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goodpasture 2 UC 1 (in 8 innings) what a series... these teams have played two games (15 innings) and nothing is settled. We'll all see tomorrow.

POSTED by FASTPITCHDAD (obviously prior to the game) What exactly has Unicoi done to have earned the respect of Middle TN fans? Posting a large number of wins in Upper East TN does not "earn" respect. They have to get out of the area to say, Soddy, win some games there and then they will be on their way to earning respect. Win 6 state championships in a row and you get respect. Play anybody, anywhere and you gain respect. Dominating the Upper Pioneer Valley Conference (or whatever it is they play in) does not earn respect outside of that area. I have seen both teams play this season. There is no comparison. An upset is always possible but it would be truely shocking to those that know softball (and I am not including myself as one of them). This is so funny to me. Did Unicoi County not earn respect with their first State Championship or by playing nationally ranked teams every season, or always being competitive in the Azalea Tournament. Since the program was taken over by Charlie Baxter and now by Grady Lingerfelt, the caliber of nonconference opponents is good. It is not UC's fault they are required to play conference opponents that don't have well-developed programs. My only question is....Did UC "truely", as he spelled it, earn respect in tonight's hard fought victory?