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Here's an idea.. pitch better, that way you don't have to throw 146 pitches in a game. Didn't someone on here say he had 9 BB and 3 HBPs???? That's not very good for the "best 2011 prospect in the nation", especially in a high school game. Oh well, he'll be fine, it's not like his arm is going to fall off just because of one game. Let's be realistic here..

To his credit the umpire was squeezing him. He had 7 walks in the first three innings. After Edwards had the catcher Fair raise the target a little things settled down. Crockett is a very good hitting team and Crockett coach Hagy even said their approach was going to be to get him into a high pitch count by taking a lot of pitches. 18 strikeouts and no hits in 7 innings tells me there weren't a whole lot of swings by Crockett during the game.

Pitch better? C'mon man, this isn't the majors. If the coach made a bad decision, fair enough let him know, but lets not start bashing a kid who actually had a pretty good game. His first pitch was 93, and he 96 several times, I even heard he hit 97 once last night. He is a special talent.

Go toppers!

Jake's family, teamates, coaches, and classmates are in our prayers as they have to move on from such a difficult loss. What a tragedy. All of North East Tennessee is saddened by the loss. At the Science Hill game people were crying as the news began to spread thru the crowd. It was the quietest 3 point win Science Hill ever had.

I believe it was a combination of some thought Edwards was not doing enough and Jeff was actually the head coach with Edwards picking up the check.

There is also the factor that some did not want him calling pitches.

It will give him time to watch Lance at Carson Newman and maybe work with some other young catchers on the side from other schools.

He is a great coach.

I'm glad he'll have the more time to see Lancer play, and he will no doubt be there for any area players that need his help or advice, especially SH players.

That said, it seems like a bit of a bad move on Edwards part to let Reed go. Edwards inherited a team built for state 2 years ago, but after losing 11 seniors the Toppers will be rebuilding for the next couple of years. If the Toppers struggle without Reed it will only look bad on Edwards. I hope Edwards knew what he was doing. I think the boys are really going to miss Jeff.

Anybody hear why assistant coach Jeff Reed was let go? He seemed to provide valuable experience for those boys.

Now that the 2009 season is over, what are the predictions for 2010? What are the preliminary scouting reports for 2010?

 

SH is losing 11 seniors. Starters returning are:

 

McPhearson--ss Rising senior

Thompson--2b Rising junior

Norris--of/p Rising junior

 

A few rising seniors will be stepping in:

 

DelGeico--First base

Ashburn--DH

 

The SH JV was not overpowering. The freshman team had a good defensive outfield and good pitching. Freshman hitting was suspect. Nevertheless, SH will be competitive any time Norris pitches.

Coach Edwards did a good job this year at mixing in some younger guys throughout the year, and I think that will pay dividends in '10. Arradondo saw time at 3b and could start there. Will Carter would have played more if not for injury, but looked good in the short times we saw him and looks to be a very promising player on the mound and at the plate. Tyler Wilson finished the season as a solid reliable pitcher for the Toppers and will likely be counted as the # 2 starter behind D-NO. Nick Fair even got a little time this year behind the plate. It'll be a rebuilding year for sure, but I think McPhearson will emerge as the leader of this team and the Toppers will take on his gritty hard nosed style of play and surprise a lot people in 2010.

Where do you go to view the polls?

www.tbca.org

Science Hill beat David Crockett 16-4. Will play the loser of Farragut and Bearden. David Crockett plays the winner.

Any word on the Farragut Bearden game?

I thought I saw the all-conference team in the Johnson City Press within the past week. The only name I remember was that Daniel Norris was the conference MVP. I will check if there are no other responses.

That was the all-tournament team that was listed in the press. Norris was the MVP

I can't remember all the selections but I know McKinney, Patterson and Reed from Science Hill made it, along with Shipley, Freeman, and Deloach from Crockett and Archer from South.

yeah McKinney is really doing well. Daniel Norris from science hill and Kevin Connell from Boone are both really good pitchers. They both will make it far as pitchers. They will go pretty much anywhere they want to go in college and they will probably get drafted right out of high school. Norris hit 88 one time and Connell hit 89 one time the other night when they played at boone.

D-NO has hit a lot higher than 88

Science Hill -

Ben McKinney P/OF - Georgia Tech

Daniel Sharp P - Carson Newman

Lance Reed C - Carson Newman

Ryan Gentry C - Milligan

Cody Metcalf P - Milligan

ok so are there any east tennessee players mentionable? juniors or seniors? i got a few in mind.

Ben McKinney, Sr. from Science Hill. Georgia Tech signee. Great pitcher and very good hitter. Daniel Norris is something special. Just a sophmore but the lefty throws in the 90's with some nasty breaking stuff. Hes hit 8 or 9 homers this year too.