The coaches association released their top ten today, check out the top ten at the following (free!) linkCoaches Top Ten
Lake Braddock #1 and Madison #2 goes along with the coaches feedback that we have been receiving as well.
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Agree with LAke Braddock and Madioson, but no West Springfield yet west Potomac and South County in the top 10? Doesn't anyone remeber what the JV baseball teams from thos programs played like two years ago?
Perhaps west potomacs JV wasn't very good two years ago bc they had 6 sophomores playing varsity?
Happens a lot.
Happens a lot.
West Springfield had 4 sophmores starting on the State Championship team that year
With all due respect........I really dont think that is true at all.
Nick Stevens started some games for them during their playoff run. Cant remember another 10th grader in the lineup (doesnt mean there wasnt I guess). Certainly can't remember 3 others, though.
Either way its semantics. JV records are irrelevant once you get to Varsity. Pretty much none of the top players on Madison or Lake Braddock have ever suited up for a single JV game.
Nick Stevens started some games for them during their playoff run. Cant remember another 10th grader in the lineup (doesnt mean there wasnt I guess). Certainly can't remember 3 others, though.
Either way its semantics. JV records are irrelevant once you get to Varsity. Pretty much none of the top players on Madison or Lake Braddock have ever suited up for a single JV game.
Dan Allen was a starter at shortstop, Nick Stevens in the outfield, Donnie Heuptle as a DH and Connor Tag pitched.
Pulling players up top Varsity early because your program is lacking doesn't make the players better, they just learn to lose better for a longer time.
My point is not with Lake Braddock or Madison,they will be good, although they won't be as great as everyone believes. They play against or with the same players in travel baseball that playeed JV because the high school programs were so loaded with talent. Easy to make the varsity as a freshman or sophmore and play when the upperclassmen aren't that good. Two years ago WSHS had great seniors and juniors so there was no room for freshman and sophmores.
Pulling players up top Varsity early because your program is lacking doesn't make the players better, they just learn to lose better for a longer time.
My point is not with Lake Braddock or Madison,they will be good, although they won't be as great as everyone believes. They play against or with the same players in travel baseball that playeed JV because the high school programs were so loaded with talent. Easy to make the varsity as a freshman or sophmore and play when the upperclassmen aren't that good. Two years ago WSHS had great seniors and juniors so there was no room for freshman and sophmores.
Army,
Relax...please. Seems like you are hacking WSHS without warrant yet.
Lets see how it goes in just a bit...relax.
Relax...please. Seems like you are hacking WSHS without warrant yet.
Lets see how it goes in just a bit...relax.