[Jimmy Dugan]

[QUOTE=Pacman]1. Johnson Central -- Returns solid pitching and quality hitting.
2. Paintsville -- Shane Grimm will take them a long way, but they'll have to get behind him with some others stepping up.
3. Lawrence County -- Hayes, Roberts and company along with Coach Keaton will be hungry for a regional tournament appearance after missing 2 straight. They have the means to win it as well.
4. Allen Central -- Will have good pitching and defense. We'll have to see if the offense can match last years from this young squad. Little will carry them a long way.
5. Pikeville -- New Coach will have his work cut out as the Panthers lost a tandem of talent, but still remain a region top 5.
6. Sheldon Clark -- Coach Hall probably won't repeat, but will be competetive. Harless will be his top prospect along with Kenneth Todd, but the boys from Inez will need a lot of help from incoming players.
7. Phelps -- Rise of Phelps. They have a good player, and some quality role players and were competetive in the 15th last season.
8. Magoffin County -- That's right. I put every team from the 57th in the top 10. Magoffin County returns a lot and will be tough. Fact is, it will still be tougher than ever for them to make it out of the district.
9. Prestonsburg -- Josh Rodebaugh and a good group of youngsters will lead the way for Coach Shepherd, but inexperience will play a large factor. They'll be competetive though.
10. Belfry -- Coach Hagy and company lost quite a bit, but will still be tough with the returning cast. Look for Belfry to move up on this list as the season progresses.

Others making an impact: Pike Central, East Ridge

Are you kidding man? East Ridge made it to the regional semi finals last year, furthest of any Pike Co. team, and they only lost 2 players, and only one of them started and the was for half of the season.