[Ring'Em Up]

so you are honestly saying that conley and parker are as good as grimm and shepherd? im may have taken that wrong, but it sounds like your saying if they are matched up with one of those two then they will be able to win...i really just dont see that...if your going on the section last season, the pitcher LCC had throwing the third game is not even close to being on the same level as grimm and shepherd

No, that's not what I was getting at, at least referring to Grimm. Not to get off topic, and definitely not sounding sour toward any player, but for what it's worth, proven or unproven so far in their young careers, I will gladly take Parker over Shepherd if I had one game I HAD to win, including this upcoming season. Risky? Yes. Completely absurd? No. Shepherd has the making of becoming a great pitcher, all around talent, smarts, prob will keep you in a game 9 out of 10 times, etc. But Parker has the possibility, right now, of being a pitcher in a one game setting, that could pull a 2-3 hit, 12-15 K performance, easily. On physical ability alone. Both very young in their careers, but there is already a fairly wide-margin in experience and seasoning between the two, with that edge going to Shepherd, obviously. But I feel Parker has the open door to close that gap in the season(s) to come, after gaining experience and a better feel for situations to avoid and and spots to attack. He has been known in middle school, limited varsity time, etc, to go hard and strong, no matter the situation or batter.
Anyway, getting to the point I was trying to make, no matter the calibur of pitcher LCC had in game 3, Conley still held the offense to 3 runs in that game. Pretty valuable and good showing in my opinion, considering the setting and magnitude of the game. In short, all I was trying to say, that no matter which pitcher JC could possibly face in a 1st round or final of the district/region, they still have the capability of coming away with a win, more than just the upset way.