[jetpilot]

Will Pikeville three-peat and if not who will knock them off? Should be a few very good teams in the hunt in the 15th.

[HatfieldMccoy]

Will Pikeville three-peat and if not who will knock them off? Should be a few very good teams in the hunt in the 15th.

Three-peat is a possibility but I believe Pburg and Johnson Central will have a legitimate shot.  Also, Belfry received a transfer who will help and has a pitcher that has picked up some velo.
Pikeville has a lot to replace and may not have enough arms but their struggle will be at the plate aside from Hall and Stanley (both Belfry transfers.) Defensively they will shine in the OF and for the most part infield.   Biggest struggle will be at catcher. Duty is the best pitcher in the region but Thompson and wright will be tough to replace. 
Prestonsburg will be a force with Allen on the mound.  The new transfer helps a bunch and will help defensively and as the number 2 pitcher.  Young coach has fire and the boys will go to war for him 
Paintsville returns nearly the whole team and replaces only an OF to my knowledge.  Dixon K can beat anyone when he’s on and Horne is better than most give him credit for.  Losing the arm to pburg hurt 

JC will compete.   A lot of returning players and very well coached.  Shepherd is a force and Montgomery is a true ace.   

my order has it 
1 Pikeville 
1a jc
3 pburg
4 Paintsville 

everyone else.  Belfry would be my dark horse 

Going to be a very competitive region

[jetpilot]

Agree with this but Pikeville has plenty of good arms.

[pirateforlife]

Will Pikeville three-peat and if not who will knock them off? Should be a few very good teams in the hunt in the 15th.

Three-peat is a possibility but I believe Pburg and Johnson Central will have a legitimate shot.  Also, Belfry received a transfer who will help and has a pitcher that has picked up some velo.
Pikeville has a lot to replace and may not have enough arms but their struggle will be at the plate aside from Hall and Stanley (both Belfry transfers.) Defensively they will shine in the OF and for the most part infield.   Biggest struggle will be at catcher. Duty is the best pitcher in the region but Thompson and wright will be tough to replace. 
Prestonsburg will be a force with Allen on the mound.  The new transfer helps a bunch and will help defensively and as the number 2 pitcher.  Young coach has fire and the boys will go to war for him 
Paintsville returns nearly the whole team and replaces only an OF to my knowledge.  Dixon K can beat anyone when he’s on and Horne is better than most give him credit for.  Losing the arm to pburg hurt 

JC will compete.   A lot of returning players and very well coached.  Shepherd is a force and Montgomery is a true ace.   

my order has it 
1 Pikeville 
1a jc
3 pburg
4 Paintsville 

everyone else.  Belfry would be my dark horse 

Going to be a very competitive region

Who is the transfer Belfry got? Hadn’t heard of that

[HatfieldMccoy]

Will Pikeville three-peat and if not who will knock them off? Should be a few very good teams in the hunt in the 15th.

Three-peat is a possibility but I believe Pburg and Johnson Central will have a legitimate shot.  Also, Belfry received a transfer who will help and has a pitcher that has picked up some velo.
Pikeville has a lot to replace and may not have enough arms but their struggle will be at the plate aside from Hall and Stanley (both Belfry transfers.) Defensively they will shine in the OF and for the most part infield.   Biggest struggle will be at catcher. Duty is the best pitcher in the region but Thompson and wright will be tough to replace. 
Prestonsburg will be a force with Allen on the mound.  The new transfer helps a bunch and will help defensively and as the number 2 pitcher.  Young coach has fire and the boys will go to war for him 
Paintsville returns nearly the whole team and replaces only an OF to my knowledge.  Dixon K can beat anyone when he’s on and Horne is better than most give him credit for.  Losing the arm to pburg hurt 

JC will compete.   A lot of returning players and very well coached.  Shepherd is a force and Montgomery is a true ace.   

my order has it 
1 Pikeville 
1a jc
3 pburg
4 Paintsville 

everyone else.  Belfry would be my dark horse 

Going to be a very competitive region

Who is the transfer Belfry got? Hadn’t heard of that

Former Belfry boy who returned from Lexington area

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Agree with this but Pikeville has plenty of good arms.

Aside from duty there isn’t many big game pitchers coming back.   Duty and Thompson had all the “big” games last year and Was  aided by one of the best defenses I’ve seen in awhile at the high school level.  There was a big drop after those two arms    Ryan may step up and take one of those spots but scoring will be the major issue with Pikeville

[jetpilot]

Will Pikeville three-peat and if not who will knock them off? Should be a few very good teams in the hunt in the 15th.

Three-peat is a possibility but I believe Pburg and Johnson Central will have a legitimate shot.  Also, Belfry received a transfer who will help and has a pitcher that has picked up some velo.
Pikeville has a lot to replace and may not have enough arms but their struggle will be at the plate aside from Hall and Stanley (both Belfry transfers.) Defensively they will shine in the OF and for the most part infield.   Biggest struggle will be at catcher. Duty is the best pitcher in the region but Thompson and wright will be tough to replace. 
Prestonsburg will be a force with Allen on the mound.  The new transfer helps a bunch and will help defensively and as the number 2 pitcher.  Young coach has fire and the boys will go to war for him 
Paintsville returns nearly the whole team and replaces only an OF to my knowledge.  Dixon K can beat anyone when he’s on and Horne is better than most give him credit for.  Losing the arm to pburg hurt 

JC will compete.   A lot of returning players and very well coached.  Shepherd is a force and Montgomery is a true ace.   

my order has it 
1 Pikeville 
1a jc
3 pburg
4 Paintsville 

everyone else.  Belfry would be my dark horse 

Going to be a very competitive region

Who is the transfer Belfry got? Hadn’t heard of that

Former Belfry boy who returned from Lexington area

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Agree with this but Pikeville has plenty of good arms.

Aside from duty there isn’t many big game pitchers coming back.   Duty and Thompson had all the “big” games last year and Was  aided by one of the best defenses I’ve seen in awhile at the high school level.  There was a big drop after those two arms    Ryan may step up and take one of those spots but scoring will be the major issue with Pikeville

We disagree. Wait and see, Pikeville pitching will be top notch and deep.

[Harry Dawg]

Lawrence County has a solid group returning and was the second best team in the region last year. I'm not sure they've got the pitching depth to win the regional tournament, but on any given night they're as good as anybody in the 15th.

[HatfieldMccoy]

Lawrence County has a solid group returning and was the second best team in the region last year.  I'm not sure they've got the pitching depth to win the regional tournament, but on any given night they're as good as anybody in the 15th.

Lawrence will be in the mix but like Pikeville their seniors of last year were special.  I just think Pikeville has better replacements in those positions but Lawrence will be in the mix.

[BCF4L]

Duty and Ryan will be tough for Pikeville. Varney will be tough for Belfry. Lawrence will be good as they always are. Prestonsburg will compete with Allen, Luke Hall and now Johnson on the mound. I think JC will be decent but I think Paintsville will win the 57th.

Here’s how I see it playing out:

57th: Paintsville, JC
58th: Prestonsburg, Lawrence
59th: Pikeville, Shelby Valley
60th: Belfry, Pike Central

I think the 58th district championship could be a war with Pburg and Lawrence.


Top 10 Players (this is hard due to pitching vs. offense/defense):

1. Duty - Pikeville
2. Fletcher - Lawrence
3. Allen - Prestonsburg
4. Varney - Belfry
5. Stanley - Pikeville
6. Hall - Pikeville
7. Kincheloe - Paintsville
8. Lauffer - Paintsville
9. Preece - JC
10. Crum - Pike Central

Again, you almost have to have two separate rankings just because of the pitching vs. offense/defense differential.

[HatfieldMccoy]

Duty and Ryan will be tough for Pikeville. Varney will be tough for Belfry. Lawrence will be good as they always are. Prestonsburg will compete with Allen, Luke Hall and now Johnson on the mound. I think JC will be decent but I think Paintsville will win the 57th.

Here’s how I see it playing out:

57th: Paintsville, JC
58th: Prestonsburg, Lawrence
59th: Pikeville, Shelby Valley
60th: Belfry, Pike Central

I think the 58th district championship could be a war with Pburg and Lawrence.


Top 10 Players (this is hard due to pitching vs. offense/defense):

1. Duty - Pikeville
2. Fletcher - Lawrence
3. Allen - Prestonsburg
4. Varney - Belfry
5. Stanley - Pikeville
6. Hall - Pikeville
7. Kincheloe - Paintsville
8. Lauffer - Paintsville
9. Preece - JC
10. Crum - Pike Central

Again, you almost have to have two separate rankings just because of the pitching vs. offense/defense differential.

Not sure about this order of players but you are right about needing two lists.  I’d have a list for pitchers and base the other list on the five tools of baseball. 

duty, Allen and varney pitching list.  They can hurt you in the field and don’t hit very well but can hurl it
preece is a defensive liability but has ton of power
fletcher hall and Lauffer can do it all
Stanley is mediocre in the field but has a good arm and okay speed.  
crum doesn’t deserve to be on the list.  Hicks kid is better on his team 


a lot of others could be top 10
valley has Bentley who is good in the field and can pitch but not a great hitter
horne  from paintsville
sheppherd and Montgomery from JC
johnson from pburg is legit 
burgett kid that transferred from Floyd to pike high will open some eyes and may compete for ss at his new school
Ryan from Pikeville has a case
Taylor from valley

just a few of the kids who are top ten worthy

[BCF4L]

Duty and Ryan will be tough for Pikeville. Varney will be tough for Belfry. Lawrence will be good as they always are. Prestonsburg will compete with Allen, Luke Hall and now Johnson on the mound. I think JC will be decent but I think Paintsville will win the 57th.

Here’s how I see it playing out:

57th: Paintsville, JC
58th: Prestonsburg, Lawrence
59th: Pikeville, Shelby Valley
60th: Belfry, Pike Central

I think the 58th district championship could be a war with Pburg and Lawrence.


Top 10 Players (this is hard due to pitching vs. offense/defense):

1. Duty - Pikeville
2. Fletcher - Lawrence
3. Allen - Prestonsburg
4. Varney - Belfry
5. Stanley - Pikeville
6. Hall - Pikeville
7. Kincheloe - Paintsville
8. Lauffer - Paintsville
9. Preece - JC
10. Crum - Pike Central

Again, you almost have to have two separate rankings just because of the pitching vs. offense/defense differential.

Not sure about this order of players but you are right about needing two lists.  I’d have a list for pitchers and base the other list on the five tools of baseball. 

duty, Allen and varney pitching list.  They can hurt you in the field and don’t hit very well but can hurl it
preece is a defensive liability but has ton of power
fletcher hall and Lauffer can do it all
Stanley is mediocre in the field but has a good arm and okay speed.  
crum doesn’t deserve to be on the list.  Hicks kid is better on his team 


a lot of others could be top 10
valley has Bentley who is good in the field and can pitch but not a great hitter
horne  from paintsville
sheppherd and Montgomery from JC
johnson from pburg is legit 
burgett kid that transferred from Floyd to pike high will open some eyes and may compete for ss at his new school
Ryan from Pikeville has a case
Taylor from valley

just a few of the kids who are top ten worthy

Pitching:

1. Duty
2. Allen
3. Varney
4. Kincheloe
5. Ryan
6. Luke Hall (Prestonsburg)
7. Lauffer
8. Montgomery (JC)
9. Johnson (Pburg)
10. Bentley (SV)

Field/Hitting:

1. Fletcher
2. Stanley
3. Hall
4. Sheppard (can’t believe I forgot him above)
5. Preece
6. Horne
7-10 I’m not as well versed on some other programs and what they lost vs. what’s coming back.