southeasterndistrict best players

Tyler Best 2B @ Hickory will play D1 baseball. He may also pitch for Hickory again this year.

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Originally posted by ofs10:
great bridge-
1b-austin owens
3b-charlie cody
p-cooper jones
conner jones
c-steven dudley
of/inf-brian beard
dh-james balser

nansemond river-
1b-travis johnson
ss-brandon lowe
p-zach rice
c-zach vann
of-kyle moore
of-ryan o'hara

hickory-
ss-p matt campbell
p-ryan blake

indian river-
p-ss roger hall

western branch-
p-ryan bennett
of-garrett brooks
of-alex hunt
p-shane johnsbaugh

grassfield-
c-nykolai ellis

kings fork-
of-noah johnson

oscar smith-
2b-steven lorkiewicz

Ok, I will jump into this minefield...Not disagreeing with anyone on your list. Just adding some that I think diserve recognition.

nansemond river-

3b Blake Eure- defense as well as hitting are solid.

hickory-

Ty Best- A fine utility player (can play anywhere on the field/ except catcher/ can probably do that as well) that has a very good left handed bat. Quick out of the box. He is a D1 player in my opinion (for what it is worth).

Steven Berzciak- Quick can play infield and outfield. Made Varsity as a freshmen at Hickory. Needs more plate appearances.

indian river-

Nick Milvo- Raw but has talent plays catcher and in the OF. Has some power at the plate and is only a Sophomore.

western branch-

Bobby Barefoot- Fast and a solid line drive hitter. Should play in the OF along side of Brooks and Hunt.

ok!this was a list i found from last year!is bobby barefoot a outfielder!i thought nick milvo was a jr.

Milvo is a Sophomore and Barefoot plays the outfield as far as I know. He has played that position with his showcase team.

Barefoot played a good bit of catcher before reaching WB varsity. In 2009, Barefoot played WB varsity catcher when Cassidy pitched but in 2010, Cassidy did not pitch so Cassidy anchored the catching position. In 2011, Barefoot played outfield when Johnsonbaugh pitched and when Barefoot's bat came alive, he gained an outfield position outright. WB will have Hunt, Brooks and Johnsonbaugh for outfield, when Johnsonbaugh is not pitching so Barefoot may be in another position. WB has to replace its entire starting infield as they all graduated in 2011. Barefoot has been working at second base during this fall as one of those possible replacements. And if Barefoot's bat is hitting and the rising catcher's is not, you might well see Barefoot back behind the dish. Goes without saying, Barefoot should be on the field somewhere.

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Originally posted by WB Reporter:
In 2010, Barefoot played outfield when Johnsonbaugh pitched and when Barefoot's bat came alive, he gained an outfield position outright.

That happened last season (2011)...I thought.

Barefoot has been working at second base during this fall as one of those possible replacements. And if Barefoot's bat is hitting and the rising catcher's is not, you might well see Barefoot back behind the dish. Goes without saying, Barefoot should be on the field somewhere.

I did not know this. Good for him.. he will do well and help the team anywhere on the field it sounds like.

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Originally posted by mathews41:

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Originally posted by WB Reporter:
That happened last season (2011)...I thought.

You are correct; I have corrected above.

it says on western brach baseball last year barefoot of-c!i thought kyle mcpherson was a infielder last year!

McPherson did play second base when Donovan moved to SS which was when Thompson pitched. But by the numbers, the players who started the infield the most were all 2011 graduates (McAndrews - 1st, Donovan 2nd, Thompson SS, Doggett 3rd and Cassidy C.)

Since we're on the subject of SE, how did inter-squads go at ECU this fall, WBR? Does he like it down there?

wb reporter,going by the western branch website
infielders are kyle mcpherson,ryan bennett,tommy bradshaw,patrick avery
j.v. had 6 sophomores last year on the western brnach j.v.

Nansemond River's Tyler Brown Pitcher/2B/OF.

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Originally posted by grasscutter:
Since we're on the subject of SE, how did inter-squads go at ECU this fall, WBR? Does he like it down there?

Grasscutter, you have a pm.

wbreporter,the district will be very interesting this year!

i cant wait to see the district schedule!

Once the season starts, it might be worth posting the starting lineups for each team. They are almost listed here for some of the teams.

I recognize the starters / line-ups will change with different pitchers, players rotating, but instead of just recognizing the "best" players as deemed by this board, perhaps listing the starters for all teams will allow everyone to recognize the "best" plays regardless of who the player is.

that will be cool quad!

McPherson played a lot of 3rd leading into HS. He has always been a very strong player and I'd expect him to have a good year over at WB regardless of his position if he's been doing his work.

Getting lineups for everyone seems like a tall order but it would be interesting.

the thing about getting lineups would be good!but oscar smith will probably have like 3-5 floaters!

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Originally posted by mathews41:
Milvo is a Sophomore and Barefoot plays the outfield as far as I know. He has played that position with his showcase team.

Nik Milvo is a junior

You are right and so is OFS10. I humbly stand corrected. He is a young Jr.

indian river- a.j.hunt

indian river-roger hall and robert white