Final.

Ryle defeats Ludlow in 5 innings. Weis threw a nice little 1 hitter, striking out nine and walking none. Defense was solid again today and the Raiders put up 10 runs on 8 hits.

 

Ryle hitting leaders: Wags 2/4 2R 2RBI's - Hump 1/3 R - Murray 2B 2R -

Oliver 2/3 2B RBI - Chandler 3B 2R - Sheehy 1/2 2R

Weis sure look good today. That was some big time breaking stuff he threw. I don't think to many teams would have handled his stuff today, he pounded the strike zones and made good pitches when he need them.

 

I thought York pitched much better than the score indicated.

Weis was very impressive today with the 9 strikeouts in 5 innings. His breaking ball today was virtually unhittable.

 

Seemed like Ludlow just walked too many hitters today and didn't make some plays they needed to in the field. When they didn't, Ryle capitalized by getting the clutch hits.

Agreed, walks will kill you... They really didn't hit York that hard today.

Agreed, walks will kill you... They really didn't hit York that hard today.

 

 

Agreed. The walks just seemed to put the pressure on Ludlow to make plays and force the issue and some of the balls that snuck through were when Ludlow had the infield up in an attempt to keep the game from getting out of hand.

I want to congrats Ryle on the win today...But now I want to let off some steam. I am tired of seeing umps give the close calls to the bigger schools, or more respected programs. There was two calls in the first two innings that had a big impact. Ryle in the first inning scored 2 runs in the first inning,but shouldn't have scored any. The catcher missed a ball that should have been error because it should have been caught, but it went down as a wild pitch and the scored from third for one run. But the guy ended up gettin walked and making 1st and 3rd with two outs, and the guy on first tried to steal second and the guy looked clearly out but was called safe and the guy on 3rd scored in the proces. So unless the 2nd baseman missed the tag, the guy was clearly out. But Ryle got the benefit of the doubt on the play and got one more run out of it. Then in the second inning with two outs basesloaded there was was a grounded in the hole that Ludlow field and threw to second for the force, but the ump called him safe when once again I think the Ryle fans would even admit that he was out, so they scored a run on that and scored two more after that play. So it should have been just a two run inning, instead it was a 4 run inning. So the game should have just been a 3 to 0 game instead of a 6 to 0 game and something like that is huge, because it kills any confidence in a team that is trying to get a big upset over the #1 team in the region. I not saying Ludlow would have won, because they couldn't come close to hitting the pitcher today, but still it just gets old seeing big school or respected programs get all the close calls. I have seen it to many times for many different schools besides just Ludlow...

 

 

I'm impressed with a)your passion and b)your ability to type despite that big chip on your shoulder.

 

"Excuses are a poor patch on the garment of failure."

 

----- Bob Lewis, Conner High School circa 1980

Agreed. The walks just seemed to put the pressure on Ludlow to make plays and force the issue and some of the balls that snuck through were when Ludlow had the infield up in an attempt to keep the game from getting out of hand.

 

True

Ryle put the pressure on in the bottom of the first with two outs. Nice first and third, double steal by Layne and Murray after a passed ball plated Wagner with the first run. Two runs on one hit, two walks and no RBIs. The pressure continued for pretty much the whole game.

Ryle put the pressure on in the bottom of the first with two outs. Nice first and third, double steal by Layne and Murray after a passed ball plated Wagner with the first run. Two runs on one hit, two walks and no RBIs. The pressure continued for pretty much the whole game.

 

Ludlow never seemed to recover from this. The missed call at second only cost Ludlow 1 run, I believe and at that point it was pretty apparent that they were not going to touch Weis.

Originally Posted by futurecoach

I want to congrats Ryle on the win today...But now I want to let off some steam. I am tired of seeing umps give the close calls to the bigger schools, or more respected programs. There was two calls in the first two innings that had a big impact. Ryle in the first inning scored 2 runs in the first inning,but shouldn't have scored any. The catcher missed a ball that should have been error because it should have been caught, but it went down as a wild pitch and the scored from third for one run. But the guy ended up gettin walked and making 1st and 3rd with two outs, and the guy on first tried to steal second and the guy looked clearly out but was called safe and the guy on 3rd scored in the proces. So unless the 2nd baseman missed the tag, the guy was clearly out. But Ryle got the benefit of the doubt on the play and got one more run out of it. Then in the second inning with two outs basesloaded there was was a grounded in the hole that Ludlow field and threw to second for the force, but the ump called him safe when once again I think the Ryle fans would even admit that he was out, so they scored a run on that and scored two more after that play. So it should have been just a two run inning, instead it was a 4 run inning. So the game should have just been a 3 to 0 game instead of a 6 to 0 game and something like that is huge, because it kills any confidence in a team that is trying to get a big upset over the #1 team in the region. I not saying Ludlow would have won, because they couldn't come close to hitting the pitcher today, but still it just gets old seeing big school or respected programs get all the close calls. I have seen it to many times for many different schools besides just Ludlow...

 

Of course you were closer to the second base bag than the umpire was today? It was nice that the KHSAA had four, count them four, umpires today so the play at second that you are complaining about had a man in blue right on top of the play, not more than a couple of feet away. Now I was seating in the second row behind home plate and trust me I thought the call was the correct one and even it wasn't the man in Blue was right where he was suppose to be. BTW the gentlemen who I was sitting with today graduated from Ludlow High School and he was extremely disappointed at the lack of fans that Ludlow brought to the game today. Me, it didn't matter, but he a Ludlow Alum was none to pleased about the lack of fan support for his Panthers........

the Raiders plaed Raider baseball today---force the other team to make plays---the Panthers were not up to the task.

Weiss was tough.

The Raiders hit and ran the bases well today. Didn't need a lot of defense with Weiss stricking out nine.The best team won

Future coach must have been one of Ludlow's 30 fans that was crying audibly when 2 calls did not go his/her way. (don't want to assume that future coach is a he). Be proud of your Panthers without belittling refs, other teams, the 9th region, etc. Hmmm? Seems to be a pattern here. I agree with old guy that the steal safe call was clearly the right call. The force play was extremely close and could have gone either way. Best wishes to all of Ludlow's seniors!

When a kid is only one hit away from a perfect game, I would say that's pretty strong baseball. Good job Mr. Weis.

Weiss was and has been, most of the season, very impressive and very composed. Great to see a great kid get that recognition and have that success. York pitched so much better than the results infer. He kept Ryle hitters at bay for a good portion of the game and made them work at scoring their runs. Too many pitches and too many costly mistakes are what doomed him ultimately.

 

Whoever (I know who) said that the Region is weak after seeing Ryle really needs to consider following Communist kick-ball or something. Ryle was quite impressive defensively and offensively against a pretty strong pitcher today and they have been playing outstanding baseball for awhile now. CovCath, while I was less impressed with them yesterday, also faced a very, very tough guy on the mound and came away with a solid victory.