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Thank you 12! I talked to your grandfather and two aunts today. They are mighty proud of you!!! I hope you have a great career at Lamar (until you play Sam ;D).

yes, jasper in 3! BC, you had a great season! Sorry the "payback" didn't go your way.

Congratulations to Bridge City for having a great season! And you folks who wish you had another coach, careful what you wish for. You may get one who never has an opportunity to lose a playoff game. 8) ;D To be starting freshmen at third and short, I think your BC coach did one heckuva job to just get the team to the regional finals.

then that be Jasper because Reagan definitely threw fewer pitches.

the dogs are giving it their best Duck!

Who knows? For Jasper, we probably will all be surprised! In all honesty, with Mixon, it could be anybody.

In defense of the coach, is it not a "common strategy" to walk a right handed batter to get to the lefty, since Stringer is a lefty? By the book, it SHOULD have worked. And set up a play at any base. Hart can fly to first, and with someone on second, that speed was neutralized. Sure, Bronson messed up the move with a triple (most likely just a double for an average human), but that does not mean it was a bad strategy. I think the coach should be given the benefit of the doubt on this one.

Yes, there were some. Jasper scored 3 runs on only one hit, which did not figure in the scoring. Running like crazy helped also.

Both teams have a fair amount of base running speed. That can put pressure on the defenses.

Everyone will second guess the coach. But if you know the two athletes in question, I think it was a calculated chance to take not just Hart out of the next inning, but also Bronson, who probably are Jasper's fastest base runners. Hart on first SHOULD have been a safe set-up with a runner in front of him. Bronson just messed up the calcuations with the triple. But he has really been stroking the ball. On second thought, probably not a smart thing to walk Hart. ???

i think it was just a case of nerves for both teams. should be different tomorrow.

count 1-2, 2 out strike out. Jasper wins 8-6.

Stringer batting. hits ball, base hit.

One out, Jackson batting. foul out. One out to go.

Bradley strikes out. error, runner on first. Stephenson batting. bunt. to first. out. runner to second. Hart batting, will they walk him again?? flies out, to bottom of seventh.

top of seventh, Jasper 8-6

Dishon, called 3rd strike.

s/o fly out, 2 out.

Stephenson has five strike-outs in relief.

So much for the wisdom of a low scoring game.

side returned. to bot of sixth.

top of 6th

I think he had calmed, but down 5 runs Mixon may have been "saving" him for later. Now Stephenson is doing better than Reagan. Go figure.

8-6 Jasper

2 I think.