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Good Luck to the Ad's today from the boys in upper east Tennessee. May not be the power team as in years past, but as a team they are getting the job done. Roll Tribe

Lets make that a Select vs Jr Topper rematch! How much fun could that be? Jr Toppers Daniel Norris Geoffrey Smith Zach Thompson Sam Tarlton Heath Lloyd Kevin Connell Nick Fair Joe Ganger? Kingsport Select Sean Seabolt Stephen Mullins Chase Cunningham Nathan Millsap Reid Mathews Ryan Lockhart Kevin Nelson Zak Ball Jake Bellamy Who have I left out that is still playing?

No question one of the best games I have ever had the pleasure to attend. And that kind of hurts being on the loosing end. Coach Wagner did a great job getting DB ready and Vestal pitched one whale of a game. How about DB stealing home? Wow! Some friends from Bristol came to watch the game with me. Was somewhat confused (and I am searching for the words here) that neither the DB or Science Hill fans didn't really cheer against the other team. Best I could explain was there is a great deal of respect between these 2 teams and many of these boys have played together or against each other since they where 9 years old. I want to see every player play there best and let the chips fall where they may. I think we saw that last night. I saw a lot of heart on both sides last night. I just hope the same energy will be there again next Tuesday.

Congrats to several Tennessee players making the Rawlings Preseason Teams... National Level 1st Team Rawlings/Perfect Game High School Senior Preseason All America Daniel Norris, Science Hill 2nd Team Rawlings/Perfect Game High School Senior Preseason All America Nick Delmonico, Farragut Philip Pfeifer, Farragut High Honorable Mention Mookie Betts, John Overton HS Cody Connally, David Lipscomb Kevin Connell, Daniel Boone Caleb Delee, Collierville Trevor Haggard, Jackson Christian School Reid Mathews , Dobyns-Bennett Jacob Moody , Christian Brother HS Parker Wormsley , Knox Webb Brandon Zajac , Walker Valley Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Southeast Region All High School Senior 1st Team Mookie Betts, John Overton HS Nick Delmonico, Farragut Daniel Norris, Science Hill Philip Pfeifer, Farragut Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Southeast Region All High School Senior 2nd Team Kevin Connell, Daniel Boone Caleb Delee, Collierville Cole Evans, St. George's Trevor Haggard, Jackson Christian School Parker Wormsley , Knox Webb Brandon Zajac ,TN Southeast Region Honorable Mention Deandre Allen , sequoyah Jared Allen , Polk County High School Austin Atwell ,Rossview Matt Beaty ,Dresden Bryce Beeler , Knox Halls Dylan Bosheers ,Lawrence County Preston Brown , St. George's Jeffrey Burke, Baylor Zac Carter , Houston Noah Chandler, Jackson Christian Mac Cooley, Horn Lake Will Cooper, Baylor Chase Cunningham , Tennessee High Tyler Dailey , Collierville Johnathan Frebis , Riverdale Bryan Everhart , Greeneville Cody Hartley , Nashville Christian Neil Hickman , Donelson Christian Will Jamison, Evangelical Christian Ian Kukowski , Ravenwood Tyler Lee ,Polk County High School Chris Marti , Crockett Drew Masingale, McMinn County Reid Mathews , Dobyns-Bennett Brian Miller , Independence Nathan Millsap, Dobyns-Bennett Jacob Moody , Christian Brother HS Scott Moses, McMinn Central Kam Prather , St. George's Jake Rowland, Meigs County Jordan Sanford , Powell Houston Spencer, Walker Valley Dakota Stallings , Bearden Dylan Toscano , Independence Tucker Tubbs, Collierville Zander Weil, Blackman Alexander Wiel,Blackman Ben Winters, Fulton

Season opener @ Volunteer Tuesday the 15th and the home opener at The Fred on Wednesday the 16th vs. Central. Roll Tribe

The Tribe has a couple of scrimmages behind them and 2 more to go. Bats where a little flat in the first scrimmage but came alive in the second game. The pitching has been pretty good not giving up many hits or walks. The Tribe made a few mistakes in the 1st scrimmage ...but the 2nd scrimmage was much better. Not sure if any errors where made in the 2nd one. Alot of unknowns with pitching in the Big 8 this year. After the big names of Norris, Connell, Cunningham, Lloyd, Mullins and Craig ...who else is going to step it up. Could be the difference maker down the road. Looking forward to a Great Year in the Big 8.

41-0 at the half. Tribe! Roll tribe roll!

Ok this is not a knock on the kid. This is about the 4th time I have read a post like this. Please tell me why? Looks great in practice? Something he did last year I missed? Has there been a break out game sometime we missed? Stats: TD's: Yards: 40 speed: # INTS: INT VS Pass completion ratio:

There will be a plenty of spirits on my bus ride down!

10 hours since a post on this thread... Come on bump bump! Loved or Hated but never ignored! The States All Time Winningest Program..HA! Roll Tribe. Word is practice has gone very well this week. Really putting the line through their paces and looking good. Little mixing it up on the offense , looked like a couple players getting the touch and feel of the game plan together.

D-B at Clinton / DB by 10 Science Hill at Elizabethton/ Betsy is tuff and The Hill is improving...nail biter, Betsy by 3 Boone hosts Cherokee / Boone all day by 17 Tenn. High hosts Sullivan East/ Vikes by 12 South at Greeneville/ Not going to be good... Devils by 3 TD's Volunteer at North/ North is a sleeper this year with some weapons....Raiders by 14 Central hosts Va. High / Va. High by 14 .... Central has yet to hold a block. Crockett is off this week Roll Tribe

"Under the new rule, bats with composite handles and tapers would still be legal. The stricter language applies primarily to the barrel of the bat." So can this be clarified ...with some examples like ..Demarini CF Series, Easton Stealth series..where would these bats fall...

Coach Warner is not a second rate coach no matter how you have qualified your program. And if it was a second rate program it will change. What better way to build a tradition than hire a guy who comes from one of the most storied high schools in America much less Tennessee. You got a very well seasoned and experienced canidate to head up your program. Coach Warner will work hard for the players and trust me that means a heck of alot today. He will coach them, teach them, make leaders of them. His is a strong role model and he does know baseball. Jeff Co. Baseball will be better for this hire.

If you have/are an unsigned prospect this is far and away the best bang for the bucks showcase in the area. Very well run and highly scouted.

A change to Rule 1-3-2 regarding bat specifications was made in the hope it will clarify bat compliance. The rule, which will be effective January 1, 2012, specifies that the bat should be a “smooth cylinder implement from the top of the cap to the top of the knob.” http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=2772

Gabby I had looked last night. Looks like Mt Juliet gets their am/fm radio out of Nashville and Murfreesboro. Could not find a flag ship station. Good luck to the Toppers this week. Make a statement for Big 8 baseball.

Well well well...The IMAC runners up travel to JC to face Science Hill and Crockett rolls down the road. Big 8 or Big 2 & Little 6? I dunno which 2 or 6 you are speaking of but ya got your hands full come 6 o'clock tonite with Norris and Freeman.

Thanks Gabby and good luck tonight. What time is tonight's game any idea?

Come to The Fred next Monday night vs South as DB will honor Coach Ritz. This is the last regular season home game. Monster career on a state and national level. Them is some big shoes to fill.

Some nice ink on Mr. Norris... http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Sports/ ... p?ID=75245 Good job Daniel, congrats.

The Big 8 Tournament is going to be quite a doozy. My guess is the regular season champ will have at least 4 losses. Seeding will be everything in the Tourney. Aces on the mound game one then it's going to get real dirty. DB gets a 1-2 punch next week with Dino and Freeman. (or maybe thats 2 left jabs) May need to rename the BIG 8 to the Big 3 ...Lefty U Did I hear correct this morning that Crockett also lost last night to West Greene?

The radar gun is calibrated from the press box...you are correct last year was -3 this year +3 can't answer that but the scouts guns are usually correct. They had 87 according to one of them in the know, they were all sitting there. Tennessee Tech, along with the 4 other scouts should have gotten a real good look tonight better than WCU did last week. I want the these guys pitching their best it raises the competition and all the players benifet from more scouts being there. Please reread my first post. I only state the one DB hit deep for an out tonight would have gotten out of most of the parks in the Big 8. He is a great 3 sport player. He should be recruited in each. But if it's going to be D1 it's going to be baseball.

Hey Fan first off I did say Kevin had a good night , his best outing thus far, did not say anything to diminish his hitting in OR. Am I a DB homer..dang skippy. But I am also a big fans of all the baseball player in Upper East Tennessee. I do wish them well at the next level as I do wish only the best for Kevin..he is a talent. All I said was what I saw and what I was told tonight. I was there. We had a Kid hit 3 out this weekend in OR but thats beside the point.

Hang on there dad. Kevin pitched a great game tonight but he did not crack 87. Never did I see him exceed 88 on the DB board and you subtract 3 for deflection there. He did pitch his best game of the year but don't be touting a false sense of truth in the young mans head. I spoke with the scouts and 87 was tops tonight. And one more thing if that game is played anywhere else but DB the 400 (408 dead center fence) foot shot to center puts DB up 3-2 and they win. Oh yeah and DB did get 6 hits tonight as well. But getting back to 93 and HR shots...if, if and buts where beer and nuts ohh what a party it would have been. Reality check please.

Looks like most of teams have 2 pitchers they roll with after that it drops off. All of the top 5 teams have 5 or more that can put the bat on the ball well. 2 things will seperate log jam at the top once the make up games commence.... 1. The team with the least mistakes should win. 2. The team that can develope a 3rd pitcher