Pre-Tournament Thoughts
Well, those Docs pulled it off in Klamath Falls and now its on to the AAA American Legion State Tournament in Corvallis.
Before I get much further in this post, let me congratulate Pepsi on winning the A Championship. Micah Audiss was the MVP. Coaches say Micah was one of the kids who increased the amount of work he was willing to put in in the batting cage to get better and it paid off.
Congrats Coach Charles and the Bottlecaps!
Well, this year's AAA Tournament features a unique twist: since Medford hosts the Regional Tournament, they have an automatic bye. That means if Medford wins the Oregon title again (it would be three straight) the other finalist goes to the Regional, too.
The Docs played Medford very, very tough. A three run rally in the top of the 7th of game 1 in Roseburg prevented the Mustangs from being swept by the Docs that day and Roseburg's win in game 2 is what propelled the Docs past Grants Pass into the third spot in the standings.
In otherwords, I'm not quite ready to just hand the trophy to the Jackson County Nine, but they are the prohibitive favorites.
Salem's (hated) Withnell Dodgers won the Area 3 title this season. They won 30 games and may be the best team to take a run at the Mustangs.
The Docs were scheduled to play Withnell a couple of times this season, but things got weird there at the end and I can't even remember why they didn't play now.
The Docs could face Salem in the semis IF they get past Canby and then beat Medford.
The thing about Medford is that they just seem to rise up in the State Tournament.
Sandy Kensigner and his boys are big time competitors. Always have been.
Watching them against other teams - you can just see the big innings coming. A crucial walk is followed by a slight bobble and an error, then a guy will get hit and take his base just before another guy bangs one off the wall. You almost feel bad for the pitcher in that situation because its almost inevitable.
The Docs can do that to a team, too. But they need to do it this week and on a big stage.
If the Docs follow the typical path, they will hammer Canby on Day 1, lose to Medford on Day 2 and then scramble their way back through the bracket and either break through against whoever is still breathing or fight hard and lose a heartbreaker - just missing the final round.
I have a prediction, though. Medford takes it all and the Docs will have to beat Withnell to travel to the Regional. Will they? I'm not going to guess.
I do have one guarantee: during the tournament you'll find me at the ballpark all day long.
Btw, you can listen to the broadcasts online at http://www.kskrthescore.com/.
Since you're already online here, skip over there and tune in. I think it will be fun.
Brian
Before I get much further in this post, let me congratulate Pepsi on winning the A Championship. Micah Audiss was the MVP. Coaches say Micah was one of the kids who increased the amount of work he was willing to put in in the batting cage to get better and it paid off.
Congrats Coach Charles and the Bottlecaps!
Well, this year's AAA Tournament features a unique twist: since Medford hosts the Regional Tournament, they have an automatic bye. That means if Medford wins the Oregon title again (it would be three straight) the other finalist goes to the Regional, too.
The Docs played Medford very, very tough. A three run rally in the top of the 7th of game 1 in Roseburg prevented the Mustangs from being swept by the Docs that day and Roseburg's win in game 2 is what propelled the Docs past Grants Pass into the third spot in the standings.
In otherwords, I'm not quite ready to just hand the trophy to the Jackson County Nine, but they are the prohibitive favorites.
Salem's (hated) Withnell Dodgers won the Area 3 title this season. They won 30 games and may be the best team to take a run at the Mustangs.
The Docs were scheduled to play Withnell a couple of times this season, but things got weird there at the end and I can't even remember why they didn't play now.
The Docs could face Salem in the semis IF they get past Canby and then beat Medford.
The thing about Medford is that they just seem to rise up in the State Tournament.
Sandy Kensigner and his boys are big time competitors. Always have been.
Watching them against other teams - you can just see the big innings coming. A crucial walk is followed by a slight bobble and an error, then a guy will get hit and take his base just before another guy bangs one off the wall. You almost feel bad for the pitcher in that situation because its almost inevitable.
The Docs can do that to a team, too. But they need to do it this week and on a big stage.
If the Docs follow the typical path, they will hammer Canby on Day 1, lose to Medford on Day 2 and then scramble their way back through the bracket and either break through against whoever is still breathing or fight hard and lose a heartbreaker - just missing the final round.
I have a prediction, though. Medford takes it all and the Docs will have to beat Withnell to travel to the Regional. Will they? I'm not going to guess.
I do have one guarantee: during the tournament you'll find me at the ballpark all day long.
Btw, you can listen to the broadcasts online at http://www.kskrthescore.com/.
Since you're already online here, skip over there and tune in. I think it will be fun.
Brian
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