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I played for Stinnet and Cecil Joyce, back in the old Babe Ruth days. These two used to cover the prep sports and they used to tell us that whoever is winning will get the most coverage. It is what it is. The complaining over one team getting more coverage is nothing new and will always go on. Obviously they don't have enough writers to be everywhere. Personally, I think Steve does a pretty good job of doing what he does with as much on his plate as has. Either way, it does get old seeing MTSU football spring practice or any offseason sport on the front page and MTSU baseball and other spring sports getting barely a mention on the 3rd or 5th page. What the high schools get now is equal to what the old little league write-ups used to be, for those that might remember, with the exception of the games that have a writer present.

Ryan Cole - Blackman - Roane State www.mtdbacks.com

Although not a coach, David Limbaugh has helped several players get noticed just by mentioning to scouts and recruiters. He has also helped a few land a place to play summer ball!

In the 5th Inning - Marshall County 3 Northwest 1

Limbaugh is at it again. Here is the revised schedule straight from the horses mouth. Saturday schedule is as planned with the exception of games at Lebanon H.S. and those teams have been advised of their new schedule. Sunday schedule is being worked on as we speak by the planning committee and will be anounced ASAP. Scoreboard: Cascade 10 Northwest 0 Everbody's patience is much appreciated!!

Behind the pitching of Matt Udderback - 2 innings and Coty Woods - 5 innings, Chad Hunter supplied the power with a homer, Riverdale off to a 2-0 District start. Field reporting brought to you by David Limbaugh!

Aaron will still be with the D'backs this summer, as will Jerry Knox and Chris Buckner.

Hate to say that the SR talent pool is weaker, there are several talented seniors out there. We had little trouble getting committments out of who we asked. I did notice about some OHS's JR's not being on the roster questioned. Coach Hawks let me know last summer that he intended to keep that group together this coming summer. His program. If that is what he feels needs to be done, gotta respect that. His program and 2 rings to go with it.

1.Siegel 2.Oakland - Outstandinng JR Class 3. Riverdale/ Blackman 5. Warren County 6. Cookeville 7. Lebanon 8. White Co. All in the fun of predictions.

Tye McCleary - Oakland H.S. - 3B/1B/RHP has signed with Columbia State.

Tullahoma is a true baseball town, through and through. It has been since '97 since they went to state, so it has been a long time coming. Their fans should be able to get a little rowdy if they want to. If you are saying they were being unclassy, I don't know, I couldn't make it. As for moving the game to Saturday, I wouldn't have moved it either. You can't bring your ace back on 2 days rest if they play on Tuesday. Reverse the role and try telling me with a straight face, that you would have moved the game. Not trying to be a jerk, just putting the facts out there. As for graduation, I think that most any player would rather graduate on the baseball diamond as opposed to a hot gym in a long ceremony. I have had quite a few friends graduate in Chattanooga or Memphis on the field and never heard the first complaint. They got to do something the rest of their classmates didn't and it was for a good reason. Good luck to T-Town and Riverdale in the state. Good luck to the 3 Diamondbacks (Morris, Darlington and Underland) and the rest of the Wildcats and Warriors.

Drew Kennett - LHP from Siegel will sign with Motlow

J.J. Webster, RHP/INF from Coffee County, will sign with Motlow, according to what he told me yesterday at practice.

Final from Riverdale - Riverdale 5 v White County 1 In Process from Cookeville - Cookeville 5 v Siegal 5 8th Inning

As of this Post Time: Warren County 3 v Lebanon 0 Final Riverdale 5 v White County 1 Bottom 6 Oakland 6 v Blackman 4 Final Cookeville 4 v Siegel 5 Top 7 Shelbyville 12 v Lincoln County 7 Final Columbia 4 v Coffee County 2 Final Scores Courtesy of David Limbaugh!

Finals From Tuesday: Oakland 6 vs Siegel 3 Warren County 7 vs Lebanon 1 Blackman 3 vs White County 2 Riverdale 6 vs Cookeville 3 Riverdale is regular season champions and recieves and automatic berth to the region. Limbaugh will have standings posted at www.riverdalewarriors.com within the next couple of hours.

LHP/1B Bubba Vincent from Coffee County has signed with Motlow State.

Finals From Monday Night: Riverdale 7 vs Cookeville 2 Siegel 10 vs Oakland 4 Blackman 6 vs White County 0 Warren County 12 vs Lebanon 2

From a pitcher's point of view, comebackers are part of the game. I took one off the gord my sophomore year of college just below the temple. I lost use of half of my face for about a month and the doctor told me that I was lucky to be here now. I served one up and took a liner back up the middle that hit my head and back to the catcher on one hop (it was former Coffee County player Dusty Elam and he later joked with me that he still had time to throw the guy out at first, which was the truth after all). My fielding technique had nothing to do with not catching it. It was just crushed and I can still picture the ball going just over my glove before it nailed me. Even after all that pain (and still some that I feel when the weather is changing) I never even thought about metal bats being replaced with wood below the pro level. I am not trying to be cold hearted towards any losses of lives due to metal bats when I say that comebackers are part of the game. I just feel that no matter what the bats are made of, there are always going to be questions about what should be used. Everything we do in life has risk involved. Stick with metal below the pro level unless in summer ball or wood bat tourneys. Just my opinion from first hand experience.

We (Murfreesboro Diamondbacks) are hosting the Connie Mack Southeast Regional in Murfreesboro July 27-30. Not just because we are hosting it, but it will bring in the 10 top Connie Mack teams in the Southeast. The winner will advance to Farmington, NM to play in front ot 10,000 people and the chance at the Connie Mack national championship. The East Cobb Yankees, Florida Bombers, Florida Pokers and Memphis Tigers are all annual qualifiers. The 16U SANDLOTT World Series will be in Tullahoma July 14-18. Several teams from all over the U.S. and even Canada will attend this event.

This is news to me. I have set up a couple of individual workouts for players to work out for scouts and have never been informed of this. Please email me and let me know if this is really the case. I was told as long as they do it at their own costs and the said organization doesn't pay for the players travel, equipment, etc. I remember when Jeremy Slayden went to Chicago (I may be mistaken on the city) and worked out for that team on their field before the draft.

We are part of the GNABA. However, we also play outside the league against some of the top teams in the country. We have the East Cobb Yankees, 'Bama Bombers, Dulins Dodgers and other teams of very high caliber scheduled for this summer. We were invited to several prestigious tournaments at various major colleges, however we are hosting the Connie Mack Southeast Regional in late July and turned down the offers to be able to host this. This will bring some of the top teams in the SE to the 'Boro for a chance to advance to Farmington, NM to play in the Connie Mack World Series. Usual qualifiers are the EC Yankees, Memphis Tigers, Florida Bombers, Florida Pokers among others. We also compete in the SANDLOTT Southern Super League that has some very solid teams in it. We are an 18U team. Cannot be 19 before August 1. In 2006, the date will change and I believe it is May1, but I might be wrong. I will stay mum on the prospects for next year. If a younger guy is good enough to compete against this type of talent, we are always interested. Bryan Morris has been with us since he was 16.

I recieved a phone call from the Yankees area scout that covers Ohio, Michigan, etc. and asked me to get in touch with Minor about attending the East Coast Showacase this summer. The Yankees are sponsoring this year from what he told me. I called Minor and relayed the gentleman's phone number for them to call about what needed to be done for this to happen. Not quite the same thing as suiting up in pinstripes, however, an honor to still be proud of. Shows how quick rumors get started.

Yes, Drew Kennett. A couple of nice prospects for next summer, also.