younggun posted:Thanks to all of you for your prayer,support and well wishes. Son just got out of surgery. Everything went well.
Now the road to recovery begins. Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year.
Good luck to him on his rehab!
Good luck to everybody this spring. First time in a long time there will be no Spring baseball for us. I plan to attend some games form my sons former HS and college. Everybody enjoy the spring.
younggun posted:Not to throw a wet rag on this conversation. This will unfortunately be the first spring I will not get to watch my son play baseball since he was 5. He was recovering from ulnar nerve transposition surgery this past September. Everything was going well until last Monday. He threw his first bullpen from the mound and felt a pop. A MRI confirmed out worst fears, torn UCL. I am sitting in his apartment waiting for tomorrow when the TJ surgery is scheduled.
I wish all of your sons a healthy spring. Never take a single inning for granted. You never know when it will be over. We are hoping for the best, but I'm never again going to take anything for granted. The next 12 months will likely be the longest of my life.
Son is in good spirits, all things considered. He was pretty upset for the first couple of days. After a couple conversations with his head coach and surgeon he completely changed his attitude and realized that everything happens for a reason. He said he is just ready to get the surgery over with and get to work on the rehab.
I am glad I dropped in to read but not glad to hear the news.
Sending you a pm.
Approaching this season with uncertainty.
Son is a redshirt senior recovering from shoulder surgery. He just started throwing a few pitches from a mound at half speed, and it's too early to project whether he will pitch this season.
We're excited about the team, which surged last year from its perennial spot in the cellar of their conference to a 35-win season and second place finishes in both the regular season and conference tournament. They return a senior-laden team that lost only two starting position players to graduation last year.
Son wants to be part of taking the next step with his buddies, but he also knows he has only one season left and doesn't want to pitch until he is truly ready. If he can't pitch this season, there might be a next year: the school compliance officer thinks he could get a hardship waiver, and the coaches say they'd have some scholarship money, though not as much as he's been getting.
He completed his graduation requirements this week, but didn't file to graduate. He will take courses this spring to round out his information systems degree with certificates in networking, web development, and cybersecurity. Cybersecurity went from an afterthought to his primary vocational interest this past semester--one good professor can have that effect. If he can't play this year, he'll apply for a masters program when the school applies for his hardship waiver.
At this point, he doesn't know what is possible as far as playing this spring, and he's not even sure what he should be hoping for. So he's just working, and we're just waiting.
Son is a freshman at a D1. Didn't get to play any IF in the fall....just pitched and DH'd. Had his "meeting" with the pitching coach after the fall and was given some very interesting info....more than we had expected. Depending on how things go when they get back after the holidays, his role could end up being a lot bigger than he had thought for his freshman year. Hopefully he'll get back, have a good month and get the news he's hoping for as the season starts
Swamp, yes, uncertainty for your son but he found his career path and is still in position to enjoy the ride just a while longer one way or another - win, win!!!
For my son, I find myself looking back as I look forward. Going into his RS Jr year, he seems to have already had the full breadth of experiences... a lost year to injury, good Falls, a bad Fall, nearly 200 teammates being cut, a year of earning PT, an all-conference year, three "recruiting" phases and three HC's.
What could possibly be next??
I'm sure the story, for each of our boys here at HSBBW, could be a book. I'm excited to see how it plays out for him and proud regardless.
PS - I'm sitting here reading Cabbage's calendar schedule provided by his coach for now until first game Feb 5. Well, he does have Christmas Day and New Years day off 
Cabbage dad
Tuesday the 23 Feb SSU at SF State. Will you attend?
Bob
Consultant posted:Cabbage dad
Tuesday the 23 Feb SSU at SF State. Will you attend?
Bob
Hi Bob! I'm still coaching HS ball so the weekday game will be tough but they play again at the end of the season over a weekend and I'll sure be shooting for one of those. We'll have to connect as that get's closer.
May 7, SAT @ SSU should be a good game.
Bob
baseball news pre season polls are out... another sign that spring is getting closer!!!
http://baseballnews.com/colleg...div-i-poll-12-21-15/
http://baseballnews.com/colleg...div-2-poll-12-22-15/
http://baseballnews.com/colleg...div-3-poll-12-22-15/
Sons team SDSU, made it in the top Forty. A lot of work to be done.
Son's team (Wright State) was in the "got votes" category. Reality of mid major D1, gotta win the league tournament. Playing some teams in the same category early for a series (Georgia and NC State) and a mid week game with Louisville.
Last year we played several early series with top 10 / 20 teams and did well. Won a game in each series and lead / tied late in all but one of them. It definitely helped the team confidence. Hopefully we can do the same this year.
65 days until "play ball"
Younggun - Best of luck to your son, his healthy recovery and good days ahead.....been through that with mine a little over a year ago.
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Can someone explain the NCAA D1 academic eligibility and probation rules for spring sports. Thanks in advance.
The NCAA standard for D1 student-athletes to be eligible is based on the school's individual minimum GPA for graduation and how many years of school the athlete has completed.
Thus, there is no minimum GPA for a freshman to play in the spring of his first year. A freshman who was a qualifier out of high school only has to meet the NCAA standard of completing 6 credit hours for the fall term to play in the spring.
For subsequent years, their cumulative GPA must be at least 90 percent of the institution’s minimum overall grade-point average necessary to graduate by the beginning of year two, 95 percent of the minimum graduation GPA by year three and 100 percent by year four. So if the school will let you graduate with a 2.0 GPA, you can play as a sophomore with a 1.8 GPA going into your sophomore year.
Academic progress rates don't kick in until the end of the second year.
It's possible the school or the conference may have stricter rules.
At my son's school, he needs to maintain a 2.4 GPA to keep his scholarship.
Swampboy posted:The NCAA standard for D1 student-athletes to be eligible is based on the school's individual minimum GPA for graduation and how many years of school the athlete has completed.
Thus, there is no minimum GPA for a freshman to play in the spring of his first year. A freshman who was a qualifier out of high school only has to meet the NCAA standard of completing 6 credit hours for the fall term to play in the spring.
For subsequent years, their cumulative GPA must be at least 90 percent of the institution’s minimum overall grade-point average necessary to graduate by the beginning of year two, 95 percent of the minimum graduation GPA by year three and 100 percent by year four. So if the school will let you graduate with a 2.0 GPA, you can play as a sophomore with a 1.8 GPA going into your sophomore year.
Academic progress rates don't kick in until the end of the second year.
It's possible the school or the conference may have stricter rules.
Thanks! Good info to be equipped with going forward.
BK_Razorback posted:Swampboy posted:The NCAA standard for D1 student-athletes to be eligible is based on the school's individual minimum GPA for graduation and how many years of school the athlete has completed.
Thus, there is no minimum GPA for a freshman to play in the spring of his first year. A freshman who was a qualifier out of high school only has to meet the NCAA standard of completing 6 credit hours for the fall term to play in the spring.
For subsequent years, their cumulative GPA must be at least 90 percent of the institution’s minimum overall grade-point average necessary to graduate by the beginning of year two, 95 percent of the minimum graduation GPA by year three and 100 percent by year four. So if the school will let you graduate with a 2.0 GPA, you can play as a sophomore with a 1.8 GPA going into your sophomore year.
Academic progress rates don't kick in until the end of the second year.
It's possible the school or the conference may have stricter rules.
Thanks! Good info to be equipped with going forward.
Most schools have higher guidelines for GPA than required by the NCAA as well as academic progress rates. Make sure you understand the schools requirements.
Shout out to YG, glad to hear suregery went well, best wishes for a healthy recovery. This spring will be interestesting for son, should get a chance to compete. Buying season tix for homes games!
Thanks shoveit. We will be there rooting for the rest of the team this year and hoping for a full recovery for the next.