The early recruiting ruined many kids, and many programs. I saw kid after kid commit at 13-14 years old and then coast....fast forward 2-3 years, the school pulls the offer and now all the other schools are full. My daughter was caught in between, as we moved to Florida 2 days before her freshman year. Regionally, that really changed the schools that she would look at. Recruiting for baseball/softball is very tough. Fully funded schools have only 12 scholarships for a team of 25-30 kids, and those can get chopped up really small. I know girls who received nothing more than book money and a meal plan, and I know kids that played for free. My kid was fortunate, as she got 80% her freshman year, and was fully funded the balance of her career. If you are the parent of a young girl who dreams of playing D1 someday, don't be naive. Most kids aren't as good as us parents think, everyone doesn't get a "full ride", and the coaches only like your kid until something better comes along. I told my kid to pick the school she wanted to be at, even if softball ended tomorrow.