Conner 7 Elder 5....Good young Conner talent

Conner 7 Elder 5....Good young Conner talent

 

 

WHO PITCHED FOR CONNER ?

Nick West started

Jody Hubbard relief

I would assume that young Mr. Hubbard had that nasty curveball working for him! Feel free to keep that hook in check when you face Ryle next week. You can bring it back out for our summer season! :thumb: Congrats, Jody and Conner.

How many schools in N.Ky. have Freshmen teams? How many games do they play?

No Freshman game against Ryle next week...but JV plays at Ryle. Hubard will be there. Last season Ryle Frosh were no-hit by Conner.

My bad. Didn't read subject line too closely I guess. I know Jody primarily plays JV.

 

I would be willing to bet a small fortune that the Ryle JV will not be no-hit next week. Not that I wouldn't want to see Jody do well, but Ryle JV is a very solid ballclub, both offensively and defensively. I'm sure it'll be a good, well-played game on both sides.

 

(But I'm going to predict Ryle comes out on top ).

How many schools in N.Ky. have Freshmen teams? How many games do they play?

 

Brossart

Scott

Dixie

Bellevue

Ryle

Campbell County

Williamstown

CCH

St Henry

Holy Cross

NCC

Beechwood

 

Lloyd??

Dayton??

Ludlow??

Simon Kenton??

Villa??

Newport??

Highlands??

Holmes??

 

 

They play (schedule) about 15 to 25 games.

Same guys played Freshman last year are playing JV this season? Jody probably won't pitch. It should be a close game. If Conner can play some D they will prevail. Conner wins 7-5?

There are several current Ryle JV players that also played JV last year, but just weren't able to go up to varsity this year because that team is so deep with seniors. That's part of the reason their JV squad is so strong this year (current record is 13-3). Several boys moved up from last year's freshman team and there are also several solid 9th graders that didn't play for the high school freshman team last year and elected to play SWOL instead (like Jody, Austin P., on Conner's team). I am very impressed with the depth of Ryle's pitching staff. No flame-throwing studs, but a bunch of very solid pitchers.

 

I'll be out of town for the game, but my best guess is that I'll miss a 6-3 Ryle victory. At least I hope.

There are several current Ryle JV players that also played JV last year, but just weren't able to go up to varsity this year because that team is so deep with seniors. That's part of the reason their JV squad is so strong this year (current record is 13-3). Several boys moved up from last year's freshman team and there are also several solid 9th graders that didn't play for the high school freshman team last year and elected to play SWOL instead (like Jody, Austin P., on Conner's team). I am very impressed with the depth of Ryle's pitching staff. No flame-throwing studs, but a bunch of very solid pitchers.

 

I'll be out of town for the game, but my best guess is that I'll miss a 6-3 Ryle victory. At least I hope.

 

 

Just curious,what SWOL team that is ?

Kentucky Fury, although we will be called Midland Fury (15U) this year because we merged with an existing Midland team.

Kentucky Fury, although we will be called Midland Fury (15U) this year because we merged with an existing Midland team.

 

Played for Midland as a kid?... since when did Midland start merging NKY teams into "the" program? Years (and years) ago they just cherry-picked NKY kids. Does this mean NKY b-ball is getting noticed? If so, this is good for NKY HS b-ball. What's the story?

Played for Midland as a kid?... since when did Midland start merging NKY teams into "the" program? Years (and years) ago they just cherry-picked NKY kids. Does this mean NKY b-ball is getting noticed? If so, this is good for NKY HS b-ball. What's the story?

 

Midland doesn't become "super-elite" until 16U (Braves), 17U (Indians), and 18U (Redskins - the "bigtime" Midland team). They have paid coaches at those levels and no more dads involved. They hold tryouts and naturally attract much of the top talent at those ages, including NKY talent. They also recruit. For instance, the 18U team recruited Corey Farris (Boone Cty.) for this year's team. A good number of the 18U roster consists of players from outside the Cincinnati area. The 16u and 17U teams are primarily Cincinnati area (including NKY) players from former SWOL teams.

 

Midland sponsors one or two teams at each age level under 16U, such as my team at 15U. These teams are usually good and some are very good. But they are not true "elite" teams as one thinks of when you hear the Midland name. I had a select team called Kentucky Fury for the past 4 years and had players from all over NKY. We were a NL SWOL team and had a good deal of success. At the end of last season, I decided to merge with my younger brother, who had an existing 14U Midland team. They were in SWOL also, but at the AL level. A good team, but just didn't have quite the depth we did. So we combined our teams, added two new players, and called ourselves Midland Fury. We kept the "Midland" name due to the obvious advantages attached with it - access to their indoor facility and the Midland fields, a free set of uniforms, and some sponsorship money from Midland- and will play at the NL level again in 2007, where I anticipate we will do very well.

 

None of the boys on this team are guaranteed spots on the 2008 16U Midland team. They have to try out (or be invited by the head coach) just like everyone else. However, they do have the advantage that they will be seen by the 16U coach more so than other "non-Midland" 15U players. In fact, we have a game scheduled against the 16U team this summer. I would guess that 4 or 5 of my players will make the 2008 Midland 16U team, maybe even one or two more. Therein lies my dilemma for next year - my son, while a very solid player, probably won't make the 16U team. If I keep a team next year (returning to the 'Kentucky Fury" name, since the only 16U Midland team is the Braves), then I would be forced to replace my best players, something that would be very tough, if not impossible, to do. And it would be kind of tough for me and the remaining boys if we did not (and we likely would not) have the same level of success as we've had in the past, though admittedly that is a pretty shallow attitude and something I need to get over before making my decision whether to forge on at the 16U level.

 

That's probably more information that you were looking for about Midland and my team!

Good luck, from what I hear the Fury is a solid team; Midland is lucky to pick up the parts. Play a NKY team now and then to keep things in check,