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I agree, we have played with her and against her and she is a great competitor.

The new TPS Catalyst hits the ball well and has a big square type barrel, but they only offer it in -8 and -10. So, a -8 34 inch bat weighs 26 ounces and that is a bunch for many high school players. List price is in the $250 range and most sports stores will sell it with a 15%-22% discount.

Fallon and Cat are both great pitchers. But, unfortunately, if you check Riverdale's injury list today you will find out why you might need more than 1 and maybe more than 2 strong pitchers to be in the hunt at the end of the season.

Sorry, I had bad information. The young pitcher turned out to be looking at the purple private school team and that deal didn't pan out. With their returning players and Kelsey C. healthy next year the Cougars will still have plenty of talent to make a run.

FC has pitched well this year but in my opinion she relies too much on a single pitch. Please do not take this as a cut against FC but if the umpire does not like high pitches or the batter moves to the back of the box she is not as effective. You may not see many teams do this during the season but at tournament time the better teams will adjust to take away a pitcher's best pitch.

The neat thing about the first regional game and the substate game is that you only have one chance to advance and there are plenty of AAA pitchers that can keep their team in the game. Then, one big hit or one big error can send someone home. If you make it past those games it's double elimination - I don't think lightning will strike the Bucs twice in one week.

What classification is Chelsea? Does she wear #3?

Wait a second, does EZELL have any upperclass pitchers left? Since Brit stopped pitching and Mac transferred away the balance of power has shifted slightly. Coach F still does a fine job and I hope they make a charge at the end of the season. PS - CA has really improved their squad. I hope they make a splash in their division this year.

Ryan has been killing the ball this spring. But, there is a old saying - great pitching beats great hitting. In elimination play at the Commando Classic, Brentwood did not allow Ryan a single base-runner. Please remember that modern bats play a HUGE role in hitting homeruns. It is hard to compare the extra distance the new Mikken, Anderson, Synergy bats will give to an average hitter compared to the bats we used 6-8 years ago. These bats will turn a normal "can of corn" pop fly ball into a home run.

I'm not sure I understand your comment softball019. You said it wasn't a coincedence, are you saying the pitcher hit the same batter twice in a row on purpose? Yesterday I heard that the HC pitcher hit at least 4 BHS batters - is that true? How many players do you have to hit before it is no longer a "bad pitch or a mistake"?

Can anyone give me a summary of the BHS/HCHS game yesterday?

Who is the pitcher (#3) for Marshall County? I watched them play last weekend in Columbia and she did a fine job. What grade is she in?

Brentwood and Wilson Central were tied 0 - 0 at the end of regulation. Both teams scored 1 run in the 1st and 2nd extra inning. In the third inning Brentwood mishandled the leadoff bunt by Chelsea B, putting 2 runners on base. Ashely G hit a ball over the right fielders head. Both runners ended up scoring. Down 2 runs, Brentwood bunted their hitter to move the runner to third and that is the way the game ended. 4-2, all runs scored in extra innings.

Great game tonight. Both teams fought hard. Eagles put together some nice hits, sure do wish that they could have scored a little sooner! Good job on the mound tonight. #4 threw harder at the end of the game after the ump made a poor call at the plate! nice defensive plays by leigh, sam, ally, shelby, well by all of the eagles!! Great team effort!! Good luck in the state tournament.

Just one question - How did the colts score 4 runs?

How many teams out of your division advance past the district? Looks like the Bruins are the team to beat after the 8-0 game, huh?

What year is the CA catcher? We have a travel team that could use a strong hitting catcher. Rely back if you are interested. Coach

18u travel team looking for one strong player. Send a note to "freemail57@yahoo.com" if you are interested.

18u Nighthawk team is looking for starting pitcher for summer 2004 travel team. Call coach Mashburn at 615-714-1346 or send email to NH18ucoach@yahoo.com for information.

Generally, when this transfer issue is discussed most people automatically think that private schools are going to raid the public schools to get their better players. However, high tutition costs at many private schools squelch that approach real fast. Please don't be fooled by anyone that responds by saying "yeah, but private schools give out scholarships", there is very, very little scholarship money that ever finds it's way to softball players. My complaint is just the opposite. What about private school players that want to transfer to a public school - why should they be penalized more than public school to public school transfers? The ultimate trump card is that little word "hardship". I may be wrong here, but I do not think the TSSAA elgibility documentation defines exactly what would be considered a hardship, but rather looks at each case independently. You can see how that might affect "who" is penalized and who is not.

Congratulations 12u Nighthawks! 4th place at the NSA World Series and 4th place at the Super World Series. Unfortunately, the flu bug hit the team at the wrong time and really handicaped the players. Great season, keep up the hard work.

Try Jerry Church at the Mt. Juliet Sports World.

The 18u Nighthawks are looking for one starting pitcher and one strong hitter for the summer 2004 season. Please send an email to nh18ucoach@yahoo.com or call 615-714-1346 for tryout information.

The TSSAA is very unfair on this issue. If you go to a public school you can move out of your zone into a different school zone and play right away. If you go to a private school the "zone" is greatly expanded. For example, if you attended Ryan, you could not move to the Franklin area and play for BGA or Franklin High without sitting out a year. You could move to Spring Hill or Hendersonville and play without a year penality.