[walterwhite]

I think most of the advantage at this point is 90 percent of all the girls at both schools just play softball. They dont play anything else. That helps alot. Some other schools may be the same way but I doubt it

Agreed. It's a big advantage to have kids year round. Kids do that when you win at a high level. For the record, if Mahan stays at Corbin I think he will elevate that program to a very competitive level. Clay County has the chance to be there, too. They've got a good nucleus of upperclass girls and some really good young kids coming. I also think it would benefit the other teams to strengthen their schedules. I'm not saying play the powerhouse programs in the state week in and week out, but venture more to the central and western parts of the state where softball is stronger overall. The gap is much smaller than it has been, but there's still a gap between the Laurel's and the rest of the region.