PAC-7 Predictions

[Hssportsfan22]

Yapp away...

[pnthrz4life]

1-3 will be cvca tusky and manchester
4-5 triway and tuslaw
6 timken
7 fairless

best offense-manchester
best pitching- tusky
best defense- CVCA (well coached so the defense should be there even though bunch of players graduated)
POY-Kopsik (sp?) from CVCA

[Hssportsfan22]

1-3 will be cvca tusky and manchester
4-5 triway and tuslaw
6 timken
7 fairless

best offense-manchester
best pitching- tusky
best defense- CVCA (well coached so the defense should be there even though bunch of players graduated)
POY-Kopsik (sp?) from CVCA


I wasnt really aware that Tusky had any pitching at all ?

[pnthrz4life]

Tusky had the best pitcher in the league last year. He even finished second in the POY voting last year behind Patterson who won and ahead of Ball who was third. I think Bayer was fourth and the only other pitcher with near the talent of Tusky's player. Sorry, but I don't remember his name.

[thePITman]

Tusky had the best pitcher in the league last year. He even finished second in the POY voting last year behind Patterson who won and ahead of Ball who was third. I think Bayer was fourth and the only other pitcher with near the talent of Tusky's player. Sorry, but I don't remember his name.

FYI, Triway's Akey (Junior last year) was second in the voting. It was a 4-3 vote in favor of CVCA's Patterson.

I will be greatly shocked if Triway does not finish in the top 3 in the league this year. They return 3 of their top 4 pitchers. They return their starting catcher (was a Freshman last year), first baseman (Akey, who switched on and off at right field and also had a 5-1 record on the mound), second baseman, left fielder (Junior), center fielder (will be a four-year starter after his career is finished, he's a Junior), and right fielder (a number of underclassmen from last year). They also have a few players entering Varsity that will have a significant impact. I'm not saying they will win the PAC-7, 'cuz making statements like that always come back to bite you. I'm just saying hopes and expectations are very high in Titan Country.

[PACman16]

Kopsick graduated last year one more senior who CVCA lost from their 11 man senior team

[royalalum]

cvca will retool, they always do. triway should be strong. manchester will be improved new coach, right? tuslaw is soundin like theyre confident, tuskeys decent. should be a good year over in the pac.

[pnthrz4life]

Sorry, I must have received misinformation about the POY voting. Does CVCA have a capable catcher coming up this year?

[CVCAroyals]

CVCA will give every team a run for their money this year. They are young after losing 11-12 seniors from last years team, but they posses all the qualities of a good "young" team. They return their starting catcher Tipton i think his name is. They return a speedy outfielder who was stuck behind three seniors in the outfield last year. He also played very competitive summer ball and will be a big part of this team. The other senior which CVCA has is a tough middle infielder who also was stuck behind the POY Peterson. CVCA will be very young but their youngsters have an abundant of talent and the sky is the limit. They will be atop the PAC 7 for as long as they are in it.

Go Royals

[pnthrz4life]

I think Manchester's offense will be incredible this year. 1-6 should be top echelon hitters with averages over .350. Two more should be between .300-.350. The other will hopefully be a very good defensive player with some speed, but the offense as a whole should be absolutely dynamic.

[CVCAroyals]

Manchester has had top echelon hitters for years and it never really transformed into anything expect when Jordan Petratis was there. The big question is does Manchester have pitching? If not it doesn't matter about their 1-6 hitters.

[PACrat]

Manchester has had top echelon hitters for years and it never really transformed into anything expect when Jordan Petratis was there. The big question is does Manchester have pitching? If not it doesn't matter about their 1-6 hitters.

Hopefully Manchester has enough pitching to keep them in games. I expect to see high scoring games (on both sides) when Manchester is involved.
Their top pitcher was about 4-3. Some of the young guys will have to step up. I do expect the defense to be better, which will help the pitching.
Otherwise, it could be another long season.

[royalalum]

word is up at cvca is that they got a couple of transfers and a decent baseball player from the basketball team who didnt play baseball last year. supposedly the transfers are pretty good ballplayers and athletes. one was a football starter. all 3 of these dudes should start.

whats the word on the new manchester coach? we loved the previous coach whenever we played them back in the day.

[PACrat]

word is up at cvca is that they got a couple of transfers and a decent baseball player from the basketball team who didnt play baseball last year. supposedly the transfers are pretty good ballplayers and athletes. one was a football starter. all 3 of these dudes should start.

whats the word on the new manchester coach? we loved the previous coach whenever we played them back in the day.

The coach was a catcher, and has a catcher mentality. I think its going to be a little tougher for you guys this year. And it definitely will be for the Manchester players, but thats a good thing.

[foul balls]

the manchester coach is unproven. i dont think hes ever had a winning season. just because you played college baseball doesnt mean you can coach a winning team.everyone knows they will have hitters this year but pitching is a question mark. does the new coach have any pitchers working? cvca and triway will be the top two teams they have dedicated kids who play summer ball and good coaching. manchester will be a lucky third.

[pnthrz4life]

cvca and triway will be the top two teams they have dedicated kids who play summer ball and good coaching.

I do not see why you mention that CVCA and Triway have kids who play summer ball and this is why they are better. I assure you that Manchester has probably the most or second most kids in the program playing summer ball. I can guarantee that no one in the PAC has players playing at a higher summer level than Manchester does. Manchester is the only PAC team I know of that has a college committal on it(I'm 95% sure he has committed). Manchester has the dedicated kids and the talent to go far.

You are correct that the only questionmarks are the coaching and pitching. Mauger seems ready for the job, but the pitchers need to develop. If the pitchers can keep the opponent from scoring 8 runs a night, the Panthers should win.

[foul balls]

maybe i have bad info!!! how many returning letterman played summer baseball? how many pitchers are currently throwing? how often is the team getting together to work on improving? your first scrimmage is against orrville you will see the difference between dedicated baseball players and kids with nothing better to do!!!

[foul balls]

Having 4 Kids Playing Summer Ball In A Hot Stove League Is Not Preparing Your Varsity For A League Championship. The People Over There In Manchester Have A Lot Of Pride In Their Sports Teams But Unfortunately They Are Not Very Good!!! The Baseball Team This Year Will Have A Similar Fate As The Foootball Team. Not To Mention The 4 Hot Stove Players None Of Whom Were Pitchers.

[pnthrz4life]

That was a "foul" post foul balls. Get it? Sorry about that pun, but you really have horrible information. 8 varsity players from last year have played travel ball above the hot stove level. I do agree that this is not enough for a good high school team, but this is the PAC(not exactly good HS ball). Your accusation against the players playing hot stove is a little hostile. I know at least 4 played in the GABF. Another one played in the Diamond League. The GABF is the best Akron area league and the Diamond League is the best league in Northeast Ohio if not the state.

[foul balls]

8 players, i doubt that name them.how many played on teams with winning records? how many kids are not trying out because of the new coach? i heard there may not be enough for a jv team. like i said their season will remind everyone of football season for the same reason LACK OF DEDICATION!!!!!!

[pnthrz4life]

I think you are just trying to bash the football team by these posts. You've mentioned football twice in a baseball thread. You've also questioned the dedication of the baseball players. I guarantee that CVCA doesn't have players as dedicated as Manchester's top five or six. There were problems with leadership on the football team. There will not be any problems leadershipwise this year. If you want their names, PM me, but I'd rather not put the names on here.

[foul balls]

i know some people from manchester and i hear about how crappy the programs are ran, mostly football. but i have heard alot about the new coach and the kids dont like him. i havent heard one good thing about him. i know last year he pitched a freshman over 120 pitches early in the season and still didnt win. manchester may not have lost any players but cvca jv could have beat manchesters varsity last year

[GRIP&RIP]

There Are Several Manchester Kids Working Hard This Year. Cvca Doesnt Have To Put The Work In They Just Need To Go Out And Recruit Better Players. Manchester Should Be A Handful For Any Pac Team This Year Even If They Are Hand Picked.

[djsk]

Where did the football "starter" transfer in from?


Jackson

[thePITman]

Any more talk from Timken fans? Tuslaw? Tusky Valley? Fairless?

[pnthrz4life]

I want to hear your thoughts on the rest of the PAC pit. You are a very well reasoned poster. I can see why Triway will be good from your earlier post, but who else will be good?

[thePITman]

I don't know a lot about the opposing teams ;); but after some chat with other PAC-7 baseball fans in person, here are my random thoughts:

It has been agreed upon that the league is going to be very solid with a number of "pretty good" or even "good" teams, but no dominant team. The league could be relatively even from top to bottom, moreso than in basketball. Tusky Valley lost the best pitcher in the PAC-7, but they still have athletes that have been winners in every sport they've played. Fairless is always a fiesty team that will be competitive. Last year Triway had them on the ropes, committed a crucial error late in the game, and Fairless took total advantage of the error and went on a huge rally to take the lead and won (at Fairless). That's just their style - not going to overpower anybody (even with Baer), but they fight. Timken surprised me last year, as Triway lost to them. Does their 3B return? He was a very good defensive player and fundamentally sound. Weird field they have, too! Tuslaw was not very good last year, obviously, but there is talk that they return many pretty good players and could be kinda dangerous this year. Maybe a dark horse. CVCA will always be tough. Solid defensive teams with above average pitching are always tough to attack on a season-long basis. Good athletes, good coaching, disciplined kids. Manchester seems to be very positive and very negative at the same time. They are vastly underachieving in basketball, but I seriously doubt it will happen in baseball. They could be pretty good and pretty dangerous this year. Ball will have to be a stud this year for them to be successful, though, and not just a "good" player. Then there's Triway.

Those are my random (and general) thoughts. :)

[pnthrz4life]

So defense sounds like it will be really important this year. Ahh... isn't the game of baseball so refreshing?

On another note, Keim should carry a heck of a load for Manchester.

[thePITman]

No game like it! Best sport there is. :)

[PACrat]

I don't know a lot about the opposing teams ;); but after some chat with other PAC-7 baseball fans in person, here are my random thoughts:

It has been agreed upon that the league is going to be very solid with a number of "pretty good" or even "good" teams, but no dominant team. The league could be relatively even from top to bottom, moreso than in basketball. Tusky Valley lost the best pitcher in the PAC-7, but they still have athletes that have been winners in every sport they've played. Fairless is always a fiesty team that will be competitive. Last year Triway had them on the ropes, committed a crucial error late in the game, and Fairless took total advantage of the error and went on a huge rally to take the lead and won (at Fairless). That's just their style - not going to overpower anybody (even with Baer), but they fight. Timken surprised me last year, as Triway lost to them. Does their 3B return? He was a very good defensive player and fundamentally sound. Weird field they have, too! Tuslaw was not very good last year, obviously, but there is talk that they return many pretty good players and could be kinda dangerous this year. Maybe a dark horse. CVCA will always be tough. Solid defensive teams with above average pitching are always tough to attack on a season-long basis. Good athletes, good coaching, disciplined kids. Manchester seems to be very positive and very negative at the same time. They are vastly underachieving in basketball, but I seriously doubt it will happen in baseball. They could be pretty good and pretty dangerous this year. Ball will have to be a stud this year for them to be successful, though, and not just a "good" player. Then there's Triway.

Those are my random (and general) thoughts. :)

Pitman, I don't expect Manchester to be a one man team next year. I think Keim will have a bust out year. Wallace is a solid defender, and can put up some power numbers. Mattioli and Richards are very good players, and with a year under their belt on varsity, will be all the better. Manchester has 3 or 4 role players that will hit over .300 this year. If they can soldify the middle infield, this should be a very good defense. They will need to be. The pitching is suspect.
The key will be Hunter. He has the speed to be very disruptive at the top of the order. If he starts hot, Manchester will be a factor this year. Add Ball to the mix, and this team will be fun to watch.

[PACrat]

i know some people from manchester and i hear about how crappy the programs are ran, mostly football. but i have heard alot about the new coach and the kids dont like him. i havent heard one good thing about him. i know last year he pitched a freshman over 120 pitches early in the season and still didnt win. manchester may not have lost any players but cvca jv could have beat manchesters varsity last year

Foul, you will get your shot. The Manchester Varsity will be pretty much the same as last year. CVCA graduated most of their varsity, so it will be the JV playing, just one year later. We can revisit your post after the game happens.
And why do you care about the new coach? It seems to bother you a little too much. You sure you are from CVCA?

[thePITman]

PACrat, how many total players do you see Manchester having hit over .300? I would like a prediction, then we can come back after the season and check it out. :)

[PACrat]

PACrat, how many total players do you see Manchester having hit over .300? I would like a prediction, then we can come back after the season and check it out. :)

I think 7 would be realistic. I suspect 3 of those 7 will hit over .400. And the Manchester scorekeeping is pretty tough. Not a bunch of gimmes.
A bold statement, but I expect a lot out of these guys hitting.

[pnthrz4life]

That's a bold prediction PACrat. Seven is an aul lot of players to hit over .300.

[foul balls]

I Dont Care About The New Coach Ive Just Been Hearing Alot About Him I Was Just Curious Because No One Is Liked Or Disliked By Everyone. How Is Triways 2010 Class I Have Heard They Are Exceptional And How Much Of A Contribution Wiil They Make This Year?

[tuslawstud14]

Tuslaw will be greatly improved from last year.

[thePITman]

foul balls, Triway has a number of pretty good classes coming up. No one class is going to dominate the other, but it's going to be great combining their talents. We're optimistic! ;)

[pnthrz4life]

The season's almost underway! Let the talking stop and the playing begin! (ehhh... we can still keep talking though)

[thePITman]

The season's almost underway! Let the talking stop and the playing begin! (ehhh... we can still keep talking though)

Many schools have been doing open gyms and conditioning for a while, and pitchers and catchers starts on, what, the 24th? Can't come soon enough!

[BaseballRepresent]

Anything out of this club this season? I know they're down, but just curious to how they will really shape up this spring. They won the PAC last year, will they repeat?

[thePITman]

Anything out of this club this season? I know they're down, but just curious to how they will really shape up this spring. They won the PAC last year, will they repeat?

As others on here have stated and I have also heard in person, CVCA seems to have gotten a few transfers that are pretty good baseball players. As for a season prediction, who knows. "Successful"?

[royalalum]

as stated on this thread by a few others, CVCA always expects to be solid -usually b/w 17-20 wins or so vs good schedule. havent been able to confirm the transfers, so maybe its the usual 2-3 kids that go to that school for a variety of reasons, including faith-based and academics. they'll hit, field, and stay disciplined as usual. can they pitch and how "inexperienced" will they be? im reading alot about manchester and triway maybe tuslaw. its always fun this time of year for us old ballplayers those were the days. go get em guys.

[spectator123]

as stated on this thread by a few others, CVCA always expects to be solid -usually b/w 17-20 wins or so vs good schedule. havent been able to confirm the transfers, so maybe its the usual 2-3 kids that go to that school for a variety of reasons, including faith-based and academics. they'll hit, field, and stay disciplined as usual. can they pitch and how "inexperienced" will they be? im reading alot about manchester and triway maybe tuslaw. its always fun this time of year for us old ballplayers those were the days. go get em guys.

The transfer from Jackson is a very solid player, good hitter and good pitcher. Just never had a chance to crack the varsity at Jackson.

[thePITman]

The transfer from Jackson is a very solid player, good hitter and good pitcher. Just never had a chance to crack the varsity at Jackson.

It would have been pretty difficult for him to crack the varsity at CVCA last year, too. :)

[PACrat]

as stated on this thread by a few others, CVCA always expects to be solid -usually b/w 17-20 wins or so vs good schedule. havent been able to confirm the transfers, so maybe its the usual 2-3 kids that go to that school for a variety of reasons, including faith-based and academics. they'll hit, field, and stay disciplined as usual. can they pitch and how "inexperienced" will they be? im reading alot about manchester and triway maybe tuslaw. its always fun this time of year for us old ballplayers those were the days. go get em guys.

It is going to be very interesting this year. The team that comes together first may take the PAC. If we talk "experience" Manchester may have the most players with varsity experience, but a lot of those guys are sophomores and juniors. Go figure!

[thePITman]

It is going to be very interesting this year. The team that comes together first may take the PAC. If we talk "experience" Manchester may have the most players with varsity experience, but a lot of those guys are sophomores and juniors. Go figure!

Triway has 7 regular starters returning as well as 3 of their top 4 varsity pitchers including their top 2 from last year. And like Manchester, Triway only has 3 seniors on this year's roster. But they won't be any good, don't worry. :cool:

[CVCAroyals]

CVCA has the talent and the coaching to lead them to repeat in the PAC. Manchester will most likely finish around 3rd or 4th. I saw Manchester play last year 3 times all three times they looked like no better then a .500 team. I watched them play Akron Garfield at summit lake and they lost and scored only 4 runs againt an akron garfield team who was 4-18. Do they have alot of talent coming up? Or is it mostly the same guys from last year? 7 guys hitting over .300??? When is the last time something like that happened?? Even Walsh, Woodridge and other great baseball schools have a hard time achieving that. Overall I think it will pan out this way. CVCA, Triway, Machester, Fairless, Tusky Valley, Tuslaw, Timken.

CVCA is overlooked. They have some important returners this year. They have their catcher returning for his 3 season behind the plate. Their utility man from last year who is very athletic. Was the back up catcher and also played in the outfield. He is very fast and played a tough season on travel ball. They also have a senior who most likely will be their shortstop this year. He is about 6'3'' and is great defensively. The last two guys mentioned played some innings last year but with 13 seniors on varsity they couldnt obtain a starting spot.

Outfield: CVCA will have and this is no lie the fastes outfield in the PAC this year. Two stud sophomores who have played upper level travel baseball will man CF and LF. One of the three seniors previously mentioned will play RF or CF.

Infield: The middle infield will be SOLID. the corners are a quesiton mark.

Pitching: Will not be overwhelming. but will hit thier spots and be consistent. Have ALOT of young arms with good talent! This might be the first year in 6 or 7 years that CVCA does not have a legitamate number 1.

Catcher: STUD could be up for POY great pop time and over all the best player on this team.

There is a low down on CVCA they will not be the "favorite" from most people but they are my favorite to win the league. Going for 4 times in the last 5 years!!

Go Royals!

[starkcountybball11]

Fairless returns many players from last year. They return a starting C, 1B, SS, 3B, LF, RF and I know for a fact that the younger kids are hungry. THey think its time we start talking about Fairless in the PAC 7 running. Fairless has a solid Senior through Sophomore class. Their JV team went 12-8 last year and had the best record of all the JV teams. WE will just have to wait and see.

[GRIP&RIP]

These Are The Same Manchester Kids As Last Year But This Is Not The Same Team. The Kids Have Put Some Work In In The Offseason And The New Coach Is Going To Work Them Hard. I Dont Know How They Will Compete Against A Stacked Recruited Team Like Cvca But They Will Be Improved. Lets Be Honest Kids Dont Go There (cvca) For Religion, ---- Most Dont Go There For The Education They Go There For Sports.they Have No Business Being In The Pac. Its Hard To Be Competitive Against Schools Who Can Pick And Recruit Players Especially When You Are A Rural Public High School.

[GRIP&RIP]

Cvca Should Change Their Name To The Yankees

[Royalsfan]

Grip & Rip:

Watch where you are going with this, man. It is possible you are the kind of poster who throws stuff against a wall to see what sticks; it is also possible that you are a fifteen year old.

I can't vouch for any other sports, the only sport I follow at CVCA is baseball, but I will tell you this: I KNOW - absolutely, totally, one hundred percent may God strike me dead KNOW - that CVCA does not recruit athletes for baseball. If anything, baseball is as much or more of an afterthought within the CVCA community as it is at many other High Schools.

There isn't a parochial school anywhere in this country, let alone Ohio, that does not get the same rap - the charge of recruiting for good athletes under the cover of religion. Are their Hypocrites at CVCA? Maybe. There are probably some in your neck of the woods as well, but I don't know where that is. But this old, worn out canard of recruiting is tired and sore. Find some new material, or find some evidence.

Otherwise, man up - you don't like it - go out and beat 'em!

[CVCAroyals]

Grip&rip, that is the most ridiculous thing I have heard. CVCA does not recruit, CVCA's athletic teams are not "stacked" lets see here the only team that has won a state championship is soccer. Baseball has only gotten to the regional semi-finals in Division 3!!! Football just recently made their first playoff apperance 5 years ago and has yet to win a state playoff game in Div 4!!! Basketball has gotten as far as the regional finals in Division 3!!! Hmm lets see here Manchester has a state championship in Football, has gotten just as far in baseball and basketball as CVCA.

CVCA is a christian institution where people come solely for religion and education. It is against the schools values and Christian values to do an illegal practice such as recruiting. Also if you look contact the school they will tell you to get into the school you need to be very educated. They have hundreds try to take the entry test to get in every year and at the most 20 to 25% get in.

So as for your knowledge (lack of knowledge) of CVCA it is totally wrong. If CVCA is so "stacked" please tell me why 1 let me repeat that 1 baseball player in the last 10 years is play Division 1 baseball??? CVCA brings in great coaches who have the mentality of winning and that was is taught there.

[pnthrz4life]

Private schools do not openly recruit as many think. What happens is de facto recruiting or for those less educated, recruiting by circumstance. Open houses for these schools such as CVCA, Walsh, Hoban, and St. V have the student tour the school and someone tell them about classes and extra-curriculars. They can then meet the coach in his cheerful mood saying, "Oh ya! Baseball is great here at CVCA. Come join up." This is recruiting because it's just simply more than public schools do. The smallest recruiting advantage has a lasting impact and affects a student's choice. It's not the coach's or programs fault. It's the fault of the system.

[royalalum]

fairless: i agree. since they got a new coach last year, they seem to be much more competitive in baseball. they should not be overlooked. is bayer still there? btw- cvcas jv team was 22 or 23 - 4 last year.

panther: well stated. its the system that is culprit. so lets all the schools pull on the unis and play/follow/cheer on the great game we love, and stop the "recruiting" talk! btw- is ball still there at chester?

cvcafan and cvcaalum: don't worry about grip an rip. if cvca baseball recruits, they dont do too good of a job at it, lol. its not like there are any pro prospects walking the hallowed halls of the d3, pac league, cvca, lol. all 3 of us probably played within a few years of each other there, and know the baseball staff and its integrity. they take pretty average kids from christian school feeders like chapel hill christian and summit christian and a few other kids from families who are fed up with public schools and create competitive teams. its a family, you know that. i can remember when other schools (actually i remember when manchester) made fun of cvca sports teams, actually laughing at them. those were the days, lol.

[GRIP&RIP]

No Public School In The Pac Can Lose 11 Or 12 Seniors And Retool The Following Year To Be Competitive. Your Right About Kids Going To Private Schools For The Education And Religion Just Ask Lebron James He Only Went To St V Because Hes A Devout Catholic And Look At Youngstown Mooney What A Bunch Of Nice Catholic Boys Who Just Happen To Be Some Of The Best Football Players In The State. Im Not Saying Cvca Is That Bad Just On A Smaller Scale. Unfair Is Unfair. Private Schools Should Play In Private Leagues And Have Private Playoffs!!!!

[CVCAroyals]

Private Leagues and Have Private playoffs huh? Sounds like someones a little upset because they cant handle CVCA. Also you cannot compare CVCA, ST.V and Mooney. Catholic schools recruit big time. The parishes in catholic schools can pay for a kid to play there. As in the case of LeBron James, Romeo Travis and so forth. Anyone who goes to CVCA has to pay or get financial aid like college.

"No Public School In The Pac Can Lose 11 Or 12 Seniors And Retool The Following Year To Be Competitive."

That is a bunch of nonsense. You are obviously from Manchester and you dont know this? Manchester in 03' or 04' lost 10 seniors and finished in the top three in the PAC with coventry and cvca. Coventry also lost a lot of seniors in 03' when they were in the PAC and won the league the following year.

Don't get me wrong CVCA isnt going to be bad. But this will probably be their worst team in 7 or 8 years.

[pnthrz4life]

The funny thing is Manchester destroyed St. V in baseball last year. They won in a mercy.

[thePITman]

If you're at CVCA and looking for the big time recruits, you obviously walked too far down the road.

[pnthrz4life]

....or the wrong side of the street...

[CVCAroyals]

Amen to that one!!!!

[GRIP&RIP]

i know an athelete from springfield personally that was in fact recruited by cvca. i wasnt sure so i called his dad today before i posted. granted it wasnt in baseball but it wasnt in football either. private schools have very little integrity as far as im concerned there all the same. pnthrz4life you of all people should know this arent you a hoban boy?

[fhs08mt]

does anyone see Fairless doing good this year?

[thePITman]

does anyone see Fairless doing good this year?

Yes, I see them doing well. :stirthepot: ;)

[Caju]

Yes, I see them doing well. :stirthepot: ;)

Ah... You mean they're baseball players with attitudes and not "boy scouts".:)

[pnthrz4life]

The recruiting of private schools is mostly from camps and stuff like that. The reason there is little talk of public school recruiting is tht most of the recruiting is done at camps where people from that school district who are going there anyways, so it is not an issue

[pnthrz4life]

Fairless should be middle of the pack(get it??). They lost two great players in Baer and Manack. They have a whole new pitching staff too. It should be an interesting year for them.

[fhs08mt]

well I have alot of friends playing for fairless this year, and I think it would be nice if they can get past the fact of losing players and I hope the new pitching staff will help them out. I would like to see them finish their senior year doing decent, ya know haha

[GRIP&RIP]

CVCAroyals check your private messages

[Hssportsfan22]

Grip&rip, that is the most ridiculous thing I have heard. CVCA does not recruit, CVCA's athletic teams are not "stacked" lets see here the only team that has won a state championship is soccer. Baseball has only gotten to the regional semi-finals in Division 3!!! Football just recently made their first playoff apperance 5 years ago and has yet to win a state playoff game in Div 4!!! Basketball has gotten as far as the regional finals in Division 3!!! Hmm lets see here Manchester has a state championship in Football, has gotten just as far in baseball and basketball as CVCA.

CVCA is a christian institution where people come solely for religion and education. It is against the schools values and Christian values to do an illegal practice such as recruiting. Also if you look contact the school they will tell you to get into the school you need to be very educated. They have hundreds try to take the entry test to get in every year and at the most 20 to 25% get in.

So as for your knowledge (lack of knowledge) of CVCA it is totally wrong. If CVCA is so "stacked" please tell me why 1 let me repeat that 1 baseball player in the last 10 years is play Division 1 baseball??? CVCA brings in great coaches who have the mentality of winning and that was is taught there.


With all due respect. Being an sought after athlete, I know for a fact that the Director of Recruitment(uhhhemmm) does recruit. Wow. I can't believe that. HOW IN THE FREAKING WORLD DID THEY END UP GETTING SHELTON MORRIS FROM SOUTHEAST FOR WRESTLING???? DID HE JUST DECIDE TO JUST PACK UP HIS THINGS AND MOSEY ON OVER THERE? COME ON NOW MAN. .

[GRIP&RIP]

Well Whats The Word Hows Pitching And Catching Going? I Saw Some Of Manchesters First Practice And To Say The Least I Was Impressed. The New Coach Will Make A Very Large Improvement To This Team This Year!!! I Thought I Was At A College Camp. Pitching Will Still Be Young But Much Improved From Last Year. Two Kids In Particular Looked Like They Put On 30lbs Of Muscle And Were Throwing Good. Sorry Ball But Your Still Going To Have To Pitch!!!!

[FairlessJw08]

Watch out for the falcons this year... they will suprise you... n I believe theyll challenge for the PAC title... the pitching staff will be the key with a whole new pitching staff this year besides one or two...

The Falcons could have a couple new guys this year who are coming out... Sounds like one is for sure and not completely sure if the other one is or not.... n I'm sure you know their names to but I'm not going to mention their names because it's not definate yet...

[thePITman]

Watch out for the falcons this year... they will suprise you... n I believe theyll challenge for the PAC title... the pitching staff will be the key with a whole new pitching staff this year besides one or two...

The Falcons could have a couple new guys this year who are coming out... Sounds like one is for sure and not completely sure if the other one is or not.... n I'm sure you know their names to but I'm not going to mention their names because it's not definate yet...

I hope they make up their minds soon, 'cuz pitchers and catchers started 2 days ago!

[FairlessJw08]

They were on the basketball team... n pitchers and catchers just started today for Fairless...

[thePITman]

They were on the basketball team... n pitchers and catchers just started today for Fairless...

Gootcha. Why the late start?

[FairlessJw08]

Gootcha. Why the late start?

They were supposed to start Monday but had scheduling conflict... and then yesterday was a snow day... so they started today...

[pnthrz4life]

So how is everyone doing? And I'm curious to these surprise tryouts on Fairless.

[GRIP&RIP]

Well After Week One Hows Everyone Looking? Cvca , Tuslaw ,fairless, Timken, Triway, Manchester, And Tusky? Any Predictions Out Of You Players After Seeing Pitchers And Catchers? Or After Seeing Players After A Long Winter? New Kids New Coaches Or Transfers?

[thePITman]

Well After Week One Hows Everyone Looking? Cvca , Tuslaw ,fairless, Timken, Triway, Manchester, And Tusky? Any Predictions Out Of You Players After Seeing Pitchers And Catchers? Or After Seeing Players After A Long Winter? New Kids New Coaches Or Transfers?

I think once this week is halfway over, everyone will have a much better read on how their team is shaping up. The first week of feeling everything out all over again will be over, and all the kids from winter sports are finally getting to the baseball practices. Every team must be excited to get all its pieces back and practicing together. Can't wait until everyone starts passing out uniforms and after cuts are made... bring on the scrimmages (and good weather so they can happen!).

[bushman20]

does anyone see Fairless doing good this year?

I heard Jennings was going out for the baseball team this year so they will probably win state. :rolleyes:

lol

[PACrat]

I heard Jennings was going out for the baseball team this year so they will probably win state. :rolleyes:

lol

With his range, he will pitch from second base.

[thePITman]

With his range, he will pitch from second base.

How will we know if he's staring down the umpire or looking for his signals? :wallbang:
Will they call a balk if he flops before letting go of the ball? :wallbang:

[PACrat]

How will we know if he's staring down the umpire or looking for his signals? :wallbang:
Will they call a balk if he flops before letting go of the ball? :wallbang:

I've heard he acts so well at the plate, when he gets an inside pitch he flops and has gotten a triple out of it!

[HookAndLadder02]

I haven't really followed baseball in a whiel. Whose gonna be good in the PAC this year, and what are the thoughts on the new coach (name?) this year so far?

[thePITman]

I haven't really followed baseball in a whiel. Whose gonna be good in the PAC this year, and what are the thoughts on the new coach (name?) this year so far?

I think the concensus on here is that the top teams in the PAC-7 this year may be CVCA and Manchester. Tusky Valley may be up there too if they can reload on their pitching.

[PACrat]

I think the concensus on here is that the top teams in the PAC-7 this year may be CVCA and Manchester. Tusky Valley may be up there too if they can reload on their pitching.

Pitman is sandbagging. I think he knows that Triway will be good this year, but is keeping it close to the vest.

[thePITman]

Pitman is sandbagging. I think he knows that Triway will be good this year, but is keeping it close to the vest.

Is it true Triway's baseball team was picked to finish 5th in the league? I don't know what "picking" this was, but that's what I heard. :shrug:

[HookAndLadder02]

Well you said that Triway had a lot of guys who are baseball only guys in another thread I was looking at, so there has to be some talent there. I know back in the day MHS had maybe one guy who played only baseball, and that was because he wasn't athletic enough to play the other sports. A group of kids training solely for baseball is scary in the PAC.

[thePITman]

Well you said that Triway had a lot of guys who are baseball only guys in another thread I was looking at, so there has to be some talent there. I know back in the day MHS had maybe one guy who played only baseball, and that was because he wasn't athletic enough to play the other sports. A group of kids training solely for baseball is scary in the PAC.

We all know there is a difference between being a good athlete and being a good player... The other thread was talking about players who love baseball and are baseball-first, and all other sports take back seat. In our Freshman class (I think I said 8 or so) and in some others, we have a number of kids like that fit that description, yet they are still multi-sport athletes. They are good athletes [I]and good [baseball] players, and we're excited for this year and the coming years... but having kids that love baseball, are baseball-minded and baseball-first, and supported strongly by their parents doesn't automatically make the team good. It requires and will require hard work! :cool:

[HookAndLadder02]

So I heard Manchester was finishing up tryouts today. Does anyone have the varsity roster?

[GRIP&RIP]

Im Not Positive But From What I Gather Its The Same As Last Year With The Addition Of Pj Slider

[GRIP&RIP]

How Does The New Recruits At Cvca Look? Hows Everyone Shaping Up? Any Controversial Cuts?

[HookAndLadder02]

Back off the recruiting card already! You're just beating a dead horse. All the recruiting talk does is just allow for excuses for teams that will end up losing to CVCA.

[pnthrz4life]

Woah... calm down a lil hook

[thePITman]

Look at the boys basketball state champions... All 4 of them are public schools. Puh-leaze! How about the snow goes away and the rain stops? I'm ready. How about Mother Nature?

[GRIP&RIP]

Does Anyone Think They Will Get A Scrimmage In This Weekend I Know The Fields Ive Seen Are A Mess

[thePITman]

Weather forecast in Wooster, OH:

Tuesday:
High 54 degrees; Chance of T-storms
100% chance of precipitation

Wednesday:
High 49 degrees; Rain
100% chance of precipitation

Thursday:
High 40 degrees; Chance of Snow

Friday:
High 41 degrees; Chance of Snow

Our ground outside was soaking wet today, and I think we lost 2 un-caught fly balls. :eek: At least there is no worry of the janitor hitting them with the mower. ;) However, the temperature was favorable as were the skies and weather. It was fantastic being outside fo the first time this year. We just need the ground to have some time to dry out, cuz otherwise we're ready to go!

[pnthrz4life]

It's just time to throw on the full field tarp!

[bigtrain]

OK are we back to baseball now? I would love to know how spring training is shaping for the PAC! Slider's made the Manchester varsity right? pnthrz how does he look? How does the the rest of the squad look? How is Triway shaping up PITman any of those freshmen cracking the line-up? FairlessJw08 cough it up, give us the skinny on those late starters are they shaping up? Will you guys be ready to make a run at the Royals or the Panthers? Did your suprise players try-out? How does that pitching staff look? tuslawstud14 don't leave us hanging what"s up with the MUSTANGS! You have to give me something! CVCAroyals? royalalum? Where have you 2 been you can't be too busy for baseball talk can you? Game one is just around the corner and it would be alot more fun if we knew who to watch!

[CVCAroyals]

CVCA is looking good. The transfer they have from Mass. Jackson who is also a football player will be their ace pitcher. Butler is his last name and he has hit low 80's in the gym so far. When not pitching butler will play 2nd. CVCA also has a very interesting player in SS Milan Prebanick. He lives in akron area (Kenmore) and has played on the Kenmore Cardinals summer ball team who has won the state championship 3 years in a row. He didnt play last year. (not sure why) The kid can hit and can fly around the bases. The royals also return their catcher from last year in Tipton. The only other returners to the CVCA varsity is Justin Beausoleil who will most likey start in RF or CF has great speed and is a good hitter and also Brian Shellhas who will start 3rd base. Good glove big kid about 6'2 6'3. The other two outfielding spots are pretty much in cement with two sophomores. With the best talent out of the sophomore group being a speedy and great hitter his last name is Capora. Last year on JV as a freshman he hit .575. CVCA's lineup top to bottom will consist of Speed, speed and more speed not as many big hitters as past years. The future looks bright for the royals with only 3 seniors this year and 6 sophomores on varsity!

[thePITman]

Obviously the teams to watch are CVCA and Manchester, with maybe Tusky Valley being somewhat of a (non-)surprise. Fairless is always dangerous and streaky, Timken had a few big games last year (beat us, too)... It's a tough league in which to win consistently (unless you're CVCA ;))Triway is still young, but they will be competitive in EVERY game. Very few teams on their schedule are "better" than them, but there aren't too many teams that they are "better" than, either. Just as in all sports, you'll have to come ready to play every day. Offense, defense, pitching, attitude (I almost said special teams! lol)... everything, every day. The league is so wide open this year, and very solid again. Tuslaw will hopefully be better than they were last year, which will bring up the level of the PAC-7 even more. As for our Freshmen, a lot is yet to be seen. There have only been 3 or so Freshman have any practice outside at all, and those were outfielders taking fly balls for a little less than an hour on Monday. The Titans are blessed to have nice practice facilities, i.e. the auxilary gym. There is obviously one Freshman that will be making an appearance here or there. Outside of that, we haven't seen too much to sway us either way. Plus eligibility election day is right around the corner (for many schools, I'm sure), so I hope that doens't change anything for anybody in the league. I'm sure we'll know more after this coming weekend if we can get our scrimmage in. CVCARoyals, thanks for the rundown. Speed is definitely coveted if you have kids that can get on the bases. Singles turn into doubles real quick! Good luck to all teams in this ugly weather.

[PACrat]

Nice to see some talk on here. Has anyone seen the Manchester pitching yet? Anything to brag about? I hope I don't hear about a bunch of 14 to 13 losses this year. Give me something to hope for!

[GRIP&RIP]

Ive Seen The Manchesters Pitching And It Is Much Improved Over Last Year. Its Tough To Tell How They Will Perform In A Game But They Look Pretty Good. They Will Have Some Losses Because They Play A Pretty Tough Out Of League Schedule But It Should Make Them A Better Team Down The Road. I Look For Them To Be A Very Tough Team By The End Of The Season. Pacrat There Is Much To Hope For This Year And Next!!! If The Rain Doesnt Stop Soon There Will Only Be League Games This Year, I Watched The 10 Day Forcast And Its Depressing!!

[CVCAroyals]

Pitman no problem for the run down. CVCA is extremely excited for their team this year. They are young but very good. I see CVCA opens with Tusky should be a very interesting start.

[bigtrain]

Thanks everyone!!! It's good to see things are shaping up in a positive manner for all of you. Hopefully over the next several weeks we can all learn something about the young men playing ball in our own back yards! With the lack of reporting on small school high school baseball in the local papers it will be really nice to have a forum like this with such a personal interest to follow my favorite game (I mean WAR) and the kids playing it!

[BaseballRepresent]

I believe Grip and Rip has a point on the recruiting process. He's arguing it fairly immaturely, but he is right. Private schools do recruit kids athletically, academically, religiously, financially, whatever-ly. How else can you legitimately argue that a private school even obtains a student body? It would be hard to believe that people just "on a whim" choose a private institution to send their kids for four years while paying fairly high tuition rates over a perfectly good public high school within whose district they reside.

I believe the religious angle is a cop out. I can go to Inner City Public High School 1 and still be able to fulfill my religious obligations. I don't need Walsh, CVCA, Hoban, or Saint V to explain to me the meaning of being Christian.

How do private schools get their student body? Visit days, good public relations work, word-of-mouth, promises of bright futures, best education, and best athletics possible. Most schools sell that kind of image.

If anything, people are getting fed up with the private schools. I've seen and heard of more transfers to public schooling than anything. Personally i believe public schooling is better socially because it enables kids to meet people from all walks of life as well as social classes and learn how to interact better than the sheltered life of private school. (i know about mission work, but it's not the same thing.)

[thePITman]

It was nice to get outside today. 10am-noon was kind of cold, under 30 degrees the whole practice, but it was pretty dry for the most part. I hope this week gives some teams a chance to get outside to practice and maybe even get a scrimmage in. Tuslaw scrimmages Orrville on Thursday unless it gets cancelled. What other scrimmages are on the tentative slate? I know the Mustangs open up with Triway on Monday.

[BaseballRepresent]

RoyalAlum, correct me if i'm wrong, but I don't see CVCA repeating as the league champs. Am i missing something? Who else besides tipton do they really have offensively and defensively? You seem to know the royal sporting venue fairly well. Fill me in please.

[thePITman]

CVCA is always tough. They have very good coaching. They have talented kids... And they have good kids.

[GRIP&RIP]

Manchester Scrimmages Barberton Tonight If They Get It In And Orrville On Saturday!!! Its Gonna Be Chilly!!! Good Luck To All The Teams!!!

[CVCAroyals]

BaseballRepresent I will fill you in on why CVCA most likely will repeat as league champs. First lets start with the history of CVCA baseball. They didnt start as a varsity sport until the late 70's- early 80's. For only being a 30 year (or so) old program that have had more winning seasons then losing seasons. They have had great coaches in their short tenure. Paul Burelson who went on to be an assistant at hartville lake high school where he was part of the most successful teams in lakes history. Then they had Joe Rogers who was the assistant under Burelson and led CVCA to it's first apperance in the District championship in 1998. Then he left to coach youth baseball and his up and coming sons (he also won a state championship at the 13-14 year old level). Now they have Jerry Cowley. Coach Cowley has won (correct me if I am wrong here) 3 out of the last 5 PAC coach of the year awards. And from what I heard he got offered the head coaching job at cedarville university and turned it down. So what is my point with all of that??

Coaching!!!!!!!!! That is what the game comes down to know adays. If you look at succesful programs look at the man behind it all. (I.E. Denny Crane-woodridge....Kazmar and all of his staff- walsh.... Cowley-CVCA... Roger Taylor- manchester need I say more???)

CVCA has alot of talent.. 3 returning players Tipton, Beausoleil, and Shellhas. They also have very talented sophomores and juniors. One thing about the kids from CVCA is they all have the mentality of winning.. They all play high level summer ball and will not miss a wink when playing varsity baseball.

Overall I think it will be a toss up between CVCA and Manchester.

Hope that helps!!

[thePITman]

How much have the CVCA Royals and other squads gotten outside so far this year? What kind of practice facilities do they all have? I don't know much about where they would practice were the baseball field(s) not suitable. Good luck to all PAC-7 schools in their scrimmages.

[royalalum]

hi represent, how's woodridge looking? that program under coach deever and staff, with all the summer-ballers have really come a long way. those games between cvca and woodridge from 95-03 or so are nothing like todays world, lol. i will, for sure, make it a point to go to some bulldogs games this spring!

pit and rep: i haven't been around the baseball royals this year, but did stop by to see the coaches a few weeks ago. as has been stated on this thread, they are very young. and very talented. they got a transfer or two, but not stud-types as even i previously heard. the future is bright, but there may be a rebuilding over there this year because of youth. they'll probably win more than they lose, but not a top cvca group. they can battle you on a given day. next year may be their year. i think theyre building up to that. (what do i know ?, lol!!) the coaches felt that triway is a tough opponent in the pac7. bytheway-there is a couple of new assistant coaches this year, dont know them. cowly and gunder are the rocks though, lol. go royals!

cvcaroyals is kind of right in the history there. except it's a much younger program than that. 1991 was a club year and 92 was the first varsity year, sans dugouts and outfield fence, lol. several one or two year coaches until the school started getting teachers who coach in all sports and jerry came in with rogers in '97 or 98ish. they have won around 20 games a year with a fairly tough (for d3) schedules in the past 6-8 years. a couple district titles and several league titles (3 of last 4). there is a lot of kids playing small college ball from there, and a couple played at decent small schools and excelled. lets remember, its d3, so no planetbeaters. i agree with gripnrip (which hurts) and some others, they arent the yankees, lol. just a small school, solid program.

fairless- i always thought your teams were talented but kind of lacking a direction or something. so its good for you guys that your doing well this preseason. good luck to the falcons. bytheway-cvca's jv team was like 22-4 last year and lost 1 game in league in '07, according to the cvca website.

represent, i actually agree with you totally about the private school arguments. i will say that a lot of kids went to cvca, back-when, because of religion, though. some were forced by mom and dad and not by choice. i went to public school before hs, and in college, and felt like you suggested, that i was a little sheltered at the christian school. i still say it was the best thing for me though and wouldn't trade it for the world. great place. got me an idea for a career and lifelong friends. im not sure kids are going back to publics as you suggest. what about you cvcaroyals, whats your take?

now i see decent athletes in most sports. some may be choosing cvca because of a sport (usually its soccer and wrestling, not baseball or even football).

this is way too long, i gotta do some actual work!

[GRIP&RIP]

Manchester Played Barberton Last Night In The Hurricane Winds!!! They Looked Pretty Good!!! Weather Was A Bit Of An Issue. The Bats Were Fine Pitching Was A Little Off Too Many Walks But Not Easy Pitching In 30 Mph Wind. At Least They Got Outside. Did Anyone Else Get One In?

[PACrat]

Manchester Played Barberton Last Night In The Hurricane Winds!!! They Looked Pretty Good!!! Weather Was A Bit Of An Issue. The Bats Were Fine Pitching Was A Little Off Too Many Walks But Not Easy Pitching In 30 Mph Wind. At Least They Got Outside. Did Anyone Else Get One In?

Who looked good yesterday for Manchester?
How is the B-Town team?
I'm surprised they played.

[CVCAroyals]

royalalum... I totally agree with your take on the whole private school arguments, and especially about CVCA. If a kid a big time athlete chooses to transfer to CVCA it is for Soccer number 1 then wrestling number 2. Kids no a days are trying to get the edge over other athletes and transferring to a great athletic program is a direction they are taking. They hear of CVCA wrestlers such as John Weakley and Harry Lester and think man if i can get there I can be like them! (Most of the times it doesnt make a difference but that is how they feel).. And going to CVCA for soccer hahaha who wouldnt want to be at CVCA for soccer?

I would also not trade the experience of going to CVCA for the world. I have made life long friends and have even found a fiancé (always a plus).. My baseball career there was amazing.. the coaches were a blast and they even helped me get scholarship offers to over 35 schools! and like royalalum i disagree with represent about kids going back to publics. Look at all of the private schools around the area and over the last year enrollment is up due to a couple of reasons. ED Choice grants (vouchers) that Akron Public schools are giving out. This is another scenario where "good" akron public school athletes are heading to Private.

That is my 2 cents!

Also in other news I heard CVCA played an indoor game at pinnacle yesterday against St.V. Not sure how that place is big enough or how it works anyone no?

[xtitanmanager]

CVCAroyals, Triway is looking pretty solid. Sounds like CVCA is too? Baseball really isn't my thing, but a Royals-Titans game might be one I have to make.

[thePITman]

We were able to go outside today for a scrimmage against Orrville. We play them in the regular season, but I see their coach a lot and we found ourselves in a spurr of the moment situation where their coach called ours yesterday afternoon after practice and brought up the scrimmage idea. We could not have asked for better weather! We started at 1:00 and played 9 innings, and lots of kids for both squads got some real pitching, live hitting, and live fielding practice in on an actual varsity field. I'm glad we were able to get it in today, 'cuz who knows what will happen for our scrimmage Saturday. Orrville and Tuslaw are supposed to scrimmage tomorrow, so let us know how it went!

[GRIP&RIP]

Who looked good yesterday for Manchester?
How is the B-Town team?
I'm surprised they played.

HUNTER, KIEM AND BALL LOOKED VERY GOOD WITH SEVERAL HITS EACH. BRUNTY AND HULL LOOKED REAL GOOD ON THE MOUND MOST PITCHES WERE JUST OUTSIDE THE STRIKE ZONE, WITH A LITTLE TIME AND BETTER WEATHER THEY BOTH SHOULD DO WELL ON THE MOUND!!!

[thePITman]

From what I heard, I think Orrville "won" the scrimmage over Tuslaw today, 5-4 or something like that. It was another 9-inning or so scrimmage, throwing lots of pitchers, getting kids reps, and some live swings. I think it was a varsity kid I was speaking to, but I'm not sure. If anybody has official results or thoughts from the scrimmage, please share!

[Edit]
I just spoke with an Orrville varsity player earlier today (Friday), and he said Orrville varsity beat Tuslaw varsity in the scrimmgae something like 8-5 or so. It must have been the JV that was closer, around 5-4. Any other comments from the Tuslaw Yappiers? I know you're out there!

[bigtrain]

any scrimages this weekend? What games are next week?

[HookAndLadder02]

Manchester fans stop in your tracks! The Panthers looked anything but good in their scrimmage against Barberton. Besides a couple hard hit balls, the Panthers could do no good! Infielders were backhanding balls right at them. The pitchers couldn't get the ball in the zone. There must have been at least 10 walks in 5 innings. When the pitcher got it there, their catchers were dropping the ball. When they caught it and threw it to second the SS wasn't even there. Half of the line-up was up at the plate looking for a strike out! The only bright spot was Aaron Hunter who hit well and played a heck of a center field.

[thePITman]

Sandy Valley travels to Triway for an 11:00am scrimmage today.

[bigtrain]

Manchester fans stop in your tracks! The Panthers looked anything but good in their scrimmage against Barberton. Besides a couple hard hit balls, the Panthers could do no good! Infielders were backhanding balls right at them. The pitchers couldn't get the ball in the zone. There must have been at least 10 walks in 5 innings. When the pitcher got it there, their catchers were dropping the ball. When they caught it and threw it to second the SS wasn't even there. Half of the line-up was up at the plate looking for a strike out! The only bright spot was Aaron Hunter who hit well and played a heck of a center field.

I heard Ball hit a home run. Was I missinformed? Could this have been first game jitters or do you think they need more work? Was Ball behind the plate at all? He was all conference catcher last year what happened there? How many times did the panthers strike out?

[bigtrain]

Sandy Valley travels to Triway for an 11:00am scrimmage today.

Well? How did these 2 look PITman? Don't be so vague. What players looked good? How was the pitching? Hitting? Fielding? Throw us a bone!

[thePITman]

Well? How did these 2 look PITman? Don't be so vague. What players looked good? How was the pitching? Hitting? Fielding? Throw us a bone!

Well, there was not much to talk about regarding Saturday's scrimmage. It was one of those scrimmages that you wish all the opposing teams' scouts were at. It was definitely not our day, pitching, fielding, or hitting. It was the complete opposite of the scrimmage against Orrville (minus the hitting). A number of costly errors, plenty of walks, and no clutch hits all afternoon. Of course every team will have this, so we are not too awfully afraid or worried. It was a scrimmage, so we're glad to have hopefully gotten it out of our system. But just as we know we can be very good, it's obvious that we must come to play every day or else this year's season will not be what we expected. I'm sure this is the same for every team, though.

Tuslaw is up Monday. Both teams are going to be pumped to get the season started off the right way. Good luck to all PAC-7 teams in the opening days! I hope the weather stays clear!

[GRIP&RIP]

Hookandladder02 I Agree And Disagree, Saturday They Looked Great Hit Decent, Good Defense And Pitching Was Fine During The First Game, But The Second Game They Looked Like The Bad News Bears!!! Ive Coached Teams Like This Before They Can Beat The Best Team Around One Day And The Next They Lose To The Worst. We Will Just Have To Wander Every Game Day What Team Gonna Show Up!!! In The Words Of Kenny Linn "they Might Not Be Very Good But They Are Gonna Be Fun To Watch!!!"