This might be helpful for uncommitteds - if people are willing to share their information. It will either provide evidence of a common time line or confirm that every case is different and anything is possible.
The questions:
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year?
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
3. When did he verbally commit?
4. When did he sign?
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I will share...
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2022
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
Summer of 2020 - after his sophomore year. It was a mix of D1 and D2 offers. Really started heating up around August, just before going back to school to start his junior year.
3. When did he verbally commit?
End of October 2020. Almost November.
4. When did he sign? November 2021.
Might want to add question 1A - When did he do a showcase(s)
The thing I get asked a lot is "Why did he verbally commit so soon? It was a full year before NLI day."
For us, it came down to this:
He really liked the school, campus, and course offerings. He loved the coach and program. And, it was a very significant offer that they made him.
Then we started doing the homework. My son is not a P5 or a HA. So, we crossed all those schools off the list.
He didn't want to go to a school with a huge campus or an extremely large student body. So, we crossed them off the list.
He didn't want to go somewhere that didn't offer his major. So, we crossed them off the list.
He didn't want to spend the last 4 years of his baseball career losing all the time. So, any historically weaker programs got crossed off the list.
Then we started looking at what was left. We saw a bunch of schools that had not rostered a kid from our state in the last 5 years. Knowing that it was highly doubtful that my kid would be the first time they did in forever, we crossed those schools off the list.
With all that crossing off, there were just a few schools left in play. And, were they going to check all the boxes and make a great offer too? Would it be a better offer? Probably not...so, why wait and lose the offer? It was an easy decision to commit at that time once you looked at everything in context.
BTW, college baseball insights makes the homework A LOT EASIER.
The questions:
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2022
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers? Summer of 2021. Son is a D2/D3 Player looking at HA Colleges.
3. When did he verbally commit? October 2021
4. When did he sign? This month.
5. Started showcases in Summer of 2020
The questions:
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2020
First showcase, summer before freshman year.
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
Summer 2018, D1/P5
Calls started summer 2017
3. When did he verbally commit?
summer 2018
4. When did he sign?
November 2019
I’m sure the timelines have changed some with COVID and the over crowding,
@Francis7 posted:Can't believe it was sooo long ago.
The questions:
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2015
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
Summer 2013 (rising junior) HA D3, Spring 2014 Mid D1, Summer 2014 HA D1, P5 D1
3. When did he verbally commit? late July 2014 (rising senior)
4. When did he sign? Fall 2014
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2021
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers? Actual offers: summer before Junior year; calls started before that. SEC/ACC/C-USA/AAC. As an aside, his high school coaches at his first HS put the word out that he wasn't interested in committing "early."
3. When did he verbally commit? Aug 2019 (summer prior to junior year)
4. When did he sign? Nov 2020 (fall of senior year)
5. First showcase? Nov 2018 (local PBR fall of sophomore year).
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year?
2022
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
Summer of rising Junior year, D3
3. When did he verbally commit?
Summer of 2021
4. When did he sign?
His ED acceptance was mid-December
5. First showcase?
14 rising freshman year PG
The circumstances were unusual. So I’m not sure it’s worth answering. My son was high on the radar of six target, not top fifty D1 (four P5, two Ivy) programs after post soph summer. He expected early offers post junior summer. Then he got seriously injured his first game of the travel ball season. All six of target schools disappeared. For four of them he needed baseball to get accepted.
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year?
2011
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
2009 mid major D1’s
3. When did he verbally commit?
August 2011, He left for school three days later after reworking admission paperwork. As a just in case he had applied and got accepted without baseball to two schools. His offer was for the following year with an opportunity to walk on the first year.
In posts I emphasize the value of an advocate in recruiting. The post injury offer came sight unseen (they saw him several times before injury) after a call from a pro scout to the head coach.
4. When did he sign?
No signing
5. First showcase?
Local college showcase 2008 just for experience. First legit showcase 2009.
The difference between 2008 and 2009 was starting to fill out and increased strength. He went from 5’11” 135 to 6’ 160.
Youngest
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2019
Only individual showcase he did was one required for PBR Futures games and did it summer after 9th grade year. Only did 1 college camp.
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers? Received first offer summer between 8th and 9th grade year.
3. When did he verbally commit? P5 Tennessee End of summer before junior year. Got the offer he wanted to play in the SEC which was his dream and didn't want to take a chance it would go away even though they never mentioned that.
4. When did he sign? November 2018
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year?
2020
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
Summer 2018, D1, 60% athletic scholarship. Unfortunately, son thought the school was too close to home plus he had grander ideas...
Didn't get next D1 offer until following summer. Decent (~45%) but didn't accept that one either as he had not yet exhausted his "grander ideas". Did one last ditch showcase (head coaches only) and received last offer a few weeks later. I guess that 1K showcase cost paid off except his school costs a whole lot more than that school that offered 60%...
Interestingly, never received ANY D2 or D3 offers or calls. Gotta wonder...
3. When did he verbally commit?
LATE summer, 2019.
4. When did he sign?
Nothing to sign. Received "likely letter" December 2019.
5. First showcase?
Summer before freshman year of H.S. Used it as a measurement tool so he knew where he stood and what work he needed to do. Not for everyone and certainly not necessary, but hey, looking back now, I certainly enjoyed it.
6. First college game?
Still waiting... Lost H.S. senior year to COVID, freshman year of college to COVID. First game in 15 days, 22 hours, 26 minutes, 17 seconds but who's counting?
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2021
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers? Actual offers: summer before Sr year (I'm only aware of JUCO offers & visits. He said he was contacted by some D3 & D2 schools but I don't know if he really showed them much interest. His goal was/is D1 & he had JUCO as his plan B.)
3. When did he verbally commit? Sept 2020 (summer prior to Sr year)
4. When did he sign? fall of senior year
5. First showcase? Oct 2018
Son was a 2020, offered several mid majors summer before jr year, verbal early fall of jr year...first showcase (PBR) at 14.
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year?
2021
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
Several D3 offers in September of his Senior year.
3. When did he verbally commit?
November of his Senior year.
4. When did he sign?
It was D3. So there was nothing to sign. He did apply for early admission which indicated some sincere motivation on both his behalf as well as the coaching staff and athletic department that he was indeed a good fit for the school that he is currently attending as a freshman.
What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2014
1st Showcase: PG tournaments – 1 as a sophomore, and 2 more as junior, never did or paid for an individual showcase event or session.
When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers? No offers until senior year. I called HC at Hill (juco) and arranged individual tryout. He was offered and accepted after the tryout. He did do a Blinn (juco) camp 2 weeks later since I prepaid $50 and was offered at the end of camp.
Offers while in Juco: As a freshman received offers from smaller D1’s - he wasn't interested. As a Sophomore verbally committed to Razorbacks the first couple weeks of sophomore school year – signed as soon as allowed. The juco had a scouts day first week of the school year and someone attending had a connection with Arkansas. He was locked into Arkansas before playing a single game or being seen by any other schools. Boston drafted him in the 18th, but he chose to attend Arkansas.
@Francis7 posted:This might be helpful for uncommitteds - if people are willing to share their information. It will either provide evidence of a common time line or confirm that every case is different and anything is possible.
The questions:
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year?
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?
3. When did he verbally commit?
4. When did he sign?
1. Class of 2022
1a. Started showcasing a little as a HS frosh. Camped at three schools during freshman and sophomore year including his evetual destination.
2. Only received one offer and took it. Lower D1. Covid uncertainty plus school fit drove early decision
3. Thanksgiving 2020
4. Accepted to university last month.
*1st offer from a local D1 Mid-Major 25% athletic and some academic $. They upped the athletic offer to 50% a month later. (Spring 2009)
*2nd offer from D1 P5 (SEC) as a walk-on with only academic money (Spring 2009)
*3rd offer from an in-state D1 HA Mid-Major @25% athletic (Spring 2009)
*4th– 6th offers from a D1 HA’s (Summer 2009). No money, only Coach support through admissions.
*7th offer was from a D3 HA (Late Summer 2009). No money, only Coach support through admissions.
3. When did he verbally commit? – Late Summer/Early Fall 2009
4. When did he sign? - There were no signature required as there was no athletic scholarship provided only Coaches support through ED Admissions. ED application was due Nov. 1, and official admissions notification was Friday Dec 11, 2009 @ 5pm.
5. Showcasing - (Edit) He began showcasing as a rising high school sophomore. He got a little attention at PG WWBA when his 16U team won the national championship. Despite some initial offers, the showcase that had the greatest impact was HeadFirst.
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2021
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers? June 2020 - his rising senior summer. Jucos
3. When did he verbally commit? July 2020 (first 2021 Juco commit of the state)
4. When did he sign? November 2020
5. Started showcases in late summer of 2019 as a rising junior
The questions:
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? '17/'19/'22
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers?June before senior year for each of them, all D3, so-called HA schools
3. When did he verbally commit? October '16/March '19/September '21
4. When did he sign? They each applied Early Decision ~ 11/15 each year. '17 and '22 were admitted/"signed" Dec 16 and Dec 21. '19 was deferred, first coach ghosted him, so he went through normal admissions process with several other schools and was admitted in March.
First Camps/Showcases: Summer before Junior Year for each of them.
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2021
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers? All D3. I think he may have received an offer in the summer of 2019 (going into junior year.) He knew the coach quite well and he told me the coach had reached out to him saying he wanted him to play for him - but my son immediately turned him he wasn't interested. The school was more of a "technical" college and he was looking for a more traditional university. He received multiple offers beginning in the summer going into his senior year.
3. When did he verbally commit? Early September 2021. My husband and I were encouraging him to wait until he did a few more events the fall of his senior year (hoping he'd get that D1 call.) But my son had made up his mind in mid July. And then a very high academic D3 called. We were surprised he decided to do a pre-read; he wanted a bigger school and this one has less than 2000 students. As we suspected and unfortunately (or fortunately because it would have been $$$$$) it came back that he wouldn't be admitted. To be 100% honest, at the time, my husband and I we felt like he was "settling" but in hindsight, I think he picked a great school and baseball program.
4. When did he sign? He applied ED. He did a pre-read in August which came back with a significant offer of merit aid. The "official" offer of admission arrived right before Christmas.
5. When did he do his first showcase? The first "showcase" event he did was summer going into 8th grade. The private high school he went to put on a showcase for boys who might be interested in attending the school (they recruit athletes.) My husband thought it would be great practice for future showcases. His travel program put on showcases for all their high school aged players. They would invite all level of coaches to attend - first one was sometime in 9th grade. We paid for a Perfect Game showcase in the summer going into 11th grade. And his travel program included attending a Head First showcase the summer going into 11th grade.
1. What year is your son's HS graduation year? 2024
2. When did he start to receive actual offers from college coaches and what level were the offers? First offer Fall after 15U Summer. Has 3 current D1 offers.
3. When did he verbally commit? Hasn't yet, will next fall.
4. When did he sign? TBD
5. Showcase: First Showcase was 14U summer It was a PBR one put on by his travel club.
