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3-0 count green light in the biggest moment of a extra innings baseball game and he crushes a homer. What a moment for that kid and what a win for Pikeville. The fact Duty is a sophomore is terrifying. Kids going to be untouchable the next two years if he focuses on pitching in the offseason

That's some stones on the coach to trust his guy. Gotta love that.

Out of all the decisions Shane had to make, letting Thompson free swing in that situation was the easiest.

Exactly. You don’t want your best hitter getting a walk with first base open in that spot.

I dont think the 3-0 green light is the biggest genius , gutsy or whatever coaching decision here at all  The biggest question of all is why would you even pitch to him on a 3-0 count to begin with? What was the coaching thought process behind that?

99% of time you anticipate the hitter is taking that pitch. Makes no sense to me to do that with your best hitters. Most coaches would have taken the pitch but Simpkins put his faith in his best hitter as he should and rest is history. I’ll say it again this game should have been for the Championship. Nothing against any of the other teams but these are the 2 best in region regardless of what happens tonight. It is hard to get back up after that type of game. Hopefully Pikeville can.