bruceandpat08 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Sonny Gray is on pace to get 130 K's or so...maybe could reach 150...so I'm going with him as the best pitcher in TSSAA. who cares farragut has the best staff in the state no question when it comes down to state tourney time i would take the farragut staff over any "ace" in the state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rMcPherson24 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 who cares farragut has the best staff in the state no question when it comes down to state tourney time i would take the farragut staff over any "ace" in the state The topic is the best pitcher in the state...nobody said anything about a STAFF there are plenty of excellent STAFFS around but pitchers like sonny and gant are by far a couple of the best pitchers in the state. In a game if you have to use your entire staff to be good then that's not too great. These guys can beat any pitcher they like one on one....and probably go ahead and take on that staff and beat them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruceandpat08 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 The topic is the best pitcher in the state...nobody said anything about a STAFF there are plenty of excellent STAFFS around but pitchers like sonny and gant are by far a couple of the best pitchers in the state. In a game if you have to use your entire staff to be good then that's not too great. These guys can beat any pitcher they like one on one....and probably go ahead and take on that staff and beat them too. matt ramsey, better than cloudy phil pfiefer better than cloudy and jordan cooper better than scrub cloudy please somebody get off sunny's rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigginDitches Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 matt kirkland from south doyle shouldnt have any problem winning this year no matter who he faces Haha, you know baseballmaniac is somebody from South-Doyle, just look at the punctuation in his post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobW555 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 can't believe no one has mentioned Will Locante from Briarcrest. He pitched two no hitters this season and has an unbeaten record. He also is signed with UT-Knoxville. He doesn't throw 96,but he has great command, great curve and not many players can hit him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndeere44 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 can't believe no one has mentioned Will Locante from Briarcrest. He pitched two no hitters this season and has an unbeaten record. He also is signed with UT-Knoxville. He doesn't throw 96,but he has great command, great curve and not many players can hit him. i agree will is a great pitcher. i have seen him play...he will do great and good luck to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndeere44 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Sonny Gray is on pace to get 130 K's or so...maybe could reach 150...so I'm going with him as the best pitcher in TSSAA. sonny gray got hurt and is out right now. ankle problem...hope he is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankinated2010 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Clint Coulter , Ben Pope Alcoa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ng_athlete Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 throw out the best pitching you think to see this year in tennessee Hopson from North Greene keeps puttin up the numbers.... 102 k's...... 1.43 ERA..... he also bats .368 not bad for a junior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdodls Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 throw out the best pitching you think to see this year in tennessee Brandon O'Dell from Lookout Valley /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymac18 Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I see a great deal of discussion on speed but who has the best change up? I have talked to people that have pitched at the major league level and to coaches at the college level who say the change up is a pitch that is not developed enough at young ages. The belief seems to be that the curve ball is overused and the change up is not used enough. Thoughts? Great point here. The thing about today's pitchers is that velocity is becoming a dime a dozen. Pitchers that can only throw hard and harder get hit around the park pretty good now. hitters eyes have become accustomed to velocity and they make adjustments well. the one pitch that nearly all high school and college hitters struggle with is the change up. in my opinion it is the best pitch that a pitcher can through. unfortunately like you say, most kids don't work to develop this pitch. it's all about the breaking ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb1019 Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Sonny Gray- At a six foot frame, just blows smoke throwing in the mid 90s Clayton Gant- Very impressive on the mound...Low 90s with a filthy slider, curveball, and change up to go along with his fast baeball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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