[Radial_Armsaw]

Here comes Hazard. Big win over Breathitt last night. Napier kid shut down the bats and showed himself as one of the top pitchers in the region. With the addition of Bryan Dean to the dugout and having 2 HOF coaches on the same team I think I gotta move Hazard to my 2 spot right now.

1. Powell
2. Hazard
3. Breathitt (w healthy Bellamy)
4. Knott
5. Wolfe
6. Estill

I'd flip Estill and Wolfe. Estill already beat them once this season which was at Wolfe.

Wolfe hasn't really beaten anyone. Montgomery County twice who is wayyyy down. Perry County Central who is also down and they split with Johnson Central and Lee County who is near the bottom of the 14th.

Estill on the other hand has beat both Lee  and Owsley (Which they always should) and Bath County (13-4) (Who beat Estill in a scrimmage before the season).

Other than that, this list is pretty darn accurate.

Wolfe never lost to Lee. If they did that would automatically disqualify them from being on any of my lists the rest of the year. For me what it comes down to for each team is looking at their top 2 pitchers. Because in region that’s all you need. Some teams may play better in the regular season because their staff is deeper. In region you’re only seeing 1’s and 2’s. But Wolfe (Whisman, Oliver) Breathitt (Bellamy, Howard) Powell (Dicken, Begley/Nickel) are the only 3 teams with 2 dominant arms. Other teams that could make a run with a good draw and only having to take down one “top” team are Hazard (Napier), Letcher (Williams), Knott (just because they’re a well rounded team no real dominant arms). Estill just doesn’t have the pitching for the tournament for me. Niece is good but he’s really all they have. Just one man’s opinion.