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  1. 25 minutes ago, oldkodger said:

    So what is the plan on Gordonsville game? Any update 

    Game is final.  Gordonsville moves on.  No more games today.  They are deciding how to proceed.

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  2. 3 hours ago, BelmontRebel said:

    When do they pick the venues?  They've been playing at these same HS fields for some years now correct?  

    You proved my point.  They pick these venues far in advance.  Knowing that Eagleville was a Class A team, that venue should have hosted a different classification.  Period.

    The TSSAA is great at making poor decisions.  Just like right now, you have the Gordonsville/Univ School JC game suspended, when last night you called the Riverside/Forrest game official, even after the field was deemed ready to play, with Forrest up 1-0.   

  3. Stewarts Creek is in the tourney and aren't playing at their own field.  I'll go on record as saying this should never happen at the state tournament.  At least the championship is played elsewhere.

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  4. 2 hours ago, MSUBac2001 said:

    Not really directed at you, but is there any justification from the TSSAA for not moving Eaglesville’s games to Rockvale?  It seems crazy to force 3 teams to beat someone on their home field during the “neutral site” state championships, when you already have another site available. They could have just flipped the brackets to avoid complete home field advantage. 

    When has the TSSAA ever made sense?

  5. On 5/13/2021 at 2:40 PM, CoachHolly7 said:

    That must be a weak District with Gordonsville.  I called a game of theirs and they aren't  good.    

    It is basically a 3 team district, but when you saw them Gordonsville was down a few pitchers due to district games, and they still competed losing 6-3 to East Rob, 5-2 Springfield, 2-0 WH Heritage, and 8-7 to the Knights.  I'd say that's not awful considering.

  6. 8 hours ago, TCRadio said:

    South Pitt got the better of TC last night, 7-3. Down 7-1 after 2, I was really happy to see our guys fight and not give in and get run ruled. We have a foundation to grow on, a lot of young talent, future could be very bright. Congrats SP, now go beat Gordy!

    GORDONSVILLE at South Pitt should be a good game.  Gordonsville threw a freshman list night against Van Buren and the game wasn't as close as the score.  Gordonsville has a ton of young talent and is just reloading.  

    Not sure why a person from Trousdale would want someone from their own district to lose.  Pretty sour grapes over there in Hartsville I guess.

  7. 11 hours ago, ReitzFan said:

    Another off-topic comment that should be on the public-private board. If folks like yourself would have a clue, you would realize that the majority balance of a TCA Squad has been at that school since kindergarten or the very early grade school grades at the least. Absolutely none of the young men on this baseball roster were recruited to play for TCA. TCA competes in D1 according to the rules set forth by the TSSAA and its member institutions. Don't worry, once the Spring Fling is over on Saturday we will become a member of division 2. Then it will be legal for us to do what some of you folks have been accusing us of doing for years without proof.

    I have a clue. I have two sons, both of which were offered "opportunities" to transfer to a couple of different private schools in the mid state area before they went D2.  I chose to keep them with their friends that they'd played with their entire life, and very glad I did.  I have never been a person that thinks everyone should get a trophy but I do advocate for a fairer system. 

    I don't have a problem with Privates, none at all.  I hope they win at a high level.  I have lots of friends that coach there and friends with parents whose kids attend. I do have a problem with the system, and I always have.  And obviously I'm not the only one.  A private school has a distinct advantage over a single a public school when it comes to kids attending that school  Always has.  Most private schools are in more densely populated areas, therefore affording more kids the opportunity to attend their school by proximity.  The rise of private schools came because the publics in most of those areas were so bad.  They also pull kids from across county lines, which most public schools do not allow because of state funding.  I lived and coached in West TN for 30+ years, and know the plight of TCA, JCS, USJ (Old Hickory Academy, yeah I'm that old). The rise of those schools came from the fact that Madison County schools were so awfully ran, and they grew along with the population explosion around Jackson and neighboring counties. It's never been a fair system to single a schools like Huntingdon, Gordonsville, East Robertson, Greenback, Harriman etc because they are in more rural areas and they just don't have the base to be consistently competitive year over year vs a private school that could have any number of great athletes decide to move to their school at any point.  Trenton Peabody didn't become a powerhouse really until USJ and JCS left for D2.  In the Last 20 years, single a baseball has been dominated by privates, in fact, winning 13 state titles and having 13 runners up.  Only in 2012, 2009, and 2006 did a private not make the final two. I agree that you want to play the best, and we always tried to schedule up to play better programs so that we would be tested for a postseason run.  But a single a school could have their best group come through in years, make the state tournament only to see two privates that can pick and choose who attends their school dominate the tournament.  Single A schools have never gotten a fair shake in the old system and it will be interesting come next year with no Columbia Acad, TCA, Grace, University High, etc. 

    Best of luck to all.

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  8. Having seen every team in the tournament except Lake County, my predictions are these:

     

    MTCS Bracket:

    Loretto over Grace ( Grace lefty is good, but Loretto is better)

    TCA over US-JC

    LB Game 1

    Grace over US-JC

    WB Game

    Loretto over TCA

    LB Game 2

    TCA over Grace

    MTCS Bracket Final

    Loretto over TCA

     

    Riverdale Bracket:

    Greenback over Lake Co

    Summertown over Eagleville

    LB Game 1

    Eagleville over Lake CO

    WB Game

    Summertown over Greenback

    LB Game 2

    Eagleville over Greenback

    Riverdale Bracket Final

    Summertown over Eagleville

     

    Championship Game

    Loretto over Summertown

     

     

  9. Will be a tough game, both teams are on a roll.  Pitching will for sure be key in this matchup.  For the most  part, unless you draw one of the inner city Memphis schools, there are no easy matchups in the Sectional.

    Hunter Mann is committed to MTSU.

  10. On ‎5‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 2:09 PM, tonybologna said:

    Yep. Saw that. It only takes 1 game & you're gone in most cases. So, in reality any of the favorites could be gone with just 1 BAD game.

    I could see that happening.

    Region 8 will not have anyone make it past the Sectional in baseball.  They do not match up very well in that sport. While anything could happen, it would be the most epic upset of all upsets. Single A baseball in inner city Memphis just historically isn't very strong.

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  11. Having seen almost every team on the list, I will say that the Riverdale bracket is the toughest and Loretto has an easier road to the finals.  I am biased towards Gordonsville, but am going to try and be objective, then I'll make an overall pick.

    I will be surprised, unless they get complacent, if Loretto isn't back in the finals in the Middle TN Christian Bracket.  TCA appears to be the team that will test Loretto the most.  I don't think South Pitt will match up well with TCA, and USJC isn't ready for Weathers.  A lot of folks talk about Weathers, but Loretto has more than one good arm.  Loretto swings the bats better than last year.

    On the Riverdale side, this bracket is as balanced as I've seen one.  I think Columbia Acad has been playing as well as any team there lately would and probably be the favorite.  Gordonsville is here for the third year in a row, has a veteran team, and isn't afraid of the big game.  They will be a tough out and has a deep pitching staff.  They are team that constantly gets counted out, and finds a way to win.  In the last 3 years, Gordonsville is 14-2 in elimination games.  Greenback and Union city will be a tough one.  I haven't seen Union City, but it appears their schedule is weaker than the rest. Still, no losses to in state teams is impressive.  Greenback has played a tough schedule and beaten some good teams.  They are scrappy, throw it and field it well, and have speed. 

    I think in the end, CA beats Gordonsville in the second elimination game to face Loretto in the finals, and Loretto makes it back to back baseball championships as Weathers takes up the Atlanta Braves 1st round draft pick offer and goes pro.

     

    Ranking the Pools:

    1.  Loretto, 2. TCA, 3. South Pitt, 4. Univ School JC

    1.  Columbia Acad, 2. Gordonsville, 3. Greenback, 4. Union City

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