northernkysportfan

Hadden pitched the first 3 innings, 6 strike outs and giving up only 1 earned run. Smith came in to pitch in the 4th inning. Sloppy game by Beechwood as they had 10 errors in the game.

Things went Beechwood's way the first 4 innings, then the dreaded 5th inning killed them and Cov Cath got a few bloops to fall in and rallys back. Cov Cath put up 5 in the fifth. Beechwood down 1 in top of 7th, get a runner on base. Balk called, runner to 2nd, 2 outs. Gohs hits hard ground ball to SS, Holocher throws it wild allowing the runner to score. In the bottom of the 8th, bases loaded 2 outs. A very weakly hit ball up the middle, SS and 2nd basemen cant get it to 2nd in time, Cov Cath scores the winning run, ball game. Elliott pitched well for the first 4 innings, but his pitch count got high and he began to tire in the 5th. I think he threw over 95 pitches in just 4 2/3 innings. Can't wait to see a rematch in the future.

I'll take Scott in this won. Scott-7 Brossart-1

Who will be on the hill for CCH? Niehous or Nutini???

Ross- LCA

Agreed;)

Yes

Smith beat himself that inning. From there on he threw the ball well and for strikes and they only ended up with 2 hits. Its amazing what happens when a pitcher throws strikes:sssh:. Conner had a few well hit balls to the outfield, but a lot of fly outs. I had only seen Conner once before this, and this was against Cov Cath. I dont know if they just had an off day at the plate or maybe they were just hitting really well against Cov Cath. Connor was solid defensively but Beechwood just found the holes.

Beechwood's bats woke up today, they put up a good amount of runs against a pretty good pitcher. They had good consistant hitting posting 12 runs in the 5 inning game. Smith threw for the Tigers, had a rough first inning walking 5 but got out of it giving up 2 runs. The Cougars only got 2 hits on the day. Beechwood makes a statement today, as many thought Conner would win this game. I can't wait for Thursday!:dancingpa

Beechwood bats are still in a slump, only putting up 5 runs against Dixie. (Nichols did not pitch) If they only do that much to Dixie's pitching then i dont see them hitting much this game. If Cov Cath puts up 5 i say they win the game. I don't know if CCH hitting has come around yet, but they will need a strong pitching performance for this game because I dont see Cov Cath scoring many runs off of Elliott.

You seem to be implying that Conner is the favorite in this game? I thought Beechwood was ranked higher and would be the favorite?:confused:

I am pretty sure Elliott will be starting for the Tigers, it only makes sense. Will Cov Cath throw Nutini?

I would say that pitching is their strong point. The most runs they have given up this year in a game is 7 and that was against Bullitt East and aided by 3 errors. After looking at the scoreboard here on BGP and todays Dixie Game they have given up 28 runs in 10 games. 2.8 runs per game given up is very,very, good in high school. The weak point is there hitting and in order to win big games they are going to have to hit.

Oh you don't want another double forfeit? I don't think that will happen this time. Beechwood will have Elliott on the mound but the question is, who do they have in relief? They have a tough week, playing Dixie Monday, Conner Tuesday, and then Cov Cath Thursday. I think this is a pitchers dual, not many runs, good defense, and a lot of excitement.:dancingpa

Conner, Holy Cross, and NCC are the 3 that stick out. NCC has been up and down all year but did make it to the All A finals.

If i understand correctly, Beechwood had A LOT of pitching available for that game, and they could have gone with Elliott, Hadden, or Snyder after Smith was pulled. You cant say Elliott did a bad job, he just had one pitch get away from him. That intentional walk that the coaching staff called for with 1 out and runners on 2nd and 3rd came back to bite them.

I would like to see Conner recieve some votes. They are playing very well right now and probably the hottest team in NKY.

Very bold prediction, but very possible. There is always the possibility that they will use an illegal pitcher and have to forfeit the game.

Boone will not get out of their district without pitching. They had to put up 15 runs to squeak past St. Henry! I am not taking anything away from St. Henry but Boone should have beaten them by a marginal amount. The pitching really has to step up or this team is going nowhere.

The middle infield thing was just to stir up the conversation, but I do think Ryle will beat Cov Cath this go around. Sure you can say, well CCH is the better team b/c they just beat Ryle, but I just have a feeling that Ryle will pull it out this time.

Scott and GRC could be the game of the year in the 10th region. The teams are very similar and about equal in talent.

I think that is the whole reason this "bad call" at the plate is even being talked about. Beechwood fans can argue about it but anybody that says that they did it to themselves is absolutely right. Pickett was not aware of the situation and starting running home on a fly ball to left, leaving him with no time to get back to the bag to tag up. I saw Coach Myerhoff getting in his face as he should of. I know these are kids and they make mistakes but when i saw that i was shocked that a high school player didn't know the situation in this big game. The thing that i was tought in high school when i was on 3rd was "ball in the air, back to the bag". I am sure coaches tell this still to the players. A mental mistake by the tigers cost them the game, but its not the end of the world, still over half of the season to play.:banana:

Should be a great 10th region final with those 2 teams.

I think Ryle will win this one because Cov Cath has a weak middle infield.

Harrison county is the number one team in the 10th. I think Scott is the 2nd best team in the region, but not near as good as Harrison county.