18under tounament teams

where does this express play? where are most of their kids from? any of the names mentioned on these boards on the roster?

Is this the old Lisle Express?

Different name, same suspects?

Very competitive team.

Norwood would beat you 8 or 9 times out of 10, end of story.

Top Tier and Lombard are both better as well, I don't care if you beat them or not. Play them more than once and see what happens.

In a 10 game series the only team that would give Norwood trouble would be TT because they have the pitching depth to keep up.

Lomabard is good as well, but We would beat them 7 out of 10, which is modest concidering we are 9-1 vs them since Ive been on Norwood.

If you want to say you are the best team in the state then prove it, dont play cupcake teams all season and use ur ace againt TT and Lombards #8 on a monday after they just won a tourny.

With your#1 on the mound is your only chance, but even then, you are far from #1 or 2 in the state...next time you should call the post #1 or #2 in the town, but please not the state, not until you prove something

Chase-

You did have some nice comments about Lombard, but being a graduate of Lombard, I would have to say that you would win 7 out of 10 against them is incorrect. I feel this way because I know Lombard uses wood, no matter if it's Norwood or some sandlot team. Make it wood vs. wood or metal vs. metal and I feel Lombard will do better than 3-7 against Norwood.

Did you guys beat us this past summer? Yes. Did you use metal bats? Yes. Did we use wood? Yes. What was the score? I think like 5-2. I just feel if it were the same conditions Lombard would end up on top just as many times as Norwood would.

"Baseball players are made in the off-season."

Why does Lombard use wood instead of metal when everyone else is using metal?

Are they all pro prospects being watched by scouts?

I think a lot of people would agree that metal is more forgiving. Wood allows a player to learn how to hit the ball on the barrel. A lot of schools use wood bats during the fall and winter to help them fine tune their swing and learn to put the barrel on the ball. I think we all have seen a guy get jammed with metal and still maybe leak one through the infield. You get jammed with wood, snap...or at least the ball does not travel as far.

Lombard plays wood in any non-tournament game because wood forces them to learn to be better hitters and better ball players. It is nor a matter of whether a player is a pro prospect or not. The point of playing is to ty to become the best player you can. Playing wood against aluminum only hurts on the scoreboard. Players have to concentrate a little more at the plate when they swing wood, have to be more aware of the situation and be prepared to manufacture runs. It becomes very important that the player have a quality at-bat each trip.
Pitchers and defensive players have to focus a little more because they know that their team is going to have a hard time hitting over any mistakes on the mound or in the field.
Playing wood does affect Lombard's won/loss record, but the players are better for it.

Beenther...if not for Lombads thinking about using wood...which I supported 100%, my son might have had more of an adjustment out here in AZ...which is a wood bat juco league.

Ask "Keep the Tradition" what he thinks about hitting with wood...He hated it at the beginning of the summer...he would always complain...but by the end of the summer he had made the adjustments necessary to be successful and understood the reasons behind it....even though he was going to a D1 that played aluminum...you favorite foe..Harvard

Wood is used for more that just "pro prospects"...it is a teaching tool

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monen.fyi the express18u played the toughest touney schedule as 17 u one the 18 u usssa rawlings great lakes challenge beating 3 18u teams to advance to the championship game leading in the champinship game with b. schlitter 6"5 pitching they eventually lost 5-3 other kids playing Kenny Williams asu bound Northern IL. bound Matt Jernsted, saint Joes bound Matt Mennen and Matt Reimer as well as 4 other D1 bound players This Team would Beat The norwood blues 3 out of 4 games but they wont play the express.

the lombard lightning might have one d1 player and no pro prospects they should use metal all year they may look better this team may be the 5th or 6th best team in illinois

to hit400 the express has played on weekends 15 young men. from 9 different schools in the western suburbs mainly with several young men from the north and south suburbs this team has been together since they were 12 years old and there unity shows this is the top hitting team around along with 8 differnt men that can pitch at any time and defensivley i ve seen only acouple teams that can compete with them and norwood is not one at least not there fall team of 03 maybe there summer team could

Express, You seemed to be very informed about the area teams.You have made some bold statements. "the lombard lightning might have one d1 player and no pro prospects". Are you a scout? "This Team would Beat The norwood blues 3 out of 4 games but they wont play the express".I'm pretty sure that Norwood dosent duck anyone. But to make statements like this you really would need to know what the rosters of these teams are for 04. Could you please list the rosters of Lombard, Norwood and Top Tier so we can all know. Thanks

Perhaps there is one already, but why doesn't someone put together a local tourney and have all the locals playing..say at Kane County or Alexian. Teams to participate Norwood, Top Tier, Lombard, Express, etc....maybe do a weekend deal, round robbin, let's see all these teams put their best on the field..no excuses. Decide on one bat, wood or metal. Make it an even playing field for everyone involved...if it drizzles, it drizzles for everyone. Teams should focus on this Chicago Classic to make sure they have their #1 pitchers ready to go. Make sure their top players are available. Then we can pull out the measuring sticks and see who is the Best of the Best instead of debating it up on this board.

Great idea pitchdoc24

but someone not associated with any of the teams needs to set it up and run it independently....this way there will be no "after tourney" comments about...homer umps...favored schedule, etc.
I bet it would draw alot of fans of competitive baseball...just to observe
Bill it as..."Chicago Classic" come see some of the best players in the Chicago area play all weekend!!

express a lot of bs-

How was Reimer on your team when he played for Norwood all season?

3 out of 4? Are you joking?

Lombard one D1 player?

You sound like a blind man trying to describe a rainbow. Give it a rest, ifyou are soooogreat how come only players from your team talk about you,while other respected teams never mention you.

If your mommy and daddy want to tell you that you play on the best team then let them do that, but the rest of us know the truth.

Ouch! Chase

TO all you norwood boys out there the express has a 6-5 pitcher throwing 91-92 mph catch up to him if you can plus 2 lefties 1 throwing 84-87 the other low 80s both with great mound presence fyi reimer played for this team for 3 years and will be back for 04 along with todd schultz guess who's rejoining the top team that only keeps 15 players not 24 what a shame for all you boys on the bench have your coach call he wont call me you know what that means he's not that confident in his players.

express...You have only one throwing 91?

Top Tier has at least 12 cruising 90 and 17 at 87 or more in reserve!

Playhard where are you?

Albierto, donde esta? Have to go to Route 30 for some more food!