AAA States

NW vs. East
North vs. Central

Menchville @ Stafford
Battlefield @ Cox

Waiting on North finals and Central finals to be played for matchups of other games.

ok thanks kingjam

Hey who does everyone think is going to be in the championship game?

I may be biased as a Central Region guy, but Hanover has the bats and pitching to win it all. Also, given the right matchups, Deep Run could advance farther than some would think

Hanover 14 Deep Run 6

West Springfield 11, Lake Braddock 1..so Tuesday's matchups are:

Lake Braddock @ Hanover
Deep Run @ West Springfield

Menchville @ Stafford
Battlefield @ Cox

My prediction:

West Springfield vs. Menchville in the final. Menchville takes it home

so if menchville and cox win, would they let them come back here and play at ODU again, or do they have to stay up at westfield (thats where the state is right?)

Hoping for Menchville or Cox vs WS so we (NoVa) can get a gander at the fans chasing the buses and marauding the fields. Maybe some good ump fights and kids getting tossed. Throw is some foul language for a bonus and we gots ourselves some fun. woooo doggie.

Its very dull at our games, aside from an occasional umpire huddle.

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Originally posted by bballfan1119:
My prediction:

West Springfield vs. Menchville in the final. Menchville takes it home

Sorry, can't happen. If both win their 1st game, they'll meet in the semi

Hey ball4,
Where do you get off talking all this tough guy talk? Have you ever been to Virginia Beach? If you have surly those comments wouldn’t have come out of your mouth. Next time do some research before you shoot off the lip. Chris Taylor is right can’t happen. Ball4 Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent.

I rest my case.

I'm just giving you what you wanted. Surly that comment was posted to get a response. But I mean this is baseball not Hockey, there will be no obscenities, kids getting thrown out, and ump fights. But if the games up there are as boring as you say then surly you will find our games to be more exciting. Good luck, hopefully you will be visiting ODU.

"Surely" you could tell that Ball4 was joking? I think it was a response to an endless tirade posted a few days ago about the Menchville/Indian River game.

Thanks, that shirley was killin me.....What does visiting ODU have to do with anything?????

Just to kind of clear the air about the whole Menchville/IR thing once and for all...

It was blown WAY out of proportion on here because... of the HANDFUL of people involved in the whole incident, 2 of of them were on here going back and forth.

Yes, IR fans were giving the ump the business in the 7th, but there WERE some tough strike calls there. Yes, Menchville fans were taunting throughout the game and when a K happened on a questionable strike 3 call and the Menchville fans tried to heckle the batter, a player for IR reacted negatively, the ump saw it and tossed him. After the game a FEW Menchville fans/players heckled that same IR player on the way to the bus.

There is no need to kind of make umbrella statements about the Southeast region due to a collection of about 10-15 people's behavior in a winner-goes-to-states, loser-goes-home game, just because they carried over to here... it wasn't that out of control AT ALL.

The MAJORITY of the fans in the stands and players on the field for both teams acted with dignity & respect... and those who weren't at the game haven't heard that on here.

River Ball - I don't think I made an "umbrella statement" about the SE region.

I will say you guys are very defensive about a post that was meant as a joke. I'm sure the behavior was an exception not the norm. Nonetheless, it was posted in all its gory details without punctuation or spell check.

I'm confused about the ODU local also.

We are looking forward to seeing some good ball. Good Luck.

It’s that time of year again. Haha Yes ball4 that was clearly a joke and from what I can gather so was the response but who knows? As far as the ODU not sure what that means maybe localbaseball thinks States runs through ODU it does not. Cox host the opening game at ODU Tues night and if they win I think they go up north? Not sure?

Yes, both of the semifinals (4pm/7pm on Friday) and the final (3pm Saturday) will be played at Westfield highschool in Centreville.

localbaseball your comments are really making cox look bad . I am a former cox player and I hope people do not think all cox's fans/players are like this

Save it. when did you play at cox and did you play after High school?

Hey enough about Cox. Both of you. Let the kids do the talkin and playing. **** leave it alone

Rola

Actually, Westfield High School is in Chantilly.

Hitters park w/ no foul territory to speak of. 330' all the way around. 30 foot high fence/scoreboard extending from left center to right center. Small area behind home plate.

All Bermuda grass infield with base pad cutouts.

ok superball, thanks for the clarification..it is a nice field, and yes, definitely a hitter's ballpark

The big thing about Westfield is that there is a pronounced slope running downhill from the infield positions towards home. Grounds balls have to move uphill, so you really have to smoke one to get it through. If you have a ground ball pitcher and solid infield defense, that would be a strong advantage.

yes i played in college and i played at cox in 96

Vabaseball, I played at Cox in 97-01 sure seems like a lot trash talking on here? Do you think Cox can pull it out?

I have Cox making to champ game and losing to Menchville.

Its a really hard thing to do and there only half way there. However with that said i have seen them play many times and there is just something about this team they never give up and seem to find ways to win big games.

Pronounced slope? Smoke one through? I really don't think it's that dramatic, but the all grass infield is certainly different than a lot of venues, especially this time of year, as many of the harder infields start to bake in the hot sun.

Last year was the first for the Bermuda turf at Westfield and my observations is that the surface has gotten somewhat faster as the Bermuda has added layers. Is it still as fast as some of the harder infields from southern parts of VA? No.