Warhawk1

Nothing but congrats to Coffee County. You knew early on that somebody was gonna be heartbroken. Heck of a game, just not ready for it to be over. Both teams played their hearts out. We hope that Lawrence and Coffee do 8AAA proud, good luck to both. Lincoln County loses 8 special seniors. 3 of those . . . Cody Gaskill, Brandon Netherland, and Shamichael Black have been playing together since they were 6 years old. They, along with William Merritt will be continuing their careers as all have signed baseball scholarships. To #'s 1, 2, and 3 . . . thanks for the wonderful ride for the past 11 years. We know that there will be many more memories to come, though it will be different seeing you on opposite sides! Again, great game, congratulations to Coffee County, and good luck to Lawrence and Coffee!

The tournament has been full of great games. Those who watched the district all year really expected nothing different. I'd say you would be hard pressed to find one better. Hopefully, there are still three to go and I am looking forward to watching. The three left were the top three finishers during the regular season, but they have all had to work their tails off to get where they are. It's another day, and it's a beautiful one!! That is what it is all about.

I think if you would take the time to read before responding, you wouldn't have to waste your time writing. I have not seen anyone blame the outcome on the umpires. The only thing being mentioned is umpires not knowing the rules. No ifs, ands, or buts . . . that is not excusable. This ballgame was a very enjoyable game, with both teams playing well and playing their hearts out. Granted, a game is made up of numerable opportunities and you have to take advantage of them. When you've got two teams playing for a region berth you should have umpires that know the rules, bottom line. Hats off to Lawrenceburg, great win. Hopefully, Lincoln County will get another shot.

Don't want to get too long winded, but on the rules call, here was the play . . . Runner on 2nd no outs. Grounder to shortstop, runner breaks, throw to third, rundown. Both runners are on second, no one passed and no tag, runner goes back to first. Throw to first gets away, lead runner goes to third. Runners on first and third (?). After conferring, umpires call runner on first out. After being questioned on the call, umpires determine that the lead runner is out and award the trailing runner second base. A tag was never made and the trailing runner never passed the lead runner. No rules were broken. Instead of having runners on first and third with no outs, the umpires DECIDED that there should be a runner on second with one out. They had no clue and it was obvious, especially when they awarded the trailing runner second base. Blown judgement calls are a part of baseball, but not knowing the rules in INEXCUSABLE. Go get Coffee County tonight Falcons. No excuses!

This reaks of Binns making excuses for his guys. I've got no argument over a judgement call, and the "double play" was a judgement call. The other was a flat out rule call and the umpires DID NOT know the rules. Granted, he may have felt bad after the game, but I guarantee you that there were a lot of people with a lot riding on the game who felt worse. A game of this magnitude deserves umpires who know the rules. Umpires in a district tournament game should know the rules. The call that was made was wrong and the umpires not having a clue on the rules is INEXCUSABLE. The way that the umpires placed the runner after their decision simply proved that they didn't know what they were doing. Binns, I know you were at the game and with the obvious confusion of the umpires I would have expected better communication, even if it meant you getting involved. That play did not lose the game, but in a one-run game, and with the situation being what it was, man, it sure was critical. Congratulations to Lawrence County. Both teams played well, and yes, Lincoln County had better be ready to play tonight. Hope to see you again!

Both teams look to be playing well and it is a beautiful day for baseball. This is what it's all about, hope to have a good crowd. These two have shown to be the two best in the district.

Thank you David! Your time and efforts are appreciated!

I know Matt is your centerfielder, what position does Holden play? Just trying to put faces with the names. On Lincoln County's bunch, Gaskill SS, Black 2B, Netherland CF, and Merrit RF.

I am anxious to hear the replies on this topic. I am hearing that Motlow's coach has really been working 8AAA, trying to keep the good local players here. He has been to several of Lincoln County's games and I have been able to speak to him some. Seems like a good guy who is wanting to build Motlow back up. I have heard of several 8AAA players that he is targeting and if he can get a good percentage of them, Motlow could get back headed in the right direction.

Lincoln County has four . . . Cody Gaskill was an early signee with Calhoun and yesterday morning Shamichael Black, Brandon Netherland, and William Merrit signed with Motlow.

Heard that Lincoln County plays at 1:30 Saturday vs the winner of Coffee County/play in winner.

Would it be the same one that was pinch hit for in all 3 of the Bethel games? Is it starting to come out?

I would just be thrilled if walkoff got a life! Get over it, and do us all a favor and get out of Coach T. I'm sure that a person of your knowledge could find a better use for it.

Hopefully we'll know something this morning. I saw something in The Columbia Daily Herald this morning that I think was totally wrong. It listed 3 "play in" games to get to a 4 team double elimination. I'm understanding that it will be totally different.

Hello . . . Walkoff? You still there? Was Keck using your boatpaddle on his bomb? Luckily, Bethel got one from you . . . no, wait it was two wasn't it? Ironically, a first round matchup still to come. Should be interesting.