Ra8erFan

And so the Region 6 Tournament will move forward without Spring Hill for the first time in 5 years. But don't get used to it. The Raiders will return 7 starters from their 8-2 District 12 AA Regular Season Championship Team, as well as their top 3 pitchers. Add to that group a talented soon to be sophomore class, and you can't help but think even with all of the past success, The Raiders best days are ahead. Note to the "majority" of coaches within the district: Set your tournament bracket before the season starts so as to not look quite so manipulative in your process. The Raiders have made it look easy over the past few years. But next year, they will have a chip on their shoulder the size of a 2 by 4. While the powers that be in Distrcit 12AA accomplished their short term goal this season, what they have really done is awakened a sleeping giant. Motivation is a powerful tool. With 5 of the 7 All District players, Pitcher of the Year & Coach of the Year named from Spring Hill last night returning next season, my first impression is that it's gonna be fun!

It took 9 innings for Spring Hill to put Cascade down in the first matchup between these two pitchers. The Raiders came back the next day and toasted Casecade 12-0. It all comes down to the umpires. If the Bule forces these two guygs to throw it down the middle in order to call a strike, look for another close ball game. The difference in the first meeting Zach King had 12 K's and Gardener had 7. The Raiders generated 2 more hits than Cascade in that meeting and did not bat in the bottom of the 7th. Another difference in the two meetings was the weather. The first meeting was cold and wet. Tonight should be perfect. In games where the weather has not been a factor, the Spring Hill bats have come alive. I look for the Raider batting order to lock in on Gardener early and give their ace a lead to pitch with. Spring Hill has been here many times before and this team goes about their business as well as any team Paul Lamm has had to this point.

I think it comes down to which team uses thier ace pitcher. You have to win the game that you are in and If one team goes with the ace and the other doesn't, Ace Wins. If both teams use thier ace pitcher, I think Casecade is a better team, but having the game in Lewisburg makes it tough. That is a very hard field to defend.

Spring Hill swept Page last night and thanks to a little help from Giles County (beat CPA 5-4 last night) Spring Hill captures the outright 2015 Regular Season Championship for 12AA. This year the Raiders have started as many as 7 Sophmores in a District Game, which bodes well for the future of that program. They proved to be tough to beat this year, but maybe more so the next 2 or three years.