[Lowdown]

Very true Reds#1 fan! Win every game and go undefeated, dominating the region throughout the season, doesn’t mean anything if you don’t win the region. One game can decide everything in the post season. Yep, the Engineers have dominated the region for years, and won more regions than anyone else. But the pressure is on this group to win it seeing they haven’t won a region in their 4 years there. This group has had all the attention as being the best group of all time to come through irvine. Lots of hype, we shall see. This year will tell the tale whether this group lives up to the billing. No knock on the Engineers though. I don’t think that they aren’t good. They are a tough team to beat. It’s just that everyone else in the region has stepped up their game IMO. Softball in the mountains has truly gotten better over the past 5-6 years. Particularly in the 14th. I think some people are getting tired of getting beat down and bullied on the softball field by the ones that are normally great. It takes so many things to make it work like a great feeder program, people who truly can sacrifice for now and look at the long term goal and work with what is coming, and smart coaching. Perry, breathitt, Jackson city, and a lot of these other 14th teams are ready to make a stand and show the world what they’ve been working for all this time. Good luck to all the 14th region teams. Love watching and hearing about all these kids doing great things representing our region well.