Now that the snow is gone and the weather is reasonably nice, are there any local RVA scrimmages this week?
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Midlo vs Matoaca at Midlo on Monday. I assume game time will be 4:30.
Monday 3/9:
Cosby at Riverbend
Tuesday 3/10:
Monacan at Patrick Henry 6pm
James River at North Stafford 4pm
Lee Davis at Tucker 5pm
Powhatan at Fluvana 4pm
Atlee at home 4:30 vs Benedictine
Thursday 3/12:
Henrico at Patrick Henry 5pm
Matoaca at Powhatan 4pm
Saturday 3/14:
Hanover vs some school from PA at Hanover 12pm
Lee Davis at Midlothian 12pm
Atlee at home 1pm vs ???
I heard that Greenbrier/Hickory/Great Bridge / Grassfield all have warm up games this week?
Not sure what days? Anyone?
Midlo v Matoaca today is a 4pm start
Landstown is hosting Poquoson today at 5:00
I went over to Grassfield to Watch them play Greenbrier.
Wow is what I can say about GF Pitchers.
They started a Soph. named Garrett Stallings. Never seen him before but he was throwing very very hard. Mid-Season Form. He handled the first 3 innings no problem. Next on hill Brett Smith. He was on his game too. They are going to be tough to handle. I had to leave to go to work. Not sure how in ended up?
Originally Posted by Ball 4:
They started a Soph. named Garrett Stallings. Never seen him before but he was throwing very very hard. Mid-Season Form.
Garrett on the 2016 Canes National team. Outstanding player with a strong PG rating. If you're interested, Dynamic Baseball has a profile here. Excellent young man, great family.
Can anyone report results of GB vs. Kellam scrimmage on Tuesday ?
Originally Posted by joemktg:
Originally Posted by Ball 4:
They started a Soph. named Garrett Stallings. Never seen him before but he was throwing very very hard. Mid-Season Form.
Garrett on the 2016 Canes National team. Outstanding player with a strong PG rating. If you're interested, Dynamic Baseball has a profile here. Excellent young man, great family.
I was taken back how well he looked. A Soph. wow looks like a SR. Very good feel for the game and in complete control of the game. Can't wait to see him pitch again.
Originally Posted by Ball 4:
Originally Posted by joemktg:
Originally Posted by Ball 4:
They started a Soph. named Garrett Stallings. Never seen him before but he was throwing very very hard. Mid-Season Form.
Garrett on the 2016 Canes National team. Outstanding player with a strong PG rating. If you're interested, Dynamic Baseball has a profile here. Excellent young man, great family.
I was taken back how well he looked. A Soph. wow looks like a SR. Very good feel for the game and in complete control of the game. Can't wait to see him pitch again.
You'll get a chance, as Grassfield plays at Nansemond River on Tuesday! Should be a good one!
One would assume that he will throw.
Any updates on scrimmages this Saturday in the Richmond area?
See above:
Saturday 3/14:
Hanover vs some school from PA at Hanover 12pm
Lee Davis at Midlothian 12pm
Atlee at home 1pm vs ???
Also I had a report that Dinwiddie plays at Cosby at 11:00 a.m.
Matoaca at Powhatan Friday 5:00 pm
Originally Posted by Midlo Dad:
Any updates on scrimmages this Saturday in the Richmond area?
See above:
Saturday 3/14:
Hanover vs some school from PA at Hanover 12pm
Lee Davis at Midlothian 12pm
Atlee at home 1pm vs ???
Also I had a report that Dinwiddie plays at Cosby at 11:00 a.m.
Thomas Dale vs Mills Godwin
Correction: Lee-Davis plays at Midlothian today at 2:00 p.m., not at noon.
Cosby pretty much dominated Dinwiddie Saturday. No disrespect to Dinwiddie, but once again we see Cosby's lineup just looking dominant. Hunter Williams was low 90's, topped at 93. With Riley Wilson and Jake Huggins also pitching, Cosby has quality depth. The lineup is full of current and future D1 commits, including Tyler Fitzgerald (VT), Brad McKay (JMU), Williams (UNC), Ryan Hall (W&M), Huggins (junior who missed fall play but will draw plenty of interest in time), Wilson (UVA). There were other players I was not familiar with but who also looked strong.
Lee-Davis made mincemeat out of Midlothian. It was 19-3 when I left, not long after a LD grand slam. And LD played without their starting SS, out with what I was told was a minor injury. I can't see anyone in the Capital beating out Hanover in the regular season, but LD has to be the pick to sweep everyone else. When it comes to playoff time, look for LD to challenge Freeman in 51 Conf. 11.
For a bit of balance... I did see Midlo's JV dominate LD's JV - I think 13 to 1 before they pulled the starters in the 4th or 5th inning - mostly due to a lot of legitimate hitting.
That's interesting because the general appearance of Midlothian is that they might be a young team, really didn't see any big strapping guys. Did JV players participate in both games? Or is Midlo maybe looking at a 2-year improvement program?
I can't speak for programs long range plans; but the varsity started 2 sophomores and pitched one more... both the JV and the varsity could be described as smallish in stature. The JV last year beat everyone on the schedule except Cosby and CH, beat JR twice.
What you probably witnessed was a lack of velocity and location, that needs to improve... and the loss of 9 seniors...
From what I'm watching - the 8th, 9th and 10th graders have a lot of talent and potential... but that probably isn't going to win the Dominion district right now. There are 3 varsity sophomore pitchers that could step up and take over the pitching right now.
So in summary, there is an uneven shift taking place and I feel the program is in transition.
Playing the young guys now, could really help this program a year from now.
Would like to see that. I'm actually an alum (from the distant past!), and the program's recent history has been painful. Used to be a perennial contender, but it seems like ever since Tyler Wilson & Troy Dickman graduated in 2007, and with Jake Lowery having transferred to Cosby after 2006, it's been a tough slog. Lots of coaching turnover, too, and that never helps.
Appreciate your references to some Midlothian pitchers in the post Moody era but also gamers like Edwards, Cerreto and Mallory made Midlothian competitive.
There are many reasons why a program underperforms and MidloDad makes a valid point about MHS coaching changes.
This is the fourth year of the current coach's tenure. He does not have the support network of other programs. Talent level is young and they did not perform well Saturday. It could be a long year.
There are many reasons why a program underperforms and MidloDad makes a valid point about MHS coaching changes.
This is the fourth year of the current coach's tenure. He does not have the support network of other programs. Talent level is young and they did not perform well Saturday. It could be a long year.
Originally Posted by SE_DAD:
Any idea on what Grassfield's rotation will look like? They are pretty deep at pitcher. Who's their "ace"?
I do not know their program that well but what I saw on the hill the other day. Smith & Stallings are for REAL!!!!
I do think the single largest contributor to Midlo's decline was the opening of Cosby and the redistricting/reduction in population that it occasioned. Comparable to what has happened at J.R. Tucker over the years. There was a time when Tucker was the best baseball program in this state for several years running!
Originally Posted by Midlo Dad:
BAsed on the game at Hanover last night, Midlo is clearly talented. Pitching was sharp, gave up 4 hits, defense was sharp, 1E, hitting struggled against Casey, but sophomore 3 hitter squared up twice, once for a hit against Casey. 4 hitter squared up as well. Hanover clearly talented and blessed with arms, but Midlo will compete in the Dominion this year and in the 4A division. The Lee Davis game was a beat down, but this team responded against the State Champs and one of the best pitchers in the state.....
Interesting to see Midlothian hang with Hanover at Hanover on Friday. Had a 1-0 lead well into the game, lost 2-1 late. If the RTD is accurate (which is always a very big "if"), a Midlo pitcher named Boggio shut Hanover out for 4-5 innings and Hanover only got 4 hits in the whole game.
Anyone able to confirm or correct that report?
Yes, Graham Boggio was the starting Midlo pitcher and he did a great job. Hanover scored their two runs in the bottom of the sixth after gaining momentum from a controversial call in the previous inning when Midlo scored what appeared to be their second run of the game on a sacrifice fly after a diving catch by Hanover's right fielder. After the Hanover coach stormed the field and demanded an appeal at third, the umpires conferred and called the runner out to end Midlo's rally and the inning. It appeared to be a good tag-up and it didn't appear as though the umps actually saw the tag.
Overall, it was a very well-played, exciting game. Midlo did not look over-matched; pitching was very good on both sides and no one hit the ball hard.
Originally Posted by Midlo Dad:
I do think the single largest contributor to Midlo's decline was the opening of Cosby and the redistricting/reduction in population that it occasioned. Comparable to what has happened at J.R. Tucker over the years. There was a time when Tucker was the best baseball program in this state for several years running!
Midlo - You've lived here longer than I have, but don't you mean the direct redistricting & opening of James River? If you meant Cosby, I'd like to know how that directly effected Midlothian?
In my neck of the woods there was a definite shift at the time (about 8 years ago) from the redistricting of Clover Hill to Cosby when it opened. Since that time, Cosby sports have been a juggernaut for sure.
Originally Posted by Midlo Dad:
Interesting to see Midlothian hang with Hanover at Hanover on Friday. Had a 1-0 lead well into the game, lost 2-1 late. If the RTD is accurate (which is always a very big "if"), a Midlo pitcher named Boggio shut Hanover out for 4-5 innings and Hanover only got 4 hits in the whole game.
Anyone able to confirm or correct that report?
that is correct, Midlo was not over-matched and played quite well. Boggio pitched his game, mixing speeds, keeping the Hanover hitters off balance. Casey was dominant as expected, but for the most part, the midlo hitters were not overmatched. midlo sophomore 3 hitter squared up as did the senior 4 hitter. midlo put the ball in play and was patient at the plate. It was very encouraging to see Midlo battle and play with heart!
The opening of James River is much more in the distant past (1993 I think). There was a domino effect when Cosby opened, though. Clover Hill was most affected but so were Midlothian and even Monacan. All of them lost some population.