New and improved “Transfer Portal 2023” thread…

Answer to #1 is 5/30-7/13.

Transfer Portal Dates for NCAA DI Athletes Considering a Transfer - Informed Athlete

I believe the current rules state the window is open for 45 days starting the day of (or day after?) post season selection. So this year it's 5/29(30) - 7/13.

Some stats from calendar years 2021-22. (48% of D1 baseball players successfully transferred to another NCAA school in 2022)

Transfer Portal Data: Division I Student-Athlete Transfer Trends - NCAA.org

I think MidAtlaticDad's stat is huge.  Most players/parents think if I get in the portal I will get all these offers but that is not the case.  If you did not play where you were, you don't have any numbers for coaches to look at.  You normally also do not have any references because most coaches are not going to give a good reference to a guy who is leaving their program.  You have to go back to your HS days for any significant information to provide.  If you are leaving to move up or down and played some, there is a little information but the references are still not there.  It is not as easy as most would think jumping in the portal.  The world does not just open up for most unless you are a D1 wanting to move down a level or were highly recruited out of HS.  Or you are the mid-major guy or below who just blew it up at your level and others are waiting in line to take you, but that is the minority not the majority.

Does that 48% number include grad transfers? We have a few in the portal who threw their names in the ring in the event they had breakout senior years knowing they had very little interest in continuing.

I also think the 48% is optimistic. The 48% is for NCAA schools. Does that number climb to 80% is you include NJCAA?

What does "student-athletes reported to have enrolled..." mean? Reported how? Are they going by the NCAA eligibility center? If that's the case that's just covering players that transferred to another D1 or D2 school, not D3s or or JUCOs.

@PitchingFan posted:

If you did not play where you were, you don't have any numbers for coaches to look at.

Maybe I've become jaded over the last few years, but going into the last weeks of the season all I have been thinking about for my 2022 freshman son has been "Does he have enough of a resume if he's shown the door?"

He's at 20+ innings and will likely make at least 1 more appearance in long relief so he'll have stats, but we'll see.

Hope for the best but plan for the worst....

@nycdad posted:

Maybe I've become jaded over the last few years, but going into the last weeks of the season all I have been thinking about for my 2022 freshman son has been "Does he have enough of a resume if he's shown the door?"

He's at 20+ innings and will likely make at least 1 more appearance in long relief so he'll have stats, but we'll see.

Hope for the best but plan for the worst....

My son missed the season with an injury and I am in the same boat.  Hoping for the best, planning for the worst. He has a very strong JUCO track record to fall back on, but he will also have to answer questions about his injury, should we get to that point.

I know the board is negative towards walking on, but if he does get shown the door or has money cut, I wonder if that might be the best option.  I can't imagine a lot of coaches are going to be lining up to give money to a player who missed a season.     

@PABaseball posted:

Does that 48% number include grad transfers? We have a few in the portal who threw their names in the ring in the event they had breakout senior years knowing they had very little interest in continuing.

I also think the 48% is optimistic. The 48% is for NCAA schools. Does that number climb to 80% is you include NJCAA?

Yes... 883 undergrad and 276 graduate.

@CollegebaseballInsights, might have a feel for juco (and NAIA) transfers. It's not included in the NCAA report.

@d-mac posted:

My son missed the season with an injury and I am in the same boat.  Hoping for the best, planning for the worst. He has a very strong JUCO track record to fall back on, but he will also have to answer questions about his injury, should we get to that point.

I know the board is negative towards walking on, but if he does get shown the door or has money cut, I wonder if that might be the best option.  I can't imagine a lot of coaches are going to be lining up to give money to a player who missed a season.     

Choosing to walk on (at a perceived “better” school) instead of taking a scholarship offer (at a perceived “lesser” school) is the decision that I think is almost always a bad one. When walking on is your only chance to continue playing there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. I did it and it worked out for me. But it’s a tough road that is uphill all the way. Even for pitchers, although their odds are much better.

@nycdad posted:

What does "student-athletes reported to have enrolled..." mean? Reported how? Are they going by the NCAA eligibility center? If that's the case that's just covering players that transferred to another D1 or D2 school, not D3s or or JUCOs.

Don't know. The d1baseball.com transfer tracker includes juco, NAIA and D3. But I don't know if that's coming from the NCAA, or they're filling in the blanks on their own.

@MidAtlanticDad posted:

Don't know. The d1baseball.com transfer tracker includes juco, NAIA and D3. But I don't know if that's coming from the NCAA, or they're filling in the blanks on their own.

That's the thing, d1baseball.com rarely updates where a player ends up. That is completely self reported unless it's a well known player.

I don't think there is data on if/where a player that enters the portal ends up. Maybe @CollegebaseballInsights has something?

I can say, and this is just anecdotally , most of the players I know or the ones my kids have told me about that wanted to continue to player were able to land somewhere. An interesting stat would be what percentage of players that enter the portal went on to play 4 years.

After a particularly rough couple of games earlier this season a coach on my kids squad made a comment along the lines of: "you guys better be ready to enter the !@#$% portal if things don't change". One can take that a lot of ways but there is generally some grain of truth to any comment like that made regardless of the situation. Son has thought a lot about things since then.

If someone plans to go the JUCO route do they need to enter the portal prior to talking to JUCO coaches?

Is it best to enter portal then figure out available options or try to do some legwork in advance? What does that legwork look like?

@used2lurk posted:

After a particularly rough couple of games earlier this season a coach on my kids squad made a comment along the lines of: "you guys better be ready to enter the !@#$% portal if things don't change". One can take that a lot of ways but there is generally some grain of truth to any comment like that made regardless of the situation. Son has thought a lot about things since then.

If someone plans to go the JUCO route do they need to enter the portal prior to talking to JUCO coaches?

Is it best to enter portal then figure out available options or try to do some legwork in advance? What does that legwork look like?

I think it depends on the situation. From what I've seen, players that request to enter have probably had conversations with coaches already.

Even HA D3 players are transferring to D1 or D2. My kid's team is losing two and the team that beat them in conference playoffs is losing 3. Some were grad xfers. Interesting times indeed.

D1 added a few hundred players yesterday.  While the portal opens on the 30th, a player can enter any time if they are cut, have aid reduced or cut, have a coaching change or were a walk on.  I assume exit meetings have already taken place at those schools with players in the portal.   

@nycdad posted:

That's the thing, d1baseball.com rarely updates where a player ends up. That is completely self reported unless it's a well known player.

I don't think there is data on if/where a player that enters the portal ends up. Maybe @CollegebaseballInsights has something?

I can say, and this is just anecdotally , most of the players I know or the ones my kids have told me about that wanted to continue to player were able to land somewhere. An interesting stat would be what percentage of players that enter the portal went on to play 4 years.

NCAA-D1 and D2 have been transfer ins have been reconciled.

NAIA should be complete by 5/19

NCAA-D3 a few weeks after.

Followed by

NCCAA/USCAA

JUCO to JUCO transfers tbd

Information at the school level, thus can be rolled up to a conference or divisional level.

No time table

Can anyone share who is in the portal right now by school?

Some of these names are December cuts.

Name Old School New School
Louis Berini
Michael Venditti
Wyatt Benge Air Force
Jake Clark Akron
Brandon Clarke Alabama State College of Florida
Devin Tonkins Alabama A&M
Evan Grimes Albany
Zeph Singleton Alcorn State
Tyler Lejeune Arizona
Reed Schaefer Arizona
Dylan Fesperman Arizona State
Tyson Fourkiller Arkansas
Ryan Ward Arkansas
Jude Putz Arkansas Notre Dame
Augusto Schroeder Arkansas State
Jordan Armstrong Auburn
Drew McIllwain Austin Peay
Daniel Strohm Ball State
Drew Leach Baylor
Henry Cone Baylor
Sawyer Voortman Baylor
Chandler Freeman Baylor
Owen Fuller Baylor
Jackson Jarvis Belmont
Chris Whelton Belmont
Aidan Smith Belmont
Grant Gilooly Bethune-Cookman
Schyler Arroyo Bethune-Cookman
Nick Gaitan Bethune-Cookman
Jaden Delawder Binghamton
Owen Paliament Binghamton
Gauge Lockhart Brown
Derian Morphew Brown
Tobey Mcdonough Brown
Robert Olsen Brown
Max Gustafson Bryant
Thomas Ditullio Bryant
Joe Biancone Bryant
Colton Adams Bryant
Ross Dyer Bryant
William Potdevin Bucknell
Mason Kelly Bucknell
Theodore Farynick Bucknell
Jacob Terwilliger Bucknell
Christopher Klein Bucknell
Henry Novicki Bucknell
Jacob Wortman Bucknell
Kyle Lyons Bucknell
William Greer Bucknell
Christopher Difiore Bucknell
Quentin Markle Butler
Trey Mclawhorn BYU Salt Lake (UT)
Matthias Haas Cal Poly
Zach Button Cal Poly
Jack Painter Cal Poly
Kyle Scott Cal Poly
Nathan Manning California
Vaughn Mauterer California
Ian Halverson California Baptist
Kaydon Patrick Central Arkansas
Caden Brown Central Arkansas
Kyle Williams Central Arkansas
Anthony Mierez Central Connecticut
Patrick Reilly Central Connecticut
Aidan Larkin Central Connecticut
Sean Wininger Central Connecticut
Evan Avery Central Connecticut
Cullen Santamaria Central Connecticut
Kurtis Thomas Central Connecticut
Nicholas Baker Charleston Southern
Owen Zadrozny Charleston Southern
Brandon Davis Charlotte
Breven Yarbro Charlotte
Robert Buckley Charlotte
George Busnach Charlotte
Brice Crider Charlotte
Aidan McEvoy Charlotte
Jack Vogele Cincinnati
Willie Cunningham Clemson
David Lewis Clemson North Greenville (SC)
Jack Tomlinson Coastal Carolina
Keaton Hopwood Coastal Carolina
Charles Barrow Coastal Carolina
Kam Ojeda Coastal Carolina
Aidan Quinn Coastal Carolina
Zach Meddings Coastal Carolina
Bryce Archie Coastal Carolina
Rory Lynch College of Charleston
Tyler Overholt College of Charleston
Dane Miller Columbia
Jafar Vohra Columbia
Weston Eberly Columbia
Hayden Schott Columbia Texas A&M
Nathan Beimel Columbia
Andrew Blake Columbia
Phili Healy Columbia
Samuel Clark Connecticut
Zach Stephenson Connecticut
John Hood Connecticut
Chris Brown Connecticut
John McGowan Connecticut
John McGowan Connecticut
Curren Larson Connecticut
Kolby Pascarelli Connecticut
Toran Smith Coppin State
Timothy Ruffino Coppin State
Rashad Ruff Coppin State
Danny Llanas Coppin State
Corey Miley Corey Miley
Spencer Edwards Cornell
Ryan Ross Cornell
Kevin Cushing Cornell
Joe Hollerbach Cornell
Jake Vargas CS Fullerton Azusa Pacific
Drew Porter CS Northridge
Luke Carpenter Dartmouth
Trystan Sarcone Dartmouth
Connor Bertsch Dartmouth
Toren Herrick Davidson
Ryan Kutz Davidson
Henry Koehler Davidson
Jacob Peaden Davidson
David Schomberg Davidson
Bennett Flynn Davidson
Adam Pabst Davidson
Jacob Hinderleider Davidson
Todd Tringale Dayton
Logan Wilson Dayton
James Zakhar Dayton
Parker Redden Delaware
Kevin Williams Delaware
Kaden Peifer Delaware
Casey Knuckles Delaware
Gabriel Dermott Delaware
Charlie Chropuvka Delaware
Joe Paige Delaware State
Collin Bosley-Smith Duke
Colten Smith Duke
Tyler Christmas Duke
Carlos Martinez East Tennessee State
Jackson Brown East Tennessee State
Jesse Wainscott Eastern Illinois
Sean Lynch Eastern Illinois
Josh Trout Eastern Illinois
Brendan Alvord Eastern Michigan
Ben Watson Elizabethtown (D3) Virginia Tech
Matt Haggerty Elon
Will Havens Elon
Cooper Symmons Fairleigh Dickinson
Jack Giovenco Fairleigh Dickinson
William Pope Fairleigh Dickinson
Josh Milleville Fairleigh Dickinson
Danny Lavoy FIU
Gabe Perez FIU
Osvaldo Casanova FIU
Peter Hamill Florida
Ethan Jenkins Florida A&M
Nolan Oshoney Florida Gulf Coast
Christian Bosque Florida International
Anthony Weeden Florida State
Connor Strickland Florida State
Zach Selinger Fordham
Ben Kovel Fordham
Timothy Williams Gardner-Webb
Carson Shipman Gardner-Webb
Gavin Weinstock Gardner-Webb
Jackson McPherson Gardner-Webb
Erick Delgado Gardner-Webb
Trey Pringle Gardner-Webb
Andy Jones Garnder-Webb
Mark Trotta George Mason
William Mrowka George Mason
Alexander Knapp George Mason
Connor Harris George Washington
Eric Rizzo George Washington
Logan Leax George Washington
Jackson Coen Georgetown
Adam Dapkewicz Georgetown
Carson Frye Georgetown
Andrew. Ciufo Georgetown
William Moore Georgia
James Smith Jr. Georgia
Max Beck-Berendsen Georgia
Richard Maxwell Georgia Southern
Carson Mynatt Georgia Southern
Andrew Arnold Georgia Southern
Paxton Briley Georgia Southern
Cam Clines Georgia Tech
Davis Green Georgia Tech
Previn Blalock Georgia Tech
Kenneth Schaedel Georgia Tech
Xander Stephens Georgia Tech
Greg Marmo Gonzaga
Karter Wong Grand Canyon
Taisei Yahiro Grand Canyon
Tariq Freeny Grand Canyon
James Kirkpatrick Harvard
Tim Williamson Harvard
Logan Bravo Harvard
Isaac Gochenouer Hawaii
Cameron Lee High Point
Jason Mendler High Point
John Genovesi High Point
Brian Morrell Ii Hofstra
Lucas Manning Holy Cross
Luke Fox Holy Cross
Nathaniel Chudy Holy Cross
Christopher Benton Holy Cross
Benjamin Talbot Holy Cross
Jack Dilauro Holy Cross
Jacob Mcosker Holy Cross
Jordan Petrushka Holy Cross
Chris Hamm Houston
Kerry Wright Houston
Kevin Karstetter Houston
Calvin Shepherd Illinois
Jon Sabtonik Illinois State
John Walsh Indiana State
Joe Hurth Indiana State
Landen Johnson Indiana State
Chris Meyer Indiana State
Mitchell Wood Iowa
Dj Heck Iowa
Tahir Muelens Jackson State
Aedan Anderson Jacksonville State
Nick Hammer James Madison
Bryce Suters James Madison
Jackson Gimbel James Madison
Cooper Newell James Madison
Toby Haarer Kansas
Landry Jurecka Kansas State
Dylan Quintilio Kennesaw State
Jacob Balsley Kennesaw State
Aaron Flink Kennesaw State USC Aiken
Kyle Stephenson Kennesaw State Georgia Highlands College
Cade Sadler Kennesaw State Northwestern Florida State
Nathan Selmont Kent State
Tanner Kim Kentucky
Lashawndrick Scott Knoxville
Justin Weiss Lafayette
Peter Ciuffreda Lafayette
Kyle Chmielewski Lafayette
Seif Ingram Lafayette
Jacob Ciccone Lafayette
Alex Walsh Lafayette
Dylan Siesky Lafayette
Gavin Baratta Lamar
Wes Schields Lamar
Jesse Herrera Lamar
David Wilson Lamar
Jakob Jackson Liberty
Victor Castillo Liberty
Dylan Edmands Liberty
Drew Baughman Liberty
Jose Daza Guerra Lindenwood
Dalton Thomas Lindenwood
Nicholas Nipper Lindenwood
John Rea Lindenwood
Harrison Oden Lindenwood
Matthew Hanson Lindenwood
Cruz Valencia Lindenwood
Kevin Okins Lindenwood
Cole Gramling Lindenwood
Joseph Powers Lindenwood
Will Newell Lipscomb
Josh Prinner Little Rock
Asher Hastings Little Rock
Jack Lamb Longwood
Eliot Dix Longwood
Logan Berrier Longwood
Eric Chorba Longwood
Michael Tolson Longwood
Dylan Wilkinson Longwood
Jordan Savinon Longwood
Carson Mccoy Louisiana
Peyton Havard Louisiana
Conner Doucet Louisiana
Tommy Ray Louisiana
Landon Williams Louisiana
Jack Cue Louisiana Tech
Jackson Walker Louisiana Tech
Braden Calise Louisville
Adam Dowler Louisville
Ryan Hughes Loyola Marymount
Jason Bollman LSU
Darian Howard LSU
Jacob Fury LSU
Giovanni Digiacomo LSU
Cale Lansville LSU San Jacinto (TX)
Cy Probst Maine
Christian Almagno Maine
Nick Carparelli Manhattan
Howard Sewell Jr Manhattan
Alfred Delgado Manhattan
Justin Pierre Manhattan
Dylan Hoy Marist
Christian Brennan Marist
Gavin Noriega Marist
Brenden Harris Marshall
Sean Lane Maryland Hofstra
Cam Jones Maryland Frederick (MD) CC
Jonathan Walman Maryland
Andrew Brock Maryland
Michael Walsh Maryland
Brett Allen Massachusetts
Cameron Pool McNeese
Davis Burgin McNeese
Jalen Smith Memphis
Ray Bermudez Miami
Adrian Dominguez Miami
Tyler Pflomm Miami (OH)
Ted Burton Michigan
Brandon Lawrence Michigan
Ozan Uyulur Michigan State
Mitchell Sisk Middle Tennessee
Dylan Bowen Middle Tennessee Francis Marion
Wyatt Morgan Middle Tennessee
Brayden Siren Middle Tennessee
Avery Gunn Middle Tennessee
Carter Oliff Middle Tennessee
Ben Lee Milwaukee
Sean Menzel Milwaukee
Nicholas Gilhaus Milwaukee
Andrew Ray Missisippi State
Jordan Austin Missouri
Derek Williams Missouri
Nander De Sedas Missouri
Brady Mutz Monmouth
Tyler Turner Monmouth
Brock Goodwin Monmouth
Brett Alvis Mount St. Mary's
Stephen Schenning Mount St. Mary's
Aiden Myers Navy
Will Waldron NC State
Graham Smiley NC State Appalachian State
Michael McKinney NC State West Virginia
Chandler Benson Nebraska
Matt Dreher Nebraska
Mikey Pauley Nebraska
Carson Case Nevada
Mason Caperton New Mexico State
Steven Thompson New Mexico State
Blaine Thomas New Orleans
Sebastian Kuhns New Orleans
John Gray New Orleans
Marco Podboy-Navarro New Orleans
Nick Castellana Niagara
Cam Moore Niagara
Luke Barbier Nicholls
Brendan Moran Nicholls State
Phillip Boykin Norfolk State
Seven Roach Norfolk State
Dallas Griess North Carolina
DeAndre Edwards North Carolina A&T
Jaylend Clemmons North Carolina A&T
Adam Henry North Carolina A&T
Nicholas Davis Northeastern
Kyle Klingenbeck Northern Kentucky
Treyvin Moss Northern Kentucky
Carson Carey Northwestern State
Ben Loyd Notre Dame
Gerard Peacock Notre Dame
Cooper Donlin Oakland
Tyler Minneci Ohio
Tate Peterson Ohio
Andres Suarez Ohio State
Nathan Early Ohio State
Evan Leibl Oklahoma West Texas A&M
Luke Carrell Oklahoma
Mason Lowe Oklahoma
Steven Azzaro Oklahoma State
Noah Hill Old Dominion
Austin Tolley Ole Miss
Noah Magee Ole Miss
Braden Luke Ole Miss
Hudson Sapp Ole Miss
Tywone Malone Ole Miss
Aidan Dougherty Oregon State
David Case Oregon State
Grant Stevens Pacific
Tyler Stout Pacific
Noah Burke Penn State
Owen Coady Pennsylvania Virginia
Bryce Mangene Pennsylvania
Seth Werchan Pennsylvania Texas
Cole Palis Pennsylvania
Justin Carboni Pennsylvania
Ben Miller Pennsylvania Duke
David Shoemaker Pennsylvania Virginia Tech
Jackson Appel Pennsylvania Texas A&M
Brian Zeldin Pennsylvania
Dominic Verrastro Pittsburgh
Will Droll Pittsburgh
Josh Overbeek Pittsburgh
Ryan Folts Presbyterian
Alex Flood Presbyterian
Logan Ymker Presbyterian
Kyle Merkle Presbyterian
Chase Hughes Presbyterian
Jason Reeves Presbyterian
Brendan Cumming Princeton
Caden Macdonald Princeton
Jackson Emus Princeton
Eric Marasheshki Princeton
Reece Rabin Princeton
Joshua Mccormick Queens (NC)
Colton Bruns Queens (NC)
William Hanson Queens (NC)
Kei Yamagishi Queens University
Brendan Bagwell Radford
Ryan Neilson Radford
Devon Boyles Radford
Isaac Berry Radford
Calvin Costner Rhode Island
Valentino Salgado Rhode Island
Jorge Ramirez Rhode Island
Alex Sachais Rhode Island
Ben Rosengard Rice
Jeremy Neff Richmond
Jason Neff Richmond
Alden Mathes Richmond
Brendan O'Donnell Rider
John Volpe Rider
Socrates Bardatsos Rider
Jayson Hoopes Rutgers
Colby Lunsford Sacramento State
Max Mendoza Sacramento State
Salvatore Dastoli Sacred Heart
Adam Fine Saint Joseph's
Luke Zimmerman Saint Joseph's
Peter Gallo Saint Joseph's
Luca Trigiani Saint Joseph's
Sam Polk Saint Louis
Kobe Rolling Saint Mary's
Nick Markantonatos Saint Peter's
Sam Haney Saint Peter's
Christian Coombes Saint Peter's
Michael Cardone Saint Peter's
Sam Delcollo Saint Peter's
John Schubert Saint Peter's
Ulisses Ferraz Saint Peter's
John Crane Saint Peter's
Rickey Rivas Saint Peter's
Jack Eichler Saint Peter's
Andrew Romero Sam Houston
Gabriel Maya San Diego
Hunter Komine San Diego
Andres Pasillas San Diego
Jason Wright San Diego State
Ken Hemmer San Francisco
Zach Griffin San Francisco
Will Hearn San Francisco
Casey Threats San Francisco
Ruben Rivera San Francisco
Keaton Carattini San Francisco
Ryan Skjonsby San Francisco
Nick Hohenstein Siena
Nick Terrell SIU-Edwardsville
Blake Morrison SIU-Edwardsville
Jayme Villafane South Alabama
Mason Smith South Alabama
Kylan Stepter South Alabama
Jack Theil South Carolina
Kevin Madden South Carolina
Thomas Groom South Florida
Frank Micallef South Florida
Santino Rao South Florida
Julian Grier Southern
Jadarion Herrod Southern
Jaylen Hughes Southern
James Caillouiet Southern
Brenden Evans Southern
Revan Lazarus Southern California
Owen Wendell-Braly Southern California
Brayden Childress Southern Illinois
Ty Foree Southern Indiana
Jacob Woolf Southern Indiana
Garrett Causey Southern Indiana
Kyle Caringi St. Bonaventure
Lucas Granger St. Bonaventure
Mason Sike St. Bonaventure
Pierce Herndershot St. Bonaventure
Timothy Mcclare St. Bonaventure
Tyler Curtis St. Bonaventure
Vincent Bianchi St. John's
Logan Baker St. John's
Samuel Schlecht St. Thomas
Henry Gargus Stanford
Cole Hinkelman Stanford
Max Meier Stanford
Nathan Fleischli Stanford
Gabriel Irwin Stepen F. Austin
Tyler Martin Stephen F. Austin
Jonathan Velazquez Stetson
Jackson Edelman Stetson
Brendan Kelly Stonehill
Matthew Tyman Stonehill
Conor Kiely Stonehill
Kevin Connolly Stonehill
Brady Posch Tarleton State
Kaden Krowka Tarleton State
Will Ross Tarleton State
Landon Cody Tarleton State
Aiden Adams Tarleton State
Brett Hansen TCU
Braxton Pearson TCU
Turner Swistak Tennessee
Bradley Gagen Tennessee
Dillon Orr Tennessee
Stephen Park Tennessee-Martin
JD Gregson Texas A&M
Jeremy Figueroa Texas Southern
Collin Coker Texas State
Brian Panneton Texas State
Jackson Blemler Texas State
Victor Loa Texas State
Anderson Acinger Texas Tech LSU-Shreveport
Ryan Ball Texas Tech Lubbock Christian
Coleson Abel Texas Tech Lubbock Christian
Rohan Shah The Citadel
Cole Rodriguez Toledo
Brendan Collins Toledo
Robert Morrison Troy
Andrew Holub Tulane
Keith Merriweather UA Pine Bluff
Joe Williams UAB
Nolan Meredith UC Davis
Andrew Cisneros UC Davis
Marcellus Pearson UC Riverside
Albert Alvarez UC San Diego
Joe Soberton UC San Diego
Alex Schrier UC Santa Barbara
Jake Saum UCLA
Josh Hahn UCLA
Jacob Clack UL Monroe
Johnathan Little UL Monroe
Elijah Stewart UL Monroe
Ryan Coleman Umass
Steven Luttazi Umass
Frank Wayman UMass-Lowell
Cedric Rose UMass-Lowell
Eric Shandler UMBC
Dawson Salter UNC Asheville
Michael Douglas UNC Asheville
James Little UNC Asheville
Chris Sabo UNC Asheville
Christian Williams USC Upstate
Matt Murphy USC Upstate
Matthew Phillips USC Upstate
Gage Gillott USC Upstate
Dakotah Danner UT Martin
Eduardo Salinas UT Rio Grande Valley
Andre Martinez UT Rio Grande Valley
Michael Ramos Ii UT Rio Grande Valley
Bryson Sanchez Utah Valley
Kellen Williamson Utah Valley
Paul Vossen Utah Valley
Raul Ortega UTRGV
Damon Fernandez UTSA
Alex Mintz UTSA
Robert Organ UTSA
Nick Reyes UTSA
Colin Jackson UTSA
Mason Brandenberger UTSA
Harrison Law Vanderbilt
Evan Chenier VCU
Josh Feldman Villanova
Ryan Anderson Villanova
Ryan Bhojwani Virginia
Evan Dobias Virginia
John Ormsby Virginia
Bryce Demory Virginia Military
Sebastian Silva Virginia Military
Dylan Bowen Virginia Military
Isaac Sewell Virginia Tech
Cooper Cross Virginia Tech
Josh Hand Virginia Tech
John Inskeep VMI
Zachary Morris VMI
Christian Peluso Wagner
Joseph Cava Wagner
Rob O'Connor Wake Forest
Will Ray Wake Forest
Alex Khan West Virginia
Louka Daoust West Virginia
Joel Gardner West Virginia
Isaac Upole West Virginia Florida Southwestern
Brendan Burke Western Carolina
Davis Mortland Western Carolina
Hazen Lancaster Western Carolina
Caden Rector Western Carolina
Joseph Phan Western Carolina
Jackson Kirkpatrick Western Carolina
Demajion Howard Western Carolina
Matthew Santarelli Western Illinois Heartland (IL)
Brodie Mackay Western Kentucky
Cole Plowman Wichita State
Tyler Howry Wichita State
Tate Moody Wichita State
Jackson Young Wichita State
Timothy Arguello Wichita State
Carter Rost Wichita State
Samuel Mcaleer Wichita State
Scott Newman Wichita State
Assaf Lowengart William & Mary
Mark Trotta William & Mary
Mark Kirkland Winthrop
Christian Rice Wofford
Scott Herrmann Wofford
William Taylor Wofford
Brock Rose Xavier
David Morand Xavier
Carson Swank Yale
George Gaich Yale
Carter Kessinger Yale
James Chatfield Yale

You can't assume anything regarding the list of names above. Every situation is different. Many of the names listed above are grad-transfers. ALL Ivy names above are grad-transfers. A lot of names are players looking to get more playing time.

That’s an incomplete list but wow! I chose 5 as an arbitrary number and made a list of the schools that have more players than that in the portal (according to the post by @baseballhs). To me, a big number of players in the portal is a huge red flag. Anyone considering any of these programs better do some digging:

Bucknell  10, Central CT  7, Charlotte  6, Coastal Carolina  7, UConn  8, Davidson  8, Delaware  6, Gardner Webb  7, Holy Cross 8, Lafayette  7,  Lindenwood  10, Longwood  7, Middle Tenn  6, Presby  6, St Peters  10,  San Francisco  7,  St Bonaventure  6,  UTSA  6, Western Carolina  8, Wichita State  8

It’s not hard to see a pattern among these schools. All are mid-majors except UConn and the majority are not highly regarded baseball programs. Although I know there are a number of P5 schools that would be on this list if it was 100% accurate.

Also teams that are still playing have likely not had cuts yet. And guys that are leaving because they want to are not able to enter yet.

sorry if I missed some, I just used the pages copy function instead of selecting them all manually.

A lot of those names are from the Fall.  If you are on the D1 site, start at the bottom.  Those are the newer additions. 

Doesn't the "Official" portal not open till the end of the month?  Im sure there will be a new page on D1 for the giant numbers.

They include Fall but they are 2023. These are kids that could enter early because they were cut, lost/changed scholarship or coach left.

Son's team still playing, but coach met with seniors already so they could have some clarity. There is 1 player in there from son's school. He's a grad transfer. He played 4 years, and I think based on academics and his ability he wanted to see if he could play a 5th year at a higher level. My guess is the HC tried to keep him and depending on his prospects may be back.

There are also many kids on that list that are already at their new school and have. played a season.

@adbono posted:

That’s an incomplete list but wow! I chose 5 as an arbitrary number and made a list of the schools that have more players than that in the portal (according to the post by @baseballhs). To me, a big number of players in the portal is a huge red flag. Anyone considering any of these programs better do some digging:

Bucknell  10, Central CT  7, Charlotte  6, Coastal Carolina  7, UConn  8, Davidson  8, Delaware  6, Gardner Webb  7, Holy Cross 8, Lafayette  7,  Lindenwood  10, Longwood  7, Middle Tenn  6, Presby  6, St Peters  10,  San Francisco  7,  St Bonaventure  6,  UTSA  6, Western Carolina  8, Wichita State  8

It’s not hard to see a pattern among these schools. All are mid-majors except UConn and the majority are not highly regarded baseball programs. Although I know there are a number of P5 schools that would be on this list if it was 100% accurate.

Bucknell, Davidson, Holy Cross & Lafayette all are 4 year schools with no grad program. Academically all 4 are HA and similar situations to Ivies. Majority (not all) kids that enter in fall are seniors and do not have a choice to go back to program.

@adbono posted:

That’s an incomplete list but wow! I chose 5 as an arbitrary number and made a list of the schools that have more players than that in the portal (according to the post by @baseballhs). To me, a big number of players in the portal is a huge red flag. Anyone considering any of these programs better do some digging:

Bucknell  10, Central CT  7, Charlotte  6, Coastal Carolina  7, UConn  8, Davidson  8, Delaware  6, Gardner Webb  7, Holy Cross 8, Lafayette  7,  Lindenwood  10, Longwood  7, Middle Tenn  6, Presby  6, St Peters  10,  San Francisco  7,  St Bonaventure  6,  UTSA  6, Western Carolina  8, Wichita State  8

It’s not hard to see a pattern among these schools. All are mid-majors except UConn and the majority are not highly regarded baseball programs. Although I know there are a number of P5 schools that would be on this list if it was 100% accurate.

Folks,

You gotta do your homework!  Bucknell (9 of 10 are grad-transfer), Davidson (8 of 8 are grad transfer). The same for Holy Cross and St. Bonaventure.  That's all I really checked.  Some players (Markontonatos @St. Peters are clearly looking to upgrade--his coach is certainly not cutting him loose!)

You really have to examine each and every team and each player you see in the portal. Don't generalize! Definitely do some digging!

My daughter plays hockey and will graduate a year from now. She has a Covid year and a redshirt year from a torn ACL. She will enter the hockey portal in August for the 24/25 season and will have 2 years to play in grad school should she choose to pursue that option. Has loved her experience as a student athlete at her current school. I am guessing that some of these situations are similar. She has teammates that have graduated the last 2 seasons and have/are playing 5th years at Vermont, Syracuse, Maine, UConn, and others.

@ABSORBER posted:

Folks,

You gotta do your homework!  Bucknell (9 of 10 are grad-transfer), Davidson (8 of 8 are grad transfer). The same for Holy Cross and St. Bonaventure.  That's all I really checked.  Some players (Markontonatos @St. Peters are clearly looking to upgrade--his coach is certainly not cutting him loose!)

You really have to examine each and every team and each player you see in the portal. Don't generalize! Definitely do some digging!

What I said was not an indictment of any of those schools. It was an observation along with a suggestion to do some digging to find out what’s going on at these schools if you have interest. My contention, which I stand by, is that a lot of players in the portal from the same school is something you need an explanation about.

@adbono posted:

What I said was not an indictment of any of those schools. It was an observation along with a suggestion to do some digging to find out what’s going on at these schools if you have interest. My contention, which I stand by, is that a lot of players in the portal from the same school is something you need an explanation about.

I understand and agree with you. But, a lot of parents on here may not do their homework and see your list of schools that have no graduate programs and assume they are bad. I don't have a kid at those schools but certainly Bucknell, Davidson, Holy Cross, Lafayette, etc. should not be categorized as schools to possibly avoid.

@ABSORBER posted:

I understand and agree with you. But, a lot of parents on here may not do their homework and see your list of schools that have no graduate programs and assume they are bad. I don't have a kid at those schools but certainly Bucknell, Davidson, Holy Cross, Lafayette, etc. should not be categorized as schools to possibly avoid.

Exactly. I'm sure the patriot league schools on that list aren't cutting kids to bring in JUCO kids and transfers. They are no where near fully funded (I've heard 1 scholarship?). Can't imagine a family/kid thinking it's a good idea to go pay 70k to maybe get playing time and lose to Army every year.

Side note, Lafayette would routinely come to my kids' HS to give presentations for the juniors. It was horrific. Was basically "Can't afford us? Go into a ton of a debt to come to our school which isn't an Ivy!"

My freshman season’s finished today. The team underperformed. After finishing second in conference last year they did not make the conference tournament this year.

he has his end of season interview 21:30 ET.

we shall see……

@nycdad posted:

My freshman season’s finished today. The team underperformed. After finishing second in conference last year they did not make the conference tournament this year.

he has his end of season interview 21:30 ET.

we shall see……

Exit meeting went well according to my son. No surprises. For next year they told him they expect him to be a weekend starter or used several times a week out of the pen…

Of course things can change, but for now he’s off to summer ball in mid June and is training remotely with Tread.

All 7 Lafayette players in the portal are graduating seniors

Thank you for all of the info thus far.

Asking for a friend:

This friend just finished their freshman year and they were invited back for their sophomore season (despite several cuts on the team). The player does not want to miss out on the development opportunities the JUCO route offers and wants to explore those options knowing that they cannot go back to their current school.

Does this player ask to enter the portal or just start exploring  JUCO opportunities (like emailing/calling coaches or networking in the baseball community)?

Are there risks associated with entering the portal other than most likely not being able to return to the team they are leaving?

If the player goes the JUCO route and is fortunate enough to play his Jr season at a Division 1 school will they still have the ability to utilize the portal between their Jr and Sr year or is each player only allowed 1 portal entrance?

Thank you in advance!

@used2lurk posted:

This friend just finished their freshman year and they were invited back for their sophomore season (despite several cuts on the team). The player does not want to miss out on the development opportunities the JUCO route offers and wants to explore those options knowing that they cannot go back to their current school.

Does this player ask to enter the portal or just start exploring  JUCO opportunities (like emailing/calling coaches or networking in the baseball community)?

Are there risks associated with entering the portal other than most likely not being able to return to the team they are leaving?

If the player goes the JUCO route and is fortunate enough to play his Jr season at a Division 1 school will they still have the ability to utilize the portal between their Jr and Sr year or is each player only allowed 1 portal entrance?

Thank you in advance!

Technically, I think he can talk to juco coaches without being in the portal. However, doing that while the D1 coach is under the impression that he is returning would be very bad form. The baseball community has no secrets. If he contacts a juco coach, there's a very good chance that information gets back to the D1 coach. IMO, he should finalize his decision to leave the school before talking to anyone.

I don't know of any risks associated with entering the portal if you know that you won't be returning to your first school.

A juco transfer doesn't use up the one-time transfer waiver. Assuming he meets all of the other criteria, he could use that waiver for the hypothetical junior/senior year transfer.

OneTime_Transfer.pdf (ncaa.org)

I agree it wouldn’t go over well if the coach found out…rules for thee but not for me.

The coach will know. Does a kid enter portal if there is intent to transfer to a JUCO or only from D1 to D1/2/3?