First Team....championship? I think LT has a very good shot as does Maury. Granby is a long shot and Churchland will go nowhere.
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Granby vs LT should be a great game. They split during the season 2-1 score in both games. I'll give the edge to Granby because of thier D and LT dosent have as much to play for #1 seed locked. As for Maury vs Churchland I know it is hard to beat a team 3 times but The other 2 games were not close even with Maury having a chance to tie for title in the last game.
Don't like the fact that All-District voting is after tourney starts.
Don't like the fact that All-District voting is after tourney starts.
Sam Warren didnt pitch in either of churchland's win did he?
ill say lake taylor over granby!
ill say lake taylor over granby!
Lake Taylor and Granby will be close low scoring game I believe. Coach Gray will have those boys ready and pumped up. They held Mike Warthon and the Erby twins in check pretty much the first two games...I just don't see it happening for a 3rd time in a row.
As for Maury and Churchland, I'm taking Churchland again. I'm pretty sure Sam Warren pitched at least one of the 2 games they played if not both. It will be hard for Maury to keep Bynum in check.
As for Maury and Churchland, I'm taking Churchland again. I'm pretty sure Sam Warren pitched at least one of the 2 games they played if not both. It will be hard for Maury to keep Bynum in check.
Games cancelled today
games cancelled today too
Anyone know where the games will be? I think ODU is playing at home the rest of the week.
it looks like tuesday at o.d.u.
With games moved to 5-22 will the championship game still be 5-23? When do regionals start?
granbyfan,
from what my son tells me Granby-LT game got moved to Tuesday at 5PM, with championship game on Thursday 5/24 at 7PM.
from what my son tells me Granby-LT game got moved to Tuesday at 5PM, with championship game on Thursday 5/24 at 7PM.
With the 2 rounds now being 2 days apart teams cannot throw the same pitcher in both games, makes things interesting
LT over Granby
Churchland over Maury
LT over Granby
Churchland over Maury
Sure does...teams will need to get good outings from their number 2 and 3 guys.
Interesting indeed. I think a lot will depend on the strength of the guys who are not, shall we say, the superstars. Yeah, all teams have one or two or three but its the players behind those that will ultimatly decide this contest! That and strategic coaching.
Looks like we will finally have some baseball in the Eastern District today...finally!!!
Just heard no tarp on field at ODU.
According to the grounds crew, they took the tarp off at noon becasue it was sunny and warm...WHY I ask???
What's the harm on living the tarp on until maybe 1 hour before game time? Let's see if today is a go but there is rain on the forecast again
What's the harm on living the tarp on until maybe 1 hour before game time? Let's see if today is a go but there is rain on the forecast again
& what I find frustrating is that Maury was "practicing" at the ODU field after all the other teams left and the sun came out. Not sure what is up with that...
Granby 13 Lake Taylor 4
Maury 12 Churchland 5
Worst played game by Lake Taylor I have seen in past 8 years. Bad pitching, no defense, lack of hitting and no energy. Congrats to Granby...they wanted it more.
I concur. LT looked completely uninterested. Interesting pitching strategy by Coach but one that utlimatley failed. Conversely, Granby was fired up. They started strong and stayed there. Many players who have not seen many innings this season were hitting bombs. Can they carry it over to beat Maury today? How many innings did Warren pitch last night?
quote:Originally posted by shoelessjoe2012:
I concur. LT looked completely uninterested. Interesting pitching strategy by Coach but one that utlimatley failed. Conversely, Granby was fired up. They started strong and stayed there. Many players who have not seen many innings this season were hitting bombs. Can they carry it over to beat Maury today? How many innings did Warren pitch last night?
I'm not an Eastern District follower, but I did attend the game last night. Warren threw 2 2/3, I believe. He must have thrown 60-70 pitches in that time. He appeared to be absolutely spent by the time he was pulled.
Granby has lost 5 straight to Maury and Warren started all 5. He threw at least 70 last night and was all over. Parker threw at least 60. They saved Paul Hall LHP. Granby will start Matt Eagle who no hit them early in the season(which Granby lost 2-0). I think if Granby can jump out early they win.
shoelessjoe2012,
you saw the same thing I saw. From what I hear starting pitcher had a heat patch on his back due to having back spasm. I was somewhat puzzled when the freshman RF came in to pitch on 3rd inning when Taylor Erby was available to at least them them out of the jam they were in.
I hope them boys will be more focused on Monday vs Great Bridge.
you saw the same thing I saw. From what I hear starting pitcher had a heat patch on his back due to having back spasm. I was somewhat puzzled when the freshman RF came in to pitch on 3rd inning when Taylor Erby was available to at least them them out of the jam they were in.
I hope them boys will be more focused on Monday vs Great Bridge.
Ah, you play Great Bridge on Monday. No wonder LT was so dejected last night. They knew it was their last chance to win a game this season! Kidding. Well, not really!
Hope GB throws Troy Jones. He played at LT his freshman year. They know him well.
A lot of teams know him well.
early error at 2nd base really hurt as there was 2 outs and tied at 0 granby went on to score 5 runs that inning pitcher couldnt throw a strike and LT was held to 0 hits until the 4th inning after it was already 6-0
I'm sure a lot of teams know him well! But the problem is he is 8-1, so I guess they better keep studying!
quote:Originally posted by saipanwarrior:
I'm sure a lot of teams know him well! But the problem is he is 8-1, so I guess they better keep studying!
Well put...knowing and executing are two different things.
Didn't say LT will win just would like to see the match-up of old team mates. GB is gonna pould LT pitching. NR is gonna pound Granby/Maury winner. Just hope its Granby.
I think you will get your wish since Connor Jones pitched yesterday after pitching 7 innings 5 days earlier.
I have seen Maury & Granby play. I am afraid I don't give them much of a chance VS any district this year. Not sure it has to do with Norfolk growth. These schools have the same number of kids as most other schools. I think it has more to do with the percentage of kids who either go private or use grandpas address to go out of district. I would bet that 1/2 the ED all district team would not start for any mid-tear team or better in any other district.
granby 5 Maury 1
quote:Originally posted by DEEPTHREAT:
I have seen Maury & Granby play. I am afraid I don't give them much of a chance VS any district this year. Not sure it has to do with Norfolk growth. These schools have the same number of kids as most other schools. I think it has more to do with the percentage of kids who either go private or use grandpas address to go out of district. I would bet that 1/2 the ED all district team would not start for any mid-tear team or better in any other district.
The difference between the Eastern District and the Southeast or Beach District is that the majority of ED players stay playing in rec ball. The majority of players in the SED and Beach Districts that have any talent at all, quit rec ball at age 9 or 10 and start with quality AAU teams. Most of them also take private professional lessons on a weekly basis to compete against each other for a starting spot on the team. So with the combination of consistently playing against better talent for many years and continually improving their mechanics and footwork they grow into much better players.
Some day when the Eastern District players finally get tired of getting their arses handed to them in Region play maybe they'll wake up and realize that rec ball is not the answer.
And the coaches are simply much better in the other Districts as well. Night and day difference.
diamond great point comparing districts
QUOTE]Some day when the Eastern District players finally get tired of getting their arses handed to them in Region play maybe they'll wake up and realize that rec ball is not the answer.[/QUOTE]
Spot on...while fun for kids to play LLB does not develop skills to compete in high school or beyond. Many of the coaches simply don't have the knowledge or playing experience to teach the fundamentals of the game properly. This gets compounded at the higher level of rec ball as may of the kids who move from the LL field to the "big" field at age 13 simply don't have the skill set to make the transition.
The ED players that I know who had stand out careers in HS and are playing at the next level did exactly what you said; they played AAU and sought out professional instruction from local college coaches and some of the better area HS coaches.
Spot on...while fun for kids to play LLB does not develop skills to compete in high school or beyond. Many of the coaches simply don't have the knowledge or playing experience to teach the fundamentals of the game properly. This gets compounded at the higher level of rec ball as may of the kids who move from the LL field to the "big" field at age 13 simply don't have the skill set to make the transition.
The ED players that I know who had stand out careers in HS and are playing at the next level did exactly what you said; they played AAU and sought out professional instruction from local college coaches and some of the better area HS coaches.