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According to both LCM's and Livingston's schedules, LCM won that game 4-1.  So LCM is 2-2 in district and Livingston is 1-3.

Livingston's success thus far is not a surprise to any coaches in 20 4A.  They have seen this same group of Seniors for 3 years now as they were on the varsity as Sophomores, and as a previous poster said, right on the edge of the playoffs the last two years...sweeing PNG last year and 2 outs away from the playoffs last year against Vidor.  This was always going to be the year for this group from their first freshman practice.  I as said before the season, they returned the most starters of any team in the district, ( 8 out of 9), and returned their top 3 pitchers, who were arguably the best in the district.  They might finally be putting in all together at the right time.  They can make a deep run in the playoffs if they can lock up the #2 seed with their pitching depth.

[quote name="LCM76" post="1207333" timestamp="1333716355"] [quote author=BaseBow link=topic=98643.msg1207317#msg1207317 date=1333704682] [quote author=LCM76 link=topic=98643.msg1207283#msg1207283 date=1333684842] Congrat's Vidor. A well deserved win but I'm afraid [glow=red,2,300]LCM is going to get credit (blame)[/glow] for Nederland's loss tonight because we made them play on Wednesday  instead of Tuesday. Again, good job. [/quote]Boys legs must have been tired from running around the bases and scoring all those runs ;)...But I guess the plan did work...Griff take that butt kicking so the Dogs would be tired from scoring 9 Wednesday..And Mean Green eased in the back door and took one  ;D Congrats To the V-Pirates and that pretty coach & Rex & Mean Green..Keep your head up dogs and win out the rest of the season.. [/quote] You're absolutely correct.  One time around the base paths per starter (9 starters = 9 runs) will undoubtedly tire them out.  Perhaps the Nederland coach should look into some additional conditioning training for next year. Doesn't look to me that Coach Green eased into any back door to take a victory.  Looks to me that Eric Foshee slammed the door in the pups faces.  Good job Eric!!! [/quote] GOT HEEEEEEM !!  :o

GOT HEEEEEEEM!!  :o

Vidor's road to the playoffs goes through Livingston, Lumberton, Ozen and Central.  Greene's been in this district long enough to know how to get into the postseason tournament.  I would imagine that he would make sure and be aced up against Livingston and Lumberton and then go from there.  If Vidor can win those 4 games, there record will be 6-7 going into the final game @ Livingston with a shot at 4th place. 

Well 20 4A district play finally opens tonight and there are some solid matchups on tap for the boys of spring...with PNG vs. Livingston being the marquee game.  Let's see those predictions for tonights action from you keyboard warriors willing to come out of your shadows and post.  :)  Nederland 10  Vidor 2    The Bulldogs will proove too hungry for those pesky Pirates. LCM 9    Lumberton 3    LCM has to much offense for the Raiders Ozen 13      Central 3    Ozen will take care of business PNG  6    Livingston 2    The pressure is on the Lions who won both matchups last year and are at home.                                  This will be a pitching and defensive dual with the Indians beating the war drums late. Good luck to everyone tonight! 

They are talking about the Duplant kid who transferred to Nederland from H-J last year. Completely different district race last year if he doesn't land at Nederland.  He was the best #2 pitcher in the district as a soph.  He was arguably their best returning player as he would have been their ace/3b and middle of the lineup bat.  Without him, Nederland has taken a step back obviously.  It's very unlikely he will play varsity baseball in 20 4A this year unless it's at Nederland.  No way Nueman and Robbins sign off on his papf.  This year's district champ will be determined the last week of April.

Kingwood Park is closer to Beaumont than Livingston.  At the very least the same distance.

Admin, I agree with you on your assessment.  Barbers Hill and Kingwood Park will likely win their districts.  As will Bridge City and Huffman.  20 4A, as you, myself, and many others have stated, will be a week to week tug of war.  Nederland is the favorite going in... but Livingston, PNG, and LCM will all give them a run for their money and could conceivably take the crown.  Coaching primarily, along with pitching and returning experience with play major roles in deciding this year's 20 4A title.

Don't be afraid to stick your toes in the water boys.  It's just your opinion.  Surprised I haven't seen a reply from Adminbaberuth or Phatmack since they have seen most of these teams play.  I guess nobody wants to go on record?

Obviously, the rankings will shift around after a week of play and the opportunity for teams to show a little something.  Here's my updated 3a-5a after one week.  We'll see more movement next week...but the top 11 are pretty much set.  Give us your thoughts after a week of play. 1.  Barbers Hill 2.  Kingwood Park 3.  PNG 4.  LCM 5.  Nederland 6.  Huffman-Hargrave 7.  Livingston 8.  Bridge City 9.  GCM 10. Silsbee 11. Jasper 12. Westbrook 13. Splendora 14. Vidor 15. Hamshire-Fannett

No reason why Livingston can't compete for a district championship with those three in the rotation.  Will be interesting to see how the Lions and the rest of 20 4A look to initially pan-out after this weekend as tournament play ensues.  Maybe someone could post the schedule?

Wow.  That's a pretty good start for Ozen.  Yes, Orangefield has graduated a lot of talent the last two years and are down.  However, that's still an impressive indicator of Ozen's potential if they can gain some confidence and put it all together.  Tournament play will be tough on them because of the short pitching depth...but they will catch a couple of teams asleep at the wheel this year in district and be in the mix if they can simply reduce the un-forced errors and make their opponents beat them.

For those of us who would like to see some high school baseball this weekend.

Lot's of scrimmages to talk about from yesterday and today.  How'd your team and opponent look?

1.  Barbers Hill 2.  Goose Creek Memorial 3.  Bridge City 4.  Nederland 5.  Livingston 6.  Huffman Hargrave 7.  LCM 8.  Kingwood Park 9.  Silsbee 10. Splendora

We are at the Christmas Break! That means it's time to start seeing some schedules posted, preliminary area rankings, and last but not least... returning lineup projections. For example: Projected starting lineups by position, # of returning position starters w/ a brief highlight, # of returning starting pitchers w/ the projected #1, #2, & #3 starter if anygood... and finally the projected season outlook... you know, like we do with football. Ca- (ex.) Joe Smo, 2011 1st Team all-district 1B- 2B- 3B- SS- LF- CF- RF- Pitchers: 1. 2. 3. Outlook:  Lots of returning experience. Return top 2 pitchers, field and hit the ball well.  Will likely finish in first or second place. Let's get the ball rolling with something to talk about during the break!

[quote name="roar!" post="1136930" timestamp="1322797347"]           ttt                dang, did we graduate all the parents too? lol [/quote] Pretty much.  The top 6 teams from last year, excluding Livingston, were loaded with seniors and graduated their best pitcher(s) and core players. Livingston returns it's entire lineup including their all-district catcher and top 3 pitchers and will start 7 seniors.  The rest of the teams will have a less experienced look.  Livingston has a legitimate chance to win district if they remain healthy. Ozen could play a spoiler this year as they return most of their nucleus.  The race will be wide open this year.

This is a battle of Slot T superiority.  Who runs it better?  Vidor coaching staff may be saying one thing during the week, but come Friday when they get out there on the field with the lights on and the music blaring, the Livingston Lions walking the field and hootin' and hollarin' on the Pirate at the 50 yardline, the Vidor players and coaches will feel a natural competitive fire burning inside them that will not allow them to lay down or settle for a playoff spot or accept a Livingston  win on Vidor's home field on senior night.  Do the pirates rise to the occassion?  Matthews and Co. will play to win.  Mark it down.

Vidor wins this game for several reasons.  Vidor is at home.  Livingston has to travel and does not play as well on the road...especially at Vidor.  Vidor coaches and players will not want to lose to Livingston at home, on Senior night, or limp into the playoffs...too much pride. 

Why has Hemphill's defense been so bad while their offense has been pretty good?  Why can't the same athletes that are successful on offense be successful on defense? It's a 2a school.  Surely their best athletes are playing on both sides of the ball?  So what's the deal?

Still no baseball coach for next year?  The position opened up in March didn't it?

This game is huge.  If PNG has any hope of getting back in the hunt, the Indians must beat LCM at home with their ace on the bump.  Will Stone and the Indians rise to the occassion?  For LCM, this is a statement game.  If they think a district championship could be theirs, they must show that they can win a big game on the road followed by another huge game at home against 3-1 Livingston. 

Nederland should cruise if Smith throws anywhere close to the way he did against Livingston.  Haven't seen Townsend throw, but Smith is the best pitcher in the district right now...his stuff is that good.  However, if Lumberton will shorten up and put some balls in play on the ground, maybe Nederland will kick it around like they did against Vidor. 

[quote name="tappedout" post="983596" timestamp="1300247175"] Unbelievable! On a bases loaded walk to make the score 4-3, Jalali rounded 2nd and had his back to everyone and the catcher threw to 2nd to get him out. He must have had a serious brain fart. Our hottest hitter was at the plate when the game ended. Bottom line is we left too many many on base and struggled against a pretty weak pitcher. [/quote] Interesting analysis.  That pretty weak pitcher had 8 Ks in 7 innings.  Perhaps the PNG hitters were kept off balance all night.  I don't know, I guess you're a pretty weak pitcher when you don't just groove fastballs right down the middle like it's coach pitch.  When hitters don't adjust, they pay the price.  Livingston hitters made the adjustments when it counted.