Not sure if this is an issue at the Div I level, but have seen it at the Div II & III level. Coach recruits more players than they have slots. Holds fall "tryouts" and cuts extra players. Players who went to the school to play softball now find themselves with the choice of staying at school and not playing or trying to find a school to transfer to.
I know of five players this happened to, three at one school. Some schools)like Springfield College) are very open about tryouts and the risk, but in most cases the situation was not communicated to the recruit.
has anyone else known of this happening?