3rd Region Tournament at Edmonson Co-----Teams and Update

[dlunsford1]

Should be an exciting regional tournament here in the 3rd Region. Here is a quick rundown of the teams that made it.....

 

Apollo.....District winner over Daviess Co in extra innings....29-8 record

Meade Co..District winner over Hancock Co...25-5 record.

Grayson Co..District winner over Whitesville Trinity....23-11 record

Muhlenberg Co..District winner over Ohio Co...17-19 record

Daviess Co. 22-12 record and defending 3rd Region Champions

Whitesville Trinity...17-15 record and a very solid team overall

Ohio County...21-10 record with strong pitching and defense

 

The draw is this weekend and it starts Monday,May 25 at Edmondson Co High School. Good luck to all those hardworking baseball teams....may the best team win.

[dlunsford1]

The stats favor Apollo and Meade.....both ranked in Top 20.....but the fact remains that Daviess Co is the defending champs......and polls, rankings, and stats....while excellent indicators, they cannot predict fully the game. There are many other variables and circumstances that make baseball extremely unpredictable at times.....especially in a single elimination tournament.

[ApolloFan98]

I havent seen Meade this year, so it is hard for me to say. Obviously im bias, but i like Apollo vs anyone with their pitching. For my money, Hundley has been the best pitcher in the region all season. Lyons hasnt been far behind, out pitching the stud from Hoptown. Throw in Owens, who has put together a real nice junior year and you have a pretty tough 1-2-3 rotation. I know Meade's staff is very solid as well, and have the wins to back it up, i just havent seen them this year. I know Daviess County is coming on strong with Burton and Hayden late in the season. I dont know how things will shake out if they have to throw them 1-2 and make it back to the title game. Currie may be ready, but i dont know that you put him out there in a starting role after being shut down for most of the season. Factor in Griffin for Ohio, Skaggs for Grayson and Mills for Trinity, and all of those teams are going to be a tough draw for game 1. This has all the makings of a great tournament.

[dlunsford1]

You are right.....the pitching is solid throughout this region, and.like you I am biased. Ohio County's 1-2-3 punch is Griffin (6-2), Johnson (6-2), and Gillim (5-2). The Gillim kid is a freshman lefty and in the low to mid 80's already.....he's tough....the best young player in the region by far. Johnson, a.senior has also been solid on the hil as anyone. Really don't know much about Meades pitching....but they hit and have been tough all year. Its going to be fun to watch, and I like the underdog role for Ohio Co. Whoever wins this thing has their work cut out for them. No doubt.