[Radial_Armsaw]

Preseason rankings are tough. But I’ll give my best shot.

1. Breathitt- I know they lost Combs, but honestly Bellamy’s pitching carried them in the postseason last year. Bash Howard will slide into the 2 spot for him and I think a lot of people aren’t realizing how good that kid is. Majorly underrated in the region.
2. Letcher- lost their best overall player but still have top end pitching and only losing 2 seniors on a regional championship team gives me no reason to have them lower than 2 preseason.
3. Wolfe- I understand that Molands may not be pitching this year (we’ll see about that). But Max Whisman and Cam Oliver can be as effective as anyone on the mound. Just a good solid overall team that’s coming into their better years of baseball.
4. Powell- I know Estill beat them in the district last year. But Lacy Dicken should be back and will be their clear cut #1 pitcher. Possibly one of the best in the region. The big question mark is can they produce runs against good pitching? Last year in the post season (sans Lee County) they scored 2 runs in the 2 games they played.
5. Knott- Much like Wolfe this team has been very young. With a new year and more experience this team will be competitive. Great fundamental and defensive team. Competitive pitching staff led by Napier. Just don’t really have much firepower at the plate outside of Mason Amburgey.
6. Estill- Lost Forehand and 1 other contributor. But they will still be a very competitive team when Niece is on the mound, in a 1 game scenario could be a very tough out in the post season.

Honestly outside of those 6 I just don’t see anyone else competing for the regional title.