[jetpilot]

Jetpilot, my last post was warning against over confidence...not a slam on Pikeville. I'm a big PCC supporter and loss was still a little raw. So, that may have come through in what I wrote. No team from our part of the state ever gets the respect it deserves and I really hope Pikeville can move on. For selfish reasons, I could take a little consolation in the fact that PCC was edged out by a state quarter-finalist. In order to do that, PHS will need to clean up a lot of what happened in the PCC game. Yes, they out hit PCC 11-6; but, Pikeville walked 7 versus PCC's 3. Also, 4 PCC errors led to 3 unearned runs. If Pikeville can clean up the walks and hit like they did Monday (particularly the Layne, Keene and Miller kids), I agree that they should have a great chance to pull off the upset!

I'm hopeful that the new state tourney format and strong showings by mountain teams will help generate more interest in baseball in this basketball crazy area. I saw larger crowds at some baseball games this year than I can remember. Plus, tons of folks who didn't even have kids playing made the trip to Lexington to see PCC play. There are so many talented baseball players who quit playing after middle school just for the chance to sit at the end of some high school basketball team's bench and that drives me nuts! Many of these kids could play baseball at the next level if they devoted as much time to it as they do basketball.

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