[Eastside 01]

Paintsville head coach got them beat again. Playing a kid that you could tell was so nervous at 2nd and would not make the change to a more experienced better player.  They have not hit good pitching because of the weak schedule. I believe they need to make a change or they will lose kids next year if they bring the head coach back which will be good for other schools. Come down 23 we will take them all. When they brought the kincheloe kid in so quick Lawrence knew they had to do something. I thought when he got out of that bases loaded situation that they brought him in on I thought it was over then. But once again the head coach played an inexperienced 8th grader that hadn’t played all year knowing a lot of balls would BE going that way. No smart coaching

Sounds like PVille Coach made a good call bringing in Kincheloe. According to KHSAA the 2nd baseman you’re referring to was hitting .316 coming into the game. Probably why the coach had him in the lineup. It is very hard not to play a kid hitting over .300 in hs baseball. No matter what grade.

Can’t blame coaching and a kid for a loss due to being nervous. It’s the region tournament, emotions are high. Sometimes kids just make mistakes too, but when you’re on the outside of the fence like keeping stats, outside spectator, or just a baseball enthusiast it’s easy to make assumptions. A single player never loses a game for any team. 

I want to see all these coaches and players do well. From the experiences of coaches who have been at it 20 years or the ones who just started out. Let’s be proud of eastern Ky baseball and for the future.