REPONSE TO GoHeels (& mathews41):
To clear something up...
Oscar Smith:
... faced Ryan Blake & Spenser Carter (Hickory's #1 AND #2) in their 2 meetings.
... faced Troy Jones, Brian Beard, and Cooper Jones vs GB (Although not Conner Jones... it's DEFINITELY their 2, & 3) and scored 9 in the 2nd game. As a matter of fact, GB has 6 runs or less in every game this season except the 7 & 9 they allowed to NR & the Oscar Smith game. OS scored 7 earned runs in one inning with Cooper Jones starting that inning on the mound (I think some would agree that Cooper pitched in and won some pretty big postseason games for GB last year).
... faced Zach Rice & Kyle Moore vs NR (Their 1a & 2.. Again, Kyle Moore would be a clear #1 or #2 for most). This past Tuesday, before the game vs OS, the Pilot listed Moore as having the lowest Public School ERA at 0.79. Smith scored 6 earned in 4.1 IP vs Moore that night.
... faced Rutherford (twice) & Bennett vs WB (their #1 & #3)... Rutherford will be their #1 in 2013.
... faced Roger Hall & Robert White each TWICE vs IR (their #1 & #2).
... faced Robert Fitzwater TWICE vs Lakeland (their #1).
... faced Seth Winslow TWICE vs DC (their #1).
And let's be perfectly clear... in the games between the "big guns" Hickory, WB, GB, NR and Oscar Smith, who was facing "better pitching" in those 8 games in your opinion?
So weren't the "lower teir" teams at a "disadvantage" because they didn't face their own team's "sub-par" pitching, while for example, no NR batters had to face Rice, Brown, or Moore? (There are 2 sides to the coin)
Honestly, the whole All-District argument by biased parents/fans is silly in the first place... But all I would ask is that if you are going to try and diminish Lorkiewicz's or Oscar Smith's talent & accomplishments, back it with REAL FACTS, not misguided assumptions.
In all honesty though, it'd be great if you could "back your guy" without trying to knock down another player in the first place!