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Quote: Originally Posted by itslife This baseball thing sure is a confusing mess to try and figure out. Every step forward opens up a hundred new questions. I thought High School Coaches were poor communicators until my son went to college! I know it’s probably the son not the Coach. There has been a lot of talk recently about JUCO Colleges. My son passed up several offers. The D1 school that he really wanted to attend kept him on the hook...

Quote: Originally Posted by magnum1 I think Independence won the SW4a tournament in 1995 You are correct Magnum. That is one of the years I jumped over being that a Providence baseball website has them winning the tournament 1995. Myers Park actually upset the Panthers in the semis 7-6 behind Barrett Wright (Tampa Bay - 3rd round 1997). The Patriots squeaked past East Meck 2-1, then came back to win the finals 6-5 in nine innings after...

Is Chris Dula still uncommitted?

That is just one of the reasons that the Great Ron Polk and other legendary college coaches has been trying to get baseball to break away from the NCAA. Baseball has always been the whipping post in college athletics. Football has over 85 full scholarships each year where maybe 50 players actually touch the field and baseball has 11 scholarships to divide out among 35 players each year. Unfortunately money and the need to win now is what is...

We wanted to let everyone know that the correct registration form for our upcoming tryouts can now be found at our website. We had incorrectly listed the price on the form, and it has since been corrected. Once again our website is www.midatlanticmustangs.com and you can find info about our program, as well as the tryouts there.

It has become a business. It is as if the student is an employee. They lay him off if they don't need him. He can get another job sometimes, but there are usually some set backs. It isn't fair, but it is life. Players ability to perform can either provide the coach with job security or cost him his job.

Landon making it look easy on the field.

The Statesville Owls website is now up and running www.statesvilleowls.net

Quote: Originally Posted by Braves You have two more years of recruiting: Pro's - It allows some kids grow emotionally and physically - Many mature later and JUCO's are a good fit for that, especially for a kid that is younger than his graduating class. - There are no restrictions in what school to attend, but you must ensure his credits can transfer - Yes, the coaches do have relationships with certain schools, SMC has a great...

What about a grilled cheese sandwich and some nanner' puddin'? Come on Kenny, help me out! Braves, you always rant about somebody's nanner puddin. You packin?