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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This doesn’t answer your question, but I wanted to chime in as a parent who finished this process last summer (DS just graduated) and went into it knowing next to nothing.  Looking back, I tend to agree with PP who said it doesn’t matter as much what team you play on right now.  Again, no expert but watched a lot of kids on a lot of teams over the last 5 years.[b] If you’re truly DI talent, it’s clear, and someone will see you somewhere and pull you to one of those regional/national teams for the most part.[/b] And size is a big factor in that. If you’re not, DIII baseball is mostly marketing yourself for recruitment purposes (emails, camps, showcases), not necessarily being on the right team.

Your son is still young so dreams are great and motivating, but as he gets older, make sure he understands getting recruited versus making a roster versus actually playing. My kid is on the smaller side (5’10.5” and about 170-175) so was likely always destined for DIII, but I watched a lot of kids this cycle decide to go to highly successful DIII programs either because they decided they’d rather have a much better chance of playing or because they thought/hoped they were going DI but couldn’t get any traction and ended up going DIII late senior year. I saw kids a year ahead of mine who went DI and were cut fall of their freshman year; DS really wanted to avoid that. Good luck to your son as you start this journey; it’s a grind. Staying realistic is my best advice as another parent who wasn’t/isn’t baseball savvy. [/quote]

There are many degrees of D1 talent.

If you are someone that Vanderbilt would recruit, then yes, your talent is clear.

However, if you are someone that is Fordham or Ivy or Patriot League D1 level (meaning, that would be your upper limit of athletic ability)...that's not such an easy call and it matters that a club coach knows those coaches, understands which schools are recruiting for what slots and makes sure you get in front of them.

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