Figured Berger would get the nod. I’m not familiar with the rest of the state, did beechwood get a tough draw? 

On 5/31/2022 at 12:29 AM, Voice of Reason said:

They have the pitching depth. They have a top notch #1 in Berger. The lineup is solid from top to bottom. The bottom of the order was excellent in the regional. The #6 hitter was the regional MVP. Defense was a little shaky in the regional. That will come back to bite you in big games. You can't give good teams extra outs. Boyd is in a bit of a slump so it would be nice for him to get back on track. I agree they could win it all but you have to be on top of your game and get some luck to win a state title. We saw in the All A that totally unexpected weird things can happen in baseball. Pikeville's #9 hitter was a below .200 hitter at that point in the year and he went 4-4 against Beechwood. After the Beechwood win, Pikeville went 3-5 in their next 8 games. But they beat the Beechwood in that All A semifinal. That's baseball. Yeah, we can like their chances but you just never know in baseball.

The Tigers are relatively healthy minus some sore arms.  Tanner Jackson coming back in two weeks from the knee surgery was huge.  Cameron Boyd injured his left thumb in the Region semi-final game against Newport Central in the first inning on a stolen base, sliding into 2nd, caught the thumb on the base on a head first slide.  It's a pretty nasty injury; couldn't hardly hold the bat or wear the glove in the field.  Hopeful he can continue.