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I saw Sam Moore listed as the coach for the 18U Gladiator team. Is he no longer affiliated with GTB?

Me, I just decided to get addicted to Facebook.

Congrats to all the kids and coaches. Watched the game on the internet, it was unbelievable. Big Kam is pulling for all of his GTB brothers. He has been tearing up the text messages with the guys and he can tell how excited they are. Take care of business Thursday and enjoy your time in Williamsport.

Today at Baseball USA, Kameron Williams of GT Hitters, Inc Blue won the home run derby at opening ceremonies of the Nation's World Series. With their scoring system, Kameron beat the 2nd place hitter by 11 points. Kameron hit three tape measure shots that caught the attention of everyone. Jacob Kelly, who also plays for the GT Blues, hit two of his own and finished third. Congrats guys! Way to represent.

This was a great team effort. We went 2-0-1 in pool play in near 110 degree heat index. Our pitching was solid all weekend. Our first two bracket games we got on them pretty good. Shelby Hanks handled the pitching in the Saturday night and Sunday morning games and was over powering. Our sticks scored early and often to give us the opportunity to play a noon game against the Cy Fair Battz Gold at noon Sunday in over 100 degree heat. Brittnee Moore was tremendous in shutting out the Battz. She was in total control the entire game. With two out and no time on the clock, Kendall Williams laced a double to right center field and then scored on a single by Kelsey Young for a great 1-0 win. In the undefeated game against Lindale Heat a couple of early errors spotted them 2 quick runs but we took the game to ITB. Kelsey Young knocked in Brittnee Moore for the go ahead run and then threw out the tying runner at home for a 3-2 victory. After the early miscues, Shelby Hanks was again overpowering, allowing only one more baserunner. In the championship game, we again came up against the Lindale Heat. Meagan Herring scored the go ahead run on a sac fly by Kendall Williams. Kelsey Young scored the second run on an RBI single by Caitlin McFarland to back up the shut out pitching of Brittnee Moore for a 2-0 win in the championship game. This was a total team effort. Our outfield play by Kelsey Young, Courtney Laughlin, Ainsley Dyer, Brittnee Moore and Meagan Herring was outstanding. Nothing hit the ground. They were chasing fly balls and line drives down all over the park. Caitlin McFarland played Sunday with strep throat and sinus infection and played nearly perfect third base and started stroking the ball all over the place on Sunday. Our middle infield of Katie Birdwell at SS and Lauren Deaver at 2nd had great weekends, both batting over .400 for the weekend and neither making an error backing up our pitching. Kendall Williams had a good weekend at the plate batting right at .500 or just above. Meagan Herring and Maddie Sterling were excellent behind the plate. There was only 1 stolen based against all weekend. They did a great job. It was nice to get the $500 but it was better to get the first place trophy. Congratulation ladies.

Age 16-18 plays at the HS field. Age 13-15 plays at the Babe Ruth field on Park St. If the fields were only 200 feet, that would be a great accomplishment. Congratulations!

It's really not that big of a deal that everyone needs to get on here and prove their point and challenge and doubt each other. The fact of the matter is: Chase Shugart, BC, is steadily hitting the low 70's with his fastball with good control. I've seen this kid pitch for the last few years and he has gotten better and better. Kameron Williams from HF is 6'3" tall - 220 lbs - and is athletic, not some big clumsy lug and was clocked in Houston last fall in the low 70's consistently with mid 70's hit when he didn't like the previous call. With Kam on the mound, the batter better be on his toes. He has been known to come a couple of feet inside. These two pitched against each other in 11 yr old all stars last year. The big kid dislocated his knee in the 4th inning on a play at the plate with HF leading 1-0 on a home run by Kameron. BC ended up winning the game 2-1 after he left. The fact of the matter is that both of these kids have been blessed with above average speed for 12 year olds. Now whether are not their parents burn them out or they develop other interests is another story. Instead of doubting what your reading, just come out and watch them play and you will see for yourself. If they both stick with it, 21-3A will have some fun battles in about 3 or 4 years.

He played in four games and then he was injured. He still has not been released. He is scheduled to be released for the World Series in mid July. It would have been fun to see him throw against BC and Shugart again. Two kids bringing it in the mid 70's. That would have been fun to watch.

A group of Hamshire and Fannett kids formed a select team and were told that if they played little league they would be kicked off their select team. The league quit playing major games on Saturdays to accomodate the select players and then the league was treated this way. Those kids, along with the ineligible big kid, definitely would have made this team formidable, perhaps even facilitating an early exit for the BC team. As it is now, FHWS will need to be on their A game to compete. FHWS played PNLL this year because they only had two teams, I believe. If you remember, FHWS 11 year olds had BC on the ropes when the big kid first got injured. After he was taken to he hospital, BC came back and won the game. If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, but that's another story. Good luck to all the teams and may they all play their best.

FHWS & NLL play tonight @ 7 pm About six of the kids off of that 11 yr old team did not play little league this year and another is ineligible because he didn't play enough games due to knee surgery. I am an FHWS parent and I will try to be at every game pulling for them, but it could be a struggle. Bridge City should have little trouble winning our district. Remember a couple years ago when Nederland was going to march straight to Williamsport? BC is not unbeatable and they will need a few breaks and their kids will have to be on top of their game every night to get as far as they hope to. If they can do this, they have a chance to be very successful.

I talked to these coaches, so I know they were there; A&M Kingsville - Blake Miller was amazing. High energy and the girls he coached in the infield loved him. LSU Eunice Angelina Texas Southern

BLAH! BLAH! BLAH! They can try to put this under the guise of what they want to. The truth of the matter is that this is a select group of extremely talented prima donna ball players that evidently weren't catered to the way they wanted. They didn't get everything the way they think they are entitled to so they are taking their talent and going home. Did anyone ever think that maybe this high school program was so successful because of what these girls learned and experienced with their travel ball coaches? Maybe what they learned carried over to their season and that is why they have been so successful. They say they are doing it to improve the high school program, I say poppycock. They got their scholarships and now they want a summer of laid back fun summer ball. What they need to do is get a bunch of girls that just want to have fun and leave the girls that want to further their softball careers alone. Thank goodness one of them has seen the light and realized what was going on before her summer was lost. Serious players thinking about joining this team need to beware. Your best interests are not being considered.

Just to let everyone know, our pitcher who was going to leave has had a change of heart. After thinking it over for a couple of days, and reading the posts on this board, she and her family have come to realize that our team is the right place for her to be. I personally believe she has made a wise choice for her softball future.

When our player told us she was leaving, it wasn't because she wanted to. It was because she felt pressured to, for fear of being shunned. This was not a decision she felt confident nor excited about. I've heard the people who are starting this little team sit on the sidelines and make fun of the girls on our team, including the girl who is now being pressured to go play with them. The fact of the matter is, she has aspirations of playing college ball and she is aware that this will hurt her chances. She has already asked if it is okay for her to come back when she is abandoned in a few months. This team is forming because the interests of certain girls were not thought to be put at the forefront, yet they are now doing this to all the younger girls they are recruiting. Everyone knows you don't get recruited from high school ball, you get recruited from your select team. So the idea of building up a high school program will only serve the selfish elitist attitudes of a precious few and in know way help the girls that really want to continue their careers into college.

Even though those guys got annoying and I disagreed with them 99% of the time and their opinion that anyone who wasn't affiliated with Nederland either didn't know softball or was padding stats was very aggravating, they still had the right to state their opinion. Too much thin skin on here. I don't think anything they ever did caused much harm or injured anyone. When they get over their little hissy fit and come back, it will be fun to disagree with them again.

With the lack of pitching, how long will it be until the frustrations start to run high for the players? When Wandy is your #2, you are in trouble.

Final 61 - 32 Brock. Great season Woodville.

No answer for Kenisha Harris of Brock. She is tearing them up. 10 of 12 for 21 pts.

Congrats to all the girls. Great accomplishment. Was there anyone who didn't make it?

May this young man's family find the stength to make it through this trying time. God bless.

Navasota by 24.

1. In 1968, Red Schoendienst took me to the St.Louis Cardinal dressing room and made the entire team sign my program. He was watching Don Wilson warm up before the game and thought the usher was rude to me. I was eight years old. They lost to the Tigers in the World Series. 2. 2 years ago got to go see the Big Green Monster in person. My son's favorite team came back from a 5-0 deficit to win the game. His favorite player, David Ortiz, hit a grand slam to take the lead and we were able to get his autograph. 3. My wife and I stood outside the Astrodome for 2 hours to get Craig Biggio's autograph, her favorite player. He blew us off. He didn't give autographs to anyone. The next year we waited again, got his autograph, and he was as nice as can be. 4. I get more enjoyment out of watching my kids play, son/baseball and daughter/softball, than I did playing my whole life from Little League to the day I graduated high school. 5. My 12 year old son has hit 17 home runs in the last 12 months including little league and select. (Make that 18 - got another one today) (19 - showing off for his mom and girlfriend on Valentines Day)

As long as his punishment is in line with what is spelled out in the Ozen Athletics Code of Conduct, or what ever they call it, there is really no beef. The beef would be if he received special consideration because he is an elite athlete. If the rules of Ozen state that there will be a two game suspension for any legal indescretions, everything is cool. If it says an athlete will be suspended for any indescretions, then there is a problem, and it is not with the athlete. Whatever happens, I hope he gets his act straight, reaches all his goals and is able to reap all the benefits of his athletic ability.

Man, I ain't had this much fun since we went to the mud wrestling matches the other night back down on the hog farm. (Had to retype this four times as to not sound like S.E. Texas native hick racist.)

You may be one of the most racist people I have ever encountered in print. I find your view and many previous posts both antiquated and offensive with the continuous racial overtones.