Daniel Neeley pitched a great game...He had 10+ strikeouts. Stamper pitched well for the wolves...The game was 5-4 until Jason Bowling hit a Grand Slam. The Wolves switched pitchers and the Owls scored 4 more. Great game played by the Owls on offense and defense!!!!

Neeley was a crafty lefty out there tonight-caused a lot of problems for the Wolfe hitters, especially the younger players. Bowling wore the Wolves out tonite with a grand slam and I think 6 RBI's.(He hit a grand slam and a 3 run homer in two games against Wolfe last year). Wolfe County was missing two infielder starters, which hurt them on both offense and defense. Still, it was an entertaining game, a lot of runs scored and Wolfe had the bases loaded in the 7th, but couldnt come back. Good win for the Owls.

Is there such a thing as a crafty right hander? It seems like all crafty pitchers are "crafty leftys"

Owsley hit the ball very well tonight, which was not surprising, but I was impressed with their pitching and defense. They shut down most of the Wolve's hitters, but a couple had outstanding nights. Chris Stamper went 3-3 and a walk, with all three hits being laser shots to different fields, just did not get a ball in the air high enough to go yard. Johnny Ratliff had a great game for Wolfe tonight, going 3-4 with 5 RBI's. Ratliff got hurt in a collision at 3rd base and missed most of the season last year, and is making a great comeback. He seems to be playing with a lot of confidence and could be a very important player come tournament time.

Is there such a thing as a crafty right hander? It seems like all crafty pitchers are "crafty leftys"

 

I know where you're coming from, but Neeley looked like someone who had pitched many years out there tonight. He didnt throw the ball very hard, but did change speeds well and had good control of his pitches. I thought he had Wolfe County off balance all night.

That's all you have to do.....keep the hitter's off balance. Neeley is just smart enough to understand that principle. That's what makes him good! I sometimes think he knows the game better than I do! He is extremely smart!

Owsly has changed their lineup in the past 2 games setting out alot of starters and have scored 32 runds in them 2 games.

Just tonight, Stamper pitched 7 innings against Jackson City, depending on how many he pitched against Owlsey, couldnt there have been some kind of rule violation, and what would be the punishment if there was, anyone help me out?

Just tonight, Stamper pitched 7 innings against Jackson City, depending on how many he pitched against Owlsey, couldnt there have been some kind of rule violation, and what would be the punishment if there was, anyone help me out?

 

If im not mistaken each pitcher gets somewhere around 14 innings in a 4 day span. I think the only way a pitcher CAN'T pitch 2 nights in a row is if they throw 7 or more innings the first night. Stamper only threw like 4 or 5 innings against the Owls so i don't think there is a problem here.

The KHSAA has the following rules regarding individual pitchers:

 

1. No more than 15 innings over a 7 day period.

2. 9 innings limit in one day

3. 3-5 innings pitched, mandatory one day rest

4. 6 innings pitched, mandatory two day rest.

5. 7 -9 innings pitched, 3 days rest.

 

All mandatory rest days begin the following day after the pitcher threw. One pitch equals an inning pitched.

 

Stamper pitched 4 innings Monday against Owsley, so he was elgible to throw today against Jackson City. He would not be elgible to pitch again until Sunday at the earliest, and then could only pitch 2 innings because of the 15 inning/7 day rule.

So who ended up winning the Jackson City game?

Actually, Stamper would be elgible to pitch 4 innings on Sunday-bad math on my part!

His arm must be in good shape to be able to throw that often. I really hope he takes good care of it, because he is a good athlete.

Actually, with all the rainouts and other cancellations this spring, Stamper has only pitched 30 innings so far. His pitch count was 57 against Owsley and 96 against Jackson City this week. Of course, it depends on the pitcher, but 150 pitches in 7 day week is not abnormally high, but that probably pushes the upper limits as to what a pitcher should throw.

 

Chris is a good kid and lets the coaches know when he's had enough, so I'd say the chances of him getting arm problems are low.