LHP OR 1ST. OR BOTH

Maybe at this particular point in time, he isn't better than the other pitchers in the coach's eyes. But he is only a freshman.

He is doing well to be DH'ing and getting some innings at first.

He needs to be patient and thoroughly think through this before acting.

He's a freshman, he's got time.

Perhaps the coach wants to see his demeanor in games at bat and at first before he adds the pressure of pitching, not wanting to throw him in at the deep end before your son gets familiar with the pool. (Sometimes keeping these metaphors consistent just gets weird.)

College baseball isn't a continuation of hs; in college, everybody's good!

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Originally posted by Orlando:

College baseball isn't a continuation of hs; in college, everybody's good!

Good point and very true.

In college there is some player development, and that is usually done in the fall.

Just don't worry and go with the flow.

Advise have been good so far. As a freshman, just do what the coach wants. Don't put in your son's forehead a sign of "problematic". I am sure that probably by next year he will be at one position, the best for him and for the team. And be prepared, because in college positions are not guaranteed.

Thanks Everybody!!!!!!!! He will be home this weekend and we will talk, I think is just hard on us parents, after you watch him be Pitcher Of The Year last year and not throw a pitch yet! Maybe its just me! I love to watch him pitch................
THANKS!!!!!!

Keep in mind that he is not the first college freshman who has had this happen to them----it is more common than you might think

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will he have to pick one or the other

It might be that HE may never have the option to chose. Depending on the organization and the coaching styles, players may not be allowed to play where they want. Many coaches play their players where they think they can best help the team. I can remember a conversation I had with my son the catcher. He called home at the beginning of conference play during his sophomore year of college and told me the coach had asked (told) him to pitch (after being recruited as a catcher and had been the starting catcher as a freshman). I asked him to "remind" the coach he was signed as a catcher and his reply was "I can't do that". Needless to say he pitched and DH'ed his sophmore year. Thankfully he was allowed to return to catching his junior year because of a coaching change. He did well catching during his junior year and was drafted as a catcher and is currently playing third base.
Fungo

My guy came out of HS as a pure Centerfielder---he worked all summer playing all three outfield positions because he suspected what was to ahead of him---when you can hit and play a multitude of positions at the college level it helps

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Originally posted by Fungo:
[QUOTE]will he have to pick one or the other

It might be that HE may never have the option to chose. Depending on the organization and the coaching styles, players may not be allowed to play where they want. Many coaches play their players where they think they can best help the team. I can remember a conversation I had with my son the catcher. He called home at the beginning of conference play during his sophomore year of college and told me the coach had asked (told) him to pitch (after being recruited as a catcher and had been the starting catcher as a freshman). I asked him to "remind" the coach he was signed as a catcher and his reply was "I can't do that". Needless to say he pitched and DH'ed his sophmore year. Thankfully he was allowed to return to catching his junior year because of a coaching change. He did well catching during his junior year and was drafted as a catcher and is currently playing third base.
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Fungo, old fogie, highly regarded and beloved old timer, you are SOOOOO right.
Coaches make the decisions on what is right for the TEAM.
I remember my son's NLI had the scholarship amount only, not the words "pitcher".