10-4A

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Originally posted by ryanexpress:
If the numbers on Game Time are even close to being right then it sure looks like there is more than one pitcher having a tremendous year at Heath. I guess they shall go nameless.

To perform well as a TEAM and to go as far as this TEAM is capable of going, individuals need to put the TEAM first and not worry about personal accolades. Heath is having an incredible year but I have never seen folks this concerned about who is and who isn't getting the individual glory. Focus on the TEAM and don't worry about whose name is mentioned on the message boards. It sounds like this team has a ton of talent, best of luck.

WOW such a sensitive group :-(

Cheapseats,
I was focusing on the TEAM. It was not my post that points out one kid. You do not go 25-0 with one kid having a superlative season. Fairness would dictate that once you mention one then someone else is going to feel slighted. I agree with your point 100%. They got it going on at Heath - whether people want to acknowledge the TEAM or any one of many individuals.

Congratulations to Jake Thompson for being selected to the Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American team.
The Perfect Game Preseason All American 1st, 2nd and 3rd team recognizes 180 players from the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Each team consists of 60 players who are currently juniors or sophomores in high school. "To receive the Perfect Game Preseason All-American Award is a tremendous achievement for these high school athletes," said Jerry Ford, President, Perfect Game USA. "We're proud to recognize their talent as they continue to prepare for their future in baseball."

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Originally posted by pma:
Congratulations to Jake Thompson for being selected to the Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American team.
The Perfect Game Preseason All American 1st, 2nd and 3rd team recognizes 180 players from the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Each team consists of 60 players who are currently juniors or sophomores in high school. "To receive the Perfect Game Preseason All-American Award is a tremendous achievement for these high school athletes," said Jerry Ford, President, Perfect Game USA. "We're proud to recognize their talent as they continue to prepare for their future in baseball."

Congrats to Jake...well deserved.

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Congrats to Jake...well deserved.

Ditto.

GREAT JOB JAKE!!!

Selected to the Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American teams.

Jake Thompson - Rockwall Heath High School V 2012 - High Honorable Mention
Jovan Hernandez - Rockwall Heath High School V 2012- Honorable Mention
Grayson Lewis - Rockwall Heath High School JV 2012 - Honorable Mention

Good job to all!!!
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Area Players on Teams 1-3
Joshua Bell - Jesuit
Matt Dean - The Colony
Trevor Story - Irving

Area Players on High Honorable Mention
Brett Byrum - Rowlett
Skylar Ewing - Arlington
Blake Gipson - Denton Guyer
Michael Gill - Flower Mound Marcus
BreShon Kimbell - Mesquite
Ryan McCarthy - Plano
Jean Ramirez - Forth Worth Boswell
Willie Schwanke - Frisco Wakeland
Jeffrey Stovall - Irving
Jake Thompson - Rockwall Heath
Jake Wakamatsu - Keller
Ty Washington - Plano East
Jordan Zangarine - Rowlett

Area Players on Honorable Mention
Elijah Brown - Cedar Hill
Nick Bullington - Fort Worth Richland
Adam Choplick - Denton-Ryan
Dalton Deleon - Burleson
Tyler Eager - Fort Worth Christian
Spencer Edmonds - Berkner
Dustin Emmons - Fort Worth - Southwest Christian
Tucker Fielder - Rockwall
Cody Gunter - Flower Mound
Zacarias Hardy - Keller
Anthony Hermelyn - McKinney
Jovan Hernandez - Rockwall Heath
Austin Holbrook - McKinney
Wes Jones - Flower Mound
Grayson Lewis - Rockwall Heath
Hunter Lockwall - LD Bell
Tyler Provence - Lovejoy
Ben Sego - Southlake
Robert Slagel - Rowlett
Tiger Smith - St. Mark's
Teddy Stankiewics - Keller
Kevin Terry - Jesuit
Colin Treager - Flower Mound Marcus

Congratulations boys!

Area Players on High Honorable Mention
BreShon Kimbell - Mesquite
Outstanding catcher and hitter.

Rockwall and Heath tied bottom 9

Is this game on the radio?

Top 11. Still even at 3-3. Kxez radio on Internet

Heath won 4-3 on a single by Jovan Hernandez to bring in Peterson from 3rd.

Great finish!

Just curious - everyone still think Heath can't be beat?

Can Heath be beat? Sure they can, this is baseball!!
This was a great game, and it showed that baseball has games within a game. You could tell Rockwalls coaching staff did a great job preparing for Heath. ie defensive alignments, new pickoff moves, useage of pitchers, etc.
Great ballgame.

You know you're talking about a really good team when others are excited about losing a close game to them. Can they be beaten, sure...everyone has an off day. Will they lose, I don't think so...

I would have to agree with Tx-Husker.

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Can they be beaten, sure...everyone has an off day. Will they lose, I don't think so...

The Hernandez kid can play any where on the field, he can pitch, and I think he is their best hitter.

Thompson did a great job on the mound going 7 innings. He threw hard, good movement, only gave up a few singles, allowed only two earned runs and had a big hit to put them ahead in the 3rd or 4th. Hawk bats were a little dead but that is going to happen. There was a Hawk error in the 7th that tied up the game. Hernandez had the hit that won the game (and is a great player) but definitly a team effort and a team win. Good job Hawks. Keep up the good work.

Thompson had "good" stuff, no doubt, but it was not his best, so that shows how good he is. He even had a little mis step and twisted his ankle on the mound. Hernandez is a player. Not just a clutch player, the kid knows the game and produces anytime.

I love playing (back in my day!), watching, and talking baseball, but I really like this Heath team because it is a TEAM. They seem to gel pretty well together and pick up where one falls off.

With that being said, baseball can turn on you any minute, a one game series can be scary, but I think the TEAM still wins it!

Congrats to your Heath Hawks, twenty some odd wins and no losses speaks high levels of several young men over there.

I've seen most of your games and have enjoyed them all and look forward to more!

Sound like a BIG congrats to Rockwall is due as well!! I know they must have been disappointed, but they should be very proud!!! Who pitched for Rockwall??

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Originally posted by Grodster:
Thompson had "good" stuff, no doubt, but it was not his best, so that shows how good he is. He even had a little mis step and twisted his ankle on the mound. Hernandez is a player. Not just a clutch player, the kid knows the game and produces anytime.

I love playing (back in my day!), watching, and talking baseball, but I really like this Heath team because it is a TEAM. They seem to gel pretty well together and pick up where one falls off.

With that being said, baseball can turn on you any minute, a one game series can be scary, but I think the TEAM still wins it!

Congrats to your Heath Hawks, twenty some odd wins and no losses speaks high levels of several young men over there.

I've seen most of your games and have enjoyed them all and look forward to more!

No doubt in congrats to Rockwall Just Sayin'. They have some young guys in key positions that are good and will keep getting better. That sophomore class for both schools will have some great games the next couple of years against each other.

I apologize, but I don't know the young man who started for Rockwall, he drops down in his delivery and did a pretty good job for two innings before Cox came in for the next 7 or 8 and then Colacecchi (soph) came in the final inning. Cox ended up throwing about 125 pitches or so and kept Heath in check most of that time.

I want to publicly acknowledge the class displayed by 3 Rockwall dads at the game Friday night. Mr. Deloach and I met before the game. True gentleman. Mr. Steward introduced himself to me after the game to pass on some complimetary words about my son-very impessive and classy gesture on his part. I have known Mr. Colechecci for awhile and he was his usual class act immediately after a painful loss for his team. This was a fabulous high school baseball game and both teams deserved to win. I hope RHS represents the city well in the playoffs and I applaud the classiness of the guys I met.

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Mr. Deloach and Mr. Steward

Two of the best men and families you will ever meet. They both have great kids. And their wives are awesome,they really know how to keep them in line.

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Mr. Steward

Got to be a great man and southern gentleman, he's from Mississippi. Go Ole Miss...

Separated by just a few miles, it's a love fest in 10-4a and a food fight in 15-4a. Too funny.

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Originally posted by Tx-Husker:
Separated by just a few miles, it's a love fest in 10-4a and a food fight in 15-4a. Too funny.

Looks like someone has learned something from the 15-4A thread.

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Looks like someone has learned something from the 15-4A thread.

Yeah...don't move into 15-4a if you're looking for a house.

HP 5
JJP 4

HP gets two runs in top of seventh to spoil a fine pitching performance by JJP's Spicer. No bats for JJP.

make that 3 runs. JJP was up 4-2 going into the final inning. 1 Error, and 1 "non-error error" and that was it. Gotta play to the final out!!!!

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Originally posted by txdad1315:
HP 5
JJP 4

HP gets two runs in top of seventh to spoil a fine pitching performance by JJP's Spicer. No bats for JJP.

Just sayin'

Duly noted on the extra run. The third base error really hurt JJP

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Originally posted by Grodster:
...had "good" stuff, no doubt, but it was not his best, so that shows how good he is. He even had a little mis step and twisted his ankle on the mound.

Sorry I'm late to the game with this post...been gone.

Hey Grod - sounds like a little unintentional cut to my team.
I like to think all the Heath players brought their "A" game
and the Rockwall guys did an equally great job staying with the
Hawks in a close one.

Hey Rock Dad-
You are reading into my statement way too hard. My point was that he didn't throw his very best that game but was still very good that game.
No slight to any Rockwall players, they played a great game, just as I posted before!!

Thanks grod - I know you didn't mean any slight.
Since JT didn't throw his very best that game, tell me how to know when he does so I can watch for it.

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Since JT didn't throw his very best that game, tell me how to know when he does so I can watch for it.

Sounds like you just missed it against Royce City...1 hit, no walks, 18 Ks. Hard to imagine it gets any better than that.

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Originally posted by Tx-Husker:

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Since JT didn't throw his very best that game, tell me how to know when he does so I can watch for it.

Sounds like you just missed it against Royce City...1 hit, no walks, 18 Ks. Hard to imagine it gets any better than that.

I was at the game and JT pitched great. but the best part of that game was the Heath Hawks giving the $1000.00 check to coach Wolfe for Jake Owen.

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I was at the game and JT pitched great. but the best part of that game was the Heath Hawks giving the $1000.00 check to coach Wolfe for Jake Owen.

Class act.

Agreed, class act!
Rock Dad, you know what I mean with the quote, I'll leave it at that.

Congrats to JD Deloch. Great kid. Great player.