We have Waukee, Urbandale, and Centennial! 2 best pitchers in state? We will see.
16-0 but hardest part of week to go!
Good luck!
Thank u Paula. We are going to need it.
James excited for the draft?
A lot up in the air at this point still. Could just as easily end up on campus.
Two big W's in Des Moines with an assist from Mother Nature. Game called early as we hustled out.
Holy cow. Did that thing touch down?
No but I did not either as I high tailed it.
18-2 now at the mid season mark.
Seth is doing well.
- ERA 0.69
- IP 30 1/3
- SO 57
My men. Uncanny resemblance don't you think!
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@Good Knight posted:My men. Uncanny resemblance don't you think!
Careful, you will get cancelled for making a racist comment by a person who sees systemic racism everywhere they look.
Even ten years ago I referred to my sons two best friends as my adopted kids. Chances are find one and you found the other two. They were high school baseball teammates. Two went on to play college ball. The other played college football. Someone called me racist for the comment because one “adopted” kid was Muslim (father from Middle East) and the other black.
Playing baseball together since LL and being bright kids connected them.
Love seeing both their smiles! Little brother still playing football?
Yes Big Bubba" plays QB and pitches in 7th grade.
And Seth's biggest cheerleader.
Could get ugly at the PV vs Johnston game though.
3-0 at Prange tourney this weekend! 2 shutouts against ranked teams.
Hard to have enough pitching in a 7 game week!
Team is 23 and 2 now, with another 7 game week next week! Included is states number 1 team Johnston.
Seth is doing well:
era .094
ip 37.5
k's 69
And a new record...hit 3 batters last night.
No Sherpa and no tornado!
PS Johnston game could get dicey as "Big Bubba" goes to Johnston! (as seen in photos above).
Johnston game tonight and Seth pitches!
We are state #1 and they are 2. Going to their place.
26-2 for season with a week to go. still have 4 games against top 10 teams left!
No Sherpa. No tornado. But a hell of a lot of fun baseball.
Draft this weekend so watching for James! and Seths Mn roommate.
We got em. Beat state champs 2-1!
At their place. On to SE Polk tomorrow.
Don't complain, it's like that everyday in FL. With baseball being played. Son says it's HOT. I left out the word he used before that.
Good luck! Enjoy!
Congrats!! Good luck!
Best of luck as your son's team marches on.
29-2!
On to play SE Polk this am and hs21pitchersdad son.
29-3 today.
SE Polk took us down with a LL hidden ball trick 4-5.
Next up is number 7 Dubuque Hempstead leading into substate on Friday.
Today glued to MLB draft..
@Good Knight posted:29-3 today.
SE Polk took us down with a LL hidden ball trick 4-5.
Next up is number 7 Dubuque Hempstead leading into substate on Friday.
Today glued to MLB draft..
Which trick? They must have executed it well.
Not sure I can explain it right. We had a guy on 3rd. Last out of game at bat. Their coach comes out to argue with blue. Someone slips 3rd baseman the ball. Pitcher walked onto the mound.
Blue calls balk and tells out runner on third to go home. 5-5 we think.
The 3rd baseman tags our guy and their coach convinces blue that it was not a balk because there was a dead ball. Instead of a tied game we lose 4-5.
Hard to tell it from score app.
@Good Knight posted:Not sure I can explain it right. We had a guy on 3rd. Last out of game at bat. Their coach comes out to argue with blue. Someone slips 3rd baseman the ball. Pitcher walked onto the mound.
Blue calls balk and tells out runner on third to go home. 5-5 we think.
The 3rd baseman tags our guy and their coach convinces blue that it was not a balk because there was a dead ball. Instead of a tied game we lose 4-5.
Hard to tell it from score app.
That's not baseball. Sorry.
If the pitcher took the mound without the ball it’s a balk unless the umpire had not put the ball back in play in which case the runner at 3rd could not be tagged out. What a joke……
I’m with you Lousy and 22. Bush league IMHO.
Well it is what it is. 29-3 .
Four games left before substate.
We have already beaten almost all top 10. But in HS baseball you never know.
Sadder even was the day before. We beat the state champions at their place and next day all utube and all vids were taken down. What the hell!
@PTWood posted:I’m with you Lousy and 22. Bush league IMHO.
I’m with everyone else on this one. I hate plays like that. They are seldom attempted by the better team.
Sorry to read it end that way. Speaks volume of a coach's character. I am sure the moral victory is of minimal consolation, still it was a great season
Sure like to see them again at state.
@Good Knight posted:Not sure I can explain it right. We had a guy on 3rd. Last out of game at bat. Their coach comes out to argue with blue. Someone slips 3rd baseman the ball. Pitcher walked onto the mound.
Blue calls balk and tells out runner on third to go home. 5-5 we think.
The 3rd baseman tags our guy and their coach convinces blue that it was not a balk because there was a dead ball. Instead of a tied game we lose 4-5.
Hard to tell it from score app.
I think they pulled something similar back when my son was playing them. We lived in that area. Moved before the kids entered school. Sorry about that.
iowamom23
Maybe see ya at state?
@Good Knight posted:iowamom23
Maybe see ya at state?
Not counting on it, been burned too often, but we'll see. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Beat Hempstead 4-3 in 13 innings. IOWA coach was there trying to sell Kellen Strohmeyer after he decommitted from NC.
Seths roommate at Minnesota is going to the MLB as is his friend Noah Miller at number 36!
Big day.
7-2 to beat number 6 Hempstead for a sweep.
Our team after the regular season is: 31-4
Of all 4-a teams in the state we are:
No 2 in era at 2.40
No 2 in saves at 10
No 1 in strikeout at 306
No 1 in fielding % at .966
No 2 in batting strikeout at 147
No 3 in hits allowed at 196
No 1 in runs allowed at 94
No 2 in earned runs at 85
No 4 in walks allowed at 116
No 2 in whip at 1.26
No 1 in errors at 35
Probably need to work on those walks allowed.
Substate starts tonight!!
Then can schedule our evaluation with Barb.
Good luck tonight! We have East and then things get rougher. We'll see.
We have Cedar Rapids Jefferson and then a bye. Yours does look harder.
You get Johnston soon.