No response from coach?

DIII programs are only now starting to begin their recruiting process. Some won't actually start until November and will time it with the NLI signing date so they can focus on players not committed to DI and DII levels.
On the other hand, many of them were out scouting all Summer and some last Spring to assess and identify their top recruits. If they have not seen your son, that might well impact how quickly and whether they respond.
The other aspect: the better academic/athletic DIII programs can receive upwards of 500 to 1,000, sometimes more, inquiries about playing at that school, and most all arrive about the same time...August, September, October.
When you combine those numbers with the fact that DIII's don't have the same staffing as DI's, the coaches usually have to teach and perform other functions within the school, and may be involved in Fall practices at this point, it can be understood if they don't respond, or respond as quickly as you might hope.
Lastly, if the don't know your son and have not seen him play, your son may well need to provide something about his ability to catch their interest. If these coaches have not seen your son, and have not had a call about him from a HS or travel coach talking about his ability, they can have a very difficult time sorting email/mail contacts and determining who can play and contribute and who cannot.

I don't completely agree with Infielddad here. When my son went through the process last year, the D3 coaches acted just like the D1 coaches. The guys that were interested would call or write you right back and the guys that weren't interested were stone cold silent. Some coaches started off interested and then... silence. I don't remember any coach calling or writing back saying they were not interested. Silence was always the form of communication used to indicate lack of interest.

I am not sure what it is you don't agree with.
What I attempted to do to do was provide the poster a bit a background that the OP might not know is going on in the office of a DIII coaching staff. Hopefully, that might help them understand why the silence and what they might do to get noticed and a response.
I stated that if they have not seen the player and identified him as a recruit, and if they cannot see something that is unique about the skills, they may not respond at all, depending on the school, their staffing, budget an time.
My comments were based on being the parent of a former DIII player and his experience, and having a very good relationship and input with a young coach who spent some time as the recruiting coordinator for a top academic/baseball DIII.

Here is a slightly different prospective; baseball coaches are good at somethings and not as good at others. What I have learned (this is a generality) is that they are good between the lines; paperwork is generally not their forte.

Make an appointment with the coach; visit the school. Coaches like meeting kids that want to play for them. It will give you (and him) an opportunity to assess the school, the coaches and the program. At that point you will be a person, not a piece of paper that is likely in pile on his desk with a lot of other paper.

The OP is from the East Coast and from experience D-3 programs on the West Coast do things a bit differently out there

My son is a 2010 playing at an upper level DIII. His current coach did not respond to the mailings my son sent him in June, until October 23rd. Some higher level coaches responded right away, some lower level coaches never responded at all; the point being, it may be a good idea to try ILVBB's approach.

I don't think ILVBB's experience with D3's is limited to the West Coast.

CADAD

I know it isnt

None of the comments in this thread are about DIII's on the West Coast, including those I referenced about the recruiting coordinator for the top academic/athletic DIII.

NJGuy, the Centennial Conference has some great academic schools and good baseball programs not too far from the Garden State. You also can look at College of NJ and Rowan, depending on your guy's ability. Keep plugging. Good luck.

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Originally posted by Baseballdad1228:
NJGuy, the Centennial Conference has some great academic schools and good baseball programs not too far from the Garden State. You also can look at College of NJ and Rowan, depending on your guy's ability. Keep plugging. Good luck.

Daughter attends Ursinus (Collegeville, PA) in suburban Philly. Great academic school in Centenial Conference with academic funds available for talented students.