scott will be no match for harrison

scott will be no match for harrison

 

As much as I'd like to say "no match" is a little strong, I might tend to agree with you there. They lost an awful this past year and will have major questions at many aspects of the game.

 

They do have some bright spots though. They will have a very experience middle infield in EJ Murray and Zach Sowder as they both have two and one year experiences at the varsity level and displayed their talents well last year. Joe Adkins will most likely step in at 1B for Adams and Logan Taylor at 3B for Morrison. Joe Adkins most likely won't produce some of the numbers Adams produced offensively but he will still bat over .300 and produce solid numbers and most imporantly he is healthy, which is what is needed at that position as Adams had been injured for two years at 1B his Junior and Senior year. Logan Taylor will be a very good upgrade at 3B offensively as he is able to bring more to the table with his bat. The thing he won't be able to replicate, at least for the moment, is Morrison's glove. Morrison had one of the best gloves period in the Region last year and made some truly outstanding plays. I'm not saying Taylor doesn't have a good glove, I just don't think its in the caliber of Morrison's is all.

 

As for the outfield, they will have a couple returning players in the likes of Nick Hiller of Taylor Smith. Nick Hiller brings a lot of speed to the table with a good arm while Taylor Smith brings an absolute gun and a big bat as well. Hiller played LF year as Rob Hankinson covered CF who had, at the time, just a little better range in the outfield than Hiller did. I look for Hiller to move to CF to take over that position as his speed will be vital for the Eagles out at the crucial position. Smith will stay in RF as he did last year so no big change there.

 

Those spots will be somewhat covered. The biggest spots and concerns for the Eagles lie in their pitching depth, catcher and Left Field. Pitching wise their isn't much after Murray. George Sparks did decently last year but will need to improve his velocity and ability to consistently throw strikes if he wants to be an impact. If you'd like to see a further description of the pitching scenario, take a look at the Top Pitchers in the 10th thread as I covered it there. Catching is the one thing that worries me. Karl Nagaleisen was one of the best catchers in the 10th. He didn't let any balls get by him and he had a great arm as well. Runners and Coaches were hesitant to steal on him all year. He was also a pretty good signal caller for the game too. Whoever the replacing catcher is will not be able to reproduce that as the two people I see vying for the job, David Thomas and Tyler Osbourne, just don't have that. Thomas does a pretty decent job defending and not letting balls get by but his arm just won't cut it at the varsity level. Osbourne has a decent arm but his blocking abilites just aren't up to the snuff as of yet. Offensively though, almost ANYBODY who steps into that position will be an upgrade in the bat. Karl Nagaleisen struggled all of last year hitting as I believe he was batting somewhere .100, maybe even less:eek:. Between Thomas and Osbourne, I think the offensive edge is in Osbourne's favor as he has consistently hit for a better average and drove in more runners, and he has a little bit of speed to bring to the table as well. If Osbourne takes the C position then LF will be in a bit of trouble as Tyler can also play LF as well. If that were to happen then LF will most likely come down between David Thomas and George Sparks. Neither have the great arm nor an extremely good bat so its going to be hard to find somebody to fill that position. Hopefully there is a young kid who is brewing in the ranks that I haven't seen or heard of that will rise to the occasion and take over the position.

 

Thats pretty much my analysis for Scott's baseball team but I will add to it or revise it as I continue to recieve more and more information going into this years season.

Some of the things you are saying is so untrue. I know for a fact how many show up for weights this year and in the past. Actually you talk about motivation must be working this year because Scott is averaging about 24 to 25 kids each night at weights.

 

Scott will be fine this year with what they got coming back and with JV players moving up. Biggest hurdle they will have is in the catching dept.

 

Scott has fine Coaches at the Varsity Level with lots of experience and they make the kids practice hard and prepare for games day in and day out.

 

These past few years? Not to my knowledge. If you ask me, I think the turnout was stronger earlier but has dwindled down these past couple years. I believe they have only had about 10-15 (15 being the most) attending the sessions and a lot of times the attendance is sporatic. Thats just my two cents though on the situation.

As much as I'd like to say "no match" is a little strong, I might tend to agree with you there. They lost an awful this past year and will have major questions at many aspects of the game.

 

They do have some bright spots though. They will have a very experience middle infield in EJ Murray and Zach Sowder as they both have two and one year experiences at the varsity level and displayed their talents well last year. Joe Adkins will most likely step in at 1B for Adams and Logan Taylor at 3B for Morrison. Joe Adkins most likely won't produce some of the numbers Adams produced offensively but he will still bat over .300 and produce solid numbers and most imporantly he is healthy, which is what is needed at that position as Adams had been injured for two years at 1B his Junior and Senior year. Logan Taylor will be a very good upgrade at 3B offensively as he is able to bring more to the table with his bat. The thing he won't be able to replicate, at least for the moment, is Morrison's glove. Morrison had one of the best gloves period in the Region last year and made some truly outstanding plays. I'm not saying Taylor doesn't have a good glove, I just don't think its in the caliber of Morrison's is all.

 

As for the outfield, they will have a couple returning players in the likes of Nick Hiller of Taylor Smith. Nick Hiller brings a lot of speed to the table with a good arm while Taylor Smith brings an absolute gun and a big bat as well. Hiller played LF year as Rob Hankinson covered CF who had, at the time, just a little better range in the outfield than Hiller did. I look for Hiller to move to CF to take over that position as his speed will be vital for the Eagles out at the crucial position. Smith will stay in RF as he did last year so no big change there.

 

Those spots will be somewhat covered. The biggest spots and concerns for the Eagles lie in their pitching depth, catcher and Left Field. Pitching wise their isn't much after Murray. George Sparks did decently last year but will need to improve his velocity and ability to consistently throw strikes if he wants to be an impact. If you'd like to see a further description of the pitching scenario, take a look at the Top Pitchers in the 10th thread as I covered it there. Catching is the one thing that worries me. Karl Nagaleisen was one of the best catchers in the 10th. He didn't let any balls get by him and he had a great arm as well. Runners and Coaches were hesitant to steal on him all year. He was also a pretty good signal caller for the game too. Whoever the replacing catcher is will not be able to reproduce that as the two people I see vying for the job, David Thomas and Tyler Osbourne, just don't have that. Thomas does a pretty decent job defending and not letting balls get by but his arm just won't cut it at the varsity level. Osbourne has a decent arm but his blocking abilites just aren't up to the snuff as of yet. Offensively though, almost ANYBODY who steps into that position will be an upgrade in the bat. Karl Nagaleisen struggled all of last year hitting as I believe he was batting somewhere .100, maybe even less:eek:. Between Thomas and Osbourne, I think the offensive edge is in Osbourne's favor as he has consistently hit for a better average and drove in more runners, and he has a little bit of speed to bring to the table as well. If Osbourne takes the C position then LF will be in a bit of trouble as Tyler can also play LF as well. If that were to happen then LF will most likely come down between David Thomas and George Sparks. Neither have the great arm nor an extremely good bat so its going to be hard to find somebody to fill that position. Hopefully there is a young kid who is brewing in the ranks that I haven't seen or heard of that will rise to the occasion and take over the position.

 

Thats pretty much my analysis for Scott's baseball team but I will add to it or revise it as I continue to recieve more and more information going into this years season.

 

 

The difference in Scott and Harrison is that Harrison returns basically a whole starting lineup. Scott on the other hand looks like there hurting to fill in them key spots. How far do you think Scott will go in the region? Do you think they will win there district with there young players this year?

Edited February 12, 200917 yr by STRIKE3
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Does Clark have anything returning?

The difference in Scott and Harrison is that Harrison returns basically a whole starting lineup. Scott on the other hand looks like there hurting to fill in them key spots. How far do you think Scott will go in the region? Do you think they will win there district with there young players this year?

 

That is also a big question. The only chance I see for Scott to be making it back to the Regional Championship this year is if they win the 37th so they get an easy draw. That way they can save EJ for the semifinals. But after that Scott will not have much to go with. Scott has alot of work to do this offseason to find out who will contribute and who can't ESPECIALLY at pitching.

 

But to say that Scott will make it that far in the region is a stretch as the Eagles would have to win their district most likely to get that far. EJ will be the only pitcher they have that will be able to stack up against the rest of the competition. If he he can take care of the likes of the Mustangs and Camels and wrap up the #1 seed for the district, it is highly likely they might win the district. Personally, I see Scott using Zach Sowders more for pitching as he does bring some pop. He is like Jordan Adkins of last year. Not that big size wise but has a lot of zip on the ball.

 

Scott, in general, will be a big mystery as there are lots of unanswered questions. After this year though, things might be bleak for the Eagles as from what I've seen from the Freshman and JV teams, there isn't much there that will help them on their way to the goal of being the 10th Region Championships. Right now I'd say its about a 50/50 chance the Eagles make the Regional tournament but I'm starting to lean a little bit toward them NOT making the tournament and thats hard for me to say as I am a die-hard Eagle fan. I'm very optimistic about the upcoming season.