[baseball junkie]

If LC overlooks Pville, the same thing could happen as last year. BTW, I believe that 2 Pike County teams played in the 15th Region Championship game last year on LC's field with no 57th District team being represented. That was no fluke! I agree LC will be a slight favorite, but Pville should not be overlooked. JC will have a good team, but Paintsville may not be as good as a normal Paintsville team. As a previous poster stated, Belfry has a lot of pitching and if the loss of Matt Blackburn behind the plate can be overcome, they will be in the hunt. Tyler Williams may get a shot at catching and if he learns to use his body to block the ball, Belfry will be fine. I just don't think Pville lost anything except for Patrick Keene. If I am wrong on that, please correct me. I would rate the top 4 in the 15th as LC, Pville, JC and Belfry. But as with most years, just about any team is capable of beating anyone else in the 15th depending on pitching matchups.