Hello everyone, a really good buddy of mine has had many scholarship offers from NAIA, D3, and two D2 schools, and 1 partial scholarship to a D1 school which hasn't been very competitive in the past years. This is great, but the problem is that he is deciding to try and walk on at a very, very good D1 school. I personally don't see any sense in this. Why wouldn't he go to the other D1 school who has offered him a partial scholarship, or even the D2 and then try and get noticed and transfer to another?

It's all about fit----not only a baseball fit, but academics, social, geographical, monetary.....

It's been said many times here and my family has first -hand experience---go to a school where you'd like to go if you couldn't play baseball.......If that school is where he's always wanted to go, then I'd support him.


Transferring offers it's own set of issues--sitting out, being academically eligible to transfer, starting over with friends......it's not as easy as it seems. Again, family experience.

1st there are no BB scholarships at D111 only academic.
Next I would tell your Buddy to invstigate the transfer rules. The new D1 rules can pose big problems such as sitting a year.
Also walking on is a risky proposition more so now with the new rules.

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but the problem is that he is deciding to try and walk on at a very, very good D1 school. I personally don't see any sense in this. Why wouldn't he go to the other D1 school who has offered him a partial scholarship, or even the D2 and then try and get noticed and transfer to another?

I wont argue that baseball is important, It is with my son as well..........but college should be about getting a degree, and experiencing everything that college life has to offer......and then baseball

I believe one of the things we don't do well is to prepare players for what the life of a college baseball player is like........regardless of Level (D1,2,3, Naia, JUCO).......

The season demands, the off season demands, the travel, the workouts, the competition, then also having to keep up with studies........

I agree with the comment that a player should pick a school that they would go to even if there was no chance to play.........knowing that, My son made that mistake.....and went for the Highest scholarship offer.......and transferred after freshman year because the other stuff didnt fit....

Sounds to me as if your friend has a pretty good grip on what he wants........

Thanks for the input you guys. This guy has been nothing but good me and as he graduates its almost like losing a big brother. sometimes i don't get some of the stuff he does, but this really helps me understand whats going on.