Coach Frey

No players from Hardin? They were insane this past year.

That seems to be the common thing for Brenham. They do it under Williams and they did the same thing under Jim Long. If I'm not mistaken, Acker isn't even their second pitcher, Wellman is. So I would suspect they will do the same thing they did against Crosby, pitch their third stringer in game one. If they beat you, they have you dead to rights, because they have the 2nd stringer Wellman who has a 1.62 ERA, and the ace Jozwiak. Now occasionally that will backfire, like it did with Crosby in game 1, but even in that situation, they still have their two best pitchers to fall back on in games two and three, and that worked out okay against Crosby. In my opinion, if the Cubs pitch Acker in game one and PNG doesn't hammer him, it will be a long series for the Indians. If they do hammer him, I think they could extend Brenham enough with their solid defense to win either game two or three and take the series from the Cubs. It should be a battle either way, that's for sure.

Brenham is the exact opposite. Their ace, Collin Jozwiak, had 15 strikeouts in game 2 vs. Crosby. Both teams are really deep, so this should be a good series. Any word on a location?

The showdown is on - Port Neches Groves Indians vs. Brenham Cubs - winner heads to state!!!

Straight shot for the 2nd out.

Popout to Center. 1 down.

PNG takes the lead 2-0 in the 7th

Top of the 7th - Indians 0 Tomball 0

Bottom of 6th - Indians 0 Tomball 0

Top of 6th - Indians 0 Tomball 0

Bottom of the 5th - Indians 0 Tomball 0

Top of the 5th - Indians 0 Tomball 0

Bottom of the 4th - Indians 0 Tomball 0

Top of the 4th - Indians 0 Tomball 0

I'll sit in the middle:) I do think PNG has the edge over Tomball though. They seem to have better depth.

I'm torn on this one. If Tomball wins it, it bodes well for my hometown Brenham Cubs, because they have beaten Tomball twice this year and won the district. But if PNG wins, then I'll get to watch my current home and my hometown battle it out for a trip to state.

Acker with the strikeout! Brenham Cubs 3 Crosby 2. Brenham advances to the regional finals to play the Tomball/PNG winner.

Base hit for Crosby. Runners at 1st and 2nd. Two out.

Run scores on an RBI single. Runner on first. Brenham 3 Crosby 2. Two out.

Jozwiak makes the catch in center. Runner heads to third. Two down.

Grounder to short. Gets the out at first, holds the runner at second. One down.

Runner advances on passed ball. Runner on 2nd no outs.

Fly ball drops in. One on first with no outs for Crosby.

Top of the 7th - Brenham 3 Crosby 1

Bottom of the 6th - Brenham 3 Crosby 1