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DickVitale....What do YOU see wrong?

Dayton scored 8 runs on 10 hits-Crapo, Smesny, and Herrera went 2 for 3. Smesny started and went 4--not real sharp but good enough to get the win. Kolarik gets the save pitching VERY well. Crowder caught a good game and Crapo made a spectacular catch in left-center field. On the down side---3 infield errors and some sloppy ball handling. Vidors Chas Bruce was on fire going 3 for 3 with all being very hard hit balls

After reviewing my books--Broncos had 3 errors in the field and one missed sign resulting in a score

understand completely and he may decide to go to a D-1 but just trying to give reasons why JUCO might be a better fit

Walters went 2, Smesny went 3, and Kolarik went two--and those last two curve balls from Kolarik were indeed wicked

would love it!

IMO JUCO is the way to go especially for pitchers. some reasons: lost in the crowd at a big school, JUCO can pay more, and most that go D-1 will ride the pine for two years, San Jac and Angelina are two of the top baseball schools anywhere

I talked with the Episcopal coach on the way out last night. He said his team was 28-3 last year. They are no slouch. You are right though--Dayton gets the bats going and we will be pretty good.

exactly right---everyone sooner or later will hit the wall--for most it is the last high school game they play, for a select few it is in college, and for the extremely rare it is in the major leagues but at some point it will be over I have always preached that sports is a "means to an end"--it can help you pay for college and have a heck of ride along the way

doubt if you must but one of mine is on 100% athletic scholarship and and the other is receiving offers as we go along---sometime the dream pays off Well, good for you, I am glad we have this forum so you can toot your own horn. YOU called me out with your expert knowledge----my response was to show you that in this case you are incorrect and I can cite many others as well so.... if that is tooting then toot toot

doubt if you must but one of mine is on 100% athletic scholarship and and the other is receiving offers as we go along---sometime the dream pays off

fantastic accomplishment! congrats to the young man

Lots of good advice in this post. real good advice---tell a kid to quit chasing his dream and go fishing---may as well tell him to live in a van down by the river

maybe in tennis but not basketball---Panthers thinking about baseball before halftime Man, that aint right...Im on the HJ tennis team... sorry

some of "we people" do have kids that excel in the classroom but also happen to enjoy sports----one of mine loves to hunt and fish and the other could care less but both love sports---tell me were you one of "those people" that wasn't good in the classroom AND the field?

perhaps I am not being clear---zero to do with playing time or position or any decision on the field---those are completely out of bounds but no one on this earth has been perfect for about 2000 years and if you are in a position of authority the proper thing to do is listen -heck you just might find a different perspective or maybe not but just listen

the hardest thing to accept for some of us is to watch kids leave their hometown team and go play for another district

no need to go postal ----- 1. a coach should LISTEN to any concern a parent has----he does not have to agree but he should listen---EVERYBODY in a position of authority should listen 2. this should be done in a CLOSED SETTING as I stated in an earlier post NOW: Do you think that a coach should never listen to a parent????

absolutely correct--a parent has absolutely zero say in who plays where or how much and so on and so on....but players and parents do have a vote about how kid is treated or how a manager can show his "backside" in public--I have seen to many players "vote with their feet" and go run track

are you saying that a coach--a high school coach should NEVER listen to a parent???

very reasonable post and most coaches are fine people and will listen in a closed setting---they may not agree with you and that is ok as well-----but fans need to be respectful and coaches sometimes need to listen

maybe in tennis but not basketball---Panthers thinking about baseball before halftime

Name three

Dayton/Huffman was a "situational" scrimmage but Dayton pitching looked pretty solid Smesny, Walters, and Kolarik faced a total of 18 batters--Kolarik struggled early w/first two but finished strong--Smesny/Walters gave up no hits and had 9 Ks on 13 batters

agree--HJ by a lot