Boyd Co prevails again as 16th Region champs:dancingpa

 

Give Raceland credit though, they are a scrappy bunch of battlers. Errors really hurt Raceland tonight as well as Boyd Co hurting themselves on the bases with several baserunning mistakes. The 16th region was well represented tonight with what I believe were the 2 best teams in the region.

 

Great job LIONS and keep that LION EXPRESS rolling thru sectionals now.:banana: :ylsuper:

Congrats to the Boyd players. But, they get an assist from ole blue behind the plate. Anyone that was at the game knows what kind of game he called. TERRIBLE. Raceland walked 7 batters in the 6th and 7th innnings. And this from a pitcher who had only walked 3 batters all year. The ball 4 call on Gatrell that tied the game in the 6th was awful. He looked at the ump with a surprised look too. it was belt high and Darby never moved his mitt. Right down the pipe. Errors did allow the 4 run 5th inning for Boyd, also with help from a blown call at second on a stolen base. The right call would have gotten Raceland out of the inning with 0 runs. That ump needs to finally retire. The people of Raceland are proud of our boys. They fought hard all night. It's a shame the ump behind the plate had to be so bad.

Sounds like sour grapes........I am sure the umps were calling the game BOTH ways. Congrats to the LIONS. Both teams are excellent. DOnt ruin what your team has accomplished this year by cryin about the umps.

Call it what you want. Im proud of what our boys did this year. Thats why I'm mad about the calling.

Congrates to Raceland players. Heck of a run in the Region Tournament.

A 1-A school gives Boyd 3-A all they want.

Congrates to The Boyd Co Lions on a good season and do the Region proud at State. Who made the all tournament team ?

Talking to Gatrell after the game. He said the called ball 4 was no doubt a strike. He was looking for a curve and was frozen by the fastball.

Let it die. Give congrates where it is due. Stand proud and enjoy the moment. :cry: :cry: :madman:

Congrats to the Rams on a great Season. Good Luck to Boyd County in the Sectionals.

Let it die. Give congrates where it is due. Stand proud and enjoy the moment. :cry: :cry: :madman:

Umpires should let the players determine the outcome. I do give congrats to Boyd's players. They are a good group of kids.

Congrats to the Boyd players. But, they get an assist from ole blue behind the plate. Anyone that was at the game knows what kind of game he called. TERRIBLE. Raceland walked 7 batters in the 6th and 7th innnings. And this from a pitcher who had only walked 3 batters all year. The ball 4 call on Gatrell that tied the game in the 6th was awful. He looked at the ump with a surprised look too. it was belt high and Darby never moved his mitt. Right down the pipe. Errors did allow the 4 run 5th inning for Boyd, also with help from a blown call at second on a stolen base. The right call would have gotten Raceland out of the inning with 0 runs. That ump needs to finally retire. The people of Raceland are proud of our boys. They fought hard all night. It's a shame the ump behind the plate had to be so bad.

 

 

I will definitely agree that the ump behind the plate was HORRIBLE, but it was both ways. I sat directly behind home plate and he had no consistency at all for any part of the night. His strike zone changed from batter to batter on both sides. What you fail to mention about the walks is that the pitcher was having arm problems and wasn't pitching like his normal self.

Congrates to Raceland players. Heck of a run in the Region Tournament.

A 1-A school gives Boyd 3-A all they want.

Congrates to The Boyd Co Lions on a good season and do the Region proud at State. Who made the all tournament team ?

:thumb: Rams went through three "3A" teams to the finals - Rowan, Ashland and Boyd. Congrats to the Rams on a great season. Ram players you can hold your head high, you have nothing to be ashamed about, had a school record setting season (25 wins, most in school history). As for the "blues", I obviously was not there but it does sound like that they were terrible - Ram fans lets not taint a great season by complaining about the umps. Bad calls are a part of the game, they shouldn't be but that is the way it is. Always has been like that and always will. I am not in to "moral" victories, we lost to a very good team as I think that the Rams have proven that they were a very good team also.

Congrats to Blake Morris, Scott Grizzle and Thomas Tolliver on making the 16th region all tournament team.:banana: You have had a great h.s. career at Raceland and represented your team and school very well :thumb: :thumb:

Also Congrats to Kory Darby who gunned down more runners

on the bases than I can count and had a great tourney.

Also to Peyton Martin and Josh Miller who also had great

defensive games and great games at the Plate.

 

Even though all can not make it on the All Region Tourney team,

You all DO make my All Tourney team.

 

Great Year Rams!!

Also Congrats to Kory Darby who gunned down more runners

on the bases than I can count and had a great tourney.

Also to Peyton Martin and Josh Miller who also had great

defensive games and great games at the Plate.

 

Even though all can not make it on the All Region Tourney team,

You all DO make my All Tourney team.

 

Great Year Rams!!

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Also to coach Randy Vanderhoof and staff and all players and coaches in all sports at Raceland. Imo it is definately on the upswing. Another state playoffs in football, regional tourney in basketball, regional finalist in baseball and softball. Raceland has got coaches and assistant coaches in place right now that can only take our programs higher. Although not athletics I believe that I also heard that the Raceland band and chorus has won honors in their competitons / divisions. Congrats to all from one proud old Rambler!!!

Who all made the All Tourney team?