[dawgeers]

DO WHAT????

Lets try this:
Michaels
Chandler Shepherd
Cody Moore
Sam Burton
Cantrell

You might have beat Hamilton, but you sure as heck couldn't hit him..He gave up what 2 hits? What you got, he gave up with walks.


If 85 is so easy to hit, how come LC couldn't hit 81-83 in the regional finals. Or during the whole regular season for that matter.

First off, the 1B for LC had 4 hits against Hamilton by himself. Go look at the books. Three of them were frozen ropes. One was in infield single. Then there were at least 2 other hits that they had.

As for the LC pitching staff, Moore never was mid 80's. Neither was Cantrell. Burton was 82-85 at his best, even though many liked to say he was higher than that. I agree that the LC pitching staff will not be as talented as the JC staff. But, that JC staff has had some major control problems in their past have they not? That has to be a concern for you all. So in a way, the LC pitchers may not throw 80+ but the JC pitchers have the potential of walking themselves in to trouble. My opinion the hitting will determine who wins the region. The LC hitters will be really good. They've all seen 80-85 mph before, several times. And they've hit it. Doesn't mean they'll go 4-4, but don't expect them to sit there in awe of the JC pitchers. They weren't last year. Same as JC wasn't when they faced Shepherd.


Personally I hope that LC, JC, and Paintsville can all make it to the region this year and every year. That will help the number of quality teams every year and make for a great regional tourney.