[Black Bear Cuz]

Well actually there is a fourth, Austin Thompson the regular right fielder, who was a low-80's man. He threw the game at Harlan Co. that the Black Bears won in the bottom of the seventh, but had some arm trouble and didn't throw a whole lot of innings. He will be a big key for North to repeat. Hurley, Mallory and Leisge from Harlan Co. played together on a summer team, (plus some others from this area), and Hurley did occasionally max out at 90 this summer. Reports I got about the team said he threw hardest, but Leisge was probably the best overall pitcher on the team. They had a great matchup in the regional finals, when Leisge, I felt, got pulled too quick. Would love to see them go head to head in the final game again this year.

That would be the dream matchup in the finals again with those two kids on the mound (Hurley/Leisge) The Regional final was a hell of a game this past year, would have been interesting to see how it would have turned out if Leisge had not been pulled in the bottom of the 7th. We also got reports here that both kids did a hell of job pitching for the Ky Halos this past summer.