Don't have many details yet. But the Birds travel to 11-2 Greenwood to take one on their home turf. Graybill took one deep I do know. Calling Meatpuppy... Or onehitwonder... Any news???

Lady Birds batting in top of 7, walk Graybill to get to Dutcher, Dutcher laser beam to center scores 1, Gabbard base hit over short, scores 2. Final. Good job Lady Birds.

Nice win by our Birds!!! Great job ladies!

Pitch around Graybill to get the Masher in Dutcher. Not an easy solution!

Nice Win! More important than the win Its good to see the lady birds are pushing themselves against all comers by traveling around the state. I am sure it doesn't help with the pencil stats when it comes to the coaches choosing the all NKAC teams, but it will show in game experience when it's counts at tournament time!

I received a text asking me what I meant by pencil stats. Guess I made that term up sorry! What I meant is some teams schedule to have a great banquet at the end of the year by being able to say they won 25 games and had 5 kids hit .500 our pitcher had 2 no hitters etc..., while other teams schedule to push there teams limits to see what they need to do to compete for championships! Which effects those stats! As far as selection of NKAC teams goes and how these "pencil" stats help coaches choose these teams does not reward the teams or players that do not dodge the better teams when they come knocking! If you are playing the top teams across the state early and the girls stats are not as padded as if they played a easier schedule. When the coaches that vote look they see the stats not who the stats were against!

It's not just hitters it's pitchers and defensive stats that are effected! You better believe the spencer girl and the defense behind her has faced some of the best hitters and fastest girls in the state!

 

Just my opinion didn't mean to create or misuse the term pencil stat!

 

It is always a great thing to see the girls get recognition!

I received a text asking me what I meant by pencil stats. Guess I made that term up sorry! What I meant is some teams schedule to have a great banquet at the end of the year by being able to say they won 25 games and had 5 kids hit .500 our pitcher had 2 no hitters etc..., while other teams schedule to push there teams limits to see what they need to do to compete for championships! Which effects those stats! As far as selection of NKAC teams goes and how these "pencil" stats help coaches choose these teams does not reward the teams or players that do not dodge the better teams when they come knocking! If you are playing the top teams across the state early and the girls stats are not as padded as if they played a easier schedule. When the coaches that vote look they see the stats not who the stats were against!

It's not just hitters it's pitchers and defensive stats that are effected! You better believe the spencer girl and the defense behind her has faced some of the best hitters and fastest girls in the state!

 

Just my opinion didn't mean to create or misuse the term pencil stat!

 

It is always a great thing to see the girls get recognition!

 

Your comments are fair, but........

 

I think most coaches schedule to their expected level of competition, as it would do his /her team no good to schedule a bunch of "patsies" just to pad the stats.

 

Also, I think most coaches are pretty familiar with who the better players are in their conference (some more than others), but how they choose to vote is up to them....also there a re times that teams in the same conference don't play each other until AFTER the voting takes place (this could affect how a coach votes if they don't get out an see certain players before they play).

 

I would agree, that Bailey and her defense are playing a killer schedule this year and they should, they have the talent to compete with that talent. I've had to see most of these girls play for the past 4/5 years........Thank God this will be the last. :lol2:

Coach Coffey at Highlands from day one said if you want to be the best you have to play the best and he was going to play anybody that would answer his call! He has always scheduled tough teams from outside the 9th & 10th region and they took some pretty tough beatings in Ohio and Indiana not to mention some tough lessons down In Kentucky.

 

I believe the only way you get better in any sport is playing better competition to challenge your team! I stick by my comment about some coaches schedule for a good banquet and some schedule to get there team ready for post season! What does regular season record mean if you don't challenge your team and get them ready for end of year tournament. It's exactly why college coaches don't look at high school stats not only are the stats often home cooked but they are often padded with unbalanced schedules!

 

As far as the NKAC recognition goes we will have to save that discussion for when those teams are announced. We will see if the 1st half stats or previous experience alone get names on the list again this year or if the top talent and best players in Northern Kentucky gets the deserved recognition!

 

If you want to be the best you have to be willing to play the best!