equation, but lets be real someone added after HS graduation is not likely a pro prospect so school is more important and as TPM pointed out the chance of sticking is low. He decided to go D3 and it all worked out for him - he got a great education and played for 4 years and had a great time.
MidloDad can tell the story better, but player at son's high school was committed (to a D3 I think, 2008) and after the draft, he got a call during grad week at the beach and was then was off to an ACC school as a catcher. He would later be a 5-yr college late round draft pick.
Yes. One of my 2021 son's peers committed as a rising senior to a Juco. About 6 weeks before college started, he committed to a P5. But note that he is a pitcher and he had a huge summer right after graduating from high school. He then flunked 3 drug tests and was booted from the P5 school in May after performing very well as a freshman. Recommitted to the original Juco for this fall. There is a lesson here - be a pitcher.
Son was expecting offers early post junior year. He tore his MCL and PCL in his first game that summer. Every program that had shown interest disappeared. Then he fell during rehab requiring shoulder separation surgery. He tossed the sling two weeks before his senior year season. He had a very good senior year. But he wasn’t college prospect strong.
The plan was to focus on regaining strength summer after senior year and play Legion. Then, in the fall showcase and take two JuCo classes (two doesn’t start the clock).
He did so well in Legion sections and states he received offers from in state D1’s to start school the next month. He was only slightly interested in one offer. His hitting instructor and former travel coach had been a D1 coach and was then an associate scout. He was very connected. He asked if my son had applied to any of the previously seriously interested programs. My son had applied to the two he wouldn’t need baseball to get accepted. He had visited the campuses and the coaches. His former travel coach made two calls. He had two offers. Both were to walk on that fall and receive money the following year.
My son left for college with a suitcase and a plane ticket three days before classes started. I went out the second weekend with more clothes and bought him other items locally.
He lost out the last position attempting to walk on to a late bloomer pitcher now in the majors. He volunteered to be a bullpen catcher/manager to be part of the team that year. But he had five years to play four. It allowed him to graduate in three years if drafted. He left in five years with an MBA.
Not only have we all seen it, it's common
@PABaseball posted:Not only have we all seen it, it's common
Agreed. It’s common. And it almost always is a no money offer. Anytime a kid passes on a scholarship offer to take a last minute no money offer to a D1 it’s usually a bad decision. A year later the kid wishes he would have taken the scholarship after he finds out firsthand how walk ons are treated (most places). So not only is it common, it’s the most common mistake that I see kids make.
I've seen a couple this summer that look this way but they have re-classed and just didn't update their PG profile to reflect it.
