BadCat

This is according to scoreboard, and it isn't always right. Anybody got details?

I know Lee and Owsley play tomorrow.

Serious illness in wife's family. May not be able to make it.

56th District is at Estill I believe. Don't take it to the bank though.

I knew Bowling was the right guy professor. God knows sixtyfeetsix has drilled it into me enough! Still thinking about basketball. By the way RedsFan, I do believe Lee will beat Owsley, but I don't think it will be by 10+, as I am sure one of the top two will pitch. I think Owsley is better than most people know.

None. also, added Matt Eversole at first base, returning from injury, who is excellent defensive first baseman, and maybe best bat on the team. He improves Lee tremendously.

It was actually the Peewee league. When he came to bat, my wife would make me stand in front of my daughter, who liked to pick grass in center field, and not watch what was going on.

I think you have the winners, but Owsley will be a little tougher in the two games Smith and Neeley pitch. Without knowing which those are, I am reluctant to pick spread.

All I said was just this, "how many of these guys started when Lee and Powell beat them last year". Not really that unclear.

How many of these guys started last year when Lee and Powell beat them?

Either a win over Clark county is impressive enough to make you the best around, (like Leslie) or it is just a team getting lucky and catching a them on a down on a down day, (like Estill). Which? you seem to be taking both sides of the argument here.

Yeah, Clark probably played their A game against Estill, and Somerset looks to be no great shakes either. Owsley could probably beat them.

1. Lee 2. Leslie 3. PCC 4. Letcher Central 5. Estill 6. Knott Central 7. Powell 8. Owsley 9. Hazard 10. Cordia

Maroon is just not his color.

Matt Eversole is one of the finest, most personable, young men you will ever meet.

Lee has played in the all a tournament which they absolutely dominated (beat Cordia 9-1 by the way), rained out against Perry Central, and soundly defeated Estill, who, like Leslie , has a win over Clark County. Lee will play Clark, Leslie twice PCC, Madison Southern, Clay County, Garrad County and other top teams. I would say beating Estill is as impressive as beating Clark, particularly with Estill's win over Clark.

Atticus, you mess up Matt's knee playing pickup basketball,and us Lee County baseball fans will come hunting you with his aluminum bats!

Estill jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, but Corey Thomas settled in, Lee scored the next 9 before Estill picked up one in top of the seventh. Nice district win for Lee.

I agree Green Machine, and that is basically the point I was making earlier about Lee County's pitchers. They have the two top men, Osbourne and Thomas, and then Matt Perkins as the number three, who appears to me to be an unusually good third pitcher for a school the size of Lee, and that really gives them an edge in tournament such as the All A region. Josh Drake is not bad either. Small schools usually are at a pitching disadvantage, just because of numbers, but Lee is unusually deep on the mound this year, so the "chance" you correctly refer to is not as great this year for the Bobcats as it is most years at schools like Lee and Owsley.

I thought 15 would be an awfully lot of strikeouts, especially with the score what it was.

First baseman is Matt Eversole, missed all of last year with a knee injury, and you are right, he can play. Look at him next time and imagine what kind of football player this kid would have been if he had been someplace where e could have played.

I don't see Estill being last in 56th.

Also, Professor, that really runs the pitch count up. At Lee County, some years ago, I am sure you remember Shawn Little. He was as good a pitching prospect as has been around in the mountains in some time. He was 14th region MVP as a junior and had much interest at the next level. Early in his senior year his arm just went "POP" during a game and his career as a pitcher was over. He played some college ball at Morehead and Cumberland, and some Frontier League ball as an outfielder, but potential was never realized. You just can't be too careful with these young arms, and that is the point I believe you were making earlier about Smith's pitch count. I hope someone is listening to your wise old self!

Two big wins for Leslie. I dont know much about Somerset or Paintsville this year yet, but if the past is any indication, one would think that at least one of them would field a very competitive team.

If he struck out 15 of the 21 outs, and Hazard still scored 10 runs in 7 innings, either a lot of hits in between or Owsley needs to work on defense.