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Well DB pitched 3rd or 4th pitcher and Crockett went with their ace. Could have very easily upset Science Hill last night if it wasnt for Norris being so sick. Anyways when Crockett comes to J Fred its going to be a totally different game. Like i said a FLUKE blowout for the tribes first game this season.

im not exactly sure, but i heard u add 3 mph on the scoreboard at J Fred , and he hit 91 and 92 a couple times when he needed a big strikeout. By far the best pitcher in the conference, and the major league scouts will come callin soon. Dylan Harvey was also excellent 2night for DB. Great game though, i can tell DB has def. improved since last season and the Crockett game was just a fluke.

Mckinney pitching against the tribe tonight??? DB is starting 2nd best pitcher Dylan Harvey, good win by the tribe last night against a very solid pigeon forge team, that has an awesome outfield. Poor Jamie Crawford was robbed all night, including a go ahead homerun in the bottom of the sixth that the left fielder brought back in. Easily one of the best defensive plays ive ever seen at J. Fred.

Central has a good team dont get me wrong, but they will fade once they start playin conference teams. This is the best the big 9 has ever looked talent wise, and the pitching is very good, their are atleast 10 guys in the conference that throw high 80's.

Crawford is def. the best SS in the conference and is really the only SS that is gettin D1 looks at short. Hits for very high average, prob. the fastest player in the conference ( 6.6 ) 60, and has a strong arm, and looks to be signing with ETSU. He is the only SS in the conf. that has to go back and forth between turf and grass as well. This isnt bein a homer its just facts. Roberts is a very good player as well, and hits very good for average and homeruns but we all know he doesnt have the arm to play D1 short stop but 2nd base definately.

Same situation as Crawford had his junior year, Seabolt plays baseball and misses spring practice, so more than likely the senior Roop gets the nod. Playing 2 sports can come with some cost at DB, rather than a county school. Best athlete at that postion should play!

April 9th-12th Oak Ridge is hosting tourny, and DB will be participating in it. Dont know the other teams that will be in it, but it will be a good chance to see what some of the knoxville teams have. Wish Ritz would have gotten them in the SportsBelle this year, it is loaded with the best teams in the state including Science Hill, been a good chance to see some very good pitching early in the year, we need those bats to get warm quick because this first game is a very important one.

Thats the future indians, We're talking about this year, and this year the Indians will really surprise some people and carry over from a very good summer. Last year was a down year but everyone knew it was coming because the 08' class had very few athletes period. Your not going to win 30 games every year, and thats what DB fans had come accustomed 2 the past 5 or 6 years. Now that this team has had a full season of playing together, and only losing one starter, returns their best pitcher Gabe Overcast who was 1st team all conf. for some of u that say DB doesnt have an ace, and returning senior SS Crawford ( who ETSU is recruiting ), this team will def. make some noise this year and have something to prove.

Dont get me wrong SH will surely win the conference, but im not predicting a sweep or anything. They will have to fight for some games. Year in and year out SH has the best pitchers and best defensive teams in the conf. but their hitting is usually very inconsistent.

i Saw matt marsh pitch in the summer in Murfrees. and he is excellent, he must have struck out atleast 15 guys, prob. throws 88 with a very nice curve.

SH is def. the team to beat. Returnin the best pitcher in the area ( McKinney ) and should be very solid defensively, I think half the team has already signed somewhere. But with Mckinney and Norris the rest of the conference will be playin for 2nd place. I like Dobyns Bennett for 2nd place, they were young and inexperienced last year only returnin one starter from the year before ( Crawford ), but really seemed to gel later in the year, especially playin together in the summer i think will def. pay off. DB will have 4 quality pitchers that got alot of experience last year. 3rd place i like Crockett with Clint Freeman and Massey, and they also had a good team in the summer. Then Tn High, South, Central and so on.

Also to add from that list from NE TN: Dobyns-Bennett's Gabe Overcast ( RHP ) Dylan Harvey ( RHP ) Nick Lowery ( 2nd ) JR. Kyle Brandon (RHP) jr. Sullivan East Tyler Gaby ( ss ) Sullivan Central Carl Roberts ( ss ) Cody Hyden ( 3rd )

You are forgetting possibly the best athlete on that list and in NE TN, and thats Dobyns-Bennett ss Jamie Crawford runs the 60 in 6.7, gettin looks from Austin Peay, David Lipscomp, but will more than likely sign with ETSU.

so, i know of atleast 5 DB players offered to go play in it,one of them being Jamie Crawford.