From Nky.com

 

Daniel Hammons struck out a career-high 18 batters en route to a complete-game victory for Ludlow. Hammons, a senior, also hit two triples and drove in two runs.

 

 

WP -Hammons (3-2, 18 K's); LP -White. Leaders: L -Hammons 2 3B, 2 RBI; Stegemoller 2B; Banks 2-3. W -White 2-4, 2B; Foltz 2-4. Record: L 5-5.

Wow. Quite a performance. Congrats to Hammons!

From Nky.com

 

Daniel Hammons struck out a career-high 18 batters en route to a complete-game victory for Ludlow. Hammons, a senior, also hit two triples and drove in two runs.

 

 

WP -Hammons (3-2, 18 K's); LP -White. Leaders: L -Hammons 2 3B, 2 RBI; Stegemoller 2B; Banks 2-3. W -White 2-4, 2B; Foltz 2-4. Record: L 5-5.

Great job Daniel! Looking forward to this summer.

Dan has the ability to do this against alot of teams. He doesn't get the most publicity coming from Ludlow though which is a shame.

The Panthers have had a string of bad luck in the past week or so. Glad to see the turnaround. Daniel has the stuff to get it done at the next level. He's having a great senior season!!!

Dan has the ability to do this against alot of teams. He doesn't get the most publicity coming from Ludlow though which is a shame.

 

I do not buy this for second. This is the problem for little schools and why little schools like this can't sustain success for that long. Most parents think along the same way as what you just put. People need to realize that if someone is good enough, then they will get noticed no matter where they play at. He probably would also still have ended up at the same school in college, even if he did play for a bigger school. Parents need to realize this, just because someone plays at a bigger school, doesn't mean much. If your good you will be noticed. I know I am not talking about Hammons here because obviously he stayed at Ludlow. I just don't like that kind of thinking from people. This decade alone if all the people who grew up in Ludlow and went to Ludlow their whole lives would have just stayed. Then Ludlow would have been a MAJOR PLAYER in all three main sports in baseball, football, and basketball with real chances at going far in post season tournaments. If talent stays at Ludlow, Ludlow would get more recognition as well. However no matter what if a player is good enough they will get noticed, and people need to realize this.

I do not buy this for second. This is the problem for little schools and why little schools like this can't sustain success for that long. Most parents think along the same way as what you just put. People need to realize that if someone is good enough, then they will get noticed no matter where they play at. He probably would also still have ended up at the same school in college, even if he did play for a bigger school. Parents need to realize this, just because someone plays at a bigger school, doesn't mean much. If your good you will be noticed. I know I am not talking about Hammons here because obviously he stayed at Ludlow. I just don't like that kind of thinking from people. This decade alone if all the people who grew up in Ludlow and went to Ludlow their whole lives would have just stayed. Then Ludlow would have been a MAJOR PLAYER in all three main sports in baseball, football, and basketball with real chances at going far in post season tournaments. If talent stays at Ludlow, Ludlow would get more recognition as well. However no matter what if a player is good enough they will get noticed, and people need to realize this.

 

The fact of the matter is that school baseball doesn't have near the impact on college scholarship potential as does summer baseball and various baseball camps. It is not accurate to say "if you're good, you will get noticed." College coaches are very busy with their own teams during the Spring and do most of their scouting and recruiting in the summer. What IS important, however, is the quality of competition that small schools play compared vis-a-vis with larger schools to get them ready for summer baseball. Sorry, but it is a vastly different animal playing against the Villas, Daytons, Newports, Silver Groves, Ludlows, etc... of the world than it is playing CCH, Boone, Ryle, Beechwood, and the stronger schools in Lexington and Lousville. That level of competition gets you better prepared to face serious travel tournament competition in the summer, where you stand a much better chance of being noticed.

The fact of the matter is that school baseball doesn't have near the impact on college scholarship potential as does summer baseball and various baseball camps. It is not accurate to say "if you're good, you will get noticed." College coaches are very busy with their own teams during the Spring and do most of their scouting and recruiting in the summer. What IS important, however, is the quality of competition that small schools play compared vis-a-vis with larger schools to get them ready for summer baseball. Sorry, but it is a vastly different animal playing against the Villas, Daytons, Newports, Silver Groves, Ludlows, etc... of the world than it is playing CCH, Boone, Ryle, Beechwood, and the stronger schools in Lexington and Lousville. That level of competition gets you better prepared to face serious travel tournament competition in the summer, where you stand a much better chance of being noticed.

 

I agree. Rob Smith, former Highlands lineman recieved a scholarship to Tennessee. Rob grew up in Bellevue and Dayton. When it came time for high school, his dad moved to Ft. Thomas so that he could play for Highlands. I do not think that Rob would have gone to Tenn. coming out of Bellevue. Nothing against Bellevue. I do think he would have gotten a full ride somewhere, but that place would have been Eastern or Western or maybe even Kentucky. But not Tennessee and on to the NFL. This is just my opinion, but I do think it does matter. Maybe more so in some sports than others....but for sure in football.

I do not buy this for second. This is the problem for little schools and why little schools like this can't sustain success for that long. Most parents think along the same way as what you just put. People need to realize that if someone is good enough, then they will get noticed no matter where they play at. He probably would also still have ended up at the same school in college, even if he did play for a bigger school. Parents need to realize this, just because someone plays at a bigger school, doesn't mean much. If your good you will be noticed. I know I am not talking about Hammons here because obviously he stayed at Ludlow. I just don't like that kind of thinking from people. This decade alone if all the people who grew up in Ludlow and went to Ludlow their whole lives would have just stayed. Then Ludlow would have been a MAJOR PLAYER in all three main sports in baseball, football, and basketball with real chances at going far in post season tournaments. If talent stays at Ludlow, Ludlow would get more recognition as well. However no matter what if a player is good enough they will get noticed, and people need to realize this.

 

I didn't mean it as far as college. I mean if he was at CovCath more people would be doing more as far as including him in the best pitcher in NKY thread or something, but I do agree as far as college. Play well enough and people will take notice.:thumb:

The fact of the matter is that school baseball doesn't have near the impact on college scholarship potential as does summer baseball and various baseball camps. It is not accurate to say "if you're good, you will get noticed." College coaches are very busy with their own teams during the Spring and do most of their scouting and recruiting in the summer. What IS important, however, is the quality of competition that small schools play compared vis-a-vis with larger schools to get them ready for summer baseball. Sorry, but it is a vastly different animal playing against the Villas, Daytons, Newports, Silver Groves, Ludlows, etc... of the world than it is playing CCH, Boone, Ryle, Beechwood, and the stronger schools in Lexington and Lousville. That level of competition gets you better prepared to face serious travel tournament competition in the summer, where you stand a much better chance of being noticed.

 

You make point exactly though with what you said. Ludlow has had a lot of talent grow up in Ludlow in this decade. You see Ludlow put together teams in all sports with good players, but still missing a few key parts. There has been guys who grew up in Ludlow, who went to other schools who were great athletes and would have filled those needs. If the talent in Ludlow just stayed in Ludlow, then Ludlow as I said in my original post in this decade would have been consistently a top ten team all three major sports. So that means they would have had the talent, and would have went out and scheduled the better competition. With the way you all think, is why you hardly ever see small schools sustain a level of success anymore. They might get one great group who did stay together, and end up being very successful, but then program goes right back down. The reason it goes back down because parents take their kids to different schools. If they stayed little schools like Ludlow would sustain that level of success. You are right about summer baseball though as well, that is when they really get noticed. So just further shows my point, that it really don't matter as much what high school you attend. So if they just stayed all together, then they would make their hometown team better, play better competition, and also then have summer ball.

 

I know this is way off subject now, but there is just A LOT of things wrong with high school sports these days. Its just not right that parents think like that, and move their kids. I mean its quite simple to see how these top teams in other sports stay top teams every year in all sports. Yeah they have their own homegrown talent, then when you have even just one or two kids who move into their area for high school or transfer there for high school, then just makes you that much better. If parents didn't do that with their kids, they would see the programs where their kids grew up at, end up being one of the better teams in the region like the other teams. Its just not right how things are done.

I didn't mean it as far as college. I mean if he was at CovCath more people would be doing more as far as including him in the best pitcher in NKY thread or something, but I do agree as far as college. Play well enough and people will take notice.:thumb:

 

I see your point. People on here do really not give as much credit to a kid, as they would if they were at a bigger school. Its just how typical fans think, if your at a better school, then well you must be better. Its not right, but it seems like that is how most think... I really was not directing that post to much at you, just that whole thing is a sore subject to me, and I just don't think its right how parent take their kids to different schools, because they think their kid could go Division one or something at the other schools. If your good enough you will get noticed. Most of the people who go to the bigger schools around here in all sports usually don't go D1. They usually go to the same small colleges, that talented kids at Ludlow and other small schools send kids. It really does not make that much of a difference at what school you go to, if your good colleges will find you.:thumb:

You make point exactly though with what you said. Ludlow has had a lot of talent grow up in Ludlow in this decade. You see Ludlow put together teams in all sports with good players, but still missing a few key parts. There has been guys who grew up in Ludlow, who went to other schools who were great athletes and would have filled those needs. If the talent in Ludlow just stayed in Ludlow, then Ludlow as I said in my original post in this decade would have been consistently a top ten team all three major sports. So that means they would have had the talent, and would have went out and scheduled the better competition. With the way you all think, is why you hardly ever see small schools sustain a level of success anymore. They might get one great group who did stay together, and end up being very successful, but then program goes right back down. The reason it goes back down because parents take their kids to different schools. If they stayed little schools like Ludlow would sustain that level of success. You are right about summer baseball though as well, that is when they really get noticed. So just further shows my point, that it really don't matter as much what high school you attend. So if they just stayed all together, then they would make their hometown team better, play better competition, and also then have summer ball.

 

I know this is way off subject now, but there is just A LOT of things wrong with high school sports these days. Its just not right that parents think like that, and move their kids. I mean its quite simple to see how these top teams in other sports stay top teams every year in all sports. Yeah they have their own homegrown talent, then when you have even just one or two kids who move into their area for high school or transfer there for high school, then just makes you that much better. If parents didn't do that with their kids, they would see the programs where their kids grew up at, end up being one of the better teams in the region like the other teams. Its just not right how things are done.

 

And just out of curiosity, who is the "you all" to whom you refer?

Hammons is leading NKY by a lot in terms of strikeouts according the the NKY Enquirer stats

I believe he had 15 against St. Henry a few weeks ago.

 

This is why I had him ranked 3rd on my top pitchers list.

The fact of the matter is that school baseball doesn't have near the impact on college scholarship potential as does summer baseball and various baseball camps. It is not accurate to say "if you're good, you will get noticed." College coaches are very busy with their own teams during the Spring and do most of their scouting and recruiting in the summer. What IS important, however, is the quality of competition that small schools play compared vis-a-vis with larger schools to get them ready for summer baseball. Sorry, but it is a vastly different animal playing against the Villas, Daytons, Newports, Silver Groves, Ludlows, etc... of the world than it is playing CCH, Boone, Ryle, Beechwood, and the stronger schools in Lexington and Lousville. That level of competition gets you better prepared to face serious travel tournament competition in the summer, where you stand a much better chance of being noticed.

 

Summer baseball is truly where it is at, as almost at every game, there are plenty of scouts Pro and College attending. The quality of the teams and the players, are much better than in the HS game.

 

If you are good you might be found but if you play against or for a Ryle, Boone, Conner or a CovCath (and some others too) or better yet go play in tournerys like the LIT you will have a much better chance to be found.

 

Example if you played against CovCath with Maile or Boone with Faris, just think how many pro/college scouts follow those two young men, and if you had a great day against them and or their teams you just helped yourself big time.

 

Hammons is indeed a special kid, but just think how much more ink/press/looks he would have gotten, if he attended a bigger school. Is it fair? No! But that's just how it is....