[Mister D]

I agree that we should see the same 4 teams again this year of Paintsville, Pikeville, Lawrence County and Johnson Central dominate the rest of the region.

I know Paintsville losing Mason Moore and Tanner Smith is going to be tough. They are pretty thin at pitcher with those two losses. They still have a lot of young talent though and Seth Williams is a stud. Pikeville is probably a year or so away but Coach Simpkins will immediately start improving that program. Lawrence County will be well coached with a good solid team across the board like they are every year. Johnson Central loses their two aces in Braxton Kelly and Tate Meade. But I expect Ryley Preece and Blake Delong to have monster years at the plate. Central was so reliant on their top 4 hitters last year so they really need some other players to step up to provide some balance.

Overall, it’s going to be another fun year in the 15th.