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Murphy will be lucky to get their game in tomorrow, a 4th round game would be super problematic.Rain could be very problematic tues-sat, esp in wnc. I hope it doesnt create a scheduling nightmare.
Randleman 7 Midway 0
But now they have to leave the friendly confines of home field...
South Granville 12 Providence Grove 2
North Lenoir 3 West Craven 1
Third time N Lenoir has beaten W Craven in three games but Maxpreps has had them ranked lower all year?
Guess "formula" has some kinks.
I am not trying to put West Craven down at all. I am sure they are a fine baseball team.West Craven had the better record overall so I'm not sure who North Lenoir's losses were to. That's probably the reason. It was a good game tonight. Good pitching by both teams. #24 for the Hawks hit a towering homerun that landed on top of the school. Congrats to North Lenoir. Hope they can win out!
I am not trying to put West Craven down at all. I am sure they are a fine baseball team.
I believe both teams had the same amount of losses coming into tonight's game. West Craven had more wins because they played two more games I think. My problem is with Maxpreps rankings. West Craven may have had more wins but 2 of their 5 losses were to North Lenoir who finished ahead of them in conference. And yet rankings have West higher.
In the end rankings do not matter as it is settled on field of play. Just irritates me the power their computer has over North Carolina playoffs.
OK raining here so on computer with a little time.Oh I agree with you. I have not looked at NL's schedule and their losses but i would think it may be the reason.
4A East also has three teams from same conference in the 4th Rd with Fuquay-Varina, Apex, and Garner...not to mention that FV just beat Middle Creek in 3rd Rd (from the same league) AND MC beat Holly Springs in 2nd Rd, who was the 1 seed in 4A East....I didn't do 4A bracketology but I can't figure out how one league got 5 teams in the playoffs in a bracket that only takes 48 teams total....in 1A with 48, there were MANY leagues that only got 3 teams in instead of the usual 4 that you see in 2A & 3A with 64 total playoff berths4A West has 3 CPC teams in the final 4. I think that says a lot about the CPC and how tough that conference really is! Congrats to West Forsyth, Reagan, and East Forsyth for getting to the 4th round!
"Super secret sauce" effect?4A East also has three teams from same conference in the 4th Rd with Fuquay-Varina, Apex, and Garner...not to mention that FV just beat Middle Creek in 3rd Rd (from the same league) AND MC beat Holly Springs in 2nd Rd, who was the 1 seed in 4A East....I didn't do 4A bracketology but I can't figure out how one league got 5 teams in the playoffs in a bracket that only takes 48 teams total....in 1A with 48, there were MANY leagues that only got 3 teams in instead of the usual 4 that you see in 2A & 3A with 64 total playoff berths
Rankings may have been right but to me that is similar to a couple of years ago in NCAA. Syracuse made a run to final four. Should have never been in the tournament in a lot of people's opinions. Got good draws and played over their heads. Not saying Apex is not a good team but finished fifth!thekidd you are right..there were I think 2 or 3 5 seeds that made the 4A playoffs and Apex was the first 5 seed in because of their 15 ranking in maxpreps. Looks like the "super secret sauce" was right about them
In 4A, all 1-4 seeds were in the playoffs and then 2-3 5 seeds got in and those 5 seeds had very high maxpreps rankings.
Have several good upper classmen. Wheatmore's number one pitcher going into this year. Three young men, one senior and two juniors, who are good gloves as well as hitters, who probably would be starters at ER. One who would start at PG. Not trying to be snarky just saying several would be 2A starters.Can anyone give a little insight on Uwharrie? Looking at their roster, looks to be a very young team. They took Murphy to extra innings last year and had them on the ropes several times.
Yes, I believe their coach had a lot of success at Randleman, including winning a state championship not too long ago, if I'm thinking of the same personHave several good upper classmen. Wheatmore's number one pitcher going into this year. Three young men, one senior and two juniors, who are good gloves as well as hitters, who probably would be starters at ER. One who would start at PG. Not trying to be snarky just saying several would be 2A starters.
Yep that's him.Yes, I believe their coach had a lot of success at Randleman, including winning a state championship not too long ago, if I'm thinking of the same person
Eagles/Trojans13 looking at playoffs something really jumps out. Why in the upper classifications are there more upsets?thekidd you are right..there were I think 2 or 3 5 seeds that made the 4A playoffs and Apex was the first 5 seed in because of their 15 ranking in maxpreps. Looks like the "super secret sauce" was right about them
In 4A, all 1-4 seeds were in the playoffs and then 2-3 5 seeds got in and those 5 seeds had very high maxpreps rankings.
Have several good upper classmen. Wheatmore's number one pitcher going into this year. Three young men, one senior and two juniors, who are good gloves as well as hitters, who probably would be starters at ER. One who would start at PG. Not trying to be snarky just saying several would be 2A starters.
You are welcome. One thing and have not heard how he is doing today. The 3rd baseman for Uwharrie went down with what may have been a knee injury last night. He is one of their main hitters and hope it is not serious.Thanks! Should be a good game.
Why did he leave randleman?Yep that's him.
I agree, but would also add this is also very often the case in 1A & 2A as well....in 2015 there were two huge first round upsets in 2A with a D1 pitcher on an otherwise underachieving; below average team going to work and helping his team shock the world, with #32 Huss (at the time 5-17 record) beating #1 West Stanly (23-3)...same year, #24 Jordan-Matthews (came in 6-17) beat #9 Bunn (came in 19-2)....then in 2016 #32 Dixon (9-15) beat #1 North Johnston (20-2)....of course like you were alluding to, very often these records and seeds can be deceiving based on strength of schedule, strength of conference, etc....in one of those year in 1A, West Columbus had an unimpressive record, but they were in the conference with Whiteville, Fairmont, South Columbus, etc. and was seeded toward the bottom of the 1A bracket and went all the way to the regional finals where they lost two more games to WhitevilleI think a lot of the 3A/4A upsets involve match ups and how you scheduled during the year. Most 3A/4A teams have one dominant arm and on any given day, that dominant arm can beat anyone. Also, you have some teams that just match up well against others and get hot at the right time. Confidence plays a big factor this time of year.
Thank you for your kind words as well!
Best baseball conference in the state4A West has 3 CPC teams in the final 4. I think that says a lot about the CPC and how tough that conference really is! Congrats to West Forsyth, Reagan, and East Forsyth for getting to the 4th round!
Why did he leave randleman?
Best baseball conference in the state
Even though we split with them in the regular season Ledford's pitching depth is real scary in 2 outta 3 scenario. 4 top notch pitchersAnd for what it's worth, two years ago (the last season before pitch count officially mattered), I saw much of the 3A state finals series between Marvin Ridge and Topsail....both of those teams had 4 or 5, maybe 6 guys that could bring it with nice velocity, good off-speed stuff, and the series went three games....it was the 6th or 7th inning of Game 3 before it felt like either team had that 'out of pitching' look....I was in the park with South Granville, facing East Rutherford in the 2A finals, and that series turned into an exception to the rule on pitching depth...ER had one guy that was dominant....he went the distance in game 1, throwing between 90-100 pitches and getting the win, then came back the next day to close out Game 3 and threw another 55-60 or so...I think most would agree that SG had a deeper pitching staff that year (2 D1 commits, 2 D2 commits, a JuCo commit) but East Rutherford's ability to hit those usually dominant pitchers proved superior that weekend to win 2 out of 3
The Kidd can confirm, but I’m guessing he had his 30 and retired