[KnoxvillesFinest]

Figured it deserved a thread of its own.

They’ll face off tomorrow

[pjdoug]

Go Whitley! I'm proud to be a Colonel!

[Jarons]

My wife is a Sheby Co. graduate and lived in Shelbyville for several years. It would be nice to see Shelby Co. take home the trophy.

[KnoxvillesFinest]

Shelby County, a finalist with a championship in their past, is looking to wear the crown for the first time since 1979. The Rockets beat Murray, 7-5, at Owensboro's Chautauqua Park to win the '79 championship. Shelby County has finished second on three occasions, most recently to Dunbar in 2007.
The only other eighth region team with a state championship is Woodford County, although the Yellowjackets were still members of the eleventh region when they won it all in 2012.


Whitley County has advanced farther than any team in school history. The Colonels won their first region title in 2021, falling to Lyon County in the quarterfinals that season. They are led by coach Jeremy Shope, whose Mercer County teams were runners-up in both 2011 and 2013.
No thirteenth region team has ever won a baseball state championship. Two teams have advanced to the final, with Harlan falling to Maysvile in 1958 and Corbin losing to Pleasure Ridge Park in 1994

[64SUR]

Let’s go Colonel bring it back it back to eastern, Kentucky

[Old School Hound]

What time is the game , guys? GO COLONELS!!!!

[KnoxvillesFinest]

Just started.

Whitley got one across in the top of the first after a lead off triple.

Whitley 1
Shelby 0

Going to bottom of 1st

[pjdoug]

What time is the game , guys?  GO COLONELS!!!!

7 p.m. Colonels up 1-0 top of 2nd.

[KnoxvillesFinest]

All comes down to pitching. Both throwing their aces. Wills for Shelby the left handed. Whitley doesn’t hit nearly as well with lefties it seems. Zehr for Whitley

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Three pitches and three outs for Shelby. All groundouts. Making contact but good for Whitley’s arm.

Going to the 2nd

[Old School Hound]

What time is the game , guys?  GO COLONELS!!!!

7 p.m. Colonels up 1-0 top of 2nd.

Thanks Dougie! GO BIG COLONELS!!!

[KnoxvillesFinest]

Threw up and down for Whitley

Going to bottom of 2nd

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Shelby leaves two on but doesn’t get one across

Going to the third still Whitley 1-0


Shelby’s bats are really good. I think in order for Whitley to win they have got to get some runs across because Shelby will at some point

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Whitley leaves two on

Going to bottom of third

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Three up and down for Shelby

Going to the 4th

Still 1-0 Whitley

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Whitley leaves one on

Going to bottom of 4th

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Threw up and down for Shelby

Going to the 5th

Pitchers duel

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Whitley leaves one on

Going to bottom of 5th

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Shelby leaves one on

Going to the 6th

[KnoxvillesFinest]

Whitley steals home

2-0 with two outs in top of 6th

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Going to bottom of 6th

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Shelby gets one across gets one across

Whitley 2
Shelby 1

Going to the 7th

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Whitley leaves one on

This is it

Going to bottom of 7

Whitley up 2-1

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6/7/8 batters up for Shelby

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One out

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Two outs

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Shelby down to there last batter

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Whitley wins!

[Bull got out!]

Wow! Congratulations Whitley and PJDOUG!

[Old School Hound]

By gawd YESSSSS!!!!!!!!


Congrats Colonels and Congrats Cousin Dougie !!!! I want to revel in some celebratory pulled pork!!!

[pjdoug]

Wow! Congratulations Whitley and PJDOUG!

Thank you very much

[pjdoug]

By gawd YESSSSS!!!!!!!!


Congrats Colonels and Congrats Cousin Dougie !!!! I want to revel in some celebratory pulled pork!!!

Thank you. We can make that happen. I loved that double steal