diamondkat07

I will be the first one to come out and say I am a ranger fan through thick and thin. However I see where Ranger87 is coming from in a way being he had a kid who played on this years team it's tough to see Unaka's seniors go out in style in such a manner and I am saying it is hard to look back on a 19-1 and 10-0 loss. How ever Jima6578 has a point. I agree I am not the one to sit back and discuss what facilities we have and dont have for our baseball program because I do know we are a little down and deep down I dont think we push hard enough for these type of things for these kids or we would have them sitting at our park and we would not be discussing this. Just like the light issue how long has our program been talking about getting lights and yet there these kids still sit with out a set. Its discouraging if you are a parent because you not only want the best for your program but you want the best for your kids as well. And I do know that we are a very small single A school but there are other programs across the state with very nice bleachers,batting cages,indoor hitting facilities and so on we are just going to have to work a little harder on getting these things for these kids. I do have one question though how come after the season is usually over these coaches are not taking these kids and playing baseball over the summer as a team. I am not sure on the rules but I was talking to a man the other day and he was saying your head coach is allowed to coach during the summer I believe it is only for this year though if I am not mistaken. If this is true why are we not making it mandatory like some of these other programs across the state and our area? In closing I would like to say I am proud of these kids on there efforts at getting where they have gotten and had a good time watching these seniors contribute this year.

I agree with Deke it sounds crazy but after watching the Freshman lefty throw for them over at Greeneville and have a perfect game going through 4 that should tell you as a coach where you stand defensively there is an old saying if its not broke dont fix it. And when you have a kid who can throw strikes hit his spots and only walk 1 batter through 7 innings and have 2 good seniors like Andrew Church and Michael Carpenter that cover up the middle as well as they do its hard to take them off 2nd and short. And I agree with the small ball play use it change it up a little bit Use your speed and make UH guess a little bit why not squeeze a little bit. Runners on 2nd and 3rd or even 1st and 2nd dont be afraid to mix it up a little bit and make them play defense and field the baseball. You see alot of teams play this style such as Elizabethton who do it to perfection and I believe if you rely on hitting your way through a full baseball game and not show signs of taking chances and advancing runners and changing things up a little bit It could very easily come back to bite you.I do believe they could surprise some teams but against a good pitcher and good defense later on down the road the hitting could be limited.. But use the speed you got and take chances. But no matter who both teams throw today it will be a good hard fought battle between both teams I do believe whoever stays away from Rockwood tomorrow will have the better chance of advancing to the state tournamnet not only for the home factor but just for the simple fact Rockwood is a good ball club and whoever loses today will have to have an A+ type of game defensively and offensively to come out victorious. Good luck to both Rockwood,Harriman,Unaka and University School on advancing.

What does fans think about the Unaka s University School matchup tonight I believe Unaka has to win back to back if I am not mistaken. I am going to go out on a limb. Game 1 Unaka-5 Univeristy School-3 Game 2 Unaka-7 Univeristy School-4 Just really depends on the pitching situation Univeristy High will more than likely go with the Matthews kid 1st or 2nd game. Unaka I am predicting will throw Church or the freshman lefty one of the two games just depends on the situation because both teams are already advancing so I guess we will see what the outcome is at 4:30 whoever makes the fewest mistakes in the field will win this series.

I just noticed Unaka is 4-2 in a very weak watauga valley conference this year what seems to be the problem?