Here some background. My son has been working with a local guy who holds and organizes a showcase on and off for about a year. I guess around 70 pro and college scouts attended this last year. He got my son's name from a player or 2 and reached out to him one day last summer and my son has thrown for him a few times. This year, my son had a good freshman year (threw 2 no hitters and a complete game 1 hitter at the freshman level), got some time at the varsity level (at 3rd...our high school rarely brings up freshman) and had a good summer on the mound. The showcase this guy holds is mainly for juniors and seniors around our state. He called my son the other day saying that a senior had committed and won't be throwing at the showcase and asked my son to take his spot. Of course my son said he'd do it. I am excitied for him. His pitching coach gave him some great advice on what to expect, but I am posting this for any other advice I could give him (or he could read). I know this is an subject that a ton of people out here know a lot about. My understanding is that he will be pitching to hitters in a scrimmage. I'd like to tell him to approach it like every batter he faces...get him out (and not pitch to the gun). Is that the best approach?? He takes the approach that he never throws his hardest when he starts. Although he dials it up when he has to, he puts himself in a position to last as long as he can. But in this case he won't be starting. Does he change that? Also, he will be one of the only sophomores there (from what I am told). I guess, from an expectations standpoint, I'm looking for what may happen. He may give up a 400ft shot to a SR, and that's fine, I just want him to understand that that is not exactly failure and that he's there for a reason (not sure how to convince him of that). He is also working with the organizer of this in about 6 sessions befoer the showcase, so I'm hoping that will help as well.
This is all new to me, so any advice that you guys can throw my way would be great.
Thanks in advance.
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