Oscar

Congratulations EJ!

What was the deal with Smith? Did he get the homerun hit off him and just fell apart mentally, or was he just not throwing well. I know this is not what anyone will want to hear, but this is not very surprising. Beechwood should be proud to be where they are, and they've had a good season. But it ends here..Harrison will take this in the next game. Don't hang your heads though...I know I'd love for CovCath to be where you are right now, as would they.

No, I knew they only played twice. I attended both. And I'm not a big fan of cookies, but thanks. I chose to use a poorly worded sentence. And I don't know that CCH wishes they get run ruled as much as he thinks how likely it is.

I think you're insinuating that some of the boys on CovCath's team had a negative attitude or view of Beechwood or in general and if so youre way off base. CovCath's team had plenty of heart. They sure showed a lot of it ten run ruling Beechwood and shutting them out the other two times. Sometimes things just don't fall your way, or they way it probably should. Doubt any of it had to do with a bad attitude Good luck to Beechwood this week as I believe they'll need some. Represent the 9th region well.

Harrison County. Beechwood has had a good year, but I don't see them dodging a bullet twice.

No need to take offense. He is a good ball player. But having just pitched the night before, coupled with the throws i saw him making in warmups throughout, there was no need for CCH to bunt. They could have simply stole Nutini over.

The more I think about, yes Covcath's strong lineup didn't have their best game hitting-wise, but they put up 9 hits or something like that I believe. Unfortunately Krumps chose the worst game ever to be conservative and not play his game. CovCath had an opportunity to plate a run with Stayton up to bat and men on second and third with one out, but opted to let him swing away. I still put him in the top 2 coaches in NKY obviously, it's just unfortunate that he went away from his game.

...Beechwood will be in this position again and we will see how their reaction is. You may be right, who knows.

I love how you act like Beechwood fans are all gracious and perfect. I think everyone has congratulated Beechwood on pulling off what everyone thought could not happen.

Good pick up by NKU and congratulations to Daniel! He is fun to watch!

Indeed, and I am in agreement. The crew overall was good in all the games. The strike zone got a bit tight and of course there may have been some questionable calls, but it's impossible to get every single call right.

lol charm is what that is called?

In regards to what you believe you heard from the first base/dugout afterwards, I'm sure they have plenty of respect for Beechwood, and the students may have been caught up in emotion, but the boys on the team were far too concerned with their last game ending that way than to worry about disparaging your team. And before you point fingers you should look into your own student section...heard some not so great things from them last night. Congratulations to Beechwood, and good luck in the state semi-finals. Snyder had a heck of a game and was deserving of the mvp. CovCath boys, ya'll had a great season and nothing to hang your heads about. We're proud of you. Have to wonder why a] CovCath opted to bunt instead of steal on a catcher who quite frankly, was very unlikely to throw anyone out. And b] when we needed to bunt, why did Krumps get away from his own game. It seems like CovCath def. got beat by their own game this time around.

Smith looked like a mess...he has to learn to control his emotions. Control just seems to be an overall issue for him which I'm sure his college coaches will get taken care of. Beechwood definitely fought hard for this and they earned it. Hard to see Conner go down as they played well too! Very fun game. Number 18 for Beechwood is a very spirited kid and is very positive..needs to rub off on his teammates. I think two different players today lost their heads..one throwing their helmet and the other a bat. This was really a great game to watch!

The last part is key, IMO. Covcath is the only team with a legit shot at doing damage down state. It would be great for a team if they could pull an upset [though I don't see it happening], but then it pretty much eliminates a shot of the state champ being from NKY.

Boone was a solid hitting team, and I'd say they are close, but I'd say CovCath is still the better hitting team. Anyways...I take Covcath.

I am sure it will be Connor vs. Etscheid. Can't win the second if they don't make it past the first.

Ok all fair points and I agree with you totally. But if you can manage to keep Isler for the championship game, why wouldnt you? If they play Ryle this will be the second or third time they've seen him pitch. Don't you think they may catch on? I think your chances of winning the championship game are ridiculously high with Isler on the mound, so if it can be done I'd at least consider Nute for the second game depending on which team it is and which pitcher I guess. It's just a hard call. Nute worries me because he usually takes some innings to really warm up and get in a rythm and he has been known to get hit pretty well at times..

Just curious, but why? Do you feel that the second game will be the hardest of the three games with facing either Ryle or Newcath? Because obviously krumps will pitch his ace verse whoever he feels is the toughest game.

That is a possibility for sure but I also think krumps is confident enough in nutini to use him in that situation to save his ace. It isn't disrespect to st henry... Its just strategy.

Don't see it happening. Only legit threats to CovCath are imo Ryle, Conner if their bats are on, and NewCath with Connor on the mound.

I don't care how the seeding turns out as long as CovCath wins it all Ideally I'd like them to get St. Henry first round so that they can save Isler for the second round opponent.

Very true. Both are hoping to take it all this year..and these awards are all just icing on the cake at the end if they recieve them. That whole Covcath team has to want this so bad.

You're wrong. The hit by smith to siemer was indeed an error and I'm fairly certain cch book had it that way as did krumps based on his reaction. Siemer is an excellent second baseman but that hit off his glove.

congratulations to the seniors on their last game played on their home field, and also to them and the entire team on a solid victory over Beechwood to claim the district title three years in a row! Great game! Isler shut down Beechwood, and while he didn't have all of his sharp stuff today, it's nice to know that even on an off day he could handle himself well. And of course it helps the cause to have Neil Martin get a big hit to get the winning run and Maile hit three homeruns in one game! Exciting stuff with Maile breaking the record for homeruns and Isler inching closer to the coveted 13-0 record for pitching at 11-0. Choosing POY between those two is a tough tough one. Wow. I think Isler earned POY and Maile for all he has done over three years is probably a legit lead for Mr. Baseball. Darner had a nice double after Maile's homeruns, and Holocher had a good hit too. This team has a lot to be proud of! On to regionals!