Junior Cut From HS Team. Distraught! What to do? Help!

Question
Basically, my son was cut from the high school baseball rooster. His goal has been to play college baseball. He has had some interest from a very strong academic school with a D3 baseball program. This program has seen him play in two showcases. He has visited the school. The coaches gave him a tour of the athletic facility and talked with him (along with my husband) for over an hour. They told him which showcases they would be at this summer and they mentioned setting up an official visit for the fall.
We live an area that is very political/provincial/insular. My son did not grow up here and is a new kid. It is a seasonal / vacation area in the North East. The way everything here works is 搘e take care of our own?  There are different rules for different people. Business reasons brought us here but as soon as our son graduates from high school, we plan to leave and never look back. It is very clear that we are not on the inside loop on things and will probably never be considered 搊ne of their own?in these parts. Sorry ?as an adult, I have never experienced anything like this and it has been a very painful/lonely experience. I am distraught over the idea that this has had a negative impact on my child and may possibly change the outcome of his future.
The current problem is that my son was cut from the high school team ?not even making the JV rooster.  He asked why he was cut and the coaches did not really give him an answer. Unfortunately, there is a kid who is making the team who did not have to try out because he was injured but falls into the 搊ne of our own 揷ategory.  My son asked if there was anything, he could do to improve and was not really given an answer other than to put on 10lbs (which is really strange because he already is bigger than more than half the team). He was told that he was a really good hitter with a really good bat and that he was  really fast but that they chose other guys because those other guys were going to take their play to the college level.  When my son mentioned that, he too wanted to play college ball and already had a program interested in him they became snide and condescending toward him and ended the conversation insinuating that he was a liar. I must also mention that he played JV last year- leading the squad in plate appearances with a batting average well over .500 (.500 in April / .600 in May) and was 100 points higher than the next hitter. Apparently, this does not matter at all.
I do not want to be a parent who overstates their child抯 ability. I have thought about this endlessly for three days. He plays and trains for baseball outside of the area ?two towns over.  I happen to think this may be part of the problem ?he does not play and train at the facility in our town (why ?because when we moved here they would not return our phone calls and when we went in person to see the facility they would not speak to us ?one word yes/no answers only). He has played summer ball, AAU, tournament teams etc?where he has stood out. He has three outside coaches who are all stunned by this cut as he lead each of their teams in batting average, speed etc?One of these coaches is a former college coach who has felt that my son should be looking to play baseball at a D1 level (along the lines of the Ivy League or Patriot League).  Another of these coaches is a former drafted professional player who left MLB as a part NY Yankee organization. This coach has felt that my son could play at the D1 level but might have more of an impact and a better all around experience at the top academic D3 level.
My apologies for being long winded. Are my sons chance to play college baseball over?  How do we work around the idea that he was cut from his high school team? If he plays in a good summer program does that count for anything? Do college coaches recognize that high school baseball can be political in places? My gut is telling me to keep encouraging my son, keep him training, find a great summer program for him and  keep on with the plan of pursuing college baseball!
What is the best course of action under these circumstances?

Answer
Sarah,
Your sons college plans are not over.  Summer baseball and showcase camps are just as important.  Good college coaches will be able to see talent and if a college coach is interested in your son then they will recruit him.  If I were your son I would keep training and get ready for the summer season and keep in touch with the interested coaches.  Let them know of the summer teams schedule.  Good coaches can also spot a bad coach and if this high school coach is a bad one then the college coaches probably know about him.

Good Luck,
John Priest