[walterwhite]

In the early years of fastpitch, if you had a pitcher that threw hard and could throw strikes, you would dominate all but a handful of teams. Hitters have caught up with the pitchers. As for the Laurels, all the points that have been made are true. More emphasis on travel ball, good starts at an early age, and the numbers game. There's one ingredient that hasn't been mentioned. Good old hard work! The offseason doesn't exist, except dead period. Open field, winter conditioning and many,many other things have contributed to their success. And don't forget good coaching. Yes, they Laurels are big schools and have many built in advantages, but you don't dominate like they have without coaching and hard work.