9-4A

I'll bite. LOL

Wakeland
Centennial
Creekview
Frisco
Newman Smith
Liberty
Heritage
R.L. Turner

Wakeland is the only team that has 2 #1 pitchers so you have to like their chances to repeat. Centennial, Frisco, and Creekview each have a returning starter but I'm uncertain about the rest of their pitching. Frisco has some returning firepower at the top of their lineup as does Centennial, not sure about Creekview. Clemson, I think you nailed the top 4 -- one could make an arguement to the order but at this stage looks good to me. Bethard, Schwanke, Nixon, Miller, Howard --- all going to be tough to beat this year.

Schwanke / Nixon tough combination. Everyone knows Shcwanke can rake but both are corner infielders that can hit. Wakeland tops in their district. Howard carries Creekview to playoffs. Look for great things from this kid. He's still having a lot of fun out there.

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Originally posted by Texas Crude:
... Howard carries Creekview to playoffs. Look for great things from this kid. He's still having a lot of fun out there.

+1. Glad he's on our side.

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Originally posted by Clemson896:
I'll bite. LOL

Wakeland
Centennial
Creekview
Frisco
Newman Smith
Liberty
Heritage
R.L. Turner

That's last year's order exactly except Centennial jumps over Frisco and Creekview. Does this mean you are a Centennial dad?

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That's last year's order exactly except Centennial jumps over Frisco and Creekview. Does this mean you are a Centennial dad?

Could be. .

Wakeland lost 5 starters that ended the season above .400 batting average. Heinrech, Swan, O'Hearn, McCracken, and Swanner. I think that is a ton of fire power that has to be replaced and a ton of pressure put on Schwanke/Nixon. Hopefully some new guys will step up and Wakeland will produce some run support. Remember, just two years ago we were all graced with watching two 1st rounders from McKinney, Lee/Lipka! No runs support unfortunately cause McKinney to exit a forsure trip to Austin. We'll see....

I hear Wakeland has a stud at 2nd base that should all but guarantee a trip to Austin Seriously, Wakeland should easily win the district. Once the playoffs begin-who knows!

Centennial fields arguably the strongest team it has ever put on the field this year. A new crop of Juniors that dominated at the JV level last year in district provide solid depth to returning positions. The pitching staff is perhaps the most noticeable with 3 LHPs and 2 RHPs to complement Bethard.

Dominating at the JV level as Juniors hardly translates to "strongest team it has ever put on the field". Wakeland will win the district and Frisco, Centennial, and Creekview will fight it out for the other three playoff spots. Stats--you guys need to ride JB, he's your ticket to the 2nd seed! If he falters say hi to Heath and "Big Train" in round one.

The JV reference to last year was for Sophomores. Half of last year's sophomores would have been on the Varsity roster of almost all of the other teams in the district. However, it was all about getting more playing time for everyone, and developing the pitching staff. Granted Wakeland is the favorite for the district - they have certainly earned it - but it is not guaranteed. I recall last season that CHS JV swept WHS JV 7-1 & 14-7. The new crop of CHS Juniors will contribute and give all the support JB needs. It should be a great season.

Went across the toll road to catch some of the Frisco/Dentom scrimmage on Friday. I understand it's early but the Raccoons looked awful. I only watched the first few innings and they had at least 5 E's and zero pop at the plate. A couple of their pitchers looked strong and threw hard but overall not what I expected. We open district VS them again this year and I'm expecting a different result than last years opener.

Nimitz faced Creekview 2/14 at 5:30pm at Nimitz HS. Creekview struggled while Nimitz played well.
Scrimmage game lasted 10 innings, with each team allowing pitchers 1 to 2 innings on the hill. Scrimmage ended Nimitz 10 Creekview 2.

Out at DP Ballpark watching The Colony v. Liberty and cannot believe that Liberty pitcher was left in for full 7 throwing 130+ pitches. It's February in non-district action. I feel sorry for the rest of the Liberty pitchers this season - if they have any. Poor kid won't be able to hold his arm up for a couple of days. He was a warrior out there :-)

@Stat...so what was the outcome of the game?

If indeed that is true, coach should be brought up on charges of abuse. And if the kid's parents were at the game, shame on you for not stopping the abuse that was being dealt to your son. I'm sure the kid was telling the coach he was fine. Bet he doesn't feel too good today.

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Originally posted by Clemson896:
@Stat...so what was the outcome of the game?

7 - The Colony
1 - Liberty

TC scored 6 in final 2 innings.

Centennial begins it's 2012 campaign tonite at Dr. Pepper (7pm) versus Mesquite Horn.

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Originally posted by StatMongrel:
Out at DP Ballpark watching The Colony v. Liberty and cannot believe that Liberty pitcher was left in for full 7 throwing 130+ pitches. It's February in non-district action. I feel sorry for the rest of the Liberty pitchers this season - if they have any. Poor kid won't be able to hold his arm up for a couple of days. He was a warrior out there :-)

Stat Mongrel- Make sure you have correct info before making a post.

The guy who started for Liberty is one my players. He threw 3 innings, 50 pitches.

Wow! StatMongrel isn't quite the StatMongrel he thought he was, huh?

My Bad BMont00 and to rest of readers. Popped into ballpark for about 45 minutes and had to leave. Followed game on Colony Gamechanger and the scoring did not show pitching changes. Glad it was my mistake. HP is a good kid and wish him all the best this season!

Good lesson...not all scorers on GameChanger are created equal.

Hey no worries, if it were true I would have all over it!

I have many players in this district should be a fun season to watch.

Best of luck to all.

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Originally posted by StatMongrel:
Out at DP Ballpark watching The Colony v. Liberty and cannot believe that Liberty pitcher was left in for full 7 throwing 130+ pitches. It's February in non-district action. I feel sorry for the rest of the Liberty pitchers this season - if they have any. Poor kid won't be able to hold his arm up for a couple of days. He was a warrior out there :-)


Stat Mongrel- Make sure you have correct info before making a post.

The guy who started for Liberty is one my players. He threw 3 innings, 50 pitches.

It looks like this is one of those...They all look the same out there with no numbers on....

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Originally posted by Clemson896:
Good lesson...not all scorers on GameChanger are created equal.

True story. One day a mom asked me the score, so I told her. She didn't think it was right even though I was keeping a book. The lady next to me also had a book and confirmed. 3rd book also had the same. She didn't believe until the guy keeping score on game changer also confirmed. LOL.

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Originally posted by Clemson896:
Centennial begins it's 2012 campaign tonite at Dr. Pepper (7pm) versus Mesquite Horn.

Centennial 9
Horn. 0

Bethard throws 5 hitless innings with 8Ks

We need the rain but..............I hate rain during baseball season!

So this week looks to change things around in the standings with Centennial taking on Creekview and Liberty (all won the first game). After non-district games complete, does anyone want to offer up revised predictions for the district?

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Originally posted by Clemson896:
So this week looks to change things around in the standings with Centennial taking on Creekview and Liberty (all won the first game). After non-district games complete, does anyone want to offer up revised predictions for the district?

Should be a good pitching matchup @ Creekview. See you there. I'll be the devilishly handsome man (just ask me) trotting a white lens back and forth for a little batting video of #20. Good luck (but not too much).

Good Luck to you Clemson! Bethard vs Howard should be the game of the week.

Thanks. Look forward to a good game tonight.

Rook....I'll look for ya. I'll be the one keeping GameChanger and hollering at our #15.

A pitchers duel at Creekview.

Centennial 2
Creekview 0

Bethard CG, 2H, 11K
Howard CG, 3H, 10K

Bethard and Howard battled as expected. Both pitchers did an OUTSTANDING job on the bump.

How does the district look now after centennial got beat by liberty on Friday?

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How does the district look now after centennial got beat by liberty on Friday?

Do I detect a subtle dig? But in response, I would say that Liberty is the surprise of the district thus far, atop the standings with Wakeland. Tough week ahead for Centennial after the loss to follow up with Wakeland and Frisco. Can expect to see some great pitching from Schwanke/Nixon and Miller.

True. Lets hope the rain holds off and we can get some games in on Tuesday. I feel that whoever is able to find 2 starters that are able to pitch consistently is going to win the district.

Halfway through district play now and about what was expected, except Liberty jumping up to take a top 4 position from Frisco. Expect the top 5 to battle to the end and who knows what order they finish. Gotta remember that all anyone has accomplished thus far is a split. Surprises are bound to happen before May.

As up April 2 -2012 Standings:
WAKELAND 7-0 13-7-0
CENTENNIAL 5-2 15-5-0
CREEKVIEW 5-2 8-8-0
LIBERTY 5-2 12-7-0
FRISCO 3-4 9-9-1
NEWMAN SMITH 1-5 2-11-0
HERITAGE 0-5 5-10-0
R.L. TURNER 0-6 1-9-0

Smith could have two more wins and might have beat Creekview last week. Would have dropped Creekview below Liberty.

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But, that's baseball.

Hey Clemson, I too am suprised that Liberty has stepped up and played everyone tough this 1st go round. I'm thinking that I under estimated the pitching of Brandon Estrada and Hayden Parker. "Big Mistake", I would have to agree that it's going to be a dog fight from here on.