Ryle “With a spirit that will not die”. 

1 hour ago, kyag said:

Ryle “With a spirit that will not die”. 

I see what you did there.  Clever.

4 hours ago, rjs4470 said:

Again, I get the frustration. And yes, they've had some talent. But in all of those years, the only year I think he had the most talent and lost was Luke Maile's senior year. In all those other years, there have been more talented teams in the region. I'm guessing you're talking about Kevin Gray as the other coach, but he's had some very talented teams at Beechwood, none of which I'd say have over achieved. I agree he's a very good coach, but he just got beat in the region tourney by a team that was 8 games under .500 for the year. Highlands and Beechwood have owned the 9th region for most of the last decade and that's not because Krumps can't coach anymore.

If I may join in here, IMO this year’s Beechwood team overachieved with that district title over a clearly more talented CCH team. 

That said, baseball is the most unpredictable sport as Beechwood's loss in the regional shows. One pitcher with a very good night is all it takes for an upset in baseball. That makes Beechwood's 5 year regional run even more impressive for me.

One more comment. I think coaching to small ball lends itself to upsets. Analytics have shown it isn't very often a good idea to give up outs.