Rowlett beats Boyd.. A Round Rock year?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by txhsbaseball:
Rowlett wins 7-4 at Boyd... six hits, 7-run fourth... Rowlett can hit again.. 3 good pitchers... defense a little shaky tonight don't know if that's a trend.... could go 3-4 rounds deep again but don't know if they've got enough to beat whichever Klein team it'd meet... Boyd freshman LF, lefty hitting Will Hollis crushed 360-foot homer... player to watch

Game Story/Closer Look

Time for a rant...

Yeah, there's a good chance that Rowlett can go deep in the playoffs or all the way to Round Rock because they have a very easy road in front of them.

A first round match-up against the fourth place team in 9-5A?!?!?!!? That shouldn't be much different than those epic clashes with North Garland, South Garland and Garland (combined score of 96-1 in 5 games).

Meanwhile 8 of the best teams in the area (7-5A & 8-5A) are forced to throw down with each other in the first round. The 10 best teams in the area are Arlington Martin, Colleyville Heritage and the 8 playoff teams in 7-5A & 8-5A...end of discussion.

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Originally posted by Stiglitz:
The 10 best teams in the area are Arlington Martin, Colleyville Heritage and the 8 playoff teams in 7-5A & 8-5A...end of discussion.

Haha come on now. Tap the brake a little. Especially in regards to 7-5a.

I agree Rowlett should make it to Austin easy. As Long as they don't have to beat any of the following teams:

Mansfield
Mansfield legacy
Arilingto Martin
Colleyville
Grapevine
Flower mound
Southlake
Keller fossil ridge
Coppell

And any others that I left out! See ya in Austin!!

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Originally posted by lsball:
I agree Rowlett should make it to Austin easy. As Long as they don't have to beat any of the following teams:

Mansfield
Mansfield legacy
Arilingto Martin
Colleyville
Grapevine
Flower mound
Southlake
Keller fossil ridge
Coppell

And any others that I left out! See ya in Austin!!

The only way Rowlett sees any of these teams is in the finals @ Dell Diamond. Rowlett is Region 2 while all of those teams are Region 1. Semis has Region 1 vs Region 3 and Region 2 vs Region 4. Rowlett has no control of what region UIL places them in.

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Originally posted by lsball:
I agree Rowlett should make it to Austin easy. As Long as they don't have to beat any of the following teams:


Arilingto Martin
Colleyville

Flower mound

Keller fossil ridge


And any others that I left out! See ya in Austin!!

Fixed your list. Mansfield schools? You lost your credibility there.

And grapevine? They're in a power district too.

Really????? You must know much about what Mansfield hs and Mansfield Leagacy have? Talk to a few HS coaches and see what they say! Maybe you could take Coppell of the the board but you might want to leave SL up there. Grapevine? Off the board unless they stay hot like they have been the last few weeks.

Also, since I did not take into account that Rowlett is Region 2 I stand corrected. However, any team in Region 1 will have a tough road to Austin.

i must remind you that they have to square off with the houston a waco schools so its probably a harder road then region 1.

Anyone who thinks it is easy to get to Round Rock has obviously never been there before.

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Originally posted by Big Train:
Anyone who thinks it is easy to get to Round Rock has obviously never been there before.

Cannot agree with you more. Getting there may also take a little luck along the way as well. I have seen all of the recently ranked top 10 5A teams play and I think they would be hard pressed in a three game series to beat any of them. I would also put Flower Mound Marcus in a one game series against anyone in the area. There is a lot of really good baseball districts in the area in 4A and 5A. I have watched mostly 5A this year and with out a doubt have to say the toughest districts would be 7 5A and 8 5A. Just one opinion I am sure there are pleanty others

I've seen Rowlett play multiple times the past 2 yrs. They always play hard, have good pitching, get clutch hits and they get considerably better as the season progresses. I would also add, their players seem to have a good time playing the game, seem loose, confident and do a great job picking each other up. All things indicative of very good coaching. Carmen must be a hell of a coach.

Joe Laster
Boyd parent

Congrats to Rowlett and Sachse for advancing. Best of luck to both schools and hope you represent 10-5A well.