409Teach Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 For 19-4A: 1. BC - *IF* Carson Fall is healthy the whole season and doesn’t get overused. Their new coach has a large softball IQ, so she should make some sound personnel decisions. 2 and 3 will be either Vidor or LCM. Vidor has the talent but struggles with confidence. The only thing they really lost from last year was a couple of strong hitters. Some of the freshmen hit just as well. LCM is good but predictable. 4/5 will be Lumberton or Jasper. Jasper is another team that struggles with confidence. I think both teams are about equal in ability. Quote
Unbelievableee Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 13 hours ago, 409Teach said: For 19-4A: 1. BC - *IF* Carson Fall is healthy the whole season and doesn’t get overused. Their new coach has a large softball IQ, so she should make some sound personnel decisions. 2 and 3 will be either Vidor or LCM. Vidor has the talent but struggles with confidence. The only thing they really lost from last year was a couple of strong hitters. Some of the freshmen hit just as well. LCM is good but predictable. 4/5 will be Lumberton or Jasper. Jasper is another team that struggles with confidence. I think both teams are about equal in ability. No such thing as being over used as a pitcher in softball. But if she stays healthy, BC #1 for sure. Vidor will not compete with LCM. LCM did not lose anyone from their district championship team last season. 3/4/5/6 Will be Vidor/Silsbee/Lumberton/Jasper in any order. If I had to put my money on it, it would be... BC, LCM, Vidor, Silsbee, Lumberton, Jasper, WOS Quote
409Teach Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 5 hours ago, Unbelievableee said: No such thing as being over used as a pitcher in softball. But if she stays healthy, BC #1 for sure. Softball pitchers absolutely can get injured from overuse. It’s just like any other repetitive motion injury. Fortunately for BC, they also have Lacomb who is better than some of the other schools #1 pitchers. Quote
Unbelievableee Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 17 hours ago, 409Teach said: Softball pitchers absolutely can get injured from overuse. It’s just like any other repetitive motion injury. Fortunately for BC, they also have Lacomb who is better than some of the other schools #1 pitchers. Pitchers will NOT get injured from overuse if they are pitching 7 innings every Tuesday and Friday. This is not baseball. I have witnessed softball pitchers pitch in 5-6 games on a sunday coming out of the losers bracket in a tournament. Now, they CAN get injured if they are pitching 2-3 hours every day. But, no one in their right mind would do that. Without Fall, they become 2 seed at minimum. The #2 pitcher is still solid, but she is not a Kentucky commit. BBfan061 1 Quote
Separation Scientist Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 I hope to see BH in the playoffs... Quote
Bobcat1 Posted January 26 Author Report Posted January 26 22 hours ago, Separation Scientist said: I hope to see BH in the playoffs... I thought BH historically dominated their district? Quote
Separation Scientist Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 Yes, that was a bit of levity there... Quote
Chester86 Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 Gonna be pulling for the Big Sandy Wildcats, coached by LeTourneau University Hall of Famer Mark Young. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up And - in 1A action, my Chester Yellowjackets! KF89 1 Quote
3rdandGreen Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 1. LC-M (Champs returning 8 of 9 that was in the starting lineup during playoffs and will produce a challenging lineup) 2. BC (Toss up between LC-M) 3. Vidor 4. Lumberton 5. Jasper 6. Silsbee 7. WOS Quote
BBfan061 Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 1 hour ago, 3rdandGreen said: 1. LC-M (Champs returning 8 of 9 that was in the starting lineup during playoffs and will produce a challenging lineup) 2. BC (Toss up between LC-M) 3. Vidor 4. Lumberton 5. Jasper 6. Silsbee 7. WOS Silsbee has a good young group. I think they could fight for a playoff spot this year… but regardless their better years are probably coming soon Quote
BLUE_LEFT_LEFT_ONE_ELEVEN Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 1 hour ago, 3rdandGreen said: 1. LC-M (Champs returning 8 of 9 that was in the starting lineup during playoffs and will produce a challenging lineup) 2. BC (Toss up between LC-M) 3. Vidor 4. Lumberton 5. Jasper 6. Silsbee 7. WOS LCM knocked the ball around nice last night in their first scrimmage. I definitely see them taking 1st this year. Fall or no Fall for BC. Just have to find a replacement for their first baseman from last year and they will be set to go! Quote
Unbelievableee Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 10 minutes ago, BLUE_LEFT_LEFT_ONE_ELEVEN said: LCM knocked the ball around nice last night in their first scrimmage. I definitely see them taking 1st this year. Fall or no Fall for BC. Just have to find a replacement for their first baseman from last year and they will be set to go! They aren't knocking the ball around on Fall. If she is healthy, they win. Quote
BLUE_LEFT_LEFT_ONE_ELEVEN Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, Unbelievableee said: They aren't knocking the ball around on Fall. If she is healthy, they win. Yeah well i saw Fall in the OC Hit House about two weeks ago and she is far from healthy. Question is what is more a priority to her coach and parents, Kentucky scholarship or a District Championship? Quote
Unbelievableee Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 22 minutes ago, BLUE_LEFT_LEFT_ONE_ELEVEN said: Yeah well i saw Fall in the OC Hit House about two weeks ago and she is far from healthy. Question is what is more a priority to her coach and parents, Kentucky scholarship or a District Championship? Very true. I guess we will see. LCM is very good this year. Quote
BBfan061 Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 53 minutes ago, BLUE_LEFT_LEFT_ONE_ELEVEN said: Yeah well i saw Fall in the OC Hit House about two weeks ago and she is far from healthy. Question is what is more a priority to her coach and parents, Kentucky scholarship or a District Championship? Not to sound selfish… but if it were my child it would definitely be the scholarship Quote
SBall Posted February 10 Report Posted February 10 On 1/31/2024 at 10:01 AM, BBfan061 said: Not to sound selfish… but if it were my child it would definitely be the scholarship Fall is 100% healthy or she wouldn’t be playing. She struck out 16 vs Barbers Hill, but did have a few more walks than usual. She had 11 K’s in 4 innings of work last night. The biggest question is if BC will give her run support. If they can out 3-4 runs they will be hard to beat. LCM is solid and it should be a good matchup. KF89 and BBfan061 2 Quote
KF89 Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 On 2/10/2024 at 1:37 PM, SBall said: Fall is 100% healthy or she wouldn’t be playing. She struck out 16 vs Barbers Hill, but did have a few more walks than usual. She had 11 K’s in 4 innings of work last night. The biggest question is if BC will give her run support. If they can out 3-4 runs they will be hard to beat. LCM is solid and it should be a good matchup. Striking out 16 vs. B.H. is very impressive. Lcm will need their entire batting lineup to be on point to beat Fall, imo. Separation Scientist 1 Quote
Unbelievableee Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 40 minutes ago, KF89 said: Striking out 16 vs. B.H. is very impressive. Lcm will need their entire batting lineup to be on point to beat Fall, imo. You are correct on that. She struck ut 16 but they still lost 4-0. The beat Nederland last night 4-0. Fall had 20 strikeouts but BC only had 3 hits against average pitching. Separation Scientist and KF89 2 Quote
Separation Scientist Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 Just adding a thought here... last season BH's bats struggled a lot. Its super, super early but in my mind the BH bats are still the question mark. KF89 1 Quote
SBall Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Separation Scientist said: Just adding a thought here... last season BH's bats struggled a lot. Its super, super early but in my mind the BH bats are still the question mark. BH will win state. They were beat by a loaded Lake Creek team the last 2 years. BH pushed them to 3 games last year. They have two D1 arms and in high school that’s tough to deal with. They are also well coached. BH also has D1 commits in the line up. It’s a shame more people didn’t get to see the BC vs BH scrimmage. Its not common to see 3 arm of that caliber in one high school game. Separation Scientist 1 Quote
SBall Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Unbelievableee said: You are correct on that. She struck ut 16 but they still lost 4-0. The beat Nederland last night 4-0. Fall had 20 strikeouts but BC only had 3 hits against average pitching. BC’s batting and fielding is poor. They better figure it out if they want to do more than compete for a district title. 409Teach 1 Quote
Unbelievableee Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 4 minutes ago, SBall said: BH will win state. They were beat by a loaded Lake Creek team the last 2 years. BH pushed them to 3 games last year. They have two D1 arms and in high school that’s tough to deal with. They are also well coached. BH also has D1 commits in the line up. It’s a shame more people didn’t get to see the BC vs BH scrimmage. Its not common to see 3 arm of that caliber in one high school game. I agree with you on that Quote
Unbelievableee Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 2 minutes ago, SBall said: BC’s batting and fielding is poor. They better figure it out if they want to do more than compete for a district title. Truth 2 minutes ago, SBall said: BC’s batting and fielding is poor. They better figure it out if they want to do more than compete for a district title. Quote
Separation Scientist Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 I agree with most all you said. I am not quite ready to guarantee State at this point though. I have no idea what the 2024 version of Lake Creek will bring. You are right the games against LC were close. If BH can get back to hammering the ball in addition to the great pitching, they will be a real tough out for anyone. Quote
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