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Taylor Sears Somerset High School 2011 commits to Morehead State University. A three year Starter for Coach Phil Grundy, he enters his Seventh season as a Briar Jumper having been the first player in the tradition rich program to make the Varsity roster as a mere Sixth Grader.

As a Sophomore, Sears finished the '09 season with a .488 Average and 17 doubles, both among the tops in the State, earning him the Commonwealth Journal All County " Player of the Year" honors.

Sears played summer ball for the Morse Mustangs and continued his success, batting .480 with 13 doubles and 3 Home Runs.

Sears is the first of the talented batch of the 2011 SHS seniors to sign and the fourth Mustang as Isaac Smith (Bradley), Jacob Bodner (Xavier) and Matthew Honchell (Miami of Ohio) have all committed early. Sears joins several former 12th Region standouts to have signed with Coach Jay Sorg's Morehead State program, including 2010 signees Aaron Watts, Duran Elmore, Bud Morton and Noah Smallwood.

Sears also plays strong safety for the currently undefeated and top ranked Jumper football team. The Briar Jumpers advanced to the Class 3A State Finals last season.

Congratulations Coach Eddie Brooks and the Bryan Station players. What a great accomplishment and so quickly. Great Job.

I don't beleive I said anything about how good a fit or how good he would be. But I do beleive that being from outside that area with no ties to the community would make him a better fit then anyone locally. Sorry I put the wrong Tennessee school.

Why would hiring someone inside the Pulaski/ Somerset Community be such a bad thing. I thought Coach Thacker did a great job when he played against us so I think losing him will definitely hurt, but how can hiring a local coach be so wrong? I believe the people that were clamoring to have Thacker replaced will get a big dose of disappointment if they move out of the community to hire a retread from some other community or a Junior Varsity Coach that has not been through the constant politics of High School Sports and that is according to Somerset Die Hards politics is awful there. If they go outside they will be setting the program up for parents to run the show. Just my opinion. I also heard that SHS administration is looking to flip flop with Rowan County. That is an absolut Joke and another great move.

I heard that the selection committee chose a player from both Wayne and Somerset. Wayne Co. was the Boston boy and Somerset was the Fitzgerald boy. I know that we at Rock had Perkins on the team and we lost the 1st round and had ours. The commmittee is a good idea and I agree with jumpermom the officiating for the SHS-MERCER game was terrible and I coached the home plate umpire in little league and he absolutely had an awful ballgame. The Jumpers still had a chance to win it but botched a suicide squeeze.

2 weeks ago I would not have given 2 plug nickels for Somerset to repeat, but after the way they dismantled Tanner and the Rockets in the District Championship I really believe that they are still the team to beat. See you guys at Region and GO Rockets!! Good Luck to everyone in all the regions. Play Hard!!

How is that Dist. shaping up for tournament time.

The Deciding game will be at SHS on Monday. Who do you like in that one?

My Rockets are average without Tanner on the hump, but Coach Bussell will get the other pitchers going by tournament time. Remember that Dakota has been battling a wrist injury since Florida.

9 innings? What happened to Somerset late to make it 9-3?

It looks like Somerset may have bit off more than they can chew with that schedule. What was Grundy thinking. I know that Somerset is pretty good, but Dunbar, Lafayette, LCA, Henry Clay, Greenup, West Jessamine all on the road. That is a really tough schedule!! I know that they want to play a good schedule, but that is out of control. They played poor defense over here, but still hit Tanner Perkins better than anyone else has this season. Take a lesson and schedule a little softer and in your Region a few times and get a few Wins.

Wallen gets the win for the Jumpers, Smith picks up the loss for the Maroons.

Good win for the Jumpers, but they are facing Tanner Perkins tonight and this one will set the table for District pairings the winner goes to 3-0. I am hoping to make it out to this one. It should be Perkins against Fitzpatrick for the Jumpers. I am excited to see if the Rockets can get ready for the Jumpers.

They're definately capable but they've got to show it on the field, I think they'll get it together but after their recent defensive performances its on them to prove themselves again.

I like my Rockets to win the 12th Region, but I will guarantee you that there will not be any teams lining up to play Somerset at tournament time. I like me Rockets a lot, but after Tanner pitches we do not have the pitching depth to matchup with Somerset or Mercer, but in a single elimination tournament anything can happen and often does. I also saw that Somerset has one of the toughest schedules in High School baseball. When you play tough teams errors are magnified in a tight game and nobody remembers them when you are 15 ahead.

Well...looks like Thacker and the Briar Jumpers will be getting ready for next season. So I guess all you beloved Somerset fans are ready for a coaching change since he didn't beat West Jessamine?

Why would the Jumpers look for a new Coach. I do not know Coach Thacker, but in my opinion he has done a great job at SHS and I remember SHS having a coaching carousel before Thacker and speaking of Coaching changes how is the Warriors coping with a 5-21 season?

I see that Somerset ranked at #20, but no love for my Rockcastle Rockets. They beat Somerset 2 times last season. I have a lot of respect for Coach Grundy and his program, but we did beat them 2 out of 3 times last season and we have Tanner Perkins and Crew returning.

Great Job Coach Thacker. It will be Somerset and Lincoln in the Finals. Anything can happen in the finals. GO JUMPERS. If Rock cannot go to state I need our District to pull us through and Lincoln better not look past the PC Maroons who are playing well!!

I am a life-long Rocket fan and have seen the Jumpers 2 times this year and they are very capable of making a run. They handled the Rockets at home and I believe that if they can get back to the form that they had against us over here they have a real shot. My prediction is that Lincoln wins a squeker against the Jumpers in the Finals.

Somerset will be the team to beat this year. With all but one starter back and the best coach in the region, they are a good bet to repeat.

Casey Co. going to the region as a runner-up will not win the region. They let a little sophomore score 20 points against them in the finals. Like I've said before, speed kills!

A team that can't press will not win the region. That knocks out Casey Co.

I think Somerset will be loaded with young talent this year. They will have the best 1 thru 9 they have had in years. They have some commited to program year round.

When Somerset comes to play they are the most talented team in the 12th. Casey can't win the region because they can't press. I think Rockcastle has a chance if they stay out of foul trouble. If it comes down to coaching, Somerset,Casey,Southwestern,and Lincoln can't win.

Southwestern has pitching but not much to go with it. Rockcastle girls are always competitive but seem to have lost that edge last year. Somerset is young but has some super talent. Pulaski should be solid again this year.

Who is the best team in the 12th this year?

I don't think the blame is being put solely on the middle school coach. The feeder system in general is not very good and that goes all the way back to little league. Responding to what studwr said about square one fundamentals being taught at the high school level shows something is wrong. Practicing these fundamentals is one thing, but teaching the basics at this level is another.

 

There is always blame to go around, but it has been my experience that Junior High and Little League coaches have the best of intentions and have such a limited amount of practice time and facilities that they are doing the best that they can do with what is given to them. Just my humble opinion.

Somerset looks to be loaded with young talent this year. Lost one senior Cati Cowan to UL last year.Watch out!!

Somerset will be very good and Rock. will be good with Perkins on the mound, but PC and Casey are both holding this Dist. back. My vote goes to the 46th and then the 45th.

You are probably right. I was leaning toward Mercer's District.

Which District is the toughest in the 12th? I like the Rockets District with SHS, PC and Casey. Go Rockets!! Tanner Perkins's knee is healthy.