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  1. As it stands, it will begin at top of the 10th inning. I believe that this is reasonable, and all well and good for regular season games...HOWEVER...it was presented as an "all or nothing" choice, so to speak, to the ADs and Principals that KHSAA surveyed on the matter; either "Utilize the international tie breaker in all games" OR "Eliminate the tiebreaker in all games". There was no provision by KHSAA for playing out all post-season games to their competitive conclusion, only an area for add'l comments. ADs and Principals have a lot on their plates, and many when faced with that choice probably defaulted to the "Utilize the ITB..." option, without much if any deeper thought, and moved on with their day. A petition has been started for coaches/parents/fans of fastpitch softball around the State, who have a more in-depth understanding of the sport, and how this could negatively impact post-season games, to give voice to their view to the KHSAA. The link is found here, and if it is against protocol to post this here, please remove the link. I have attempted to remain as down the middle as I possibly can with this post without coloring it with my opinion. My opinion of the KHSAA in regards to fastpitch softball is extremely low, by the way.
  2. This is a reasonable take. And not to argue, because it is a fair response...however, my qualm with the technology angle is this.....If improvements in the equipment has moved the sport to a level of being overtly unsafe for the participants, then why not address the offending equipment rather than mandating heretofore unnecessary protective equipment?
  3. Not sure if this was in part including myself in "all the people", but just to reiterate, one thing I am not is against my daughter or any player wearing a mask. My point is and always will be, that it should be the player/parent/family decision. Personal freedom. Personal responsibility. I've seen other online venues with people posting pictures/videos of their kids after being hit in the face as a means to show support by somehow trying to shame or belittle those who disagree with the new rule.....my question to them is simply, if you are such a supporter, why wasn't your kid wearing a mask to begin with? Does someone have to TELL you it's OK to protect your child in a manner you wish?
  4. I am not in favor of mandating masks for high school players. What's done is done, though. As a pitcher, my daughter has been hit occasionally with no serious incidents, and has been on the field back in youth ball days when a pitcher on her team was hit in the mouth. It's scary thing for sure. I have never been "anti-mask", in fact my daughter wore a mask for a few years off and on, and then once she got to about 14U and HS level, I let her choose. We discussed it, she accepted the risk, and chose not to wear one going forward. She'll be a college senior this coming season, playing D1 with nearly 600 innings in the circle, so far....do I cringe when one is hit up the middle? Absolutely, but it is her choice, and I respect that. To that end, I believe in personal freedom, and assuming risk and responsibility for one's own actions in ALL things. Those aren't very popular positions any longer it seems, though....not just in HS sports.
  5. I could get behind that, and I know that the teams would appreciate it
  6. I thought that angle through, and believe that with out a Semi-State round to narrow the field down to 4 teams, then just one field would be taxed, even with an added day on the front end there would be 3 straight days of 4 games, and 3 on the final day....Don't know if any colleges would go for that. Ideally, I would advocated adding a Semi-State round in, on Monday and Tuesday, at 4 college/partner locations around the State to get to a Final 4, take W & Th off, then Semis on Fri night at a top shelf destination and Championship on Sat. But that is a big overhaul that I don't see KHSAA partaking in...remember, I'm cynical And to touch on the pitch count thing....yes, they threw an abhorrent amount of pitches, but they aren't the first. I can recall Thomas from Mercy in 2014 most recently having to throw her arm off on Friday....I would argue, "why change the sport, when it is so much easier to just change the format?"....the reason the situation exists is 100% due to the Dbl Elimination format....Accept it as a bad decision, learn, and move on with a better way......To say that teams and schools would have to "develop" pitching staffs, IMO, is not realistic because the amount of quality pitchers just aren't there, and not just at small schools.....Playing a maximum of 2 games in a day is doable, by almost every pitcher out there, and levels the field for teams that only have one viable pitcher.
  7. Unfortunately the new Ray Jones Complex in Greenville, KY is not suited due to the press box situation, as well....shame, cause it looks fantastic...Region 3 was played there....but hey, like the Parks and Rec Director of Owensboro says, "...it's all about the players..." Whatever....they don't even come out and drag the already substandard fields between games in Owensboro, so they are beat to death, with bad hops galore, TERRIBLE dug out pitching lanes, and batters boxes that end up having hitters standing either uphill, downhill, or in a trench..."You're choice, ladies. Choose wisely." I guess since Men's Slowpitch has died off around here enough, they have "skirted" the infields to a fastpitch distance, and by "skirted" I mean it looks like they drug a yard plow around enough to break up the soil, and put down some seed, so now the first 20' of the OF is like a plowed field with a bad hair plug job, and the ramp that used to be the back of the slowpitch infield still remains!! It is God-Awful. I've said many times before that Bilberry, Bridenbaugh, Tackett, and any other KHSAA staff members that have a say in ANY aspect of this grand debacle each June should be ashamed at themselves for the short shrift that is given to the female softball players of this Commonwealth. I just don't complain, I offer up a solution. First of all change it to a 16 Team, Single Elimination format...cramming 16 teams, 31 games into basically a day and a half is assanine, and it is MISERABLE for the players, the umpires, the fans, no matter how exciting the outcomes. Not only is it borderline abusive to have teams play 4 games back to back, it is stupid!! High School teams are not built for that...Hell, College teams aren't built for that!! Bottom line is, you do not get the best performances from the best teams. Make it Sgl Elim, so EVERY GAME counts, and is as exciting, anticipated and as valuable as Game 31 was this past Saturday between Male and MNH. Some people I have talked with this about then say, "teams need to be seeded" ....my response "by whom?"...I'm cynical, and don't trust anyone associated with KSCA or KHSAA to be fair, so I advocate sticking with the blind pill-pull as it currently is....Sure you may get a crappy matchup, but you still have to win the game...in the current setup, it's no different, losing your first game is a death sentence, so let it stand. IF the tournament must to be played at a "complex" (which I think it does without a Semi-State format), then have the 8 Rd 1 games on Thur evening, as it currently is, the 4 Rd 2 games on Fri morning, the 2 Rd 3 games on Fri night, under the lights, and Championship Game on Sat. .... this limits teams to maximum 2 games in a day, AND it keeps the teams off the field in the hottest part of the day.......This is doable without much change from current set up.....but for God's sake get it out of Owensboro, and to a nice facility "...for the players..." of course!!
  8. South Warren steals home in bottom of 8th to beat East Carter 1-0. MNH, Male, Cath rolled their opponents. McCrack rolling Leslie in lower bracket. Pikeville up 2-1 on Woodford in bottom 4th, but Woodford getting ready to bust it open.
  9. sounds like a dady-ball coaching decision
  10. Yeah, I realize that, and I fully and completely understand the geography of the KY Softball map. I don't think it's a terrible idea. It may not be as good as your idea, though...oh, wait...you didn't post one. Nevermind. At the end of the day, I just love great softball, and would LOVE to see the Top 8 teams in the State, with zero regard for "geographical balance", in a sgl elim tournament over three days at Ulmer Stadium for all the marbles. If all 8 teams are from the same Region, so be it. Nothing irks me more than seeing teams at State from Regions that are perpetually 0-2 or 1-2, while other far more competitive teams sit home. Guarantee Apollo, Ballard, Butler, Bullit East and Fern Creek could have replaced 4 or 5 teams this year, and it would have been much more entertaining. No way that scenario EVER happens, but hey, were just kicking around terrible ideas, right?
  11. I agree with maysvilleky....not enough quality teams in KY for splitting it up. Under the current "1 team per Region" format, not even all the teams at State are on the same level, while other viable teams sit home. All fun to speculate, but we all know there's about a 0.01% chance of any of it transpiring.
  12. The format I envision, would no longer necessitate a multi field complex, since the maximum number of games played in a day is 4....good grounds crew can turn a single field to accommodate 4 games in a day, and have it in tip top shape for each game. Jack Fisher grounds crew are city parks workers, and do just enough to get by.
  13. Classed or not, KY is one of just a few states that uses a dbl elim tournament. Of those, only KY uses 16 teams crammed into a less than 48 hour time frame. It's asinine. Probably easiest fix to preserve the current format of 1 team per Region, is simply add a day at the front of the tournament. That way the max amount of games on any single day for a team would be 3. Still requires a multi field setting, though. I personally prefer unclassed. One Champion. In MY perfect world, there would be 4 "areas" of 4 regions...(1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16) Each Region would have 2 seeded teams in an 8 team Area Tournament. Then each Area would send top two seeded teams to State Tournament. All single elimination, 8 team brackets. Regions and Areas over 2 days. State over 3 days. Regional Colleges could host the Area Tournaments, and State could either be a fixed destination, or perhaps rotate to each Area College host. Region and Area tournaments could be same week. M,T & F,S. Then State on Th,F,S following week, so the calendar wouldn't be lengthened. Ah, to dream.
  14. I love the idea of a single elimination tournament. 1 Thursday game, 2 Friday, Championship Saturday. All night games.
  15. I watched the IN HS State Championships today on TV, and it is light years ahead of KY...2 teams, 1 game....now, they have 4 classes, so there are differences, of course, but KY could do something with the format that would make it more enjoyable, and probably fairer, across the board. The teams are gassed by Saturday, and the quality suffers dramatically. A quick check of today's stats...the four best remaining teams in the state...5 games, 23 errors, 96 hits, 17 unearned runs. That is NOT representative of the best our state has to offer. JMHO
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