Collectively, A Thread To Celebrate Our Kids Athletic Accomplishments (3 Viewers)

[El Floppo]

He told him he was going to nominated him for the CCL all star game which happens in mid July which would have been quite the accomplishment.

Gally Jr was called yesterday by the GM and told he was selected for the CCL All Star game. Huge accomplishment for a D2 kid that no D1 showed any interest in. Now I hope he will actually be able to play. Over the weekend he stepped on a hot coal at the lake and burned the bottom of his foot. He is in some pain. Not sure if we will be able to throw on Wednesday.

Gally Jr pitched the 5th inning in the CCL showcase game. The game was televised on Fan Duel and on the CCL YouTube channel. He went 3 up 3 down on 10 pitches (the telecast showed 12 but it was only 10). Here is the last batter he faced:

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ETA: Just realized that you can scroll back from the start of that clip and see the whole outing. A bit disappointed that the announcers were interviewing someone the whole inning so they didn't really talk about Gally Jr much and he was just kind of in the background doing work. Still cool to see a professional video of his outing.

Just filthy. Dirty, dirty boy.

 

[The Z Machine]

Damn, Gally Jr. looked really good on the mound. Batters looked fooled. The D1 schools were sleeping on this kid.

 

[Fantasy_Freak]

Spoke of this in the HS football thread, but my Olineman son heading into his high school Junior year received his first college offer a few weeks ago from a D2 school in Minnesota. Since then his twitter page kind of blew up with followers from a number of schools in the same conference. On Wednesday a coach from a Big 10 school texted him wanting his transcripts, my guess is to ensure he has the grades to make it worth their time to have him visit. The D2 offer came out of a football camp his team went to and he had a very good camp. The coach pulled him off the field and made him the offer there. Very cool experience for my son. When I picked him up at school a couple of his teammates came off the bus and spoke to me about his offer, they were all excited for him.

A Mountain West college has contacted him a few times, they want my son and a teammate to make a visit this season. The issue will be trying to play a game on Friday night then fly first thing on Saturday to get to the college game then turnaround and fly home on Sunday. Also there are two or three FCS schools that have been in contact with my son. Things are going to get crazy over the next few months.

 

[El Floppo]

Spoke of this in the HS football thread, but my Olineman son heading into his high school Junior year received his first college offer a few weeks ago from a D2 school in Minnesota. Since then his twitter page kind of blew up with followers from a number of schools in the same conference. On Wednesday a coach from a Big 10 school texted him wanting his transcripts, my guess is to ensure he has the grades to make it worth their time to have him visit. The D2 offer came out of a football camp his team went to and he had a very good camp. The coach pulled him off the field and made him the offer there. Very cool experience for my son. When I picked him up at school a couple of his teammates came off the bus and spoke to me about his offer, they were all excited for him.

A Mountain West college has contacted him a few times, they want my son and a teammate to make a visit this season. The issue will be trying to play a game on Friday night then fly first thing on Saturday to get to the college game then turnaround and fly home on Sunday. Also there are two or three FCS schools that have been in contact with my son. Things are going to get crazy over the next few months.

that's awesome- congrats to you and Jr!

 

[Gally]

The coach pulled him off the field and made him the offer there.

If you don't mind me asking, what was the offer?

 

[Fantasy_Freak]

The coach pulled him off the field and made him the offer there.

If you don't mind me asking, what was the offer?

Good question. I say that jokingly because coach spoke directly to my son and my son came home and said he received a scholarship offer from the college. Nothing as far as terms (full or partial). He just stated he received an offer from the school. I think these things become more concrete as we get to the end of his junior year. We haven't received any mailings yet from the school, but I expect an invite to attend a game and meet the staff. I take all of this with a grain of salt, knowing full well the current conditions of college sports (NIL, transfers, etc.). There is a kid on my sons team accepted an offer and committed, but did not sign any paperwork who may very well take up another school's offer. The whole process seems dirty to me, but then again it may have been that way for years, now everyone is in the know on the activities.

 

[nirad3]

Spoke of this in the HS football thread, but my Olineman son heading into his high school Junior year received his first college offer a few weeks ago from a D2 school in Minnesota. Since then his twitter page kind of blew up with followers from a number of schools in the same conference. On Wednesday a coach from a Big 10 school texted him wanting his transcripts, my guess is to ensure he has the grades to make it worth their time to have him visit. The D2 offer came out of a football camp his team went to and he had a very good camp. The coach pulled him off the field and made him the offer there. Very cool experience for my son. When I picked him up at school a couple of his teammates came off the bus and spoke to me about his offer, they were all excited for him.

A Mountain West college has contacted him a few times, they want my son and a teammate to make a visit this season. The issue will be trying to play a game on Friday night then fly first thing on Saturday to get to the college game then turnaround and fly home on Sunday. Also there are two or three FCS schools that have been in contact with my son. Things are going to get crazy over the next few months.

What school, if it's OK to ask? I think our friend @Golden Gopher has some experience with D2 sports in Minnesota.