Just a few observations from last week of watching son's team play in East Cobb Yankees Tournament in GA. and the importance of NE kids playing more games against better competition. My opinion(this is not a slam on any NE programs)is that if a player has talent they need to get on a summer travel team that plays a high profile schedule.
Summer team has played 12 games in 8 days, 15 games in 12 days. Son's NE high school schedule played 16 games in two months. Only negative is no time for practice.
Playing against a ton of future and current D1 players. One team have 21 of 25 man roster going to major D1's. Ole Miss, Alabama, ASU, Georgia, Florida, Tenn, Geog Tech, Auburn, Okalahoma, Nebraska, South Carolina - that was one team. They had their own Luxuary travel bus!!!
Most of the team rosters have 10 plus players on or going to D1 schools.
Love the wood bat game over metal. In eight games have seen only two teams get over 10 hits. Have not seen a home run all week, just one ball off the fence.
Defense has been impressive, every kid at every position can play - smooth fielding, rocket arms on left side of inf and speed in OF (did not see any great arms - Kids just don't throw enough)
Pitching has been very very good, they roll one good one out after another. Lot of painting corners, 3-1 / 3 - 2 curveballs. Pitchers not throwers. Most pitchers sitting at 87 - 91 with good off speed stuff. Haven't seen/heard anyone over 91/92 - maybe next week. We don't see this at home.
Avg temp in GA this week has been 92!!!
HS baseball fields down here are better than most college fields at home. One HS has its own Jumbo Tron.
Georgia Tech is a beautiful campus and its BB stadium has a great view of parts of Atlanta.
Doesn't matter where you play, people complain just as much about umpiring. Best of this week. Men on first and third and ump puts his back to our pitcher, bends over and cleans plate. Man on first takes off and steals second - ump said it was ok, never called time out!!
Watched Demetre Smelter play yesterday, he is going to Georgia Tech to play baseball and football. Drafted by Twins in mid rounds only because he is going to school and has Scott Boras as agent. The kid is a beast - remember this name.
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