[Benchwarmer]

#1-7 should be competitive with each other day in and day out, depending who is on the hill (and who's ready to play) determining the outcome.
1. PCC - lost only one starter, from regional runner-up team that lost 4-3 in the finals. Picked up pitcher from Jackson City.
2. Estill - Freeman and Bendedict are back, Clowers is a nice #2, defending CHAMPS
3. LCC - lost only one starter, lost by one to PCC in first round of region
4. Hazard - lost only one starter, reached S.F. before losing to Estill
5. Breathitt - lost one starter, Creech is back, beat Powell, Hazard, & LCC during '08 season
6. Lee - lost Drake to graduation, everyone else is back from a team that upset Powell in district and reached S.F.
7. Knott - this is where JBS would have been if players had returned, new coach, new work ethic
8. Powell - great freshman class, could be a conetender by May. With Dotson on the mound could possibly beat #1-7.
9. Leslie - with Morgan on the hill could upset some people
10. Jackson - back to back 55th dist. champs, lost 8th grade pitcher to PCC or they'd be higher

Not bad.