j_dog

??? that's his way of saying "shut out". ;D

Sowell is a Soph. Struck out four in a row, two out, now two on, last on base hit. Fly out, game over, and Jasper pitching is RESTED for next week. jasper final 19-2, ten run rule.

end of four, Jasper 19-2

bottom of 4th, Jasper 16-2 Sowell walked first batter, struck out the next two, catcher threw out the runner attempting to steal. Good start for the lefty!

For Jasper, Cord Yates starting pitcher. Now relieved by Eric Sowell I think it is. Brought up from JV. Lefty. First varsity experience. I had heard Jasper had some good pitchers down on JV.

end of 3rd, Jasper 16-2 Those Dogs must be mad!

one out in bottom of 3rd, Jasper 13-2

bottom of third, Jasper 4-2

end of 2, Jasper 4-0 Bronson triple drives in Hart.

end of 1, Jasper 3-0

man, slow those Horns!

Just guessing. Maybe 5-9, or 5-10. But as you can see, his power is out of all proportion to his size.

likewise Jasper? and every other 21-3a team? We saw what happened last year when a 21-3a rep got to play the "state powers" from the other regions.

But he catches like one. That last BC game he looked horrible in the field.......IMO That seems to be his only knock, his fielding and not an accurate arm, but strong though. But, that's what the minor leagues are for, to teach you those things at the professional level. It's all about the potential with this player. True. One thing to remember, for whatever may have been the reason, he has not had much actual playing time in the field. Offensively, he is a senior, defensively he is basically a first year player. In his sophmore season, he seemed to mostly be used as a pinch runner, at least in the games I saw. Last year, he was the DH. He surely will get better in time defensively with some playing time. And he has something going for him that all the teaching in the world cannot give anyone: world class speed. And if he does not go pro in baseball, there is always football. His uncle in high school did not receive the publicity his cousins did, yet he was good enough to start 8 seasons in the NFL.

Yes, he signed with McNeese to play football and baseball. The most spectacular thing I ever saw him do was against BC last year. He bunted, and was standing on first before BC defense could even pick up the baseball in front of the plate. I am happy to see that he is getting some notice this year. I think he may have been "under the radar" last year.

Wasn't there some hurdle and track stars named Bronson that came out of Jasper ? If so, is a brother, cousin, etc. ? Bronsons. Where to start? Yes, one cousin excelled at track, helped Jasper to a state championship, ran in the 96 Olympics. Another cousin excelled at QB, played a bit for Indianapolis Colts, then for the Houston Arena team. His uncle also ran track with the track cousin, and played 8 years as a DB for 49'ers. I probably have missed some more, but that is a start on the Bronsons. Actually, I think there were four Bronsons on Jasper's 07 football team. J_Dog, Is Jasper ever going to get any speed? ;D ;D ;D You know the only school with speed is WOS...... ;D ;D We're working on it.

What a quandry for the opposing coach! He can pitch to him, and maybe give up a HR. He can walk him, and watch him steal second and third. What's a coach to do? ???

Wasn't there some hurdle and track stars named Bronson that came out of Jasper ? If so, is a brother, cousin, etc. ? Bronsons. Where to start? Yes, one cousin excelled at track, helped Jasper to a state championship, ran in the 96 Olympics. Another cousin excelled at QB, played a bit for Indianapolis Colts, then for the Houston Arena team. His uncle also ran track with the track cousin, and played 8 years as a DB for 49'ers. I probably have missed some more, but that is a start on the Bronsons. Actually, I think there were four Bronsons on Jasper's 07 football team.

What kind of injury does stephenson have? Don't know, but I read they are hoping to have him back for the playoffs. I think he has played regularly, just has not been pitching.

Then don't "criticize a coach"....he is anything but irresponsible.... He knows what he is doing & would never put a kid in jeopardy....he is a great coach and knows more about his players than we do... He is a great coach. If he were irresponsible, he would have pitched the injured Stephenson.

It is all in how you pitch, and in your capabilities. Years ago, (many years ago), Jasper had a pitcher who his senior year pitched almost every game. Twice a week, every week. His record for the year, was an astounding 18 and 3 as I remember. Oh yeah, it really, really hurt him. After pitching one year of college ball and five years of MLB for the Cleveland Indians, he was finished. He could throw probably in the mid 90's, but that year he threw a lot of junk to pace himself. Batters knew he could bring smoke at any moment so they had to prepare for anything. Name please. Phil Hennigan, high school 1960-64. Notable high school accomplishments. Youngest player (at the time anyway) to ever win a game at state (15 years old, freshman), first (and maybe only) pitcher to throw a no-hitter at state and lose (1963), junior year, beat a skinny kid named Nolan Ryan 1-0 in the playoffs.

It is all in how you pitch, and in your capabilities. Years ago, (many years ago), Jasper had a pitcher who his senior year pitched almost every game. Twice a week, every week. His record for the year, was an astounding 18 and 3 as I remember. Oh yeah, it really, really hurt him. After pitching one year of college ball and five years of MLB for the Cleveland Indians, he was finished. He could throw probably in the mid 90's, but that year he threw a lot of junk to pace himself. Batters knew he could bring smoke at any moment so they had to prepare for anything.

Repeating myself, but last year the coaches mostly had him bunting and using his speed. Now they don't bother with that, obviously. He is a winner!

Clearly, Jasper is not number one. It is underdog status for the Dogs from here on out.

Congratulations HF. It reads like you earned this one. Dogs, be humble. This proves anything can happen on a given night, but this also will only make you stronger in the long run. Now, go win out or you will be fighting for third place.