How good is Forney baseball

Forney is always in the mix. New coach and lots of returning starters. There are 3 seniors that should lead the way with 5 juniors and probably 1 soph. They only lost 2 starters from last year, interested in what the new coach can do, expectations are high

Met the new coach at a Rice camp last summer. I have posted before that I think the baseball people in Forney are really going to enjoy this. My son had a blast playing on his camp team. I even heard Coach Farrow tell one of the Rice coaches to "Sit down bus driver." We scrimmage Forney at noon on saturday, weather permitting. I might have more to report next week, but I am only good at reporting the good things I see.

even though forney got hot in '08 and had a good playoff run the players never seemed to play very hard for boxley. i think the coaching change is a good one and i look for forney to finish a very close second to red oak in 15-4A. look for the jack-rabbits to make it to the third round.

I've got a son on the team, but am 200 miles away. Anyone have any info on impact players, players to watch, etc. Any info or insights would be greatly appreciated. With my work schedule here in Round Rock, it's difficult to see many games, not to mention keep up with how the players are doing.

Thanks for any informative posts.

Impact players at the plate should be K. Jeffrey, T. McEuen & J.Etherly, H. Sutton. On the bump will be C. Blackmon, K. Jeffery along with Etherly, Hay and White. Forney is returning 5 All District players

Any thoughts on how they stack up against the rest of the District. Poteet is always strong, Red Oak should be tough, but what about the others?

Forney should be the best defensive team in the district and with the new coach the pitching staff should be improved but with no true power arms. You should see Poteet, Red Oak and Forney in a close race

forney, red oak, and poteet should not have any problems making the playoffs. i think the 4th spot will be between mabank and terrell followed by west mesquite and lancaster. the top three teams should match up pretty good with 16-4A in the playoffs. i know that midlothian opens the season ranked 10th in the coaches poll, but i think corsicana will win that district followed by midlothian, ennis, and waxahachie.

you have a pm jack-rabbit dad

no dog in this hunt, but have played with a couple kids on Forney's team in the past...if the rest of the team is as good as those boys we played with...Forney is in for a terrific season!

Go Pirates, you have a PM response.

Wish the weather would get nice. Lotsa players ready (more than ready) to hit the fields.

Forney will have a great team this season Blackmon and Sutton are the heart of the team.

Does anyone know where to find the tournament bracket for the I-30 Classic? I found Forney's other two brackets on the Tyler Lee and Waxahachie websites. Any help for a "long distance" Jack Rabbit dad?

Forney should have a really good team but the heart of the team is the 3 seniors Jeffery, Etherly and McEuen. The difference between Forney being good and great is the leadership and contribution of the these 3 seniors. If they produce Forney could go a long way. Blackmon and Sutton will be will be good on the hill and behind the plate and Sutton should be good with the stick. This is a good team with lots of team players.

Didn't Sutton play at Poteet last year?

Sutton was the varsity catcher for Forney last year, and he is quite good behind the plate as well as a good stick. If I'm not mistaken, he was all district as well.

Thanks J.R. Dad! Who was the catcher at Poteet?

I think Poteet's catcher was Josh Slater who was the districe MVP as a Jr. last year. Maybe somebody can correct me if I'm wrong.

Hunter Sutton plays catcher for Forney and Jake Sutton plays outfield for Poteet.

Jake Sutton is who I was thinking of!

Ennis and Forney did not get to scrimmage Saturday, I guess ya'll heard about the snow>

Ifit is dry enough Forney is going to Ennis today.

Can't imagine the outfield being dry enough, but the tarp has been on the infield this whole time. They were going to take it off at 1:30 today. We did play several times this fall with a wet outfield. Heck, I guess baseballs are still the cheapest part of the game, and we have some new towels. Hope Coach K and the guys can make it happen.

Did Forney and Ennis manage to get in their scrimmage yesterday?

Too much ice still on tarp in Ennis monday. Ennis, Forney, Seagoville 3 way scrimmage Wednesday 4:00. Hour and a half each match.

This may just look like a two team match up but do not count out seagoville.. Their lead off is very fast and smacks triples all day long.. Keep a eye out for this guy.

Seagoville usually has a good player or two but never enough to make a difference once outside the DISD teams. This is a scrimmage but count them out anyway. I expect the new Forney coach to be looking at a lot of different players trying to get a feel for what he has

quote:

This may just look like a two team match up but do not count out seagoville..

Not sure of the kids name, but in a playoff game last year, they threw a kid 150 pitches and then moved him behind the plate. I think he hit in the four hole as well. That kid was the only chance they had at winning. A lot of district 11-4A has caught up with Seagoville, but they can still win a playoff match-up against another DISD team and then they are done.

quote:

I think Poteet's catcher was Josh Slater who was the districe MVP as a Jr. last year.

Slater is back for his senior season at Poteet.

Any word on the Forney/Seagoville/Ennis scrimmage today? Any observations? Players? Etc.?

Forney 9, Ennis 3
Forney 14, Seagoville 2
Forney looked good but it showed they hadn't been on the field this year with most struggling at the plate. Jeffery had some control issues but did a good job and Blackmon looked in mid season form on the hill. Lots of others pitched but the coach was looking at a lot of younger and previous JV players. Mceuen, Eatherly and Jeffery looked really good at the plate with lots of hits and several doubles and a triple. Blackmon had several hits too. J. Hay showed some power banging the fences.I would say Forney played well executing consistently. No great arms or bang it out of the park guys but solid and you look up and the score is lopsided. Seagoville is not good and Ennis is just Ennis.

I've been looking all over but can't find the schedule for the I-30 Classic so that I can see who and when Forney is playing. Any help out there for a long-distance Forney dad?

Who are some of the schools in the tournament Jack-Rabbit?

So far I know that there is Rockwall, Royse City, Dallas Christian, Odessa Permian, Midlothian, and I think Wylie as well. I got a PM that has the following for Forney:

Mar. 11
Noon - Rockwall @ Rockwall HS
???? - Odessa Permian @ Rockwall HS

Mar. 12
1:00 - Midlothian @ Heath

The rest will be determined by the results of the first 3 games.

Ennis,Forney, Seagoville

With no scorebooks on the field, the parents were the only one's who kept score. Typical first live outing for all three teams. Some bright spots, some areas that need more work for all. Most of the runs scored by Ennis and Forney came after multiple walks. Forney and Ennis both hit Seagoville pitching pretty hard, but I'm sure they will work hard on that in the coming weeks. I think it all went well enough that each staff got a good look at where they are at. Ennis seamed to be looking at individuals, as they batted a different line of batters every nine batters throughout the day. We didn't have a scorebook in the pressbox, so I can't really contribute there.

Hey,good ol Uncle Bubba how do you think Ennis will do this year and who are some of your better players.

Base Stealer

I rarely make any assessment until I've seen 6-8 games. I had 2 parents last night that already know what the line up and batting order should be after 1 controlled scrimmage. Only 5 seniors, 2 start. Good middle infield ss Tyler Hobbs- 2b Michael Jurik. Fast outfield, Nate Dixon-Kyle Haskovec. Very good 1b Seth Zhanel. Good catcher, strong arm in Jon Lewis. Very tough district, but with Colton Cain and Drew Harrison gone from Waxahachie, may be openings for the rest of us.
Sr. ss Tyler Hobbs is getting recruiter attention.
Jr. catcher Jon Lewis is getting a lot of recruiter attention. Both are high on the charts academic wise, and are getting a lot of attention from those type schools. Can throw 5-6 pitchers in a game, so we don't have to leave anybody out there too long when they are in trouble. The Mesquite tournament should tell us a lot.

Anybody see the Forney scrimmage today (Saturday) that can give me a synopsis of the events in the games? Thanks for any info.

Jackrabbitdad, I-30 Classic teams are Heath, Terrell and Midlothian playing at Heath on thurs.
Rockwall, Fornery, and Permian playing at Rockwall. Forney vs Rockwall at Noon, Forney vs. Permian at 3 and Rockwall vs
Permian at 6. Then on friday Forney plays Midlothian at Heath at 1. the other pool is Royce City, Dallas Christian and Wylie. This was in out parent packet from a couple of weeks ago.

LeftyQsdad, thanks. I'm a Forney dad in Round Rock so I don't get the packets, typically. But, usually one of the schools will have the tournament schedule posted and I can get it that way. Long distance rooting for your team can be difficult, at best. Again, thanks.

JackRabbitDad,

I too live out of town and don't get to watch many of the games but have continued to follow them anyway. I have a friend that fills me in on the games and I'll try and pass this on to you when able to.
Forney lost both games on Saturday but could have won both if not for an inning in both games. In the E. Trinity game Forney looked good from the start but faded somewhat in the last inning. Pitching looked pretty good until the last inning. Forney hit the ball pretty good too. A home run in the top of the last inning put Forney up by one but the pitching gave up the lead in the end.

The Birdville game was similar to the first except that Birdville scored most of their runs at the beginning of the game due to fielding errors and pitching lapses. After the first inning Forney seemed to settle down and played a pretty good game. Not sure of the score from either game. Hope this helps.

Forney opened the season with a NO-NO. Forney senior LHP Kyle Jeffrey threw a complete game no hitter in a 6-0 win over Mansfiled Timberview.Forney was led at the plate by senior Josh Eatherly who had 3 RBIs. In the 6th inning Jeffey was helped by spectacular defensive plays by Corey Blackmon and Trevor Mceuen. In the 7th another defensive gem by Eatherly

Forney lost to Sulphur Springs 6-5 blowing a 5-1 lead late and Nac 6-1 today. Coach Farrow is still making changes to get a look at all his players and combinations.Highlights have been Mceuen defensively at 2nd and 3rd and Eatherly in center field. With Eatherly in center Forney has struggled turning the routine double play from shortstop and it continues to cost outs and runs. Utilization of younger players in various positions has not worked except for Reese at first. Forney appears solid with the starting nine in place. Blackmon and Jeffery look pretty good on the hill. It is still early

Who was pitching when Forney blew the lead? I saw on another post where Blackmon was pitching the Sulphur Springs game. Who all pitched? Was it the pitching that fell apart or did the defense begin to fail?

Hope they can move on and put it together for a good year.

Blackmon started,Eatherly was playing CF and came in to pitch with 2 on base after a fly ball was misplayed in left field. A walk and a routine ground ball to short instead of a dp there was an error scoring 2. A couple of hits later it was 6-5. Coach will make an adjustment or two and all will be good.

Thanks for the update, hoping all will go well with the team. Keep us posted.

i'm calling forney finishing first in district, and making a deep run in playoffs. Forney is ALWAYS one of the premier defensive teams in the area is what i hear, and is the blackmon kid a senior this year?

quote:

Originally posted by orvilleredenbacher93:
i'm calling forney finishing first in district, and making a deep run in playoffs. Forney is ALWAYS one of the premier defensive teams in the area is what i hear, and is the blackmon kid a senior this year?

Orville, Blackmon is a junior. Forney has a very good team and will come in second in the district behind Poteet. I am "very" familiar with both teams star players Poteet is just to strong. Don't believe what Go Pirates is feeding you its just a game he's playing! Poteet has one of the best teams in the area this year!

Orville, This is from a Rockwall Heath fan one of the top ranked teams in the state.

"Quote"

Big Train
Member

Posted February 17, 2010 12:59 PM Hide Post
Okay, Beast and Go Pirates. I am sure that someone, somewhere is buying your poor, poor, pitiful Poteet act but after you guys run those 3 pitchers out there and win 30 games this year you guys will have to come clean. Poteet is one team on a short list in our region that has a very legitimate shot at playing in Dell Diamond this June. Yes, Heath has some pitching also but we also have 2 sophomores that we are counting on, so who knows? I think Poteet runs roughshod though their district and makes a long playoff run.

Base-Stealer

quote:

Don't believe what Go Pirates is feeding you its just a game he's playing! Poteet has one of the best teams in the area this year!

You are grossley incorrect. I learned a new word yesterday from Houston5A just couldn't pass up using it today.I can name 10 teams that are better than us.
1. Heath
2. McKinney
3. Sherman
4. HP
5. Rockwall
6. Texas High
7. Whitehouse
8. Forney
9. Red Oak
10. Frisco Centennial

quote:

Originally posted by The Beast:
Base-Stealer

quote:

Don't believe what Go Pirates is feeding you its just a game he's playing! Poteet has one of the best teams in the area this year!

You are grossley incorrect. I learned a new word yesterday from Houston5A just couldn't pass up using it today.I can name 10 teams that are better than us.
1. Heath
2. McKinney
3. Sherman
4. HP
5. Rockwall
6. Texas High
7. Whitehouse
8. Forney
9. Red Oak
10. Frisco Centennial

Beast you are playing the same game as Go Pirate. I'm not quite sure why your down playing the talent on your team, maybe you just don't want to get your hopes up! But I know you do not truley believe Forney and Red Oak are better than Poteet. For us guys that are familiar with the players on all the teams it's not that difficult to predict! But you are doing a convincing job. Just keep playing the game it will all come out in the end!

I guess we will find out next tuesday when Poteet goes to Forney. I think Poteet is a lot stronger than anyone is saying too. Not sure how it will play out but as always it will not be dull when these two meet.

quote:

You are grossley incorrect. I learned a new word yesterday from Houston5A just couldn't pass up using it today.I can name 10 teams that are better than us.
1. Heath
2. McKinney
3. Sherman
4. HP
5. Rockwall
6. Texas High
7. Whitehouse
8. Forney
9. Red Oak
10. Frisco Centennial

If I'm reading this correctly Beast there are two teams on that list that are in 15-4A with us. That makes us third in district I believe.

After seeing Red Oak in Waco this past weekend, I wouldn't put them in the top 10 in the area. I hate to say it being a Red Oak fan, but unless they start hitting, then this will be a long year for them!

What tournaments are Forney and Red Oak playing in this week?

Red Oak's in Burleson.

Forney's in Waxahchie this weekend.

I kneel and bow down to the king of Sandbaggers... Go Pirates... lol...

I'm not playing golf with him and his 40 handicap either...

Good Luck to all the teams in that district. Sounds like its going to be a dogfight for the top spots...

Does anyone know Forney's schedule for this weekend in Waxahachie and the probable starting pitchers for the games? I'm gonna try and make a trip to the metroplex and watch them play.

WAX. VS FORNEY, THURSDAY 11AM
FORNEY VS WT WHITE, FRIDAY 1PM
CEDAR HILL VS FORNEY, FRIDAY 3PM
BIRDVILLE VS FORNEY, SATURDAY 11AM

Look for Jeffrey and Blackmon to pitch the first two games since Poteet is coming up on Tuesday

My guess would be that whoever pitches Thursday is "earmarked" for the Tuesday start against Poteet. And, with only the tournament coming up at the end of that week, I would also guess that those two might both pitch if needed in that game. Any other thoughts out there?

The word coming out of the Poteet practice today is that either Nowell or Taylor will start Tuesday at Forney. Both threw complete games giving up 1 ER and making the all-tournament team last weekend. They have, by far, been our most consistent pitchers so far. They will probably throw a couple of innings each Friday and which ever has the best outing will start Tuesday. I will be surprised if we don't see Blackmon Tuesday. Good luck this weekend.

I think Jeffrey will get the start against Poteet on Tuesday and probably Blunt will go for Poteet

I'll bet Blackmon would like to start today against Waxahachie and get some revenge for the playoff loss last year.

I think that's our plan tomorrow against Texarkana. Probably will start Griffin and hope for a little revenge. Even though winning a tournament game doesn't even compare to winning in the playoffs.

Go Pirates that's true. It's not comparable except it could be some positive reinforcement for a young pitcher with district play just around the corner. Could help mentally down the road, however.

Go Pirates, you have a PM coming.

Back at ya JackRabbitDad

Forney beat Waxahachie 6-0, but I don't have any details, yet.

The only updated details I have is that Blackmon pitched 5 innings, gave up no runs and 4 hits. Any one else have any more to add?

I heard the same about Blackmon's outing. Eatherly came in at the start of the 6th inning put on a couple of batters but didn't allow any runs. Hits were sporadic...two or three extra base hits including 2-run home run by Taylor Blakely. Forney won 6-0. All in all sounds like a good outing for the Rabbits.

The report I got was Blackmon was not near his best but got it done. Forney did not take advantage of several opportunities. Waxahachies pitcher was a lefty with mid 70s fastball and mostly off speed slooow stuff. Wax. was not much and Forney did just ok not up to their potential

Which game will Jeffries throw? WT White at 1:00 or Cedar Hill at 3:00. He could throw either and still be ready on Tuesday for Poteet. Who are the other starters Forney has for the other games? I believe that Hay is one, but I'm not familiar with any others.

I am not sure which game Jeffey will pitch but he will be on a pitch as was Blackmon. Both will be available for Poteet. Hay, White, Reese and maybe Eatherly will pitch. Eatherly only threw to 5 batters yesterday. There are a couple of others that can be used too. Blakely, Ponder and McEuen can provide some innings too

Any Forney updates for today? I've not heard a thing, yet.

Forney won both games today. 1-0 vs W T White and
5-3 vs Cedar Hill. Jeffrey won game one and Hay game two. Forney plays just good enough to win nothing very impressive. The Rabbits are going to have to learn to put teams away or it will cost them some games. Birdville tomorrow at 11:00

One more tune up both teams tomorrow and lets get ready to rumble Tuesday. Looks like it will be a good one. Good luck tomorrow and we will see yall Tuesday.

So far, not so bad for Forney. According to the stats on Dallas Morning News, Forney pitching gave up 3 hits each game and only gave up three runs, those being in the 3rd game. Only 3 errors in 3 games and that is good for Forney, based on some prior years. How did Jeffrey and Hay look? Couldn't have been too bad based on the outcomes. Think they're ready for Poteet? They surely better be. I know that Poteet would really love to take Forney down hard (and vice versa).

Both pitchers looked pretty good. a little role reversal with Blackmon struggling slightly with control and Jeffrey was more consistent. Forney was flat at the plate against W.T. White with an attitude that this is DISD and not much of a challenge. The WTW pitcher was pretty good as time went on. Forney looked more up against Cedar Hill but was still not as aggressive as usual. Every game vs Poteet is a grudge match even with the fans and Poteet fans show their class with out the cl

What time are the games today? Any knowledge about who will be pitching today? Not going to be able to get out to Waxahachie today so keep me filled in.

Any updates on Forney's games? I got one update that in the bottom of the 6th of the first game Forney was up 4 to 1, but that's all I have so far.

Forney beat Birdville 4-1. McEuen threw a 1 hitter and Eatherly closed. Forney defeated W.T. White in game 5, 7-4 with Blakely getting the win and Shea White closing.

How is the weather up there? Will there be any impact on tomorrow's game.

quote:

Originally posted by JackRabbitDad:
How is the weather up there? Will there be any impact on tomorrow's game.

It's not good JackRabbitDad it's been raining all day! Looks like the big game will have to be resceduled! By the way I talked to Corey the other night at Poteet. He's a good young man!

Any news if today's game vs Poteet is still going to be played and where and time?

I got information that the game will be at Poteet tonight.

It's going to be at 7:30 according to my "mole".

Where is the field they will play on?

Behind Poteet High school.

Which is where everyone in that district will finish - "Behind Poteet High School"!

BT
Thanks for the confidence in Poteet. But there are at least two very good teams in this district besides us. And I believe that it will be very tough to beat them 4 times. We have a big test tonight with Forney. Those guys can swing the sticks from what our scouts said last weekend. I hope we can keep it close tonight and have a chance at a victory.

quote:

Originally posted by Big Train:
Which is where everyone in that district will finish - "Behind Poteet High School"!

Oh no! Big Train remember they are not that good! They will finish 3rd in the district! Yea right!

Does anyone know the radio station in Mesquite that carries the Pirates games and whether or not it is available on the internet? I, as it turns out, will not be able to drive up and attend, but would like to listen if I can.

quote:

Originally posted by JackRabbitDad:
Does anyone know the radio station in Mesquite that carries the Pirates games and whether or not it is available on the internet? I, as it turns out, will not be able to drive up and attend, but would like to listen if I can.

JRD I don't know if they stream on the internet but the station is 88.5 fm Mesquite.

KEOM 88.5. Don't know if they are carrying the game since it was supposed to be at Forney.

Beast, thanks. I'll check it out at 7:30 and have my fingers crossed.

JRD
According to there web site they are broadcasting a softball game West Mesquite vs. Terrell at 7. But who knows it may be rained out.

Beast,
Thanks. Just my type of luck. I hate "blind" rooting. I never know how much good (or bad) I'm doing for the team. Good luck tonight. I hope it's a game that is well played, close and both teams can be proud of their performance, win or lose. However, that's a lot to ask of 18 year olds with a rivalry game that each wants very, very badly.

You have a PM JRD